1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:02,736 Hey, what's going on, everybody? I'm Trevor Noah, 2 00:00:02,769 --> 00:00:05,706 and this is The Daily Social Distancing Show. 3 00:00:05,739 --> 00:00:08,075 Today is February the tenth, 4 00:00:08,108 --> 00:00:12,012 which means Valentine's Day is now only four days away, people. 5 00:00:12,045 --> 00:00:14,882 So if you have someone special in your life 6 00:00:14,915 --> 00:00:18,552 that you've spent every single minute with this past year, 7 00:00:18,585 --> 00:00:21,688 this is another day to do more of that. 8 00:00:21,722 --> 00:00:23,223 Anyway, on tonight's show, 9 00:00:23,257 --> 00:00:25,626 your water is trying to kill you, 10 00:00:25,659 --> 00:00:28,762 Roy Wood Jr. celebrates America's greatest Black spies, 11 00:00:28,795 --> 00:00:31,665 and we catch up on the biggest impeachment trial 12 00:00:31,698 --> 00:00:33,467 in 12 months. 13 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:34,868 So let's do this, people. 14 00:00:34,902 --> 00:00:37,604 Welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 15 00:00:37,638 --> 00:00:41,475 -? ? -ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's couch in New York City 16 00:00:41,508 --> 00:00:44,611 to your couch somewhere in the world, this is 17 00:00:44,645 --> 00:00:47,648 The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. 18 00:00:50,684 --> 00:00:52,519 Let's kick things off with water, 19 00:00:52,553 --> 00:00:54,922 aka lazy seltzer. 20 00:00:54,955 --> 00:00:56,657 We all drink water every day, 21 00:00:56,690 --> 00:00:57,991 but recently, in Florida, 22 00:00:58,025 --> 00:01:01,695 someone tried to turn the water into a weapon. 23 00:01:01,728 --> 00:01:03,564 Now to a shocking case of computer hacking 24 00:01:03,597 --> 00:01:05,265 in Pinellas County, Florida. 25 00:01:05,299 --> 00:01:06,934 Investigators are trying to hunt down the person 26 00:01:06,967 --> 00:01:10,904 who tried to poison a public water supply remotely. 27 00:01:10,938 --> 00:01:13,507 NEWSMAN: The plant operator monitoring the water plant 28 00:01:13,540 --> 00:01:16,810 in the Tampa Bay city of Oldsmar noticed computer breaches 29 00:01:16,844 --> 00:01:19,313 starting at about 8:00 a.m. Friday morning. 30 00:01:19,346 --> 00:01:21,782 The hacker was controlling the computer system's mouse 31 00:01:21,815 --> 00:01:25,419 and was able to increase the level of sodium hydroxide 32 00:01:25,452 --> 00:01:28,388 in the water supply from about 100 parts per million 33 00:01:28,422 --> 00:01:30,858 to more than 11,000 parts per million. 34 00:01:30,891 --> 00:01:32,893 This is obviously a significant 35 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:34,661 and potentially dangerous increase. 36 00:01:34,695 --> 00:01:36,864 Uh, sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, 37 00:01:36,897 --> 00:01:39,466 is the main ingredient in liquid drain cleaners. 38 00:01:39,499 --> 00:01:42,736 NEWSMAN: If ingested in large amounts, sodium hydroxide 39 00:01:42,769 --> 00:01:45,772 can cause vomiting, chest and abdominal pain. 40 00:01:45,806 --> 00:01:48,876 Fortunately, a plant operator immediately reduced the levels 41 00:01:48,909 --> 00:01:50,477 back to what was safe. 42 00:01:50,511 --> 00:01:53,013 Okay, this is insane. 43 00:01:53,046 --> 00:01:57,251 A hacker was this close to poisoning the water supply 44 00:01:57,284 --> 00:01:59,920 of a county in Florida. 45 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:02,189 I mean, luckily, it wouldn't have worked anyway, you know, 46 00:02:02,222 --> 00:02:04,191 since Floridians don't even drink water. 47 00:02:04,224 --> 00:02:07,060 They get all the hydration they need from Red Bull and... 48 00:02:07,094 --> 00:02:09,096 whatever this is. 49 00:02:11,398 --> 00:02:12,599 Tastes like blue. 50 00:02:12,633 --> 00:02:14,368 But not only was this hacking evil, 51 00:02:14,401 --> 00:02:16,170 it was also just lazy. 52 00:02:16,203 --> 00:02:17,971 You want to poison the water supply, 53 00:02:18,005 --> 00:02:20,541 you roll your ass out of bed and pee in the reservoir 54 00:02:20,574 --> 00:02:22,442 like they did in the old days. 55 00:02:22,476 --> 00:02:24,111 Lazy-ass hacking bitch. 56 00:02:24,144 --> 00:02:26,880 And by the way, is it just me, or is it weird that the computer 57 00:02:26,914 --> 00:02:28,849 for Florida's water system even lets you 58 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:32,586 pump that much sodium hydroxide into the water supply? 59 00:02:32,619 --> 00:02:34,755 Like, I mean, forget the hackers-- should the computer 60 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:38,158 even have an option to poison the entire county? 61 00:02:38,192 --> 00:02:39,560 At least make it so you have to click on 62 00:02:39,593 --> 00:02:41,862 all the squares with streetlights first. 63 00:02:41,895 --> 00:02:44,765 Moving on to some international news out of New Zealand, 64 00:02:44,798 --> 00:02:46,900 Australia's Hawaii. 65 00:02:46,934 --> 00:02:50,604 In addition to being a full-size recreation of Middle Earth, 66 00:02:50,637 --> 00:02:54,441 New Zealand is also a real country with its own government. 67 00:02:54,474 --> 00:02:56,410 And, yesterday, a meeting of parliament 68 00:02:56,443 --> 00:02:58,545 broke out into a fight 69 00:02:58,579 --> 00:03:02,416 over what it really means to show respect. 70 00:03:02,449 --> 00:03:04,918 NEWSWOMAN: One member of the New Zealand parliament 71 00:03:04,952 --> 00:03:08,488 was ejected because he was not wearing a tie. 72 00:03:08,522 --> 00:03:12,226 Rawiri Waititi, the co-leader of the country's Maori party 73 00:03:12,259 --> 00:03:14,595 was asked to leave the chambers on Tuesday. 74 00:03:14,628 --> 00:03:17,364 It's all because of a tie mandate for male lawmakers, 75 00:03:17,397 --> 00:03:20,400 and Waititi was wearing a traditional greenstone necklace 76 00:03:20,434 --> 00:03:23,737 that he says is a nod to his native people. 77 00:03:23,770 --> 00:03:25,839 As you can clearly see, this is... this attire 78 00:03:25,873 --> 00:03:27,741 is business attire, as far as I'm concerned. 79 00:03:27,774 --> 00:03:30,143 That is not part of my culture-- uh, ties. 80 00:03:30,177 --> 00:03:33,180 Uh, and it's forcing the indigenous peoples 81 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:37,084 into wearing what I described as a colonial noose. 82 00:03:37,117 --> 00:03:38,952 Yes! Thank you! 83 00:03:38,986 --> 00:03:40,187 This guy is so right. 84 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:42,689 Nobody should have to wear a tie. 85 00:03:42,723 --> 00:03:44,091 They serve zero purpose. 86 00:03:44,124 --> 00:03:46,360 That's why, instead of wearing a tie, I just wrap 87 00:03:46,393 --> 00:03:48,362 a Fruit by the Foot around my neck. 88 00:03:48,395 --> 00:03:49,563 If I'm gonna be uncomfortable, 89 00:03:49,596 --> 00:03:50,998 I'm at least gonna get my snack on. 90 00:03:51,031 --> 00:03:54,835 Also, why would you want to make this man wear a tie? 91 00:03:54,868 --> 00:03:57,738 Ties were invented so that boring guys 92 00:03:57,771 --> 00:03:58,906 could try and look more interesting. 93 00:03:58,939 --> 00:04:01,708 Oh, look, I have a thing around my neck. 94 00:04:01,742 --> 00:04:03,977 This man has those amazing traditional tattoos-- 95 00:04:04,011 --> 00:04:06,680 he doesn't need to be more interesting with a thing. 96 00:04:06,713 --> 00:04:09,249 You don't want to distract from that with a lame-ass tie. 97 00:04:09,283 --> 00:04:11,218 It's like making the Rock wear mom jeans. 98 00:04:11,251 --> 00:04:12,986 And, look, I get that, in the past, 99 00:04:13,020 --> 00:04:14,922 neckties served a very important purpose. 100 00:04:14,955 --> 00:04:17,491 You know, they were used to point to a guy's penis. 101 00:04:17,524 --> 00:04:19,193 But, guys, it's 2021. 102 00:04:19,226 --> 00:04:21,061 We've figured out where the penis is. 103 00:04:21,094 --> 00:04:22,563 We can get rid of the arrows now. 104 00:04:22,596 --> 00:04:23,997 If you ask me, 105 00:04:24,031 --> 00:04:27,167 ties are more trouble than they're worth. 106 00:04:27,201 --> 00:04:29,870 Why do you think there's always those creepy guys at the office? 107 00:04:29,903 --> 00:04:31,939 It's because their ties are choking them 108 00:04:31,972 --> 00:04:33,173 just a little bit all day long, 109 00:04:33,207 --> 00:04:35,309 and they're like, "Oh, I'm being choked. 110 00:04:35,342 --> 00:04:37,044 "Is it sex time? It must be sex time. 111 00:04:37,077 --> 00:04:38,545 Why else would I be choked?" 112 00:04:38,579 --> 00:04:41,582 Ties are so dumb that even colonizers 113 00:04:41,615 --> 00:04:43,617 couldn't get people on board with them. 114 00:04:43,650 --> 00:04:46,954 You need to accept Jesus as your lord and savior. 115 00:04:46,987 --> 00:04:49,857 Uh, okay. I guess Heaven sounds cool. 116 00:04:49,890 --> 00:04:54,094 And now I will take your land and I will sleep with your wife. 117 00:04:54,127 --> 00:04:57,164 Well, I mean, you've got the guns, so what can I say. 118 00:04:57,197 --> 00:04:59,566 And also, you must take this ribbon, 119 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,001 wrap it around your neck, 120 00:05:01,034 --> 00:05:03,136 and suffocate yourself to look professional. 121 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:04,972 Nigga, are you out of your mind? 122 00:05:05,005 --> 00:05:07,975 And, finally, news from the world of sports. 123 00:05:08,008 --> 00:05:10,410 Ever since Colin Kaepernick began kneeling 124 00:05:10,444 --> 00:05:12,446 for the National Anthem, professional teams 125 00:05:12,479 --> 00:05:14,381 have been grappling with how to handle 126 00:05:14,414 --> 00:05:17,050 all the drama around that moment. 127 00:05:17,084 --> 00:05:18,952 You've got fans who want to stand, 128 00:05:18,986 --> 00:05:21,021 you've got players who want to kneel, 129 00:05:21,054 --> 00:05:22,623 people trying to signal the beer guy 130 00:05:22,656 --> 00:05:26,126 while also keeping their hand over their heart. 131 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:28,562 But now one NBA team 132 00:05:28,595 --> 00:05:32,065 has tried to find a completely different solution. 133 00:05:32,099 --> 00:05:34,768 If you go to a Dallas Mavericks game now, you will not 134 00:05:34,801 --> 00:05:36,904 hear or be able to stand for the National Anthem, 135 00:05:36,937 --> 00:05:38,338 because they're not playing it anymore, 136 00:05:38,372 --> 00:05:39,540 they're not singing it anymore. 137 00:05:51,385 --> 00:05:52,586 BRIAN KILMEADE: This from Dan Patrick, 138 00:05:52,619 --> 00:05:54,655 the lieutenant governor of Texas: 139 00:05:54,688 --> 00:05:56,623 "The decision to cancel our National Anthem 140 00:05:56,657 --> 00:05:59,092 "off of the Dallas Mavericks is a slap in the face 141 00:05:59,126 --> 00:06:02,129 "to every American and an embarrassment to Texas. 142 00:06:02,162 --> 00:06:05,999 "Sell the franchise, and some Texas patriot will buy it. 143 00:06:06,033 --> 00:06:09,937 We are, uh, the land of the free and home of the brave." 144 00:06:09,970 --> 00:06:13,440 That's right! This is the land of the free! 145 00:06:13,473 --> 00:06:16,844 Why aren't we forcing people to sing the National Anthem?! 146 00:06:16,877 --> 00:06:18,378 All right, look, people, I know that 147 00:06:18,412 --> 00:06:20,547 this is a big tradition in the U.S., 148 00:06:20,581 --> 00:06:22,349 but just so you know, the rest of the world 149 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:25,953 thinks that it's really strange that America sings the Anthem 150 00:06:25,986 --> 00:06:29,289 at their domestic sports games. 151 00:06:29,323 --> 00:06:32,392 Like, in other countries, you only sing the national anthems 152 00:06:32,426 --> 00:06:36,363 at international sporting events. All right? 153 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:37,931 You don't do it for every game. 154 00:06:37,965 --> 00:06:39,766 That's like saying grace before tasting 155 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,769 every free ice cream sample at the ice cream shop. 156 00:06:42,803 --> 00:06:44,872 Uh, and can I try the vanilla, please. 157 00:06:44,905 --> 00:06:46,139 For what we are about to receive, 158 00:06:46,173 --> 00:06:47,674 may the Lord make us truly grateful. 159 00:06:47,708 --> 00:06:49,676 Mmm! Can I try the chocolate, too? 160 00:06:49,710 --> 00:06:50,944 For what we are about to receive... 161 00:06:50,978 --> 00:06:52,145 I mean, just think about it. 162 00:06:52,179 --> 00:06:53,814 What does the National Anthem 163 00:06:53,847 --> 00:06:56,183 even have to do with a basketball game? 164 00:06:56,216 --> 00:06:58,519 George Washington didn't beat the redcoats 165 00:06:58,552 --> 00:07:00,654 in a game of three-on-three. 166 00:07:00,687 --> 00:07:01,788 I mean, although, he would have. 167 00:07:01,822 --> 00:07:04,458 Dude was six, two in the 1700s. 168 00:07:04,491 --> 00:07:07,094 Back then, he was basically Shaq in a powdered wig. 169 00:07:07,127 --> 00:07:08,428 (imitates Shaq): Yeah, man, we're gonna free this country, 170 00:07:08,462 --> 00:07:09,830 we're gonna write something about it, 171 00:07:09,863 --> 00:07:12,499 we're gonna make a United States of America, baby. 172 00:07:12,533 --> 00:07:14,134 (normal voice): Now, after this story broke, 173 00:07:14,168 --> 00:07:15,736 the NBA forced the Mavericks 174 00:07:15,769 --> 00:07:17,504 to start playing the anthem again, 175 00:07:17,538 --> 00:07:20,841 which Mark Cuban probably isn't too happy about. 176 00:07:20,874 --> 00:07:22,309 Luckily for Mark Cuban, though, 177 00:07:22,342 --> 00:07:24,278 I have a solution 178 00:07:24,311 --> 00:07:27,781 that Mark Cuban is so gonna love. 179 00:07:27,814 --> 00:07:30,884 Now, Mark, you recently ditched the national anthem, 180 00:07:30,918 --> 00:07:32,085 and I get it. 181 00:07:32,119 --> 00:07:33,987 After literally thousands of years, 182 00:07:34,021 --> 00:07:36,523 this song comes with a lot of baggage. 183 00:07:36,557 --> 00:07:38,825 We need a fresh start. 184 00:07:38,859 --> 00:07:42,796 That's why I came up with a new national anthem 185 00:07:42,829 --> 00:07:44,831 that I think you'll enjoy. 186 00:07:44,865 --> 00:07:47,968 -I'll listen, but... -Okay. Here goes. 187 00:07:48,001 --> 00:07:51,305 ? A little bit of Kansas in my life ? 188 00:07:51,338 --> 00:07:54,875 ? A little bit of Florida by my side ? 189 00:07:54,908 --> 00:07:56,910 ? A little bit of Utah's what I need ? 190 00:07:56,944 --> 00:08:00,581 ? A little bit of Georgia's what I see ? 191 00:08:00,614 --> 00:08:03,283 ? A little bit... ? (mumbles) 192 00:08:03,317 --> 00:08:06,653 Okay, and then it... and then it goes into a call, response part. 193 00:08:06,687 --> 00:08:09,256 ? When I say "U.S.," you say "A" ? 194 00:08:09,289 --> 00:08:10,390 ? U.S. ? 195 00:08:11,425 --> 00:08:12,960 ? U.S. ? 196 00:08:12,993 --> 00:08:15,329 Anyway, that goes on for, like, six or seven minutes, 197 00:08:15,362 --> 00:08:17,898 and then we get to the climax, 198 00:08:17,931 --> 00:08:19,800 the big finish. 199 00:08:19,833 --> 00:08:22,402 ? Now you know ? 200 00:08:22,436 --> 00:08:24,905 ? America ? 201 00:08:24,938 --> 00:08:28,642 ? Is a country ? 202 00:08:28,675 --> 00:08:34,648 ? On the Earth. ? 203 00:08:36,683 --> 00:08:39,620 Unless you're screwing with us, it makes no sense whatsoever. 204 00:08:41,188 --> 00:08:42,656 You are so full of (bleep). 205 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:46,426 Oh, okay. Um... 206 00:08:46,460 --> 00:08:48,362 Well, while-while I'm here, 207 00:08:48,395 --> 00:08:50,731 I-I also invented, uh, an iPad 208 00:08:50,764 --> 00:08:52,733 but for dogs. 209 00:08:52,766 --> 00:08:55,536 I call it the iPaw. (chuckles) 210 00:08:55,569 --> 00:08:57,137 I'm out. 211 00:08:57,171 --> 00:09:00,307 (voice breaking): Thank-thank you for your time. 212 00:09:03,777 --> 00:09:05,879 All right, let's move on now to our main story: 213 00:09:05,913 --> 00:09:08,582 the second impeachment of Donald Trump. 214 00:09:08,615 --> 00:09:10,617 And shout-out to my boy Trump over there 215 00:09:10,651 --> 00:09:13,086 for getting impeached more times than Mike Pence has had sex. 216 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:14,388 I see you, player. 217 00:09:14,421 --> 00:09:15,789 Today was day two of the trial, 218 00:09:15,822 --> 00:09:17,057 and we're gonna catch you up 219 00:09:17,090 --> 00:09:18,225 on all of the latest developments 220 00:09:18,258 --> 00:09:19,793 in the return of our classic segment 221 00:09:19,826 --> 00:09:21,094 from one year ago, 222 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:23,830 The Magical, Wonderful Road to Impeachment. 223 00:09:23,864 --> 00:09:25,866 ? ? 224 00:09:29,336 --> 00:09:31,338 That's probably presidential harassment. 225 00:09:33,006 --> 00:09:36,143 Today, the Democrats began laying out their case 226 00:09:36,176 --> 00:09:39,346 for why President Trump should be held responsible 227 00:09:39,379 --> 00:09:42,583 for inciting the Capitol riot of January 6th. 228 00:09:42,616 --> 00:09:45,719 And between Trump's many speeches, interviews and tweets, 229 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:48,055 the prosecutors had a mountain of evidence 230 00:09:48,088 --> 00:09:49,389 at their disposal. 231 00:09:49,423 --> 00:09:51,825 It's basically a slam dunk case. 232 00:09:51,859 --> 00:09:54,394 I mean, this would be like having a murder suspect 233 00:09:54,428 --> 00:09:56,463 who left his DNA at the scene, 234 00:09:56,496 --> 00:09:57,831 dropped a bloody glove 235 00:09:57,865 --> 00:09:59,867 and fled the scene in a Ford Bronco. 236 00:09:59,900 --> 00:10:02,469 There would be no way you couldn't convict that guy. 237 00:10:02,503 --> 00:10:04,571 It would be a... Wait, that happened? 238 00:10:04,605 --> 00:10:07,074 Now, in addition to the evidence against Trump, 239 00:10:07,107 --> 00:10:09,343 prosecutors showed harrowing, 240 00:10:09,376 --> 00:10:11,378 never-before-seen footage 241 00:10:11,411 --> 00:10:13,380 of the attack on the Capitol 242 00:10:13,413 --> 00:10:16,984 and the violence inflicted on Capitol police. 243 00:10:17,017 --> 00:10:18,986 So, we all expected the Democrats 244 00:10:19,019 --> 00:10:21,855 to present a competent, compelling case, 245 00:10:21,889 --> 00:10:23,323 but what nobody expected 246 00:10:23,357 --> 00:10:27,194 was that Trump's lawyers would be so terrible. 247 00:10:27,227 --> 00:10:29,029 They never addressed key issues. 248 00:10:29,062 --> 00:10:31,431 They went off on meandering tangents. 249 00:10:31,465 --> 00:10:34,935 One guy cried while reading a poem. 250 00:10:34,968 --> 00:10:36,537 It was going so badly for the Republicans, 251 00:10:36,570 --> 00:10:39,306 I thought Ted Cruz was gonna start another insurrection 252 00:10:39,339 --> 00:10:41,375 just to change the subject. 253 00:10:41,408 --> 00:10:43,243 In fact, when Trump's lawyers were done, 254 00:10:43,277 --> 00:10:45,345 some of the harshest criticism 255 00:10:45,379 --> 00:10:47,481 came from Republican senators 256 00:10:47,514 --> 00:10:49,750 on their own team. 257 00:10:49,783 --> 00:10:51,985 Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Trump's biggest allies, 258 00:10:52,019 --> 00:10:55,522 saying, "I thought I would figure out where he was going, 259 00:10:55,556 --> 00:10:57,891 but in the end, I don't know where he was going." 260 00:10:57,925 --> 00:10:59,860 Senator Susan Collins said, "I was perplexed 261 00:10:59,893 --> 00:11:01,361 "by that first lawyer 262 00:11:01,395 --> 00:11:03,864 who seemed to not make any argument at all." 263 00:11:10,871 --> 00:11:13,173 President Trump's team were disorganized. 264 00:11:13,207 --> 00:11:14,808 They did everything they could 265 00:11:14,842 --> 00:11:17,444 but to talk about the question at hand. 266 00:11:17,477 --> 00:11:20,848 And when they talked about it, they kind glided over it, 267 00:11:20,881 --> 00:11:23,317 almost as if they were embarrassed of their arguments. 268 00:11:23,350 --> 00:11:25,085 Now, I'm an impartial juror, 269 00:11:25,118 --> 00:11:26,954 and one side's doing a great job, 270 00:11:26,987 --> 00:11:29,223 and the other side's doing a terrible job 271 00:11:29,256 --> 00:11:30,657 on the issue at hand. 272 00:11:30,691 --> 00:11:32,893 As an impartial juror, I'm gonna vote 273 00:11:32,926 --> 00:11:34,194 for the side that did the good job. 274 00:11:37,397 --> 00:11:39,233 -Did you listen to it? -NEWSMAN: I did. 275 00:11:39,266 --> 00:11:41,969 Okay, then, you-you... It speaks for itself. 276 00:11:42,002 --> 00:11:43,370 Goddamn! 277 00:11:43,403 --> 00:11:46,340 Bill Hader's dad is pissed. 278 00:11:46,373 --> 00:11:48,175 And I would be, too. 279 00:11:48,208 --> 00:11:50,410 Trump's lawyers were so bad, 280 00:11:50,444 --> 00:11:54,181 they forced him to be impartial. 281 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:56,250 Nobody should be forced to have an open mind. 282 00:11:56,283 --> 00:11:58,352 Seriously, though, do you know how bad a job 283 00:11:58,385 --> 00:11:59,720 those lawyers had to do 284 00:11:59,753 --> 00:12:02,589 that even Lindsey Graham turned on them? 285 00:12:02,623 --> 00:12:05,125 He wants to be on their side. 286 00:12:05,158 --> 00:12:06,660 That's like drawing something so bad 287 00:12:06,693 --> 00:12:09,496 that your kindergarten teacher roasts you for it. 288 00:12:09,530 --> 00:12:12,733 "Okay, Billy, you know I want to like this, 289 00:12:12,766 --> 00:12:15,536 "but this is dog shit, my man. 290 00:12:15,569 --> 00:12:17,604 "This doesn't look like a flower at all. 291 00:12:17,638 --> 00:12:19,373 "In fact, I got to show this to the other kids. 292 00:12:19,406 --> 00:12:21,108 "Kids, everybody come together. 293 00:12:21,141 --> 00:12:24,011 "Yeah, look at this bitch-ass flower that Billy drew. 294 00:12:24,044 --> 00:12:26,747 Oh, my God, Billy. You're so dumb." 295 00:12:26,780 --> 00:12:29,116 Now, of course, nobody was more upset 296 00:12:29,149 --> 00:12:30,684 by Trump's shitty lawyers 297 00:12:30,717 --> 00:12:34,321 than the man who was never gonna pay them anyway: 298 00:12:34,354 --> 00:12:36,423 Donald J. Trump. 299 00:12:36,456 --> 00:12:38,825 Sources familiar with Mr. Trump's reaction 300 00:12:38,859 --> 00:12:41,028 told CBS News he was angry 301 00:12:41,061 --> 00:12:43,363 with his lawyers' lackluster performance, 302 00:12:43,397 --> 00:12:45,299 which, at times, rambled on. 303 00:12:45,332 --> 00:12:47,935 At one point, nearly yelling at his television 304 00:12:47,968 --> 00:12:50,938 while Bruce Castor was making his case. 305 00:12:50,971 --> 00:12:54,675 That's right. Trump was reportedly yelling at the TV 306 00:12:54,708 --> 00:12:56,610 while watching his shitty lawyers 307 00:12:56,643 --> 00:12:59,112 make their opening arguments. 308 00:12:59,146 --> 00:13:00,447 Although, to be fair, 309 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,183 Trump also yells at the TV during commercials. 310 00:13:03,217 --> 00:13:06,019 "Good luck with your boner, Mr. Viagra. 311 00:13:06,053 --> 00:13:07,688 "We're all rooting for you. 312 00:13:07,721 --> 00:13:10,891 Those four hours are gonna be so much fun." 313 00:13:10,924 --> 00:13:13,894 But still, this is bad news for Trump's lawyers, 314 00:13:13,927 --> 00:13:17,264 because Trump is a dude who'll spend four hours at a rally 315 00:13:17,297 --> 00:13:19,766 ranking his favorite department store. 316 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:21,468 If he thinks you're rambling, 317 00:13:21,502 --> 00:13:23,537 then you know you (bleep) up. 318 00:13:23,570 --> 00:13:26,440 Luckily for these lawyers, we all know and they know 319 00:13:26,473 --> 00:13:28,675 that no matter how bad their defense is, 320 00:13:28,709 --> 00:13:30,844 they're still gonna win this trial. 321 00:13:30,878 --> 00:13:32,279 Which, on the one hand, makes a mockery 322 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:34,281 of the entire idea of accountability. 323 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:35,749 But, on the other hand, 324 00:13:35,782 --> 00:13:37,384 it's gonna make 325 00:13:37,417 --> 00:13:40,320 for a very inspiring movie. 326 00:13:40,354 --> 00:13:42,990 NARRATOR: To defend his impeachment, 327 00:13:43,023 --> 00:13:44,625 President Trump needed 328 00:13:44,658 --> 00:13:46,760 the best legal team in the country. 329 00:13:46,793 --> 00:13:49,763 -(record scratch) -Instead, he got these guys. 330 00:13:49,796 --> 00:13:52,032 My name is Bruce Castor. 331 00:13:52,065 --> 00:13:55,836 I am the lead prosec... or lead, uh... 332 00:13:55,869 --> 00:13:59,273 counsel for the 45th president of the United States. 333 00:13:59,306 --> 00:14:01,108 NARRATOR: They were two hopeless lawyers 334 00:14:01,141 --> 00:14:03,410 who didn't prepare, barely tried 335 00:14:03,443 --> 00:14:05,879 and may not even have law degrees. 336 00:14:05,913 --> 00:14:09,016 The president was nearly yelling at his TV 337 00:14:09,049 --> 00:14:10,884 while he was watching the proceedings. 338 00:14:10,918 --> 00:14:13,287 I worked in this building 40 years ago. 339 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,455 I got lost then, and I still do. 340 00:14:15,489 --> 00:14:17,824 But they're about to find out that what matters 341 00:14:17,858 --> 00:14:20,027 isn't the strength of your case. 342 00:14:20,060 --> 00:14:23,230 It's having a defendant whose party won't convict him, 343 00:14:23,263 --> 00:14:24,565 no matter what. 344 00:14:24,598 --> 00:14:25,866 I'm ready to move on. 345 00:14:25,899 --> 00:14:28,135 I'm ready to end the impeachment trial, 346 00:14:28,168 --> 00:14:31,138 because I think it's bla-blatantly unconstitutional. 347 00:14:31,171 --> 00:14:33,373 It's simply beyond the constitutional authority 348 00:14:33,407 --> 00:14:34,374 of the Senate. 349 00:14:34,408 --> 00:14:36,176 President Trump is going to be acquitted. 350 00:14:36,210 --> 00:14:38,779 It's the impeachment trial critics are calling 351 00:14:38,812 --> 00:14:41,348 "a sad moment for democracy" 352 00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:44,551 and "the founders' worst nightmare." 353 00:14:44,585 --> 00:14:46,320 Underdog Lawyers. 354 00:14:46,353 --> 00:14:49,389 A story of triumph against no odds. 355 00:14:49,423 --> 00:14:52,426 Uh, words are what make our Constitution, quite frankly. 356 00:14:52,459 --> 00:14:54,228 They sure do. 357 00:14:55,596 --> 00:14:58,398 All right, when we come back, Roy Wood Jr. takes a look 358 00:14:58,432 --> 00:15:00,100 at the history of Black spies. 359 00:15:00,133 --> 00:15:00,200 So don't go away. 360 00:15:02,501 --> 00:15:04,169 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 361 00:15:04,203 --> 00:15:07,139 As you know, February is Black History Month, 362 00:15:07,172 --> 00:15:10,142 and we're celebrating all month long with Roy Wood Jr., 363 00:15:10,175 --> 00:15:12,978 honoring the unsung heroes of Black history 364 00:15:13,011 --> 00:15:16,181 with another episode of CP Time. 365 00:15:16,215 --> 00:15:18,550 (mutters) 366 00:15:18,584 --> 00:15:22,020 Got to shoot my own stuff 'cause of COVID. 367 00:15:22,054 --> 00:15:23,388 That looks good. 368 00:15:23,422 --> 00:15:25,591 Light looks good. All right. 369 00:15:27,826 --> 00:15:30,796 All right. Let's begin. 370 00:15:30,829 --> 00:15:32,064 Shit. 371 00:15:32,097 --> 00:15:34,333 I forgot to put on pants. 372 00:15:34,366 --> 00:15:35,400 (sighs) 373 00:15:35,434 --> 00:15:37,436 ? ? 374 00:15:44,510 --> 00:15:45,811 Oh. 375 00:15:45,844 --> 00:15:47,246 Well, hello there. 376 00:15:47,279 --> 00:15:49,014 Welcome to CP Time, 377 00:15:49,047 --> 00:15:52,284 the only show that's for the culture. 378 00:15:52,317 --> 00:15:57,556 Today, we'll be discussing the history of Black spies. 379 00:15:57,589 --> 00:15:59,491 Or as I call them, 380 00:15:59,525 --> 00:16:01,460 incog-Negroes. 381 00:16:03,161 --> 00:16:04,930 Usually I have another camera over there. 382 00:16:04,963 --> 00:16:07,132 This is gonna take some getting used to. 383 00:16:07,165 --> 00:16:10,602 Anyway, I know that usually when you think of spies, 384 00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:13,305 you think of white folk like Jason Bourne, 385 00:16:13,338 --> 00:16:14,740 James Bond, 386 00:16:14,773 --> 00:16:16,375 or Jack Bauer. 387 00:16:16,408 --> 00:16:20,913 Hmm. The spies are all white guys with the initial J.B. 388 00:16:22,047 --> 00:16:24,483 Oh, my God. Justin Bieber. 389 00:16:25,584 --> 00:16:27,152 But, in actuality, 390 00:16:27,186 --> 00:16:29,488 Black people have a long history 391 00:16:29,521 --> 00:16:32,057 of running intelligence operations. 392 00:16:32,090 --> 00:16:33,358 For example, 393 00:16:33,392 --> 00:16:35,093 you may know Harriet Tubman 394 00:16:35,127 --> 00:16:39,031 for her work freeing slaves in the Underground Railroad 395 00:16:39,064 --> 00:16:42,167 and for popularizing the bandana. 396 00:16:42,201 --> 00:16:44,169 But what you may not have known was that, 397 00:16:44,203 --> 00:16:46,071 during the Civil War, 398 00:16:46,104 --> 00:16:49,341 she worked as a spy for the Union Army. 399 00:16:49,374 --> 00:16:50,542 That's right. 400 00:16:50,576 --> 00:16:52,544 Harriet Tubman was a spy, 401 00:16:52,578 --> 00:16:54,746 and she had a great strategy for being ignored 402 00:16:54,780 --> 00:16:56,281 by the Confederates. 403 00:16:56,315 --> 00:16:59,151 It was called being Black. 404 00:16:59,184 --> 00:17:02,654 At one point, Harriet Tubman led 300 Black soldiers 405 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:05,657 in a raid on Southern plantations. 406 00:17:05,691 --> 00:17:08,760 Can you imagine how terrified slave owners must have been? 407 00:17:08,794 --> 00:17:11,563 That was actually when they invented blackface. 408 00:17:11,597 --> 00:17:13,432 They put it on and said, "Yeah, 409 00:17:13,465 --> 00:17:15,767 go get those slave owners." 410 00:17:15,801 --> 00:17:18,036 Another Black spy you may not have known about 411 00:17:18,070 --> 00:17:21,206 is James Wormley Jones, 412 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:22,741 who, in 1919, 413 00:17:22,774 --> 00:17:27,346 became the FBI's first documented Black special agent. 414 00:17:27,379 --> 00:17:29,214 In 1922, 415 00:17:29,248 --> 00:17:33,151 Jones infiltrated a Black nationalist organization 416 00:17:33,185 --> 00:17:35,654 led by Marcus Garvey 417 00:17:35,687 --> 00:17:40,325 and helped get Marcus Garvey convicted of mail fraud. 418 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,794 So Jones didn't just break barriers 419 00:17:42,828 --> 00:17:45,130 for Black people in intelligence-- 420 00:17:45,163 --> 00:17:47,099 he also used that intelligence 421 00:17:47,132 --> 00:17:50,102 to put Black people behind barriers. 422 00:17:50,135 --> 00:17:53,705 He was the original Tekashi69. 423 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:56,008 He spied on Black people. 424 00:17:56,041 --> 00:17:58,143 Like a bitch. 425 00:17:58,177 --> 00:18:01,146 But Black folk didn't just spy for the U.S. government. 426 00:18:01,180 --> 00:18:04,850 There were also spies like Josephine Baker, 427 00:18:04,883 --> 00:18:07,586 who moved to France in the 1920s, 428 00:18:07,619 --> 00:18:10,389 where she became a world-famous singer. 429 00:18:10,422 --> 00:18:13,859 When the Nazis invaded France in World War II, 430 00:18:13,892 --> 00:18:16,662 Baker smuggled secret messages and maps 431 00:18:16,695 --> 00:18:18,497 for the French resistance. 432 00:18:18,530 --> 00:18:20,265 When she heard something valuable, 433 00:18:20,299 --> 00:18:21,667 she would write it down, 434 00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:23,235 pin the note to her underwear, 435 00:18:23,268 --> 00:18:26,738 and relayed the information back to Paris. 436 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:28,540 And that's harder than it sounds. 437 00:18:28,574 --> 00:18:29,675 One time, in grade school, 438 00:18:29,708 --> 00:18:32,411 I tried pinning a secret note to my drawers. 439 00:18:32,444 --> 00:18:34,947 Ended up pinning my booty cheeks together. 440 00:18:34,980 --> 00:18:36,348 Suffice it to say, 441 00:18:36,381 --> 00:18:38,684 the school nurse was very aware 442 00:18:38,717 --> 00:18:41,854 about my secret crush on Tricia. 443 00:18:41,887 --> 00:18:44,189 Well, that's all the time we have for today. 444 00:18:44,223 --> 00:18:46,091 I'm Roy Wood Jr. 445 00:18:46,124 --> 00:18:49,228 This has been CP Time from Home. 446 00:18:49,261 --> 00:18:50,662 And, remember, 447 00:18:50,696 --> 00:18:52,698 we're for the culture. 448 00:18:52,731 --> 00:18:55,567 We got to tell the feds about Justin Bieber. 449 00:18:55,601 --> 00:18:58,003 Somebody need to call Joe Biden. 450 00:18:59,304 --> 00:19:02,508 Oh, my God. Joe Biden's a J.B., too! 451 00:19:02,541 --> 00:19:04,243 These spies are everywhere! 452 00:19:04,276 --> 00:19:06,445 ? ? 453 00:19:06,478 --> 00:19:07,746 Thank you so much for that, Roy. 454 00:19:07,779 --> 00:19:08,947 All right, when we come back, 455 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:11,483 Radha Blank will talk about her brand-new movie 456 00:19:11,517 --> 00:19:13,619 that's getting Oscar buzz. 457 00:19:13,652 --> 00:19:13,719 So stick around. 458 00:19:16,655 --> 00:19:18,323 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 459 00:19:18,357 --> 00:19:20,993 Earlier today, I spoke with writer, director, 460 00:19:21,026 --> 00:19:23,261 and performer Radha Blank. 461 00:19:23,295 --> 00:19:26,098 We talked about her critically-acclaimed debut film 462 00:19:26,131 --> 00:19:29,968 based on her life and where she goes from here. 463 00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:32,504 I think there's a way to smooth things over with Whitman. 464 00:19:32,537 --> 00:19:35,841 -If we can just... -Got off 145. Guess who pass. 465 00:19:35,874 --> 00:19:39,644 -What? -A skinny white dude with the fattest ass. 466 00:19:39,678 --> 00:19:41,980 Yo, he was standing with his Becky. 467 00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:43,915 When her eyes met mine, she looked away 468 00:19:43,949 --> 00:19:45,283 like she was shamed, G. 469 00:19:45,317 --> 00:19:47,419 They must've had... ? a real love. ? 470 00:19:47,452 --> 00:19:50,255 Or that bitch had a fetish for some Black girl butt 471 00:19:50,288 --> 00:19:52,791 but a butt, but a butt painted white, 472 00:19:52,824 --> 00:19:54,926 connected to this pink ding-a-ling. 473 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,561 It made me sing. 474 00:19:56,595 --> 00:20:01,033 ? White man with a Black woman's butt ? 475 00:20:01,066 --> 00:20:04,236 ? How you carry all that back there? ? 476 00:20:04,269 --> 00:20:07,639 ? What the (bleep)? ? 477 00:20:07,673 --> 00:20:09,708 Yes. What the (bleep)? 478 00:20:09,741 --> 00:20:12,778 Radha Blank, welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 479 00:20:12,811 --> 00:20:16,214 Yup. Thank you for having me. I'm such a fan. 480 00:20:16,248 --> 00:20:17,716 Everyone is a fan of yours. 481 00:20:17,749 --> 00:20:19,117 I should be the one who's thanking you, 482 00:20:19,151 --> 00:20:21,119 because I'm going to read a list of just some 483 00:20:21,153 --> 00:20:22,954 of your latest achievements 484 00:20:22,988 --> 00:20:25,390 and all the accolades that your film is garnering. 485 00:20:25,424 --> 00:20:28,527 You have the New York Critics Best First Film Award, 486 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,829 the Sundance Directing Award, 487 00:20:30,862 --> 00:20:33,732 the L.A. Critics Next Generation Award, 488 00:20:33,765 --> 00:20:35,901 the Black Critics Rising Star Award. 489 00:20:35,934 --> 00:20:37,235 Everyone has been showering you 490 00:20:37,269 --> 00:20:38,837 and your film with so many awards, 491 00:20:38,870 --> 00:20:40,972 I feel bad that I don't have an award. 492 00:20:41,006 --> 00:20:43,175 -I should just give you one. Here. -Yeah? 493 00:20:43,208 --> 00:20:45,811 I'm giving you the World Cup. Congratulations, Radha. 494 00:20:45,844 --> 00:20:48,246 You have won The Daily Show World Cup Award. 495 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:49,514 Oh, my goodness. 496 00:20:49,548 --> 00:20:53,652 Like, it has been quite a ride for you. 497 00:20:53,685 --> 00:20:56,288 Are you just surfing on this wave of success? 498 00:20:56,321 --> 00:20:58,590 I'm-I'm doing my best, Trevor. 499 00:20:58,623 --> 00:21:01,360 I mean, it's weird because it's all happening 500 00:21:01,393 --> 00:21:04,029 in a square, in a virtual world. 501 00:21:04,062 --> 00:21:10,068 And so, many times, I'm not even present to receive an award. 502 00:21:10,102 --> 00:21:13,071 Um, but, you know, I go on Twitter, 503 00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:16,108 and that makes things all the more real, 504 00:21:16,141 --> 00:21:17,576 just in terms of people 505 00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:19,945 and their celebrations of the project. 506 00:21:19,978 --> 00:21:22,147 But, um, it's-it's... 507 00:21:22,180 --> 00:21:24,549 it's been interesting to celebrate anything 508 00:21:24,583 --> 00:21:27,319 when so much crazy is going on in the world. 509 00:21:27,352 --> 00:21:29,287 -Right. I can only imagine. -But I try to find a way. 510 00:21:29,321 --> 00:21:30,956 I try to find a way. 511 00:21:30,989 --> 00:21:33,625 Well, for those who don't know, your film, 512 00:21:33,659 --> 00:21:35,661 The Forty-Year-Old Version, 513 00:21:35,694 --> 00:21:39,631 -is truly, in my opinion, a cinematic masterpiece. -Oh. 514 00:21:39,665 --> 00:21:42,100 And it's a story loosely based on your life 515 00:21:42,134 --> 00:21:45,704 and your journey as a Black woman who's a playwright 516 00:21:45,737 --> 00:21:47,739 struggling to make her name 517 00:21:47,773 --> 00:21:49,975 in an industry that keeps blocking her out. 518 00:21:50,008 --> 00:21:53,812 And it's heartfelt, it's funny, it's beautifully shot. 519 00:21:53,845 --> 00:21:56,014 For you, you know, as the person who wrote, 520 00:21:56,048 --> 00:21:58,917 directed and starred in this film, 521 00:21:58,950 --> 00:22:01,987 I mean, I'm sure a lot of it was personal to you. 522 00:22:02,020 --> 00:22:04,323 Uh, why did you want to, you know, 523 00:22:04,356 --> 00:22:07,526 I think, be at the helm of all of those aspects? 524 00:22:07,559 --> 00:22:10,696 Well, it wasn't something I was planning to do. 525 00:22:10,729 --> 00:22:13,598 I just felt like, in order to tell a story in this way, 526 00:22:13,632 --> 00:22:17,502 I had to take control, very much like my protagonist. 527 00:22:17,536 --> 00:22:20,439 Um, things weren't going swimmingly well 528 00:22:20,472 --> 00:22:22,040 for me in my career. 529 00:22:22,074 --> 00:22:26,211 Um, I... unlike her, I have not choked a theater producer. 530 00:22:26,244 --> 00:22:31,416 But I have felt the urge to choke many of the gatekeepers. 531 00:22:31,450 --> 00:22:33,952 And, um, I had gotten fired off of a film job, 532 00:22:33,985 --> 00:22:36,888 one of my first screenwriting jobs, and I just... 533 00:22:36,922 --> 00:22:38,991 I felt like I needed to take my voice back. 534 00:22:39,024 --> 00:22:42,127 And so, in order to not get fired, I decided 535 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,429 I would play every role so that I couldn't. 536 00:22:44,463 --> 00:22:47,132 -You know what I mean? -I know exactly what you mean. 537 00:22:47,165 --> 00:22:49,368 What's interesting is, this is a tale 538 00:22:49,401 --> 00:22:53,138 about somebody doing their best to try and achieve their dreams, 539 00:22:53,171 --> 00:22:57,509 -even beyond their so-called sell-by date, you know? -Mm-hmm. 540 00:22:57,542 --> 00:23:01,580 And then, in telling that story, you have achieved that success. 541 00:23:01,613 --> 00:23:03,248 Do you sometimes think about how surreal it is 542 00:23:03,281 --> 00:23:05,884 that the film has ended up, in many ways, 543 00:23:05,917 --> 00:23:08,520 fulfilling the central narrative of the story? 544 00:23:08,553 --> 00:23:12,124 Yeah, I mean, every single day, I... 545 00:23:12,157 --> 00:23:14,660 there are moments that happen that feel like 546 00:23:14,693 --> 00:23:18,430 I'm actually in the film on my character's journey, 547 00:23:18,463 --> 00:23:20,465 um, because, very much like my character, 548 00:23:20,499 --> 00:23:23,468 I've had a lot of the same obstacles in my way, 549 00:23:23,502 --> 00:23:26,171 whether people thought I wasn't, you know, 550 00:23:26,204 --> 00:23:30,075 cover girl or lead material, or I didn't have a look, 551 00:23:30,108 --> 00:23:31,576 or, you know, you hit 40, 552 00:23:31,610 --> 00:23:33,545 and you should be put out to pasture. 553 00:23:33,578 --> 00:23:36,214 I really do hope that the messaging of the film, 554 00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:37,816 especially for Black women, 555 00:23:37,849 --> 00:23:39,751 is that you don't age out of your passion, 556 00:23:39,785 --> 00:23:42,454 -and if you have the notion to tell the story, do it. -Mm-hmm. 557 00:23:42,487 --> 00:23:45,257 You know, take control. You know, follow the lead 558 00:23:45,290 --> 00:23:48,226 of many of our D.I.Y. filmmakers, like Spike Lee, 559 00:23:48,260 --> 00:23:51,330 you know, and-and find a crew and shoot that shit. 560 00:23:51,363 --> 00:23:53,665 -Shoot that shit. -Can I say "shit" on the...? 561 00:23:53,699 --> 00:23:55,567 I like that. You should put that on a shirt-- 562 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,536 -"Shoot that shit." -Shoot that shit. 563 00:23:57,569 --> 00:23:59,838 I think that's a fantastic slogan to go with. 564 00:23:59,871 --> 00:24:02,007 Um, I would love to know what it's been like 565 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,576 for you as-as a creator. 566 00:24:04,609 --> 00:24:07,279 You know, you've always wanted to break into Broadway. 567 00:24:07,312 --> 00:24:09,548 -You always wanted to write. You are a playwright. -Yeah. 568 00:24:09,581 --> 00:24:12,784 You wanted to break into this world, but it has felt like, 569 00:24:12,818 --> 00:24:15,387 for many, not just yourself, that there are gatekeepers 570 00:24:15,420 --> 00:24:18,690 who determine what stories should and shouldn't be told 571 00:24:18,724 --> 00:24:21,059 and how they should and shouldn't be told. 572 00:24:21,093 --> 00:24:22,961 And you've always bucked that trend 573 00:24:22,995 --> 00:24:25,797 almost at your... at your detriment. 574 00:24:25,831 --> 00:24:27,399 -Well... -In walking through that, 575 00:24:27,432 --> 00:24:28,800 in telling this story... Yeah? 576 00:24:28,834 --> 00:24:34,539 Well, you know, um, I feel like, while a lot of the people 577 00:24:34,573 --> 00:24:36,575 in those positions are well-meaning, 578 00:24:36,608 --> 00:24:39,211 they tend to cater to the audience. 579 00:24:39,244 --> 00:24:41,279 There's always this kind of dance 580 00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:42,948 in terms of what's being programmed. 581 00:24:42,981 --> 00:24:46,184 And then when the Black plays show up, 582 00:24:46,218 --> 00:24:52,190 it seems to be a Black story that caters to their, um... 583 00:24:52,224 --> 00:24:56,028 their memberships' idea of what an authentic Black story is. 584 00:24:56,061 --> 00:24:59,064 I mean, hence the song "Poverty Porn,"... -Right. 585 00:24:59,097 --> 00:25:02,734 ...um, where, you know, I'm kind of raising a lens 586 00:25:02,768 --> 00:25:06,071 on the industry's celebration of Black pain. 587 00:25:06,104 --> 00:25:08,440 Yes, there are always going to be gatekeepers. 588 00:25:08,473 --> 00:25:11,209 And I do think we should call people out 589 00:25:11,243 --> 00:25:14,646 when there are racist practices or things 590 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,615 that are keeping marginalized people 591 00:25:16,648 --> 00:25:18,250 from getting on these stages. 592 00:25:18,283 --> 00:25:22,154 But I say, don't wait on those people, you know, to affirm you. 593 00:25:22,187 --> 00:25:24,022 You know, um, a good friend of mine... 594 00:25:24,056 --> 00:25:27,592 Her name is Danai Gurira. You may know her as "Michonne." 595 00:25:27,626 --> 00:25:31,663 She once said to me... Yeah, the zombie-slaying girl. 596 00:25:31,697 --> 00:25:33,265 Um, she once said to me, 597 00:25:33,298 --> 00:25:36,234 after I had been rejected by yet another theater, 598 00:25:36,268 --> 00:25:38,537 she said, "Stop trying to make these people love you, Radha. 599 00:25:38,570 --> 00:25:39,871 Go where the love is." 600 00:25:39,905 --> 00:25:41,306 And so I think that, for the storytellers, 601 00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:44,576 yes, it's great if we can get Marvel stories 602 00:25:44,609 --> 00:25:47,779 or get the bigger studios to get behind our storytelling, 603 00:25:47,813 --> 00:25:49,514 -but what do we do if they don't? -Right. 604 00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:51,616 You know, we have to figure out ways to... 605 00:25:51,650 --> 00:25:53,185 And I think that's great, 606 00:25:53,218 --> 00:25:55,320 because We need independent filmmaking. 607 00:25:55,354 --> 00:25:59,891 We need that to be a part of the landscape of storytelling. 608 00:25:59,925 --> 00:26:02,494 Everyone can't do a Marvel film, you know? 609 00:26:02,527 --> 00:26:04,129 When you look at your journey, 610 00:26:04,162 --> 00:26:06,698 you spent a lot of time knocking on the doors of Broadway, 611 00:26:06,732 --> 00:26:09,568 and yet, it seems like the film industry has-has... 612 00:26:09,601 --> 00:26:12,571 has welcomed you with open arms in celebrating your project. 613 00:26:12,604 --> 00:26:16,408 Do you see yourself now going fully into the world of film, 614 00:26:16,441 --> 00:26:18,310 or do you see yourself coming back to Broadway 615 00:26:18,343 --> 00:26:20,078 in some way, shape or form? 616 00:26:20,112 --> 00:26:23,181 Um, you know, some of them theater producers, 617 00:26:23,215 --> 00:26:25,517 um, they're calling me now. You know what I'm saying? 618 00:26:25,550 --> 00:26:28,920 It's like, you would think I was on some SlimFast diet, 619 00:26:28,954 --> 00:26:30,155 and I lost a little weight, 620 00:26:30,188 --> 00:26:32,190 and now they're all up in my DMs. 621 00:26:32,224 --> 00:26:33,959 But you know, I-I... I hope 622 00:26:33,992 --> 00:26:35,894 there's an opportunity to tell a story there. 623 00:26:35,927 --> 00:26:37,863 I think my voice tends to be... lean more 624 00:26:37,896 --> 00:26:40,032 -towards social justice issues in theater. -Mm-hmm. 625 00:26:40,065 --> 00:26:41,733 And I do want to tell those stories, 626 00:26:41,767 --> 00:26:44,903 but I did this to break into the filmmaking business. 627 00:26:44,936 --> 00:26:46,972 I know people think, because I'm in my own film, 628 00:26:47,005 --> 00:26:50,075 that maybe this was my audition for other roles. 629 00:26:50,108 --> 00:26:52,744 Actually, no. This is just me being strategic. 630 00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:55,380 I knew I couldn't play 39 forever. You know what I mean? 631 00:26:55,414 --> 00:26:56,848 Um, even though I moisturize. 632 00:26:56,882 --> 00:27:00,218 Um, but I... I want to make film. I want to make film. 633 00:27:00,252 --> 00:27:05,190 I want to compete, um, with major filmmakers of our time. 634 00:27:05,223 --> 00:27:08,260 When... when someone is watching this movie, 635 00:27:08,293 --> 00:27:10,996 they might ask themselves, "Okay, 636 00:27:11,029 --> 00:27:13,932 "who is Radha Blank? Is she an actress? 637 00:27:13,965 --> 00:27:16,535 Is she a filmmaker?" I found myself going, 638 00:27:16,568 --> 00:27:19,638 "Is she an undercover MC?" 639 00:27:19,671 --> 00:27:23,175 Because it seems like a joke in the film, 640 00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:25,877 but I mean... you know? 641 00:27:25,911 --> 00:27:28,146 Radhamus Prime has got some rhymes. 642 00:27:28,180 --> 00:27:30,782 Tr-Trevor, I got bars. 643 00:27:30,816 --> 00:27:32,651 -I mean, um... -(laughs) 644 00:27:32,684 --> 00:27:37,322 you know, The 40-Year-Old Version is an origin tale. 645 00:27:37,356 --> 00:27:40,625 Um, and I have always been an MC. 646 00:27:40,659 --> 00:27:43,795 And, um, you know, I remember telling somebody 647 00:27:43,829 --> 00:27:47,332 I wanted to do a movie about a woman who decided to become 648 00:27:47,366 --> 00:27:50,569 an MC at 40, and their first inclination was to laugh. 649 00:27:50,602 --> 00:27:52,604 And I kind of got offended by that, 650 00:27:52,637 --> 00:27:55,240 because it's like, why is that so funny? 651 00:27:55,273 --> 00:27:57,175 -Right. -You know what I'm saying, like... 652 00:27:57,209 --> 00:27:59,544 why is it that Busta Rhymes, Ghostface 653 00:27:59,578 --> 00:28:03,015 and-and all these other MCs can rhyme in their 40s, 50s 654 00:28:03,048 --> 00:28:05,384 and 60s, some of them, um... 655 00:28:05,417 --> 00:28:07,419 And-and why couldn't I get some of that? 656 00:28:07,452 --> 00:28:10,255 So I am an MC and I will always be one. 657 00:28:10,288 --> 00:28:12,457 Um, and I got some stuff coming up. 658 00:28:12,491 --> 00:28:14,226 I got some stuff coming up for the naysayers 659 00:28:14,259 --> 00:28:16,228 who think that is just a joke. 660 00:28:16,261 --> 00:28:18,897 Um, but, yeah, I feel like 661 00:28:18,930 --> 00:28:21,533 the culture, I'm the same age as the culture 662 00:28:21,566 --> 00:28:24,436 -Right, right. -And why can't-- you know, I still have something 663 00:28:24,469 --> 00:28:27,906 to say, I get that at some point, it was youth culture, 664 00:28:27,939 --> 00:28:31,376 but hip-hop has involved, evolved to include people 665 00:28:31,410 --> 00:28:34,680 from different parts of the world, different, you know, uh, 666 00:28:34,713 --> 00:28:37,949 -uh, uh, kinds of lifestyles. -Mm-hmm. 667 00:28:37,983 --> 00:28:41,386 And so, you know, I'm here to rep for the over-40 MC. 668 00:28:41,420 --> 00:28:43,622 'Cause we-we do exist. 669 00:28:43,655 --> 00:28:46,825 Yeah, album title Shoot That Shit. 670 00:28:46,858 --> 00:28:48,760 Shoot That Shit, you know what I'm saying? 671 00:28:48,794 --> 00:28:50,662 That's what it needs to be. A whole merch line-- 672 00:28:50,696 --> 00:28:52,364 And you got to come and do, you got to come and drop 16. 673 00:28:52,397 --> 00:28:54,366 I'm coming through, are you kidding me? 674 00:28:54,399 --> 00:28:56,768 You know, maybe a song called my, um, "My Growing Afro." 675 00:28:56,802 --> 00:28:58,603 -You know what I'm saying? -Are you kid--? Man. 676 00:28:58,637 --> 00:29:00,706 The flow from the 'fro? 677 00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:02,708 -The flow from the 'fro! -You don't even understand 678 00:29:02,741 --> 00:29:05,477 right now, Radha--what? The flow from the 'fro? 679 00:29:05,510 --> 00:29:07,679 -Keeps warming the dome-- what? -Come on, Trevor, come on. 680 00:29:07,713 --> 00:29:09,614 -Come on, come through, come through. -What? 681 00:29:09,648 --> 00:29:11,917 Man, oh, man, you got, you got me-- you know what? 682 00:29:11,950 --> 00:29:13,418 I'm gonna, I'm gonna go write rhymes right now. 683 00:29:13,452 --> 00:29:15,220 -Please. -You get back to your press tour, you get back 684 00:29:15,253 --> 00:29:17,222 to winning those awards. Thank you so much for joining me 685 00:29:17,255 --> 00:29:19,124 -on the show, Radha. -Thanks for having me, Trevor. 686 00:29:19,157 --> 00:29:20,692 This was awesome. 687 00:29:20,726 --> 00:29:23,395 Don't forget, people, The 40-Year-Old Version 688 00:29:23,428 --> 00:29:25,630 is available now on Netflix. 689 00:29:25,664 --> 00:29:27,399 All right, we're gonna take a quick break. 690 00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:27,499 But we'll be right back after this. 691 00:29:30,601 --> 00:29:32,169 Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go, 692 00:29:32,202 --> 00:29:34,004 this month is Black History Month, 693 00:29:34,038 --> 00:29:36,807 so please consider supporting Barbershop Books. 694 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:40,044 They're an organization creating child-friendly reading spaces 695 00:29:40,077 --> 00:29:43,514 in barbershops and providing early literacy training 696 00:29:43,547 --> 00:29:46,183 to barbers, all to inspire Black boys 697 00:29:46,216 --> 00:29:49,219 and other vulnerable children to read for fun. 698 00:29:49,253 --> 00:29:51,288 If you're able to help out, all you got to do is 699 00:29:51,322 --> 00:29:54,091 go to the link below and donate whatever you can. 700 00:29:54,124 --> 00:29:56,627 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there, 701 00:29:56,660 --> 00:29:59,029 wear a mask and remember, 702 00:29:59,063 --> 00:30:01,665 if your water has been hacked, 703 00:30:01,699 --> 00:30:04,702 try unplugging it and plugging it back in. 704 00:30:04,735 --> 00:30:07,538 Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 705 00:30:07,571 --> 00:30:09,940 Um... 706 00:30:09,974 --> 00:30:11,976 you know, it's not just one or two. 707 00:30:12,009 --> 00:30:16,080 I think you deleted about a thousand tweets. 708 00:30:16,113 --> 00:30:18,816 And it wasn't just about Republicans. 709 00:30:18,849 --> 00:30:21,318 And I don't mind disagreements in policy. 710 00:30:21,352 --> 00:30:23,220 I think that's great. 711 00:30:23,253 --> 00:30:25,322 I love the dialectic. 712 00:30:25,356 --> 00:30:28,292 But the comments were personal. 713 00:30:28,325 --> 00:30:30,861 I mean... (stammers) 714 00:30:30,894 --> 00:30:34,198 You called Senator Sanders everything but an ignorant slut. 715 00:30:34,231 --> 00:30:34,298 That is not, that is not true, Senator.