Ronny Chieng details the Biden administration's preparations for a peaceful transfer of power, and the who's-who list of conspiracy nuts, tech bros, and family members hoping to snag a cabinet appointment. Plus, The Daily Show has obtained exclusive audio from Biden's phone call congratulating Trump on his win. Humans have repeatedly ignored warnings about carbon pollution, so scientists have created a self-sustaining spaceship to give humanity a fresh start. Filled with movie theaters, restaurants, and good bar trivia, the USS Told Ya So has it all… except all of us. "The way to make it accurate, and have people trust what you do, is to get it right." Award-winning political journalist and Politico New York Playbook co-author Emily Ngo joins Ronny Chieng to offer her perspective on Donald Trump's second presidential win. They discuss why she wasn't surprised by the results, what she observed traveling with the Trump campaign in 2016, building trust as a political journalist, and the time she attended jury duty with the president-elect.

Jordan Klepper assesses Trump's growing cabinet of longtime ass-kissers: Kristi Noem, Lee Zeldin, and Elise Stefanik. Plus, Michael Kosta teaches Klepper how to buy male friends, just like Elon did with the president-elect. Jordan Klepper and Desi Lydic debate some of the biggest stories in sports: a runner banned from the New York Marathon, the legalization of sports betting in Missouri, and the odds of Aaron Rodgers winning the presidency in 2028. Harvard professor, social scientist, and author of "Bowling Alone," Robert Putnam, sits down with Jordan Klepper to discuss how the demise of the American community affects politics. They talk about how America stopped being the most connected country in the world, data that proved the more socially isolated a person, the more likely to vote for Trump, how the new documentary "Join or Die" expounds on joining groups to save American democracy, and how to create the right groups through bonding and bridging social capital.