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Hey, what's going on, everybody?
I'm Trevor Noah,
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and this is The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
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Today is February the tenth,
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which means Valentine's Day is
now only four days away, people.
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So if you have
someone special in your life
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that you've spent every single
minute with this past year,
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this is another day
to do more of that.
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Anyway, on tonight's show,
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your water
is trying to kill you,
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Roy Wood Jr. celebrates
America's greatest Black spies,
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and we catch up
on the biggest impeachment trial
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in 12 months.
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So let's do this, people.
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Welcome to The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
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-? ? -ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's
couch in New York City
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to your couch
somewhere in the world, this is
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The Daily Social Distancing
Show with Trevor Noah.
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Let's kick things off
with water,
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aka lazy seltzer.
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We all drink water every day,
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but recently, in Florida,
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someone tried to turn the water
into a weapon.
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Now to a shocking case
of computer hacking
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in Pinellas County, Florida.
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Investigators are trying
to hunt down the person
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who tried to poison
a public water supply remotely.
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NEWSMAN: The plant operator
monitoring the water plant
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in the Tampa Bay city of Oldsmar
noticed computer breaches
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starting at about 8:00 a.m.
Friday morning.
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The hacker was controlling
the computer system's mouse
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and was able to increase
the level of sodium hydroxide
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in the water supply from
about 100 parts per million
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to more than
11,000 parts per million.
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This is obviously a significant
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and potentially
dangerous increase.
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Uh, sodium hydroxide,
also known as lye,
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is the main ingredient
in liquid drain cleaners.
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NEWSMAN: If ingested in large
amounts, sodium hydroxide
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can cause vomiting,
chest and abdominal pain.
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Fortunately, a plant operator
immediately reduced the levels
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back to what was safe.
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Okay, this is insane.
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A hacker was this close
to poisoning the water supply
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of a county in Florida.
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I mean, luckily, it wouldn't
have worked anyway, you know,
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since Floridians
don't even drink water.
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They get all the hydration
they need from Red Bull and...
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whatever this is.
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Tastes like blue.
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But not only
was this hacking evil,
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it was also just lazy.
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You want to poison
the water supply,
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you roll your ass out
of bed and pee in the reservoir
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like they did in the old days.
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Lazy-ass hacking bitch.
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And by the way, is it just me,
or is it weird that the computer
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for Florida's water system
even lets you
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pump that much sodium hydroxide
into the water supply?
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Like, I mean, forget the
hackers-- should the computer
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even have an option
to poison the entire county?
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At least make it
so you have to click on
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all the squares
with streetlights first.
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Moving on to some international
news out of New Zealand,
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Australia's Hawaii.
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In addition to being a full-size
recreation of Middle Earth,
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New Zealand is also a real
country with its own government.
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And, yesterday,
a meeting of parliament
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broke out into a fight
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over what it really means
to show respect.
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NEWSWOMAN: One member
of the New Zealand parliament
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was ejected because
he was not wearing a tie.
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Rawiri Waititi, the co-leader
of the country's Maori party
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was asked to leave
the chambers on Tuesday.
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It's all because of a tie
mandate for male lawmakers,
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and Waititi was wearing a
traditional greenstone necklace
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that he says is a nod
to his native people.
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As you can clearly see,
this is... this attire
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is business attire,
as far as I'm concerned.
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That is not
part of my culture-- uh, ties.
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Uh, and it's forcing
the indigenous peoples
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into wearing what I described
as a colonial noose.
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Yes! Thank you!
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This guy is so right.
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Nobody should
have to wear a tie.
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They serve zero purpose.
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That's why, instead
of wearing a tie, I just wrap
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a Fruit by the Foot
around my neck.
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If I'm gonna be uncomfortable,
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I'm at least
gonna get my snack on.
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Also, why would you want
to make this man wear a tie?
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Ties were invented
so that boring guys
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could try and look
more interesting.
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Oh, look, I have
a thing around my neck.
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This man has those
amazing traditional tattoos--
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he doesn't need to be more
interesting with a thing.
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You don't want to distract
from that with a lame-ass tie.
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It's like making the Rock
wear mom jeans.
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And, look, I get that,
in the past,
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neckties served
a very important purpose.
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You know, they were used
to point to a guy's penis.
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But, guys, it's 2021.
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We've figured out
where the penis is.
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We can get
rid of the arrows now.
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If you ask me,
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ties are more trouble
than they're worth.
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Why do you think there's always
those creepy guys at the office?
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It's because their ties
are choking them
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just a little bit
all day long,
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and they're like,
"Oh, I'm being choked.
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"Is it sex time?
It must be sex time.
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Why else would I be choked?"
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Ties are so dumb
that even colonizers
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couldn't get people
on board with them.
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You need to accept Jesus
as your lord and savior.
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Uh, okay.
I guess Heaven sounds cool.
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And now I will take your land
and I will sleep with your wife.
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Well, I mean, you've got
the guns, so what can I say.
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And also, you must
take this ribbon,
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wrap it around your neck,
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and suffocate yourself
to look professional.
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Nigga, are you out of your mind?
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And, finally,
news from the world of sports.
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Ever since Colin Kaepernick
began kneeling
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for the National Anthem,
professional teams
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have been grappling
with how to handle
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all the drama
around that moment.
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You've got fans
who want to stand,
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you've got players
who want to kneel,
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people trying
to signal the beer guy
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while also keeping
their hand over their heart.
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But now one NBA team
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has tried to find
a completely different solution.
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If you go to a Dallas Mavericks
game now, you will not
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hear or be able to stand
for the National Anthem,
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because they're not
playing it anymore,
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they're not
singing it anymore.
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BRIAN KILMEADE:
This from Dan Patrick,
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the lieutenant
governor of Texas:
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"The decision to cancel
our National Anthem
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"off of the Dallas Mavericks
is a slap in the face
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"to every American
and an embarrassment to Texas.
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"Sell the franchise, and some
Texas patriot will buy it.
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We are, uh, the land of the free
and home of the brave."
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That's right!
This is the land of the free!
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Why aren't we forcing people
to sing the National Anthem?!
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All right, look, people,
I know that
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this is a big tradition
in the U.S.,
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but just so you know,
the rest of the world
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thinks that it's really strange
that America sings the Anthem
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at their domestic sports games.
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Like, in other countries, you
only sing the national anthems
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at international
sporting events. All right?
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You don't do it
for every game.
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That's like saying grace
before tasting
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every free ice cream sample
at the ice cream shop.
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Uh, and can I try
the vanilla, please.
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For what we are
about to receive,
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may the Lord
make us truly grateful.
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Mmm!
Can I try the chocolate, too?
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For what we are
about to receive...
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I mean, just think about it.
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What does the National Anthem
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even have to do
with a basketball game?
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George Washington
didn't beat the redcoats
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in a game
of three-on-three.
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I mean, although, he would have.
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Dude was six, two in the 1700s.
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Back then, he was basically
Shaq in a powdered wig.
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(imitates Shaq): Yeah, man,
we're gonna free this country,
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we're gonna
write something about it,
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we're gonna make a
United States of America, baby.
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(normal voice):
Now, after this story broke,
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the NBA forced the Mavericks
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to start playing
the anthem again,
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which Mark Cuban
probably isn't too happy about.
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Luckily for Mark Cuban, though,
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I have a solution
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that Mark Cuban
is so gonna love.
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Now, Mark, you recently ditched
the national anthem,
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and I get it.
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After
literally thousands of years,
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this song comes
with a lot of baggage.
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We need a fresh start.
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That's why I came up
with a new national anthem
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that I think you'll enjoy.
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-I'll listen, but...
-Okay. Here goes.
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? A little bit of Kansas
in my life ?
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? A little bit of Florida
by my side ?
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? A little bit of Utah's
what I need ?
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? A little bit of Georgia's
what I see ?
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? A little bit... ?
(mumbles)
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Okay, and then it... and then it
goes into a call, response part.
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? When I say "U.S.,"
you say "A" ?
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? U.S. ?
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? U.S. ?
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Anyway, that goes on for, like,
six or seven minutes,
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and then we get to the climax,
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the big finish.
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? Now you know ?
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? America ?
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? Is a country ?
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? On the Earth. ?
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Unless you're screwing with us,
it makes no sense whatsoever.
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You are so full of (bleep).
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Oh, okay. Um...
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Well, while-while I'm here,
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I-I also invented, uh, an iPad
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but for dogs.
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I call it the iPaw.
(chuckles)
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I'm out.
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(voice breaking):
Thank-thank you for your time.
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All right, let's move on now
to our main story:
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the second impeachment
of Donald Trump.
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And shout-out
to my boy Trump over there
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for getting impeached more times
than Mike Pence has had sex.
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I see you, player.
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Today was day two of the trial,
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and we're gonna catch you up
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on all
of the latest developments
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in the return
of our classic segment
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from one year ago,
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The Magical, Wonderful Road
to Impeachment.
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? ?
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That's probably
presidential harassment.
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Today, the Democrats
began laying out their case
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for why President Trump
should be held responsible
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for inciting the Capitol riot
of January 6th.
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And between Trump's many
speeches, interviews and tweets,
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the prosecutors
had a mountain of evidence
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at their disposal.
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It's basically a slam dunk case.
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I mean, this would be like
having a murder suspect
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who left his DNA at the scene,
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dropped a bloody glove
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and fled the scene
in a Ford Bronco.
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There would be no way
you couldn't convict that guy.
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It would be a...
Wait, that happened?
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Now, in addition to the evidence
against Trump,
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prosecutors showed harrowing,
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never-before-seen footage
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of the attack on the Capitol
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and the violence
inflicted on Capitol police.
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So, we all expected
the Democrats
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to present a competent,
compelling case,
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but what nobody expected
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was that Trump's lawyers
would be so terrible.
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They never addressed key issues.
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They went off
on meandering tangents.
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One guy cried
while reading a poem.
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It was going so badly
for the Republicans,
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I thought Ted Cruz was gonna
start another insurrection
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just to change the subject.
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In fact,
when Trump's lawyers were done,
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some of the harshest criticism
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came from Republican senators
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on their own team.
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Senator Lindsey Graham,
one of Trump's biggest allies,
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saying, "I thought I would
figure out where he was going,
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but in the end, I don't know
where he was going."
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Senator Susan Collins said,
"I was perplexed
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"by that first lawyer
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who seemed to not make
any argument at all."
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President Trump's team
were disorganized.
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They did everything they could
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but to talk
about the question at hand.
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And when they talked about it,
they kind glided over it,
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almost as if they were
embarrassed of their arguments.
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Now, I'm an impartial juror,
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and one side's
doing a great job,
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and the other side's
doing a terrible job
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on the issue at hand.
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As an impartial juror,
I'm gonna vote
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for the side
that did the good job.
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-Did you listen to it?
-NEWSMAN: I did.
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Okay, then, you-you...
It speaks for itself.
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Goddamn!
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Bill Hader's dad is pissed.
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And I would be, too.
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Trump's lawyers were so bad,
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they forced him to be impartial.
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Nobody should be forced
to have an open mind.
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Seriously, though,
do you know how bad a job
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those lawyers had to do
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that even Lindsey Graham
turned on them?
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He wants to be on their side.
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That's like
drawing something so bad
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that your kindergarten teacher
roasts you for it.
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"Okay, Billy,
you know I want to like this,
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"but this is dog shit, my man.
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"This doesn't look like
a flower at all.
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"In fact, I got to show this
to the other kids.
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"Kids, everybody come together.
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"Yeah, look at this bitch-ass
flower that Billy drew.
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Oh, my God, Billy.
You're so dumb."
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Now, of course,
nobody was more upset
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by Trump's shitty lawyers
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than the man who was
never gonna pay them anyway:
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Donald J. Trump.
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Sources familiar
with Mr. Trump's reaction
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told CBS News he was angry
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with his lawyers'
lackluster performance,
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which, at times, rambled on.
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At one point,
nearly yelling at his television
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while Bruce Castor
was making his case.
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That's right. Trump was
reportedly yelling at the TV
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while watching
his shitty lawyers
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make their opening arguments.
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Although, to be fair,
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Trump also yells at the TV
during commercials.
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"Good luck with your boner,
Mr. Viagra.
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"We're all rooting for you.
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Those four hours
are gonna be so much fun."
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But still, this is bad news
for Trump's lawyers,
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because Trump is a dude who'll
spend four hours at a rally
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ranking
his favorite department store.
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If he thinks you're rambling,
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then you know you (bleep) up.
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Luckily for these lawyers,
we all know and they know
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that no matter how bad
their defense is,
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they're still gonna win
this trial.
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Which, on the one hand,
makes a mockery
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of the entire idea
of accountability.
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But, on the other hand,
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it's gonna make
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for a very inspiring movie.
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NARRATOR:
To defend his impeachment,
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President Trump needed
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the best legal team
in the country.
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-(record scratch)
-Instead, he got these guys.
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My name is Bruce Castor.
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I am the lead prosec...
or lead, uh...
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counsel for the 45th president
of the United States.
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NARRATOR:
They were two hopeless lawyers
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who didn't prepare, barely tried
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and may not even have
law degrees.
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The president
was nearly yelling at his TV
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while he was watching
the proceedings.
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I worked in this building
40 years ago.
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I got lost then,
and I still do.
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But they're about to find out
that what matters
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isn't the strength of your case.
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It's having a defendant
whose party won't convict him,
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no matter what.
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I'm ready to move on.
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I'm ready to end
the impeachment trial,
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because I think it's
bla-blatantly unconstitutional.
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It's simply beyond
the constitutional authority
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of the Senate.
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President Trump
is going to be acquitted.
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It's the impeachment trial
critics are calling
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"a sad moment for democracy"
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and "the founders'
worst nightmare."
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Underdog Lawyers.
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A story of triumph
against no odds.
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Uh, words are what make
our Constitution, quite frankly.
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They sure do.
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All right, when we come back,
Roy Wood Jr. takes a look
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at the history of Black spies.
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So don't go away.
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Welcome back to The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
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As you know,
February is Black History Month,
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and we're celebrating all month
long with Roy Wood Jr.,
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honoring the unsung heroes
of Black history
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with another episode of CP Time.
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(mutters)
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Got to shoot my own stuff
'cause of COVID.
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That looks good.
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Light looks good.
All right.
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All right.
Let's begin.
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Shit.
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I forgot to put on pants.
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(sighs)
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? ?
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Oh.
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Well, hello there.
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Welcome to CP Time,
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the only show
that's for the culture.
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Today, we'll be discussing
the history of Black spies.
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Or as I call them,
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incog-Negroes.
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Usually I have
another camera over there.
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This is gonna take
some getting used to.
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Anyway, I know that
usually when you think of spies,
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you think of white folk
like Jason Bourne,
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James Bond,
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or Jack Bauer.
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Hmm. The spies are all
white guys with the initial J.B.
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Oh, my God. Justin Bieber.
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But, in actuality,
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Black people have a long history
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of running
intelligence operations.
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For example,
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you may know Harriet Tubman
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for her work freeing slaves
in the Underground Railroad
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and for popularizing
the bandana.
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But what you may not have known
was that,
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during the Civil War,
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she worked as a spy
for the Union Army.
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That's right.
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Harriet Tubman was a spy,
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and she had a great strategy
for being ignored
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by the Confederates.
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It was called being Black.
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At one point, Harriet Tubman
led 300 Black soldiers
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in a raid
on Southern plantations.
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Can you imagine how terrified
slave owners must have been?
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That was actually when
they invented blackface.
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They put it on and said, "Yeah,
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go get those slave owners."
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Another Black spy
you may not have known about
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is James Wormley Jones,
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who, in 1919,
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became the FBI's first
documented Black special agent.
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In 1922,
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Jones infiltrated
a Black nationalist organization
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led by Marcus Garvey
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and helped get Marcus Garvey
convicted of mail fraud.
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So Jones
didn't just break barriers
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for Black people
in intelligence--
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he also used that intelligence
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to put Black people
behind barriers.
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He was the original Tekashi69.
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He spied on Black people.
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Like a bitch.
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But Black folk didn't just spy
for the U.S. government.
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There were also spies
like Josephine Baker,
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who moved to France
in the 1920s,
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where she became
a world-famous singer.
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When the Nazis invaded France
in World War II,
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Baker smuggled
secret messages and maps
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for the French resistance.
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When she heard
something valuable,
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she would write it down,
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pin the note to her underwear,
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and relayed the information back
to Paris.
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And that's harder
than it sounds.
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One time, in grade school,
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I tried pinning a secret note
to my drawers.
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Ended up pinning
my booty cheeks together.
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Suffice it to say,
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the school nurse was very aware
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about my secret crush on Tricia.
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Well, that's all the time
we have for today.
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I'm Roy Wood Jr.
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This has been CP Time from Home.
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And, remember,
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we're for the culture.
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We got to tell the feds
about Justin Bieber.
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Somebody need to call Joe Biden.
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Oh, my God.
Joe Biden's a J.B., too!
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These spies are everywhere!
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? ?
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Thank you so much for that, Roy.
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All right, when we come back,
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Radha Blank will talk
about her brand-new movie
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that's getting Oscar buzz.
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So stick around.
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Welcome back to The Daily
Social Distancing Show.
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Earlier today, I spoke
with writer, director,
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and performer Radha Blank.
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We talked about her
critically-acclaimed debut film
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based on her life
and where she goes from here.
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I think there's a way to smooth
things over with Whitman.
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-If we can just...
-Got off 145. Guess who pass.
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-What? -A skinny white dude
with the fattest ass.
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Yo, he was standing
with his Becky.
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When her eyes met mine,
she looked away
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like she was shamed, G.
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They must've had...
? a real love. ?
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Or that bitch had a fetish
for some Black girl butt
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but a butt,
but a butt painted white,
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connected
to this pink ding-a-ling.
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It made me sing.
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? White man
with a Black woman's butt ?
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? How you carry
all that back there? ?
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? What the (bleep)? ?
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Yes. What the (bleep)?
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Radha Blank, welcome to The
Daily Social Distancing Show.
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Yup. Thank you for having me.
I'm such a fan.
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Everyone is a fan of yours.
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I should be the one
who's thanking you,
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because I'm going
to read a list of just some
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of your latest achievements
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and all the accolades
that your film is garnering.
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You have the New York Critics
Best First Film Award,
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the Sundance Directing Award,
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the L.A. Critics
Next Generation Award,
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the Black Critics
Rising Star Award.
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Everyone has been showering you
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and your film
with so many awards,
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I feel bad
that I don't have an award.
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-I should just give you one.
Here. -Yeah?
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I'm giving you the World Cup.
Congratulations, Radha.
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You have won The Daily Show
World Cup Award.
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00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:49,514
Oh, my goodness.
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00:20:49,548 --> 00:20:53,652
Like, it has been
quite a ride for you.
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Are you just surfing
on this wave of success?
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I'm-I'm doing my best, Trevor.
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I mean, it's weird
because it's all happening
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in a square, in a virtual world.
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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.