# @thedailyshow on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=LysJH31-MpE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71250574-thedailyshow-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/70b09ba871.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29T03:30:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) — https://gondola.cc/TheDailyShow

## Caption

Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent Evan Gershkovich joins Jon Stewart to talk about his new memoir, “This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American Story.” Gershkovich, who spent 16 months imprisoned in Russia on false espionage charges, breaks down how a source, a second meeting, and a Putin pep talk to the FSB landed him in Russian prison. He discusses growing up in a Russian-speaking home, what drew him to reporting in Russia, life pre-imprisonment, and how he ultimately became a bargaining chip in a Putin-led prisoner swap scheme. He also weighs in on what a post-Putin Russia might look like and the totalitarian warning signs he sees in the U.S. #DailyShow #EvanGershkovich #Russia #Espionage #Democracy 

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| The Daily Show | @TheDailyShow | https://gondola.cc/TheDailyShow | TV Show |

## Tags

evangershkovich, dailyshow, democracy, russia, espionage

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