is going on, welcome to the daily show, i'm trevor noah and joining me for today's headlines is michael kosta, how are you doing, michael? >> the year is almost over, trevor. >> trevor: right? >> two more weeks and i realize i got to get on my new year's resolution now or else i'm never going to have actually done anything. so for the next two weeks, i am going vegan. and for the next 12 days i'm going to do no cheese pizza and impossible burger and then new year's eve i'm going to do spaghetti with tofu butter s that what they do, i don't know, but never too late, that's my mission. >> trevor: i think itity moo be. >> okay. >> trevor: but you know what, good for you. >> i'm still going for t you know. >> trevor: that is what i love with about you michael. >> thanks, trevor. >> trevor: always pushing, all right straight into today's headlines. we kick things off with the big media news. every year since 1927 time magazine has awarded person of the year to the world's most influential news maker. it is by far the most incredible honor that most people find out about in a be dentist's office. a

joining me for today's headlines is michael kosta. what's going on, michael? how you doing? >> i'm okay. you know, it's kind of january. it's dark out. >> it's cold. you know, i just got my holiday credit card bills. you know, it's just kind of a down time. i was thinking maybe it would be nice if for you and the viewers if i started the show with a fun light hearted fact. >> trevor: oh, and that was it? >> yeah, wouldn't that be -- i don't have one but wouldn't that be nice? it would be a good way to start things. >> trevor: yeah, because i got depressed thinking about your bills and the darkness. >> yeah. >> trevor: it would be great if you started with something light hearted. >> going forward, that's what we'll do. >> trevor: my man, glad you think of these things. let's jump right into today's headlines. we kick things off with joe byron, the president who puts the hip in hip remaintenance. like most presidents, biden has a complicated relationship with the media. i get it. they pick at him, challenge his decisions and even get their own room in his house which is insan

joining me for today's headlines is my very good friend michael kosta. how you doing? trying to stick to my new year's resolutions. , inc. trying to read upside down more. >> trevor: the purpose being? >> i keep getting these upside down books in the mail. i don't know if it's supply chain or amazon so i just figured instead of throwing them out, just learn how to read them. >> trevor: i wish the world had more people like you. >> a lot of people would have just thrown the books away but i'm challenging myself to read upside down. i knew you would get it. >> trevor: you see the world in a different way. >> i could flip it, but then i could read it and i would have to go upside down. it's easier for me to do it like that. >> trevor: somehow, i wonder how this pandemic has gone on for so long because there are people like you in the world and i wonder whiercht we solved it yet. >> that's right. >> trevor: go ahead. legits jump into today's headlines. we begin with the big news from the world of sports and, no, i'm not talking about all the great n.f.l. playoff games over