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Yo, quick question.
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You know, everyone's talking
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about, like,
the four-day work week,
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and everyone's talking about,
like, how you can limit times...
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You know what I realized
the other day?
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I was like, I feel
like whoever invented companies
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and, like, working and shit,
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they tricked
every single one of us.
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Why do we act like the weekend
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is, like, different days
to the weekdays?
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Who tricked us
into this bullshit?
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Can somebody tell me that?
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'Cause then there's, like...
Yeah, there's-there's two.
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There's only two on the weekend.
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Then we work on...
'Cause that's the weekday.
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Who said that?
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How did we accept this
as a trick?
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They're all the same day.
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They literally...
There's no difference.
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You... But then they're like...
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You know? And people
who own companies are like,
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"We would love to,
but there's only two.
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"There's only two of them.
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"We would give you more
if there were more,
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but there are only two of them."
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And then we're like,
"Yeah, there's only two of them.
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Thanks for trying, companies."
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There's only two of them.
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If there were more days
that they could give them...
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The weekend only has two days.
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Who made that rule?
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How did they trick us?
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Why do we not work
the two or three days
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and then be like,
"The weekend is four days"?
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'Cause who-who can tell me
that a weekend is long enough?
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You have to, like, crow-crowbar
your Friday into the weekend.
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"It's Friday!"
Friday's not even the weekend.
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Now you have to, like...
Enough joy and energy
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to start enjoying the weekend,
'cause Sunday,
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you're stressed out
about the Monday.
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Technically, the weekend...
You need four...
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You need four days
for a weekend.
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You need one day to party,
one day to recover,
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one day to chill,
and then one day
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to prepare for work.
I think that's fair.
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And then three days,
we work our asses off.
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Then we go back
to the four days.
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I mean, this is just me,
and these are my opinions.
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Three-day week.
Why are we negotiating
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for a four-day week
like it's a nice thing?
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Three-day week, people.
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Then they'd be like,
"But the economy."
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The economy
is a-a made-up thing.
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-(siren wails in distance)
-Ah, shit.
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The cops are coming
for me already.
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(laughing)
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Hey. What's going on, everybody?
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Welcome to The Daily Show.
I'm Trevor Noah.
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Let's jump straight
into today's headlines.
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We kick things off with tourism:
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when you cheat on your hometown
to spice things up.
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As we begin to move past COVID,
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the world is opening up
for travel again.
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But the pause has given
some major tourist destinations
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a chance to rethink
how they want to operate.
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For instance, Venice, Italy,
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the only city
where drivers have canal rage.
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They just announced
that it's going to have
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an entrance fee
with electronic turnstiles.
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Yeah. So, it'll be
like the New York subway
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but less flooded.
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And now the island of Bali,
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one of the finest
and most Instagrammed
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tourist destinations
in the world,
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is saying that as it reopens,
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it is also instituting
some new guidelines.
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NEWSWOMAN:
The Indonesian government says
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they now want to focus
on attracting
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what they're calling
quality tourists:
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those that spend more money,
stay longer
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and respect
the Balinese culture.
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NEWSMAN: One government official
stated openly,
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"We do not want backpackers."
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I mean, yeah. Of course
Bali doesn't want backpackers.
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Nobody wants backpackers.
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I don't think
there's any country in the world
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that's like, "Come, backpackers.
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"Wash your filthy underwear
at our pristine beaches,
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"then go back to your hostels
and spread chlamydia.
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This is what tourism is about."
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So, look, you can't blame Bali
for wanting to be selective
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about who they invite
into their country.
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I mean, tourism is a business.
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If you're running a business,
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would you want poor people
coming in
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and barely spending
any money? No.
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You'd want rich people
who can pay you
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to cook and clean
and dance for them
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while they laugh at how weird
your local outfits are.
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Wait, what?
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And, honestly, I wish New York
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would start handpicking
its visitors, as well.
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You know? Then we could kick out
all those tourists
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who stop in the middle of every
single block to take a picture.
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You guys never seen
a building before?
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It's a big thing with windows.
You don't just stop and...
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Who are you taking
these pictures for?
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Who in your country is like,
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"Oh, wow. Yes, yes.
This is the best picture
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"of the Empire State Building
I've seen.
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Ah, I didn't have Google.
I'm glad you took this picture."
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Like, you don't have to stop
every single time.
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It's not something
you have to do.
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-Anyway...
-KOSTA: Trevor.
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Trevor, thank you.
Just want to say thank you.
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Uh, I know
you're doing your thing,
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and I'm not gonna
interrupt a lot,
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but the Wi-Fi was down
at my apartment, so--
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ever since I stopped
paying the bill--
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so I'm just gonna pop on here,
and I'll...
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You work. I work.
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That's why it's called WeWork.
Okay?
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-Thanks, buddy. -That's
not why it's called WeWork,
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first of all. Second of all,
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Internet is not down.
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The Wi-Fi is not down.
You didn't pay for it.
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And last and most importantly,
I agreed to this
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because you said
you weren't gonna interrupt.
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-(stammers) -That's
the only reason I said yes.
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But that was an excellent take
as well.
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So I don't know if you need,
like, a little bit of a...
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'Cause I-I agree with you
on backpackers.
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I don't trust backpackers.
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You know, think about
who uses backpacks. 'Kay?
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Drug dealers, terrorists,
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children.
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'Kay? Three of the worst groups
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you'd ever want to be in
a hotel room or airplane with.
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So I'm with you.
You do your thing, I'll do--
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Oh, I-- Your password,
it was so simple.
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I just changed it
to something more secure.
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Can I tell you quick?
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"Daiquiri
marshmallow camouflage."
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Three of the most
commonly misspelled words.
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I also misspelled the words,
so now nobody can hack in.
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You're welcome. Here we go.
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You do your thing.
I won't interrupt.
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All right?
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I feel like
I'm gonna regret this.
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-Let's move on. -Thank you, bro.
Honestly though.
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That's the last thing I'll say,
is just-- is thank you
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and I'll keep it down. So...
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(bleep), this coffee's hot.
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Okay. Sorry. Go ahead.
(clears throat)
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All right, well, let's move on.
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Because there's something
very weird that is happening
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on a street in San Francisco.
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And I'm not talking
about that curvy one,
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although that is weird.
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I mean, get your life together,
street. You look ridiculous.
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No, what's happening
is that San Francisco
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is one of the cities
where they're testing
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self-driving cars.
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And for some reason, lately,
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all these cars are getting stuck
in the same dead-end street.
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Nobody knows why it's happening,
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and it's totally freaking
people out.
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NEWSMAN: They come all day,
right to the end of 15th Avenue,
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where there's nothing else
to do but make some kind
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of a multi-point turn and
head out the way they came in.
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Now, not long after that car
is gone,
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there will be another,
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which will make
the same turn and leave
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before another car shows up
and does the exact same thing.
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WOMAN: There are some days
where it can be up to 50.
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I mean, it's literally
every five minutes.
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NEWSMAN: At several points
today, they showed up
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on top of each other.
These cars,
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packed with technology,
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stopping in a queue
as if completely baffled
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by a dead end?
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It's a little bit peculiar.
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Yeah, it's a lot peculiar.
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But I think what's happening
here's pretty obvious.
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There's a Roomba
in one of those apartments
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all those robot cars
are trying to smash.
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And, look, I don't know why
everyone is so upset about this.
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The thing that everyone wants
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is for self-driving cars
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to become just like humans,
right?
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And now look at them.
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They're making wrong turns
down a dead-end street
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just like humans.
We did it, people!
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This is artificial intelligence!
(laughs)
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Honestly, I don't even think
this is a coincidence.
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I don't think it's a coincidence
that they keep coming back
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to a dead end.
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I mean, if I was a robot,
the whole concept of death,
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that would be fascinating.
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They're probably
in that dead end like,
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"So the road
just stops existing?
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Should we do that
to the humans?"
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Yo, I-I-- Yeah, sorry,
I have to jump in here
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'cause I'm overhearing,
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but I actually think
these are dumb robots.
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They keep going to the dead end.
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This makes me happy.
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Everyone's afraid of robots
taking over the world
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and killing humans.
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These robots
can't even figure out a street.
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You know what I mean?
This makes me h--
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Humans still got it.
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That's my take.
(whoops)
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That's a hot take, bro!
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Sorry. I'm not gonna interrupt
too much more.
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But...
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you know, everyone says, like,
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drones and missiles
and watch out--
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they're self-aware.
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They can't even figure out
a dead end, Trevor.
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I don't know who writes
this stuff for you,
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but, like, I-I got Word open.
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You want a pretzel or anything?
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You good?
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That was actually
a pretty good joke.
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I'm-I'm not gonna lie.
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Yeah. Bro, why do you think
I dress this way?
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I could be in sweats, but I see
the way your writers dress.
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(chuckles): Oh-ho-ho-ho.
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I'm here, bro. I'm just...
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Camouflage daiquiri marshmallow.
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All right, that's all the time
we've got for the headlines.
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Let's move on to our top story.
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The COVID pandemic
may be winding down in America--
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I hope-- but as society
continues to open up again,
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we're not going back
to the way things were before.
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And for some people, that means
rethinking their jobs,
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which is the topic
of our latest installment
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of Getting Back to Normal-ish.
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Quitting your job is a rite
of passage for everyone,
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whether you're turning in
your two-weeks' notice
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because you're going to college,
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or turning in
your two-seconds' notice
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before they find
all the printer cartridges
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you've stuffed in your pants.
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And America just set
a new record
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for how many people
are calling it quits.
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NEWSWOMAN: It's being called
"The Great Resignation."
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A record number of Americans
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are telling their bosses,
"I quit."
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According to a new
Labor Department report,
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4.3 million people quit
in August.
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That's the highest number
of people quitting on record,
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dating back
to more than 20 years.
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And that's up from four million
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who walked away
from jobs in June.
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NEWSWOMAN 2: Leading
the quitters-- restaurant, hotel
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and retail employees.
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892,000 workers
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in food and accommodations
quit in the month,
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721,000 employees in retail.
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Workers in state
and local government
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education also quit
by the thousands.
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NEWSWOMAN 3: There are more jobs
available now
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than ever before
in U.S. history.
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Many businesses are suffering
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from a major shortage
of workers.
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With the 10.4 million jobs open,
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employers are scrambling
to find help.
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That's right. More people
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than ever before
are quitting their jobs.
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Restaurant workers are quitting.
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Teachers are quitting.
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Katie Couric
quit being a journalist.
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And some of the numbers
are crazy.
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700,000 people quit
retail jobs!
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Which explains why
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the T.J. Maxx I went to
yesterday looked like
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it was hit by a tornado.
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What?
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Oh, it...
it always looks that way?
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No. The-the shoes were
on the roof.
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So many workers have left,
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pretty soon every business is
just going to be self-service.
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Like, you realize you're going
to have to make your own food
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at a restaurant.
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Or you're gonna have
to give yourself a root canal.
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Or even worst, at strip clubs,
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you're gonna be dancing
for yourself in the mirror.
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"Oh, yeah, I like that, don't I?
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"I'm gonna give me
all my money.
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Man, the strippers
in this club are really sad."
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By the way, can I ask you guys
a question?
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-Like, why is everything in
America "the great?" -(laughter)
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Like, do you ever...
you ever think about that?
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It's, like,
The Great Depression,
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the great recession,
the great resignation,
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The Great Gatsby.
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I mean, like, the dude got shot
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in a swimming pool
like a little bitch.
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What's great about that?
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Anyway,
you-you might be wondering
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why everyone is quitting now.
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Like, right now,
why is everyone quitting?
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I mean, people have wanted
to quit their jobs
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since the beginning of time,
right,
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all the way back
to caveman days.
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The guy who sharpened the stones
by hitting them
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against other stones--
he hated his job.
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He wanted to dance, but music
hadn't been invented yet.
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But it turns out
there isn't one reason
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people are quitting their jobs,
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because the pandemic has
given people a million reasons
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to quit their job.
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NEWSWOMAN: Americans are looking
for better pay,
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better working conditions
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and more flexible
working arrangements.
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Some have eldercare and
childcare responsibilities
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in this pandemic.
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NEWSWOMAN 2:
Some say they feel burned out
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after working through a year
that had so many challenges.
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Three million to four million
people are still saying,
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"I am fearful for my health,
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"for the health
of my loved ones,
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"and therefore,
unwilling to take jobs
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where the risk
of contagion is higher."
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MAN: Millions of Americans
worked from home
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over the last year,
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and will likely quit rather
than go back to the office.
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NEWSWOMAN 3: Anastasia longed
to return to working from home,
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and bravely asked the question.
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Well, why can't I have that?
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Like, we did... we did have it.
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We all worked from home.
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So why can't...
why can't I still have that?
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Because, I mean, yeah, look,
you know what? She has a point.
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For companies
that had people work from home
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during the pandemic,
everything seemed fine.
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They kept making money,
they kept making a profit.
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Which really made a lot
of people wonder
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what the point of coming back
into the office is.
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Like, why sit
in two hours of traffic
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to then sit at a computer
that has the same Internet
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as my computer at home?
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Except everyone here can see
that I'm looking at porn.
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I mean, honestly, I think
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companies are playing
a dangerous game here.
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If you're telling employees
the only time
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they can work from home is
when there's a global pandemic,
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you're gonna have people trying
to start another pandemic.
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There's gonna be people sneaking
into the zoo like,
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"All right, let's see what
happens when I bite this turtle?
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"Aah! Okay, nothing there.
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Guess I got
to try banging that snake."
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But it's not just a desire
to work from home.
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There are so many reasons
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that people are quitting
their jobs right now.
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Some people don't feel safe
because of COVID.
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Some people
don't have childcare.
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Some people are burned out.
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And some people just want to
try their luck in Squid Game.
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I mean, it's a lot of money.
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You know, if you ignore
all the people who died,
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it's a pretty inspiring story.
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But there's another reason
people are quitting.
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And honestly,
I think this reason is one
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of the most interesting,
because it comes from a deeper,
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almost philosophical place.
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For a lot of people, the
pandemic has changed their minds
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about life, really,
and what's important.
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And for some people,
that means changing careers.
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A growing number of them are
not jumping
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to a new full-time job,
but just taking a break.
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They are saying, "I don't want
another full-time job right now.
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"I want to hit pause,
maybe learn some new skills,
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"take a breather, um,
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and maybe plot a new direction
in my career."
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It was a lot of reflection time.
"I know what I want
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out of my career, might as well
just make the move."
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NEWSWOMAN:
42-year-old Dan Nikolaescu
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had spent more than two decades
in the restaurant industry.
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But he says a year home
with his wife and two kids
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changed his perspective.
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Nikolaescu was hoping
to trade mixology for mycology,
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mushroom farming.
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Is there money
in mushroom farming?
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I guess I have to find out.
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(laughs)
But we can't always pursue
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only the financial side
of things.
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There is no rewind button
in life, right?
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The man that ties women
to train tracks is right--
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there is more to life
than making money.
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And the pandemic
has forced people to reconsider
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00:14:44,151 --> 00:14:46,286
whether their jobs
were really how they wanted
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to spend their entire lives.
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00:14:48,388 --> 00:14:51,091
And I'm not just talking about
boring office jobs, either.
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I mean,
this guy was mixing cocktails,
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I'm assuming in the 1800s,
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and even he wanted to try
something new.
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And I'll be honest,
I think it's great that people
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are pursuing their dreams.
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00:15:02,436 --> 00:15:03,737
But...
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I also think we need, like,
a google doc or something,
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just, you know, to make sure
we're balancing things out.
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00:15:08,375 --> 00:15:11,111
Like, think about it, we can't
have a society where everybody
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is pursuing
their quirky second careers.
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I'm all for mushroom farmers,
but I still need a proctologist.
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00:15:18,318 --> 00:15:20,687
Those M&Ms
aren't gonna remove themselves.
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Now, obviously, most people
won't or can't leave their jobs,
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so these quitters
are a very small minority.
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But the quitters are
still having a broader impact,
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because with so many workers
willing to leave their jobs,
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companies are forced to make
the jobs more appealing.
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NEWSMAN:
A pandemic-forced power shift.
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Employees gaining the upper hand
and making lifestyle demands
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with employers hoping
to keep them happy.
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NEWSWOMAN: Some companies
are changing their policies
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to adapt to the times, offering
more perks and flexibility.
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REI, the apparel retailer,
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gave up
their headquarters building
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in favor
of creating satellite offices,
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so that people could go to work
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but go to work
in a smaller office
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that would be closer
to their home.
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00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:11,038
LinkedIn is leaving
the office behind for good.
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The networking website says
most of its 16,000 employees
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will be allowed
to work remotely full-time.
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The crowdfunding platform
Kickstarter says it's gearing up
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to test a four-day work week.
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The popular dating app Bumble
closing its offices
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this entire week
to give its staff a break.
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00:16:26,854 --> 00:16:29,623
Nike, they just gave
a week off to their employees
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00:16:29,723 --> 00:16:32,092
so that their employees
can really recharge.
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Yes, finally!
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Finally, people!
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00:16:36,296 --> 00:16:37,698
It's great that companies
are starting to be
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a little more flexible.
447
00:16:39,700 --> 00:16:41,134
And you know who deserves
the most credit?
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00:16:41,235 --> 00:16:43,136
Spirit Airlines.
449
00:16:43,237 --> 00:16:44,938
They were way ahead
of the curve on this.
450
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Yeah, the guy who cleans
their airplanes,
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he's been working from home
for years.
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00:16:49,476 --> 00:16:51,144
And you know what sort of sucks?
453
00:16:51,245 --> 00:16:52,579
what sort of sucks
about this thing
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is how it's all
the white-collar jobs
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that are getting more flexible.
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Because I know anyone
in any job can get burned out,
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00:16:58,418 --> 00:17:00,754
don't get me wrong,
but I would love to see
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the staffs
of Kickstarter and Bumble
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00:17:02,823 --> 00:17:04,691
try to explain
how burned out they are
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to a group of coalminers in,
like, West Virginia.
461
00:17:07,494 --> 00:17:12,266
We had this one customer who
just would not verify his email!
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00:17:12,366 --> 00:17:14,635
I mean, how was your day?
463
00:17:14,735 --> 00:17:17,070
Carl died.
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00:17:17,171 --> 00:17:19,673
Yeah, so you totally get it.
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I will say, though,
the one company
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we really can't afford
to lose employees is GoFundMe.
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00:17:25,946 --> 00:17:28,248
Like, they better make the jobs
more flexible.
468
00:17:28,348 --> 00:17:30,417
We can't have
GoFundMe employees quitting.
469
00:17:30,517 --> 00:17:32,953
American health care
depends on it!
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So, look, at the end of the day,
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anytime humans experience
a massive life change,
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it changes what they expect
from their work.
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And these changes
could be anything--
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having a kid, getting divorced,
losing a loved one.
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00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:50,470
And the pandemic has done that
to everyone in different ways.
476
00:17:50,571 --> 00:17:52,072
Hell, it's even done that to me.
477
00:17:52,139 --> 00:17:55,175
Like, I thought I was gonna host
The Daily Show forever,
478
00:17:55,275 --> 00:17:57,211
but now I don't know.
479
00:17:57,311 --> 00:17:58,445
And I heard
there's a job opening
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for a guy
with a badass mustache
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to make cocktails, and I think
I might be interested.
482
00:18:03,851 --> 00:18:05,385
All right, when we come back,
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John Legend is joining us
on the show,
484
00:18:07,321 --> 00:18:10,724
and we'll figure out
the best way to offend aliens.
485
00:18:10,824 --> 00:18:13,193
John Legend.
That guy is the legend.
486
00:18:13,293 --> 00:18:14,661
What are you...
Are you still here?
487
00:18:14,761 --> 00:18:16,897
Oh, my battery's been dead,
dude. I'm enjoying the show.
488
00:18:17,030 --> 00:18:19,199
You do a good job at this, man.
489
00:18:19,299 --> 00:18:20,934
-Well, thanks you, but...
-Yeah.
490
00:18:21,034 --> 00:18:23,036
This has got a future,
this show.
491
00:18:23,070 --> 00:18:24,538
You don't--
don't be here for John...
492
00:18:24,638 --> 00:18:26,440
Can we get him out before
John Legend comes in, guys?
493
00:18:26,540 --> 00:18:28,208
Do you have a charger
in your office?
494
00:18:28,308 --> 00:18:30,577
-I don't have anything. -Do you
have a toilet in your office?
495
00:18:30,677 --> 00:18:33,380
-Yeah, I do. You can use it.
-Okay. Done. 'Cause...
496
00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,148
You know what I mean?
497
00:18:35,249 --> 00:18:37,551
-Yeah. Just go.
-Okay. Thanks. (clears throat)
498
00:18:37,651 --> 00:18:39,586
I'm gonna take the bagel
with me.
499
00:18:45,324 --> 00:18:46,893
I don't know
if you guys heard this story.
500
00:18:46,993 --> 00:18:50,830
Um, Demi Lovato last week
was doing an interview.
501
00:18:50,930 --> 00:18:52,932
Right? Demi Lovato, the artist.
502
00:18:53,032 --> 00:18:54,934
And, um, and said
503
00:18:55,034 --> 00:18:59,038
that we need to stop
using the word "aliens,"
504
00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:02,809
um, when talking about aliens.
505
00:19:02,909 --> 00:19:04,577
But, like, not immigrants.
506
00:19:04,677 --> 00:19:07,313
Like, actual aliens
from outer space.
507
00:19:07,413 --> 00:19:10,516
Because Demi said
that it's derogatory,
508
00:19:10,616 --> 00:19:14,387
so we should just call them ETs,
extraterrestrials.
509
00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:15,822
And it was interesting,
'cause a lot of people...
510
00:19:15,922 --> 00:19:17,256
a lot of people agreed.
511
00:19:17,356 --> 00:19:18,925
Lot of people were like,
"Yeah, no, that's a good point.
512
00:19:19,025 --> 00:19:20,693
We don't want to offend
the people."
513
00:19:20,793 --> 00:19:23,696
And-and here's..
I don't know. Here's the thing.
514
00:19:23,796 --> 00:19:26,065
First of all, I love...
I love Demi.
515
00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:28,701
Like, I've always thought
that Demi is one of, easily,
516
00:19:28,801 --> 00:19:31,237
you know, the best artists
you will ever see perform
517
00:19:31,337 --> 00:19:33,439
and just a-a great talent and...
You know?
518
00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:36,342
But... And I-I understand
what they're trying to do,
519
00:19:36,442 --> 00:19:38,711
but I almost feel like...
520
00:19:38,811 --> 00:19:42,582
I don't know.
People want to be sensitive,
521
00:19:42,682 --> 00:19:44,650
but then some of the things they
want to be sensitive about...
522
00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:46,185
Like-like aliens.
Look, I understand.
523
00:19:46,352 --> 00:19:48,121
You want to be respectful
to aliens. Don't get me wrong.
524
00:19:48,221 --> 00:19:49,889
You know,
we've all seen Independence Day.
525
00:19:49,989 --> 00:19:52,158
When aliens cancel you,
they really cancel you.
526
00:19:52,258 --> 00:19:54,927
But-but sometimes,
I feel like as people,
527
00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:57,363
we're just changing words
for the sake of changing words.
528
00:19:57,430 --> 00:19:58,531
You know?
529
00:19:58,631 --> 00:20:01,067
Like-like
how the acceptable term...
530
00:20:01,167 --> 00:20:02,368
Thank you. Thank you, John.
531
00:20:02,435 --> 00:20:05,505
Like how the acceptable term
for "homeless"
532
00:20:05,605 --> 00:20:07,540
has now become "unhoused."
533
00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,443
And-and I don't know.
Am I crazy?
534
00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:11,811
I feel like it's the same thing.
535
00:20:11,911 --> 00:20:14,080
You know, it seems
like it means the same thing.
536
00:20:14,180 --> 00:20:15,248
It's almost like people think
537
00:20:15,381 --> 00:20:16,749
if they make the term
clunky enough,
538
00:20:16,849 --> 00:20:18,384
then people will stop saying it,
539
00:20:18,484 --> 00:20:20,820
and then homelessness
will be solved.
540
00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:22,955
I mean, or "unhousedlessness"
will be solved.
541
00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:24,857
And-and, like, I...
Here's the thing.
542
00:20:24,957 --> 00:20:26,459
I know it comes
from a good place,
543
00:20:26,559 --> 00:20:28,394
and maybe we have to try,
544
00:20:28,461 --> 00:20:30,396
but I also think
we have to acknowledge
545
00:20:30,496 --> 00:20:32,799
that new words by themselves,
546
00:20:32,899 --> 00:20:35,835
they aren't gonna solve
the problems.
547
00:20:35,935 --> 00:20:37,670
Do-do you know what I mean?
548
00:20:37,770 --> 00:20:40,406
Like, way back in the day,
way back in the day,
549
00:20:40,439 --> 00:20:42,542
right, people
with developmental disabilities
550
00:20:42,642 --> 00:20:44,210
used to be called
"feebleminded."
551
00:20:44,343 --> 00:20:45,478
That's what they were called.
552
00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:48,247
And then doctors said,
"No, that's offensive."
553
00:20:48,347 --> 00:20:49,816
Right? They need a new word.
554
00:20:49,916 --> 00:20:51,918
And so then they came up with--
thanks, Enid--
555
00:20:52,018 --> 00:20:54,086
so then they came up
with "moron."
556
00:20:54,187 --> 00:20:56,856
Right? And they said,
um, "moron."
557
00:20:56,956 --> 00:20:58,658
And then they said,
"No, that's offensive"
558
00:20:58,758 --> 00:21:00,359
and said,
"No, they're not morons.
559
00:21:00,393 --> 00:21:03,229
Um, they just develop
more slowly. They're retarded."
560
00:21:03,362 --> 00:21:04,764
As in "to hold back."
561
00:21:04,864 --> 00:21:06,699
I mean, I can't ev--
Like, even saying that word now,
562
00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:08,167
I'm like, "Ah, you're
not supposed to say that."
563
00:21:08,267 --> 00:21:10,102
And-and the same thing happened
with "special."
564
00:21:10,203 --> 00:21:12,438
Like, when I was a kid,
"special" became the new word.
565
00:21:12,538 --> 00:21:14,373
But then that became offensive.
566
00:21:14,407 --> 00:21:16,843
And, like, now-- I-I just
learned this the other day--
567
00:21:16,943 --> 00:21:20,246
schoolkids today, when they're
trying to insult each other,
568
00:21:20,379 --> 00:21:23,015
they-they say, "DD.
Look at this DD kid,"
569
00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:26,586
as in
"developmentally disabled."
570
00:21:26,686 --> 00:21:28,588
I-I feel like, at some point,
we have to admit
571
00:21:28,688 --> 00:21:30,123
the problem isn't the words.
572
00:21:30,223 --> 00:21:32,959
It's how we treat the people
who the words refer to.
573
00:21:33,059 --> 00:21:35,528
Like, that's the actual thing.
574
00:21:35,628 --> 00:21:37,396
And I'm not saying
we shouldn't try. But it's--
575
00:21:37,463 --> 00:21:38,898
You-you get--
Like, the-the people,
576
00:21:38,998 --> 00:21:40,566
if they want to be assholes
to certain groups,
577
00:21:40,666 --> 00:21:43,769
they're gonna keep finding
the new word for the thing.
578
00:21:43,870 --> 00:21:46,572
A-And it's like, yeah, you want
to change it, but I also--
579
00:21:46,672 --> 00:21:48,508
Yeah. I don't know,
with aliens...
580
00:21:48,608 --> 00:21:50,977
I don't know. I think
sometimes people feel powerless
581
00:21:51,077 --> 00:21:52,478
to make actual changes,
582
00:21:52,578 --> 00:21:54,347
so then they invest
all their energy in making
583
00:21:54,380 --> 00:21:56,482
the small changes
that they actually can see.
584
00:21:56,582 --> 00:21:58,484
You know, Americans see
homeless people and they think,
585
00:21:58,584 --> 00:21:59,886
"Well, the government
is too broken
586
00:21:59,986 --> 00:22:02,355
"to give these people houses,
but the least I can do
587
00:22:02,388 --> 00:22:04,090
"is give them a different name.
588
00:22:04,190 --> 00:22:05,825
You're 'unhoused'!"
589
00:22:05,925 --> 00:22:07,460
"Actually, my name is Peter."
590
00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:08,594
"I'm not trying
to get to know you.
591
00:22:08,694 --> 00:22:09,929
"I'm just trying
to make myself feel better
592
00:22:10,029 --> 00:22:12,131
about your situation. And, no,
I don't have any money."
593
00:22:12,231 --> 00:22:13,199
(man chuckles)
594
00:22:13,366 --> 00:22:15,034
You know?
595
00:22:15,134 --> 00:22:17,370
It's just like... I don't know.
596
00:22:18,604 --> 00:22:21,574
And, like, would aliens...
(sighs) You know?
597
00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:23,242
Would they even speak
the language?
598
00:22:23,376 --> 00:22:25,378
Do you know-- Like, even...
(stammers)
599
00:22:25,444 --> 00:22:27,146
Because think-- You go like,
"We're gonna offend aliens."
600
00:22:27,246 --> 00:22:29,882
This is assuming
that aliens speak the language.
601
00:22:29,982 --> 00:22:31,884
So if the aliens
are smart enough to get here,
602
00:22:31,984 --> 00:22:33,753
either they know all
our language and they would--
603
00:22:33,853 --> 00:22:35,021
then they would understand it.
604
00:22:35,121 --> 00:22:36,422
Or, like, how did they get here?
605
00:22:36,522 --> 00:22:39,192
Like, they're just, like,
random aliens just... You know?
606
00:22:39,292 --> 00:22:41,194
And then you'd be like,
"You are extraterrestrial."
607
00:22:41,327 --> 00:22:43,029
And they'd be like,
"We're actually Globs Glob."
608
00:22:43,129 --> 00:22:45,498
You're like, "I'm sorry. What?"
"We're Globs Glob."
609
00:22:45,598 --> 00:22:46,833
And you're like, "Oh."
610
00:22:46,933 --> 00:22:48,601
They're like,
"What's-what's an E.T.?"
611
00:22:48,701 --> 00:22:50,203
Then you're like, "Oh, you guys
have never seen the movie?
612
00:22:50,336 --> 00:22:53,206
Then we're gonna play
the movie E.T. for them."
613
00:22:53,339 --> 00:22:56,008
And boy, you want to talk
about being canceled.
614
00:22:56,108 --> 00:22:57,910
They're gonna be like,
"I'm sorry.
615
00:22:58,010 --> 00:23:00,346
"That's what you thought
we... we all looked like?
616
00:23:00,413 --> 00:23:01,881
Why do we talk like that?"
617
00:23:01,981 --> 00:23:04,684
"E.T. phone home."
618
00:23:04,784 --> 00:23:08,354
Aliens are gonna be like, "Yo,
yo, yeah, we were just gonna,
619
00:23:08,421 --> 00:23:10,490
"like, to talk to you guys,
but now we might just have...
620
00:23:10,590 --> 00:23:12,492
We might just burn
you all down."
621
00:23:12,592 --> 00:23:14,360
They're like,
"Well, we're just...
622
00:23:14,393 --> 00:23:15,661
"Why did you put us
in the front of the...?
623
00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:17,663
Why didn't we have
our own bicycles?"
624
00:23:17,763 --> 00:23:20,500
"Yeah, we thought
it was cuter like this.
625
00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,369
We just thought it was...
it was cute."
626
00:23:23,436 --> 00:23:27,974
But I don't know. Look,
I get it. I understand it.
627
00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:30,243
But, okay, here's the thing
for me. Here's the thing.
628
00:23:30,376 --> 00:23:33,112
I'm not saying
we shouldn't try as people.
629
00:23:33,212 --> 00:23:34,914
But I do think
we've got to be careful
630
00:23:35,014 --> 00:23:36,682
of being instantly prescriptive
631
00:23:36,782 --> 00:23:38,651
for other people
to take on an idea
632
00:23:38,751 --> 00:23:41,420
that we've just, like,
sort of made for ourselves now.
633
00:23:41,521 --> 00:23:43,556
Did you get what I'm saying?
634
00:23:43,656 --> 00:23:45,324
Like, you can't just say
635
00:23:45,358 --> 00:23:47,226
something is offensive
out of nowhere,
636
00:23:47,326 --> 00:23:49,095
and then, like,
say people are being offensive.
637
00:23:49,195 --> 00:23:50,530
Because people have to catch...
638
00:23:50,630 --> 00:23:52,198
Like, language has to change.
People have to catch up.
639
00:23:52,331 --> 00:23:55,001
So, it's weird for me.
And please, don't get me wrong.
640
00:23:55,101 --> 00:23:56,669
Again, I have nothing
against Demi.
641
00:23:56,769 --> 00:23:58,538
I think Demi knows this,
but I just think
642
00:23:58,638 --> 00:23:59,939
when we have these conversations
in public...
643
00:24:00,039 --> 00:24:01,674
'Cause it's not just this.
644
00:24:01,774 --> 00:24:02,975
So many stories
where people are like,
645
00:24:03,075 --> 00:24:04,343
"Oh, you're a bad person
because..."
646
00:24:04,377 --> 00:24:06,112
It's like, "No,
you just told me a new rule.
647
00:24:06,212 --> 00:24:09,415
Give me a moment
to, like, catch up to it."
648
00:24:09,515 --> 00:24:12,919
That's... that's all I think.
649
00:24:13,019 --> 00:24:15,455
Anyway, John Legend
is up next, right?
650
00:24:15,555 --> 00:24:17,690
I'll talk to him about this.
651
00:24:19,558 --> 00:24:20,592
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
652
00:24:20,692 --> 00:24:22,727
My guest tonight
is EGOT-winning artist
653
00:24:22,828 --> 00:24:24,529
and activist John Legend.
654
00:24:24,629 --> 00:24:26,331
He's here to talk
about his brand-new initiative
655
00:24:26,431 --> 00:24:28,800
that works with local
governments and communities
656
00:24:28,900 --> 00:24:31,436
to fight
institutionalized racism.
657
00:24:31,536 --> 00:24:33,705
-John Legend,
welcome to the show. -Trevor.
658
00:24:33,805 --> 00:24:35,440
-It's good to be back.
-How you doing, my friend?
659
00:24:35,540 --> 00:24:37,642
-I'm doing very well.
-It's, uh, it's good to see you.
660
00:24:37,742 --> 00:24:39,277
You know, I was just thinking
about this today
661
00:24:39,377 --> 00:24:41,079
when I... when I was preparing
for the interview,
662
00:24:41,179 --> 00:24:44,082
and I was like,
you have 12 Grammys.
663
00:24:44,182 --> 00:24:46,351
-Yes.
-You have an Oscar.
664
00:24:46,451 --> 00:24:48,086
You have, what, two Emmys?
665
00:24:48,186 --> 00:24:49,988
-Yes.
-And you have a Tony.
666
00:24:50,088 --> 00:24:51,223
And you have the Oscar
667
00:24:51,323 --> 00:24:53,024
that they took away from you,
as well.
668
00:24:53,125 --> 00:24:55,393
Well, that was never mine
to begin with.
669
00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:57,395
(both laugh)
670
00:24:57,496 --> 00:24:59,631
I was never gonna
actually get a trophy for that
671
00:24:59,731 --> 00:25:00,932
'cause they only give it
to three producers
672
00:25:01,032 --> 00:25:02,467
-when you win Best Picture.
-Oh. Okay. Okay.
673
00:25:02,567 --> 00:25:04,035
-Yeah, but...
-So, I was never gonna get that.
674
00:25:04,136 --> 00:25:06,772
But I was up onstage,
and I was, uh, shocked
675
00:25:06,872 --> 00:25:08,140
just like everyone else
676
00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,475
-when it went down.
-But-but, I mean... (laughs)
677
00:25:10,575 --> 00:25:12,144
-You remember it?
-Oh, I remember it.
678
00:25:12,244 --> 00:25:14,212
-Everyone remembers it. -This
is... La La Land gets called up.
679
00:25:14,312 --> 00:25:17,449
-Warren Beatty and, uh,
Faye Dunaway. -Yep. Yep.
680
00:25:17,549 --> 00:25:19,251
They-they call us up onstage.
681
00:25:19,351 --> 00:25:22,220
And they were confused, too,
because they had the wrong card.
682
00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:23,755
-Right. -And they were
looking at it like,
683
00:25:23,855 --> 00:25:25,323
"Uh, this is not
the Best Picture,
684
00:25:25,424 --> 00:25:26,825
"but it is an actor's name
685
00:25:26,925 --> 00:25:29,895
from what everyone thinks
is going to win Best Picture."
686
00:25:29,995 --> 00:25:33,064
And, so, they just said, "Okay,
we'll just say La La Land."
687
00:25:33,165 --> 00:25:35,267
They brought us up onstage,
688
00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:39,504
and it turns out
we never won to begin with.
689
00:25:39,671 --> 00:25:40,772
And it was Moonlight.
690
00:25:40,872 --> 00:25:43,175
What-what sticks
in your memory more,
691
00:25:43,275 --> 00:25:45,076
winning your first Oscar
692
00:25:45,177 --> 00:25:47,879
or having
your first Oscar moment taken?
693
00:25:47,979 --> 00:25:49,314
-What do you... What do you
remember more? -(chuckles)
694
00:25:49,414 --> 00:25:51,450
-Winning my first Oscar,
because that was... -Okay. Okay.
695
00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:53,785
That was monumental.
We performed "Glory,"
696
00:25:53,885 --> 00:25:56,588
-me and Common, and it was
such a moment. -Yeah. Yeah.
697
00:25:56,688 --> 00:25:59,691
And we knew, uh,
how important it was
698
00:25:59,758 --> 00:26:01,560
for us to win
on behalf of that film
699
00:26:01,693 --> 00:26:03,228
-and what that film represented.
-Uh-huh.
700
00:26:03,328 --> 00:26:05,697
And for us to get up there
and be able to give a speech
701
00:26:05,797 --> 00:26:07,099
on behalf of the movement,
702
00:26:07,199 --> 00:26:09,468
it was a powerful moment.
So, I'll never forget that.
703
00:26:09,568 --> 00:26:12,504
-But I'll also never forget
the La La Land moment. -(laughs)
704
00:26:12,604 --> 00:26:14,272
Let's talk a little bit
about-about what you've done
705
00:26:14,372 --> 00:26:15,607
-since then.
-Yes.
706
00:26:15,707 --> 00:26:17,476
Over-over the years--
I would say maybe it's been
707
00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:20,112
over the past ten, 15 years,
708
00:26:20,212 --> 00:26:22,447
we've noticed
John Legend shift from being
709
00:26:22,547 --> 00:26:24,449
John Legend just on the keys
710
00:26:24,549 --> 00:26:26,418
to John Legend out
in the streets.
711
00:26:26,518 --> 00:26:29,554
We've seen John Legend fighting
for incarcerated people
712
00:26:29,654 --> 00:26:31,256
to not have to spend time
behind bars
713
00:26:31,356 --> 00:26:32,357
because they can't pay bail.
714
00:26:32,457 --> 00:26:34,226
We-We've seen
John Legend fighting
715
00:26:34,326 --> 00:26:36,294
for-for people's rights,
for voting rights.
716
00:26:36,394 --> 00:26:37,729
-We've seen John Legend...
-Yeah.
717
00:26:37,829 --> 00:26:40,132
This shift has-has become
more and more aggressive
718
00:26:40,232 --> 00:26:42,267
-over time, in a good way.
-Yeah.
719
00:26:42,367 --> 00:26:45,137
I-I'd love to know
where that came from.
720
00:26:45,237 --> 00:26:47,739
Like, how do you go from singing
love songs to going, like,
721
00:26:47,839 --> 00:26:49,207
"No, you know what,
I'm also gonna get out there
722
00:26:49,307 --> 00:26:51,042
in the streets
and-and fight for these things"?
723
00:26:51,143 --> 00:26:53,078
Well, it came from all
the artists I looked up to,
724
00:26:53,178 --> 00:26:55,380
because I looked up to people
like Paul Robeson
725
00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:58,083
and Nina Simone and
Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye,
726
00:26:58,183 --> 00:27:01,019
-artists who always used their
platform... -Interesting. Okay.
727
00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,421
...to tell the world
what was going on,
728
00:27:03,522 --> 00:27:05,424
not just in their music
729
00:27:05,524 --> 00:27:08,693
but also going out there
and funding, uh, protests,
730
00:27:08,794 --> 00:27:10,562
uh, like Harry Belafonte
used to do,
731
00:27:10,695 --> 00:27:13,331
going out and marching with
people like they used to do,
732
00:27:13,432 --> 00:27:16,067
singing at these protests,
like Mahalia Jackson used to do.
733
00:27:16,168 --> 00:27:18,403
These were artists
that I always looked up to.
734
00:27:18,503 --> 00:27:20,539
And when I was 15,
I even wrote an essay.
735
00:27:20,639 --> 00:27:23,742
Uh, it was a Black History
Month, like, essay competition.
736
00:27:23,842 --> 00:27:25,544
-I wondered if this was true.
-Yes.
737
00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:27,546
And it's true.
I wrote this when I was 15.
738
00:27:27,646 --> 00:27:29,114
And they said, "How are you
gonna make Black history?"
739
00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:31,750
And my essay,
in 500 words or less,
740
00:27:31,850 --> 00:27:34,886
I said that I'm gonna become
a successful artist.
741
00:27:34,986 --> 00:27:38,390
I'm gonna become a musician,
uh, and-and do what I love,
742
00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:39,691
which is making music,
743
00:27:39,791 --> 00:27:42,127
but I'm also gonna use
the platform that I gained
744
00:27:42,227 --> 00:27:44,062
from becoming
a successful musician
745
00:27:44,162 --> 00:27:45,730
to try to make change
in the world.
746
00:27:45,831 --> 00:27:48,233
It's a-- It's-it's such an
interesting journey to get into,
747
00:27:48,333 --> 00:27:50,102
at the age of 15, saying,
"I'm gonna become
748
00:27:50,202 --> 00:27:52,671
"a successful recording artist,
not just for the music
749
00:27:52,737 --> 00:27:54,039
"and not just for the--
for the fame
750
00:27:54,139 --> 00:27:55,674
but also because I want
to use the platform."
751
00:27:55,740 --> 00:27:57,142
-And that's what you've done.
I mean... -Yeah.
752
00:27:57,242 --> 00:27:59,911
-Your-your latest initiative,
HUMANLEVEL... -Yeah.
753
00:28:00,011 --> 00:28:02,681
...it's a really interesting
one, because, for a long time,
754
00:28:02,714 --> 00:28:04,483
people have argued that...
755
00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:06,218
many people who are activists
756
00:28:06,318 --> 00:28:08,320
or many people who want
to get involved in politics
757
00:28:08,420 --> 00:28:10,689
-like to get involved at, like,
the flashy levels. -Mm-hmm.
758
00:28:10,755 --> 00:28:12,390
-You know? Who's running
for president? -Yes.
759
00:28:12,491 --> 00:28:14,826
Who's governor? Who's going
for this? Who's going for that?
760
00:28:14,926 --> 00:28:17,162
HUMANLEVEL seems like it's like,
"No, it's on the ground.
761
00:28:17,262 --> 00:28:18,330
It's not flashy."
762
00:28:18,430 --> 00:28:19,664
And you argue
it's what actually counts.
763
00:28:19,765 --> 00:28:21,666
It's in the trenches.
764
00:28:21,767 --> 00:28:24,102
And I-I joked
with our cofounders,
765
00:28:24,202 --> 00:28:26,371
"We got to make
local government sexy."
766
00:28:26,471 --> 00:28:28,273
Because what-what really happens
767
00:28:28,373 --> 00:28:30,942
and where resources
get allocated,
768
00:28:31,042 --> 00:28:32,344
where priorities are set...
769
00:28:32,444 --> 00:28:34,279
You know, we-we notice
the big bills
770
00:28:34,379 --> 00:28:36,381
-that came out of Washington.
-Right.
771
00:28:36,481 --> 00:28:38,517
But even though big bills,
a lot of the times,
772
00:28:38,650 --> 00:28:41,520
the resource allocation happens
on a local level.
773
00:28:41,653 --> 00:28:44,422
And so, we want voices
in the room who are saying,
774
00:28:44,523 --> 00:28:47,159
"Let's look out for people
who have been marginalized,
775
00:28:47,259 --> 00:28:49,194
people who have been
ignored before."
776
00:28:49,294 --> 00:28:50,862
You see these stories come up
all the time.
777
00:28:50,962 --> 00:28:52,798
-Obviously, Flint was one
of the most famous. -Mm-hmm.
778
00:28:52,898 --> 00:28:54,099
Recently, we've seen it again
779
00:28:54,199 --> 00:28:56,067
where you get
underprivileged communities,
780
00:28:56,168 --> 00:28:57,469
-oftentimes Black communities...
-Yes.
781
00:28:57,569 --> 00:28:59,671
-...where lead pipes are
poisoning their water. -Yes.
782
00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:01,106
A lot of the time
people don't seem
783
00:29:01,206 --> 00:29:03,542
-to understand where
that comes from. -Yes.
784
00:29:03,675 --> 00:29:05,544
You know, they'll say, "Oh, the
governor needs to do something.
785
00:29:05,677 --> 00:29:07,012
The president needs
to do something."
786
00:29:07,112 --> 00:29:08,713
For someone who completely
doesn't understand, they go,
787
00:29:08,814 --> 00:29:10,248
"John Legend,
what are you talking about?"
788
00:29:10,348 --> 00:29:11,950
What is an example of something
789
00:29:12,050 --> 00:29:16,455
that people don't realize is
decided on this ground level?
790
00:29:16,555 --> 00:29:18,924
Well, in Michigan-- that, I
think, was mostly a state issue.
791
00:29:19,024 --> 00:29:21,259
-So it was the governor
and-and their staff... -Right.
792
00:29:21,359 --> 00:29:24,629
...deciding how they were gonna
handle a water issue in Flint.
793
00:29:24,729 --> 00:29:27,032
And it had disastrous,
uh, repercussions
794
00:29:27,132 --> 00:29:28,433
for the city of Flint.
795
00:29:28,533 --> 00:29:30,135
But there are
so many decisions.
796
00:29:30,235 --> 00:29:32,104
For instance, so many people
have been protesting
797
00:29:32,204 --> 00:29:34,339
about policing
and the criminal justice system.
798
00:29:34,439 --> 00:29:38,110
-Mm-hmm. -So many of those
decisions about how we police,
799
00:29:38,210 --> 00:29:40,378
who we police,
how it's funded
800
00:29:40,479 --> 00:29:42,481
and what we take
the funds away from
801
00:29:42,647 --> 00:29:44,082
-when we fund the police...
-Right.
802
00:29:44,182 --> 00:29:45,851
Uh, all those decisions
are usually made
803
00:29:45,951 --> 00:29:49,020
on a city council mayoral level.
804
00:29:49,121 --> 00:29:51,656
And, you know, you saw
so many protesters calling
805
00:29:51,690 --> 00:29:54,793
to defund the police or to
allocate some of those resources
806
00:29:54,893 --> 00:29:56,962
that we've been spending
on police
807
00:29:57,062 --> 00:29:59,097
to other things that would care
for the mental health...
808
00:29:59,197 --> 00:30:01,666
-Mm-hmm. -...and the physical
health of the community,
809
00:30:01,767 --> 00:30:04,102
invest in the community
in other ways.
810
00:30:04,202 --> 00:30:06,772
But how do you actually go about
doing that?
811
00:30:06,872 --> 00:30:08,573
That happens
in local government.
812
00:30:08,673 --> 00:30:10,742
For a long time,
artists were people
813
00:30:10,842 --> 00:30:12,711
-who were just artists.
-Mm-hmm.
814
00:30:12,811 --> 00:30:16,481
You saw what they were doing
when they wanted you to see it.
815
00:30:16,581 --> 00:30:17,949
And then slowly,
over time, you know,
816
00:30:18,049 --> 00:30:19,384
people stepped out of that.
They said, "Well,
817
00:30:19,484 --> 00:30:20,519
"I'm not just gonna be
the artist.
818
00:30:20,619 --> 00:30:21,887
"I'll also live life
819
00:30:21,987 --> 00:30:24,089
and I'll speak out for
the issues that I believe in."
820
00:30:24,189 --> 00:30:27,325
I've really been interested
in how you have also shared
821
00:30:27,426 --> 00:30:30,862
some of the best and worst
moments of your personal life
822
00:30:30,962 --> 00:30:32,531
-Yeah.
-as a human being.
823
00:30:32,631 --> 00:30:34,099
I know a lot of people
don't understand it.
824
00:30:34,199 --> 00:30:35,200
I know you have had people
825
00:30:35,300 --> 00:30:37,068
who have been
against you and your wife
826
00:30:37,169 --> 00:30:39,271
sharing issues that you've
gone through and whatever.
827
00:30:39,371 --> 00:30:41,306
But I'd love to know,
as a human being,
828
00:30:41,406 --> 00:30:43,141
why have you chosen,
as John Legend, to go,
829
00:30:43,241 --> 00:30:45,177
"I'm not just going to show you
the stadiums that I sell out.
830
00:30:45,277 --> 00:30:46,845
"I'm not just gonna show you
the activism.
831
00:30:46,945 --> 00:30:48,947
"I'm also gonna show you
some of the most painful moments
832
00:30:49,047 --> 00:30:50,449
of my private life."
833
00:30:50,549 --> 00:30:52,451
Well, this is
a whole new world, you know?
834
00:30:52,551 --> 00:30:56,121
Artists didn't have social media
20 years ago.
835
00:30:56,221 --> 00:30:57,989
And so there is no blueprint
836
00:30:58,089 --> 00:31:00,058
-for how this is supposed
to happen. -Definitely.
837
00:31:00,158 --> 00:31:02,094
But we've kind of...
our generation
838
00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:04,896
has kind of grown
into social media,
839
00:31:04,996 --> 00:31:06,832
knowing that we have the ability
840
00:31:06,932 --> 00:31:08,567
to tell our own stories
to our audiences.
841
00:31:08,667 --> 00:31:12,737
And Chrissy and I,
we don't share everything,
842
00:31:12,838 --> 00:31:14,706
but we do share
some of our personal lives
843
00:31:14,806 --> 00:31:17,042
and some of the tragedy
that we've experienced.
844
00:31:17,142 --> 00:31:20,245
-And we experienced
a miscarriage last year. -Right.
845
00:31:20,345 --> 00:31:21,446
And it was really tough.
846
00:31:21,613 --> 00:31:24,616
But one of the most
powerful aspects about it
847
00:31:24,683 --> 00:31:29,020
was knowing that us sharing it
848
00:31:29,121 --> 00:31:32,224
made other people feel more
comfortable talking about it.
849
00:31:32,324 --> 00:31:35,160
-Right. -Because so many
families have gone through this,
850
00:31:35,260 --> 00:31:37,095
so many women
have gone through this.
851
00:31:37,195 --> 00:31:40,065
And they felt seen,
they felt heard,
852
00:31:40,165 --> 00:31:42,033
they felt validated
in their own experience
853
00:31:42,134 --> 00:31:45,904
by seeing someone with such
a huge platform talk about hers.
854
00:31:46,004 --> 00:31:48,640
Before I let you go,
if people want to get involved
855
00:31:48,673 --> 00:31:50,709
in this new initiative,
if people want to take action,
856
00:31:50,809 --> 00:31:53,378
if people want to get involved
in the, as you say,
857
00:31:53,478 --> 00:31:56,047
the grass-roots movements
that will actually change
858
00:31:56,148 --> 00:31:57,916
how their cities work,
what can they do?
859
00:31:58,016 --> 00:31:59,317
How can they help HUMANLEVEL?
860
00:31:59,417 --> 00:32:01,553
So, they can visit our website,
humanlevel.org.
861
00:32:01,653 --> 00:32:04,022
We just launched it.
We, uh, in the site
862
00:32:04,122 --> 00:32:05,924
We describe
the work that we're doing
863
00:32:06,024 --> 00:32:07,959
and the fellows
that we're working with
864
00:32:08,059 --> 00:32:10,729
and the cities we're working in,
and folks can get involved.
865
00:32:10,829 --> 00:32:13,098
And we want people
to get involved and realize
866
00:32:13,198 --> 00:32:17,402
how much the local leaders
matter in your community.
867
00:32:17,502 --> 00:32:19,805
And if you don't want to get
involved in actually doing
868
00:32:19,905 --> 00:32:21,907
that kind of work,
at least pay attention
869
00:32:22,007 --> 00:32:23,708
to what's happening
in local elections.
870
00:32:23,809 --> 00:32:26,778
Because the folks on the other
side are definitely doing that.
871
00:32:26,878 --> 00:32:28,747
They're going
to school board meetings.
872
00:32:28,847 --> 00:32:31,483
They're making sure
that elections officials
873
00:32:31,616 --> 00:32:33,885
-are changing
in those communities. -Mm-hmm.
874
00:32:33,985 --> 00:32:36,321
We need to, also...
voices for inclusion,
875
00:32:36,421 --> 00:32:39,724
voices for progressive values
need to also be concerned
876
00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:41,626
about what's happening locally,
877
00:32:41,693 --> 00:32:45,430
because so much of that impacts
our daily lives.
878
00:32:45,530 --> 00:32:46,965
Well, as always, my friend,
879
00:32:47,065 --> 00:32:48,500
-it's a pleasure having you
on the show. -Thank you!
880
00:32:48,633 --> 00:32:49,901
Thanks so much for being here.
881
00:32:50,001 --> 00:32:53,338
Ain't Too Proud returns
to Broadway on October 16,
882
00:32:53,438 --> 00:32:55,240
and this man is part of the team
that's putting it on.
883
00:32:55,340 --> 00:32:57,642
For more information
on John's new initiative,
884
00:32:57,709 --> 00:32:59,244
go to the website below.
885
00:32:59,344 --> 00:33:00,645
We're gonna take a quick break,
886
00:33:00,745 --> 00:33:03,381
but we'll be right back
after this.
887
00:33:05,884 --> 00:33:07,285
Well, that's our show
for tonight, but before we go--
888
00:33:07,385 --> 00:33:09,320
If you're in Washington, D.C.,
or Philadelphia this weekend,
889
00:33:09,421 --> 00:33:11,156
my "Back to Abnormal"
comedy tour
890
00:33:11,256 --> 00:33:12,757
is going to be in your city.
891
00:33:12,857 --> 00:33:15,827
Head to backtoabnormaltour.com
to get your tickets.
892
00:33:15,927 --> 00:33:18,196
Until next week,
stay safe out there,
893
00:33:18,296 --> 00:33:20,198
get your vaccine, and remember,
894
00:33:20,298 --> 00:33:22,867
if you're the last one left
at your job,
895
00:33:22,967 --> 00:33:24,936
well, technically,
now you're the boss.
896
00:33:25,036 --> 00:33:27,105
Just stay
and give yourself a raise.
897
00:33:27,205 --> 00:33:29,774
Now, here it is,
Your Moment of Zen.
898
00:33:29,874 --> 00:33:31,342
♪ ♪
899
00:33:31,443 --> 00:33:33,311
NEWSMAN: Mr. Premium
is going to be out here
900
00:33:33,411 --> 00:33:35,814
every single Monday
and Wednesday
901
00:33:35,914 --> 00:33:38,616
skateboarding with everyone
and trying his best
902
00:33:38,717 --> 00:33:42,620
to basically show them
exactly what to do.
903
00:33:42,721 --> 00:33:45,323
As far as Chandler Skate Park,
they'll be done
904
00:33:45,423 --> 00:33:47,492
in about the next ten days
or so.
905
00:33:47,592 --> 00:33:49,394
Victor Williams, Local 4.
906
00:33:49,494 --> 00:33:51,429
NEWSWOMAN:
Victor, you are so cool!
907
00:33:51,529 --> 00:33:53,765
-Come on.
-He's so cool!