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A trailer can only do--
a trailer can only do
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one of three things.
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A trailer can spoil the movie
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or a trailer
can hype up the movie
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and it doesn't meet up to it
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or the triler c--
trailer can make it seem
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like the movie's gonna be shit
and then it's not.
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What am I watching the trailer
for?
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You only need trailer--
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You don't need a trailer
for The Matrix.
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I need a trailer
for the first Matrix,
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'cause I'm like, "Why? Why would
I just go watch a movie
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"about the Matrix? Now I'm at,
like, a computer movie.
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"Like, (bleep).
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Now I'm-- Like, a movie about
routers and shit like that."
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You've got to watch
a trailer for the first one.
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But there are many movies
that don't need a trailer.
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I can't watch a trailer
for The Matrix.
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I know everything I need to know
about this movie.
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Everyone who watches
the trailer,
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you are wasting your life
as a person.
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What are you watching a trailer
for?
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"I want to know
if they're gonna punch."
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I think they're gonna punch,
guys.
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"I wonder if there'll be guns."
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I-I can guarantee you
there'll be guns.
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"Will there be
some slow motion?"
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I'm gonna put money
on that one as well.
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"Okay,
but are they gonna wear black?"
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Look, my friend, there are
few things I can put money on
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that are definitely gonna be
happening there.
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"Is Morpheus gonna be bald?"
Yeah, the last time I checked.
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What is a trailer gonna tell me
about The Matrix?
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Nothing.
It is a waste of my time.
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It can only spoil my experience.
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I will concede that a trailer
is good to pique your interest.
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You cannot have a made--
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any trailer for a movie
that has already existed.
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What I do is, like,
when those trailers play,
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after, like, 20, 30 seconds,
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I look into my popcorn
and I ignore everything.
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(laughing)
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-I refuse.
-MAN: Yeah.
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If they're gonna make
a new Godzilla movie now
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or a new King Kong movie,
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this is the-- All the trailer
needs to be is this.
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(rhythmic thumping)
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Then you see an eye.
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(rhythmic thumping)
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Aah!
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I'm gonna come watch it.
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from the heart of Times Square,
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Tonight,
houses are too expensive.
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K-pop.
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And Governor Gavin Newsom.
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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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There's a lot going on
in the world today.
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The big international news
is that President Biden
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held a video meeting
with Vladimir Putin
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to warn him
not to invade Ukraine.
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And a video chat is a tough way
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for both of these guys
to do diplomacy.
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I mean, especially because,
even when he's in person,
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Biden talks
like he's got a bad connection.
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"Man, come on, man.
Vlad, you-you got to--
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"You know, the thing we're-we're
trying to do on the border.
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"You got to--
Man, we-we got to-- we got to--
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Come-come on, come on, man."
(stammering)
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"Joe, you're cutting out.
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"No, Joe, I cannot hear.
You are cutting--
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"Reboot your ser--
You know what, I reboot for you.
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"I have access
to White House servers.
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"Not Kamala.
She doesn't use Bluetooth.
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Everybody else."
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All right, let's move on
to some technology news.
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Everyone loves Tesla cars.
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They're like
if a Prius did ayahuasca.
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But now they're under fire
for a new feature
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that allows drivers
to play video games
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like solitaire on the dashboard
screen while driving.
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Yeah. Which... Guys, come on.
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How are we supposed to drive
and play video games
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and text and eat breakfast
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and do our makeup
and flip off other drivers
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for not paying attention
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It's too much now, people.
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And, also,
I can't emphasize this enough--
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it's not worth dying
in a car crash
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just to play a video game.
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I mean, at least not solitaire.
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You know?
If God of War was on there,
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then, yeah,
I'll drive off a cliff.
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But solitaire? Shit.
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St. Peter will be roasting
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"Solitaire?! Your bitch ass
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"Yo, this shit is hilarious.
Yo, Mother Teresa!
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"Come hear this, come hear this!
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"Yeah, bring Jeffrey Epstein
with you!
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Okay? Bring Jeffrey with you.
Oh, this shit is crazy!"
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Wait, what?
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Jeffrey Epstein's in heaven?
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Are we just gonna carry on
like that didn't happen, guys?
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We're just gonna let that g--
How did he get into--
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All right, let's make like
every bachelorette party
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and go to Nashville, Tennessee,
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where another Confederate
statue has been removed.
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This time, it's one
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Yeah. And it's
of the first KKK leader,
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Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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And I'm gonna be honest.
You know, this-this statue here
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was actually the one
Confederate statue
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that I feel
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Because, I mean, look at it.
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This shit is hilarious.
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When have you ever seen a statue
where the general looks
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like he's shooting his way out
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You know, he's just like...
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His horse
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Every other statue, the general
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"I'm getting out of here! Aah!"
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I mean, look at his face.
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I've never seen a statue
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Who makes a statue
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He looks like he found out,
he just found out
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what a Barack Obama is.
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They said what?!
He's the ruler of who?! Aah!
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you know, we don't need
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to take down
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whoever designed this statue
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has to design
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I think it would explain a lot.
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at the Klan rally who said,
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"You know what?
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We should all wear pillow cases
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"You mean,
to scare the darkies?"
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"Uh, yeah, sure, that's why."
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All right, but let's move on
to our main story.
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For decades, owning a home
has been one of the core parts
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of the American dream,
just below dating Pete Davidson.
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But right now, actually
buying a home is harder
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than Matt Gaetz watching
the new Saved by the Bell.
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NEWSWOMAN: With the housing
market red hot,
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prospective buyers are trying
not to get burned
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as demand soars,
but supply is limited.
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Home prices rising at their
highest rate in 15 years
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and demand so intense
that Redfin reports
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nearly half of homes are selling
within a week
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of hitting the market.
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NEWSMAN:
Prospective home buyers
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in astronomical bidding wars.
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Homes vanishing from listings
hours after being posted.
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WOMAN:
You go to an open house.
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There could 50 cars in a line
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outside waiting
to see that property.
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People are-are so desperate
that they'll court favors,
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get, you know,
potential sellers,
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uh, tickets to rare events.
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NEWSMAN 3: Even houses with
notorious histories are selling.
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This is the 100-year-old
Mediterranean style home in L.A.
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where the Charles Manson family
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murdered Leno and Rosemary
LeBianca in 1969,
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but in today's market,
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it was snapped up
for $1.8 million.
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Okay, okay. Okay, I know
what you're thinking right now.
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"Why on earth would you
buy that house?
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Someone was murdered there!"
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Yeah, exactly. Someone has
already been murdered there.
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What are the odds
it'll happen again?
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I mean, I'd sleep
like a baby in that place.
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But seriously, people,
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the housing market has
gotten crazy in America.
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I mean,
some people are buying a house
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just hours
after it's posted online.
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A house! Hours!
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Meanwhile,
I read reviews for six months
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before I finally decide
which water bottle to buy.
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And now that I think about it,
I should have gotten a blue one.
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But the question is,
why has it become so hard
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to buy a home in America?
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Well, let's find out why
in another installment of
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"If You Don't Know,
Now You Know."
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When it comes to why
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the housing market has gotten
so insane lately,
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it's kind of a perfect storm of
many different factors. Right?
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You've got not enough homes
being built
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to keep up
with the population growth.
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You've got historically low
mortgage rates
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so more people can buy houses.
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And then on top of that,
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more people are able
to work from home.
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So they're leaving the city for
the suburbs where maybe, yes,
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there's not as much excitement,
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but you and your spouse
have way more space
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to murder your neighbors.
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But it turns out,
there's something else
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driving up demand for homes,
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and that's who is competing
for them more than ever before,
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starting with the guys
who tend to ruin everything--
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Wall Street.
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With home prices soaring
to record highs,
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there are mounting questions
about the billions of dollars
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big financial firms
are pouring into the market
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and pricing out
some would-be buyers.
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NEWSMAN: Blackstone
has been on a single-family
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home-buying rampage
that began late last year,
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going head-to-head with
other major Wall Street players.
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Large financial firms,
often backed by private equity,
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buy up and rent out
single-family homes.
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The companies typically use
computer algorithms
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to identify desirable property
so they can bid quickly.
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WOMAN: They're very aggressive.
Their offers come in,
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all cash,
they come in sight unseen,
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so as soon as the house hits
the market,
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you've got an offer
from them, okay?
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And they're ready to close
within a few days.
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There's about 25% to 35% of
the houses in this neighborhood
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are owned
by Wall Street landlords.
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NEWSMAN: One of them
is Invitation Homes,
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which owns more than 12,000
single-family houses
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in the Atlanta area,
nationwide more than 81,000.
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Three other large firms own more
than 100,000 homes combined.
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One of them just announced
a $5 billion fund to buy more.
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Okay, okay, I know
what you're thinking right now.
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Why on earth would we allow
Wall Street to mess
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with the housing market?
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They caused the housing crisis!
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Yeah, exactly.
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They already caused
a housing crisis.
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What are the odds
it happens again?
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I'd sleep like a baby
in that place.
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But yes, Wall Street
is now buying up tons of homes
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all across America,
because what better way
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to fix your image problem
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than to become the nation's
biggest landlord, I guess.
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And regular people, regular
people trying to buy homes,
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well, they don't have
much of a chance
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going up against Wall Street.
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I mean, Wall Street
usually has more money.
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That's kind of
their whole thing.
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Your only hope is to,
like, try and distract them
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by asking
how their crypto is doing.
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Yeah, and then by the time
they're done answering,
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you will be in escrow.
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But it turns out
there's another group...
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there's another group
that's driving up prices,
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and they're not bankers.
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Yeah, it's not
evil, greedy bankers.
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In fact, it's your mom.
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There is a generational fight
that's playing now
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and partially to blame
for more expensive home prices.
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You've got
90 million millennials,
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the largest generation
in U.S. history,
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storming the marketplace
and really looking
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for that, you know,
dream of homeownership
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to start building wealth through
owning their own property.
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NEWSWOMAN:
So, we have millennials
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aging
into their home-buying years.
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And baby boomers, meanwhile,
are healthier,
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they're living longer
and they want to age in place.
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They're all competing
for the same smaller houses.
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Baby boomers
are looking to downsize,
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while millennials and Gen Xers
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are looking to buy smaller,
entry-level homes.
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NEWSMAN: So many baby boomers
are active in the housing market
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that it's become
much more difficult
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for millennials to buy a house.
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In general, boomers have
a lot more money to outbid them.
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That's right, boomers are
dominating the housing market,
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and... there's an eight-hour
Beatles movie on TV.
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Whoo! They're living their
best lives, what's left of them.
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'Cause, you know,
this sucks for us millennials.
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This wasn't the plan, okay?
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You boomers
were supposed to get old,
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and we would sell all your shit
and move you into a nursing home
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where you get all the Jell-O
and geriatric hand jobs you want
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and then we take your house.
That was the deal!
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You guys get to destroy
the planet,
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and we get the rec rooms,
damn it!
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So with private equity
squeezing them on the one side,
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and their parents on the other,
young people in particular
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are in a difficult spot
when it comes to buying a home,
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and they really only have
two choices.
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Go live in the woods, you know,
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make a home
out of sticks and mud
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and join book clubs
with squirrels,
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or get really creative.
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NEWSMAN: A new trend
hitting the housing market...
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Millennials are teaming up
with their friends
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to buy
their dream home together.
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For a lot
of these new homeowners,
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doing this is the only way
they're able to afford a home.
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...and flocking to the suburbs,
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finding their cheap
dream homes in far-flung places.
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More millennials
are buying fixer-uppers.
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A big draw for young buyers,
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fixer-uppers are often cheaper.
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Sometimes they go
for as little as $20,000.
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NEWSMAN: Where are they finding
these gems?
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Well, leave it to millennials
to do their house shopping
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on Instagram on a page
called Cheap Old Houses.
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Why do you think millennials
are so attracted
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to cheap old houses?
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(both chuckle)
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You know, sometimes reporters
ask the dumbest questions.
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"Why do millennials
love crappy, old houses
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that nobody else wants?"
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'Cause it's their only option.
321
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That's like asking me
in grade school,
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"Trevor, why do you love sitting
by yourself at lunchtime?
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"What draws you to a life
of spending recess
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with your imaginary friends?"
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I mean,
do you know how hard it is
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to buy houses off Instagram?
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You got to slip
into the house's DMs.
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"Yo, does the carpet
match the drapes?" (chuckles)
329
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"No, for real, I need to know if
the carpet matches the drapes.
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"I can't afford
to buy new drapes,
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so I just need to know, man.
I got a budget."
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So, that's where we are
right now.
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Thanks to boomers
and Wall Street,
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owning a home may soon
no longer be the American dream.
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The good news is
if you wait around long enough,
336
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you might still get a chance
to date Pete Davidson.
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For a personal perspective
on the nation's housing crisis
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and what can be done about it,
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we turn now to Desi Lydic.
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Desi, I understand
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that you've been looking
for a house recently.
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-I-Is that correct?
-Yes, I have.
343
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I had a two-bedroom apartment,
344
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but it's just too small
with three kids running around.
345
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Oh. I didn't know
you have three kids.
346
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Oh, I don't. I don't know
whose kids they are.
347
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They just showed up one day,
and they wouldn't leave,
348
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so I had to.
349
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I'm sorry to hear that, Desi.
350
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Um, so,
how has your house search gone?
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Ugh, it was rough at first.
352
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I mean, demand is high.
People are desperate.
353
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The open houses get mad
if you take all the cookies.
354
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But thanks to a little
outside-the-box thinking,
355
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I finally found
the place of my dreams.
356
00:13:41,522 --> 00:13:43,323
Yeah, wow, Desi,
it actually looks amazing.
357
00:13:43,423 --> 00:13:44,925
Yeah. Yeah. It is.
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It's got a chef's kitchen,
walk-in closets,
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five washer-dryers
for all the cult members
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-and a rain shower.
-Wait, wait.
361
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I'm sorry, wait, wait.
What was that last part?
362
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The rain shower?
363
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No, no. Did you say "a cult"?
364
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Did you... Did you join a cult?
365
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Okay, yeah, look,
I know what you're thinking,
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but let me tell you what.
367
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If you want a house
in this economy,
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your best option
369
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is the blessed door
of our God-King Craig.
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I mean, why pay half your salary
for a three-bedroom house
371
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when for free, you can live
in a 75-bedroom compound?
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And it comes with a home gym
and a breakfast nook
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for our daily diet
of hot dogs and s'mores.
374
00:14:19,159 --> 00:14:22,329
They only feed you hot dogs
and s'mores?
375
00:14:22,429 --> 00:14:25,832
Yes, but the hot dogs
are inside the s'mores.
376
00:14:25,933 --> 00:14:27,134
It prepares your body
377
00:14:27,234 --> 00:14:29,203
to merge
with your future robot host
378
00:14:29,303 --> 00:14:31,071
or something. I don't know.
379
00:14:31,138 --> 00:14:32,573
I don't actually believe
in any of this.
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What I do believe in
is bathrooms,
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and this place has 50.
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Desi, I don't think
a large house
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is worth submitting yourself
to a cult.
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I mean,
does this Craig guy even know
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that you're just doing this
for the housing?
386
00:14:44,818 --> 00:14:46,687
I don't know.
Why don't you ask him yourself.
387
00:14:46,787 --> 00:14:49,089
-Craig, come meet Trevor.
-No, no, no, no, no.
388
00:14:49,122 --> 00:14:50,390
-Please, no, no, I...
-The Day of Judgment
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is upon us, Trevor Noah.
390
00:14:52,292 --> 00:14:56,163
Join my flock on the full moon
of our final suicide orgy.
391
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We'll have it next
to the heated swimming pool.
392
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I'm sorry, what?
393
00:15:00,868 --> 00:15:03,303
You got a heated swimming pool?
394
00:15:03,403 --> 00:15:05,939
Yo, that shit is dope! What?
395
00:15:06,039 --> 00:15:07,608
I know, right?
396
00:15:07,708 --> 00:15:10,110
Come down to the suicide orgy
and check it out.
397
00:15:10,210 --> 00:15:12,613
-Come on. Come on down. -We
can leave before the suicide.
398
00:15:12,713 --> 00:15:15,349
-Yeah. -Um, all right, yeah.
I'll-I'll see you guys there.
399
00:15:15,449 --> 00:15:17,584
Uh, thank you so much,
Desi and Craig.
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00:15:17,684 --> 00:15:21,555
-Bye-bye. God-King Craig.
-Y-Yes, yes,
401
00:15:21,655 --> 00:15:24,057
Desi and God-King Craig.
Thanks, guys.
402
00:15:24,091 --> 00:15:25,626
All right, when we come back,
403
00:15:25,726 --> 00:15:28,061
Roy Wood Jr. gives
K-pop superstar group Aespa
404
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a tour of his New York.
You don't want to miss it.
405
00:15:31,198 --> 00:15:33,233
Man, suicide orgy.
406
00:15:33,333 --> 00:15:35,469
Sounds-sounds like fun.
407
00:15:36,903 --> 00:15:37,870
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
408
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The superstar K-pop group Aespa
409
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was in New York City
just the other day,
410
00:15:42,909 --> 00:15:46,045
and it turns out
that our very own Roy Wood Jr.
411
00:15:46,145 --> 00:15:48,314
is a huge K-pop fan.
412
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So he decided to welcome them to
New York in his own special way.
413
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WOOD: When I heard
that K-pop superstar group Aespa
414
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and their avatar counterparts
were coming to New York,
415
00:15:58,291 --> 00:15:59,992
I knew I had to meet them.
416
00:16:00,092 --> 00:16:01,794
Their innovative blend
of digital
417
00:16:01,894 --> 00:16:04,864
and real-world performances
has changed the K-pop game.
418
00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:07,733
And if I got to know them, maybe
my nieces would stop texting me
419
00:16:07,834 --> 00:16:10,670
about how uncool I am while
we're sitting in the same room.
420
00:16:10,770 --> 00:16:12,338
They needed
an experienced tour guide
421
00:16:12,438 --> 00:16:14,707
to show them around
the V.I.P. way.
422
00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:16,809
Luckily, I parked
in front of that guy.
423
00:16:16,909 --> 00:16:19,445
So I invited Giselle, Ningning,
424
00:16:19,545 --> 00:16:20,947
Winter and Karina
425
00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:24,283
on the most informative
New York bus tour in history.
426
00:16:24,383 --> 00:16:25,785
Where-where are the avatars?
427
00:16:25,885 --> 00:16:28,054
I had seats
for the avatars, too.
428
00:16:28,154 --> 00:16:30,923
-Oh.
-They're-they're in...
429
00:16:31,023 --> 00:16:33,025
-They're in the Flat right now.
-Maybe Flat.
430
00:16:33,126 --> 00:16:34,594
The F-- And what is the Flat?
431
00:16:34,694 --> 00:16:36,596
It's like a virtual space
432
00:16:36,696 --> 00:16:38,364
-for our avatars.
-Virtual? -Yes.
433
00:16:38,464 --> 00:16:40,399
They're not real... people.
434
00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:42,301
-I knew that.
-Yeah. (laughs) -(chuckling)
435
00:16:42,401 --> 00:16:44,237
I knew-- I knew
they weren't real people.
436
00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:46,405
-I was just quizzing you.
-Yeah. -Oh.
437
00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:47,874
-Okay. You ready to see
New York City? -Yeah. Yeah.
438
00:16:48,007 --> 00:16:49,342
-Wow! -Yeah!
-Let's go! -All right.
439
00:16:49,442 --> 00:16:51,010
-Let's go. Let's go see
New York City. -Yay!
440
00:16:51,110 --> 00:16:53,012
-(siren wailing) -Now if you
listen closely... -Yeah.
441
00:16:53,112 --> 00:16:56,015
-Mm-hmm.
-...you can hear the siren.
442
00:16:56,048 --> 00:16:59,085
-Yeah, siren. -That is the
official sound of New York City.
443
00:16:59,185 --> 00:17:01,087
-Oh. -(chuckles)
-NINGNING: Oh, pizza.
444
00:17:01,187 --> 00:17:02,321
I want pizza.
445
00:17:02,421 --> 00:17:04,390
-Ah. -New York City,
bagels and pizza.
446
00:17:04,490 --> 00:17:05,892
-Bagel.
-Bagels and pizza? -Yeah.
447
00:17:06,025 --> 00:17:07,360
What does "Aespa" mean?
448
00:17:07,460 --> 00:17:09,896
Aespa is--
Well, the "A" and the "E"
449
00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:13,032
at the start of "Aespa"
means "avatar" and "experience."
450
00:17:13,132 --> 00:17:15,701
So it's kind of like having
a two-sided thing
451
00:17:15,802 --> 00:17:18,337
where we have an avatar friend
452
00:17:18,438 --> 00:17:20,807
and we experience
a new world together.
453
00:17:20,907 --> 00:17:23,376
-Yeah.
-Like a virtual reality.
454
00:17:23,476 --> 00:17:25,044
-So metaverse? So-- All right,
it's a metaverse. -Metaverse.
455
00:17:25,077 --> 00:17:26,846
-Yeah.
-Okay, okay. I--
456
00:17:26,946 --> 00:17:28,181
-Th-That I understand.
-Yeah.
457
00:17:28,281 --> 00:17:29,348
-(chuckling)
-I understand metaverse.
458
00:17:29,449 --> 00:17:30,516
Listen,
I know a dude in the metaverse.
459
00:17:30,616 --> 00:17:31,851
He owe me $12.
460
00:17:31,951 --> 00:17:33,786
I figured the best place
to start the tour
461
00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:36,722
was at every New Yorker's
most favorite place.
462
00:17:36,823 --> 00:17:39,525
-So this is Times Square.
-Ooh. -Yeah?
463
00:17:39,625 --> 00:17:43,496
-Lots of videos and lights
and flashing its... -Yeah.
464
00:17:43,596 --> 00:17:46,766
-It looks like if a computer
virus took over New York. -Oh!
465
00:17:46,866 --> 00:17:49,669
-Lots of stuff going on in Times
Square. -Oh. Shiny new city.
466
00:17:49,769 --> 00:17:51,070
There's even a spot
in Times Square
467
00:17:51,170 --> 00:17:52,405
where there used
to be a record store.
468
00:17:52,505 --> 00:17:54,073
-Oh.
-Record store?
469
00:17:54,173 --> 00:17:56,409
Yeah. You used to have to buy
music. How old are you all?
470
00:17:58,444 --> 00:18:00,780
Oh, that's where I work
right there!
471
00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:02,014
-Oh. -Wow.
-That's that building.
472
00:18:02,115 --> 00:18:05,451
-Trevor Noah's in there.
-Hi. -Hi. (laughs)
473
00:18:05,551 --> 00:18:07,253
Up there is
where the ball drops.
474
00:18:07,353 --> 00:18:08,855
-Wow! -Wow.
-It floats down.
475
00:18:09,021 --> 00:18:10,189
I don't think
they're doing it today.
476
00:18:10,289 --> 00:18:11,791
I think
it's only on New Year's.
477
00:18:11,891 --> 00:18:13,025
I mean, I'm the one
that lives in New York,
478
00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:15,027
but if you say
it's New Year's.
479
00:18:15,061 --> 00:18:16,662
-Harry Potter.
-Okay. Oh, yeah, Harry Potter.
480
00:18:16,762 --> 00:18:18,931
-That's my homey. I know Harry.
-Mm. -Oh, yeah.
481
00:18:19,031 --> 00:18:21,901
That trash can is
where Oscar the Grouch lives.
482
00:18:22,034 --> 00:18:24,070
Oh! Popular trash can.
483
00:18:24,170 --> 00:18:26,873
And that pigeon was in
Home Alone 2, I think.
484
00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:30,376
-This Home Alone? -Yeah, that
Home Alone. That one, yeah.
485
00:18:30,476 --> 00:18:33,913
Aespa was extremely impressed by
my vast knowledge of the city.
486
00:18:34,046 --> 00:18:35,982
I think he's a liar.
487
00:18:36,048 --> 00:18:38,384
Manhattan-- this is also
where we have the Macy's
488
00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:40,653
-Thanksgiving Day Parade.
-Oh.
489
00:18:40,753 --> 00:18:41,988
It's a really huge parade.
490
00:18:42,054 --> 00:18:43,389
We're performing
in it this year.
491
00:18:43,489 --> 00:18:44,590
-Yeah.
-You should come watch.
492
00:18:44,690 --> 00:18:47,193
-I'll try. I might be busy.
-Oh. -Why?
493
00:18:47,293 --> 00:18:49,362
I'm actually booked
in the T.J. Maxx
494
00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:51,998
-Thanksgiving Day Par...
-Oh? -Oh.
495
00:18:52,031 --> 00:18:53,633
-Ooh.
-It's not really a parade.
496
00:18:53,733 --> 00:18:55,535
It's like a little
get-together in a parking lot.
497
00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:59,038
-Oh. -But it feels like a parade
if you drive slowly.
498
00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:00,473
-That's cool.
-That's cool.
499
00:19:00,573 --> 00:19:02,041
WOOD: While I thought about how
I was gonna get
500
00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:04,243
T.J. Maxx's phone number and
convince him to throw a parade,
501
00:19:04,343 --> 00:19:06,813
we came to New York's
second hottest shopping spot.
502
00:19:06,913 --> 00:19:09,015
All right, so,
this is Madison Avenue.
503
00:19:09,081 --> 00:19:11,517
There's a lot of fashion
in this side of New York,
504
00:19:11,617 --> 00:19:12,618
a lot of different stores.
505
00:19:12,718 --> 00:19:14,086
Do you all like shopping?
506
00:19:14,187 --> 00:19:16,756
-Wow. -Love shopping.
-WOOD: Okay, yeah.
507
00:19:16,856 --> 00:19:19,725
New York is known for fashion.
Even the dogs here have fashion.
508
00:19:19,826 --> 00:19:21,527
-Wow! -Oh!
-Whoa.
509
00:19:21,627 --> 00:19:24,831
Dogs wear nice sweaters,
then they go outside and pee.
510
00:19:24,931 --> 00:19:26,132
I think that's where
Gossip Girl lives.
511
00:19:26,232 --> 00:19:28,935
-Oh, Gossip Girl.
-Hi, Blair!
512
00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:30,703
WOOD: Boy, this tour guide thing
sure was easy.
513
00:19:33,306 --> 00:19:34,707
There's, uh, Chanel.
514
00:19:34,807 --> 00:19:37,043
-Chanel! -Chanel!
-And, uh, Alexander McQueen.
515
00:19:37,143 --> 00:19:38,578
-Givenchy.
-Yeah, it's down there.
516
00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:39,712
Y'all know Givenchy?
517
00:19:39,812 --> 00:19:42,081
Yeah, we're ambassadors
for Givenchy.
518
00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:44,650
-We're all ambassadors. -You're
all ambassadors for Givenchy?
519
00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:47,320
-Yeah. -This is Givenchy.
This is Givenchy.
520
00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:49,455
That's Givenchy?
All that's Givenchy?
521
00:19:49,555 --> 00:19:51,257
-All Givenchy.
-We're all Givenchy girls.
522
00:19:51,357 --> 00:19:54,026
-This is TJ Maxx.
-OTHERS: Oh...!
523
00:19:54,127 --> 00:19:57,463
(laughter)
524
00:19:57,563 --> 00:20:00,600
Then it was off to the really
expensive part of town.
525
00:20:00,700 --> 00:20:03,236
-This is an American hospital.
-Oh.
526
00:20:03,336 --> 00:20:05,838
Don't stare at it too long,
because it costs money
527
00:20:06,005 --> 00:20:08,007
to look at an American hospital.
528
00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,176
-What? -Our health care
is so expensive,
529
00:20:10,276 --> 00:20:13,279
it costs money just to look.
530
00:20:13,379 --> 00:20:15,715
That was ten dollars
right there.
531
00:20:15,815 --> 00:20:18,084
This is where Spider-Man fought
Green Goblin.
532
00:20:18,184 --> 00:20:20,019
-Oh, Spider-Man?
-Spider-Man?
533
00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:24,290
Yeah. Um, also, I believe,
in, um... Ghostbusters,
534
00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:26,392
uh, the Stay Puft
Marshmallow Man.
535
00:20:26,492 --> 00:20:29,195
The Avengers had a big fight
right here.
536
00:20:29,295 --> 00:20:30,296
-Oh, yeah!
-Yeah, I remember.
537
00:20:30,396 --> 00:20:32,698
Yes, the Avengers,
it was Thanos,
538
00:20:32,799 --> 00:20:35,468
he came down,
they was fighting all...
539
00:20:35,568 --> 00:20:38,204
-Iron Man used to live...
around the corner. -Whoa.
540
00:20:38,304 --> 00:20:40,473
I was making progress.
They were definitely impressed
541
00:20:40,573 --> 00:20:42,508
with my knowledge
of New York fights.
542
00:20:42,608 --> 00:20:44,510
But wait until they see
how famous I am.
543
00:20:44,610 --> 00:20:46,078
What's up, boy?
544
00:20:46,179 --> 00:20:48,080
Oh, yeah,
if you see people recognize me,
545
00:20:48,181 --> 00:20:51,050
it's 'cause I got a video
did a million views.
546
00:20:51,150 --> 00:20:53,119
-Congratulations!
-I'll teach you all about...
547
00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:55,488
-I'll teach you how to go viral.
-Oh...
548
00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:58,458
What's the most any
of your videos have ever done?
549
00:20:58,558 --> 00:21:01,360
Like, a hundred million views.
550
00:21:02,361 --> 00:21:04,831
-A hundred million?
-Yeah. -Yeah.
551
00:21:04,997 --> 00:21:07,200
One video,
y'all had one video do a hun...
552
00:21:07,300 --> 00:21:09,202
-Yeah, one video.
-One video.
553
00:21:09,302 --> 00:21:12,038
-A hundred million?
-Yeah.
554
00:21:15,741 --> 00:21:17,777
(laughing)
555
00:21:20,012 --> 00:21:21,547
Y'all...
556
00:21:21,647 --> 00:21:23,883
-One hundred million?
-Yeah.
557
00:21:24,016 --> 00:21:26,419
-(laughing)
-I got to get into singing.
558
00:21:26,519 --> 00:21:28,454
Talk-talk to your people
and see if y'all need,
559
00:21:28,554 --> 00:21:29,722
like, one more member.
560
00:21:29,822 --> 00:21:32,225
Do y'all need one more member?
561
00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,595
If you don't mind, you know,
dancing and singing...
562
00:21:35,695 --> 00:21:38,865
-I can't dance.
-Oh, then... -Um...
563
00:21:38,965 --> 00:21:40,967
-I can't sing, either.
-Oh.
564
00:21:41,033 --> 00:21:43,369
WOOD: I was starting to think
I was losing the band's respect,
565
00:21:43,469 --> 00:21:44,971
so I decided to win it back
566
00:21:45,071 --> 00:21:47,006
by heading to the hottest spot
for Black performance
567
00:21:47,106 --> 00:21:49,442
and the hottest spot
for white gentrification.
568
00:21:49,542 --> 00:21:51,010
This is Harlem.
569
00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:52,512
That's the Apollo Theater
right there.
570
00:21:52,612 --> 00:21:54,614
-Theater.
-Now, the Apollo Theater,
571
00:21:54,714 --> 00:21:58,017
that's where so many comedians
have gotten their start
572
00:21:58,117 --> 00:22:01,087
and the rest got booed
by strangers,
573
00:22:01,187 --> 00:22:05,158
got booed so terribly
that they almost gave up comedy
574
00:22:05,258 --> 00:22:08,895
and their dreams...
almost never came true.
575
00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:12,198
-Aw. So sad! (chuckles)
-Mm. So sad.
576
00:22:17,870 --> 00:22:19,372
You know what?
Let's go to karaoke.
577
00:22:19,472 --> 00:22:21,441
-Oh, yeah! -Yay!
-Yeah.
578
00:22:21,541 --> 00:22:22,575
("Don't Stop Believin'
by Journey playing)
579
00:22:22,675 --> 00:22:24,243
♪ Just a small-town... ♪
580
00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:25,812
WOOD: As I ended the tour
with a rendition
581
00:22:25,912 --> 00:22:27,847
of "Don't Stop Believin'"
that was so good,
582
00:22:28,014 --> 00:22:29,348
they asked me not to sing again,
583
00:22:29,449 --> 00:22:32,151
I could tell that I nailed
this tour guide thing.
584
00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:33,453
But don't take my word for it.
585
00:22:33,553 --> 00:22:35,021
Just look
at their five-star reviews
586
00:22:35,087 --> 00:22:36,956
that I made them type
as I watched.
587
00:22:36,989 --> 00:22:39,959
The only question was
would they return the favor?
588
00:22:40,059 --> 00:22:42,495
When I come to Seoul,
you all can show me around.
589
00:22:42,595 --> 00:22:43,629
-Yeah.
-Course.
590
00:22:43,729 --> 00:22:44,997
Cool.
I'm bringing my avatar, too.
591
00:22:45,097 --> 00:22:46,265
-Oh!
-Oh!
592
00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:47,800
But he's not staying with me
'cause he snores.
593
00:22:47,967 --> 00:22:50,970
-Y'all got to find somewhere
for him to stay, please. -Ah.
594
00:22:52,405 --> 00:22:54,373
Thank you so much for that, Roy.
All right, when we come back,
595
00:22:54,474 --> 00:22:56,976
California Governor Gavin Newsom
will be joining me
596
00:22:57,076 --> 00:22:59,412
right here in the studio,
so don't go away.
597
00:23:01,581 --> 00:23:02,782
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
My guest tonight
598
00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:04,584
is California
Governor Gavin Newsom.
599
00:23:04,684 --> 00:23:07,053
He's here to talk
about his new children's book,
600
00:23:07,153 --> 00:23:10,556
inspired by his own lifelong
struggles with dyslexia
601
00:23:10,656 --> 00:23:13,492
and how it has shaped him
as a political leader.
602
00:23:13,593 --> 00:23:15,328
-Gavin Newsom,
welcome to the show. -Hey.
603
00:23:15,428 --> 00:23:16,662
-It's good to be back.
-It's really good
604
00:23:16,762 --> 00:23:18,331
to see you again, Governor.
It's been a while.
605
00:23:18,431 --> 00:23:20,032
-Yes. -Um, the last time
we spoke was over Zoom.
606
00:23:20,132 --> 00:23:22,268
-It was at the height
of the pandemic. -Yeah. Yeah.
607
00:23:22,368 --> 00:23:25,204
Um... Just, I mean,
obviously, we're still in it.
608
00:23:25,304 --> 00:23:27,306
But just looking at everything
that's been going on,
609
00:23:27,406 --> 00:23:28,741
how do you think
California's doing right now
610
00:23:28,841 --> 00:23:30,009
in terms of the pandemic?
611
00:23:30,109 --> 00:23:31,310
Well, we were worried
about the winter surge.
612
00:23:31,410 --> 00:23:33,579
Last year around this time,
we saw a big spike
613
00:23:33,679 --> 00:23:34,881
in the Delta cases.
614
00:23:34,981 --> 00:23:37,483
In fact, we peaked
in that first week of January,
615
00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:40,253
where we were getting body bags
from outside of the state.
616
00:23:40,353 --> 00:23:41,854
Uh, we had
one of the best summers
617
00:23:41,954 --> 00:23:43,089
of any state in the country.
618
00:23:43,189 --> 00:23:45,391
Among the lowest
positivity rate and case rates.
619
00:23:45,491 --> 00:23:47,393
Uh, we started to see
an increase,
620
00:23:47,493 --> 00:23:49,462
but we're now
about the fifth lowest.
621
00:23:49,562 --> 00:23:51,597
-2.2% positivity in the country.
-Mm-hmm.
622
00:23:51,697 --> 00:23:53,766
And for one reason--
at the end of the day,
623
00:23:53,866 --> 00:23:55,935
it's that we have led
with vaccinations,
624
00:23:56,035 --> 00:23:57,169
administered doses.
625
00:23:57,270 --> 00:23:59,805
93% now of adults
626
00:23:59,906 --> 00:24:01,741
have received at least one dose,
627
00:24:01,841 --> 00:24:03,543
and the key is
to continue to promote
628
00:24:03,643 --> 00:24:05,511
these lifesaving vaccines
and boosters.
629
00:24:05,611 --> 00:24:07,013
That's the only way out of this.
630
00:24:07,113 --> 00:24:09,982
You, um... you've had a-a--
like, a-a really rocky journey,
631
00:24:10,082 --> 00:24:11,184
you know, to say the least,
632
00:24:11,284 --> 00:24:12,618
-in and around the pandemic.
-(laughs)
633
00:24:12,718 --> 00:24:14,921
-I mean, California went through
a really tough time. -Yeah.
634
00:24:15,021 --> 00:24:16,556
You know?
And-and then, obviously,
635
00:24:16,656 --> 00:24:18,424
the whole country
saw the George Floyd protests,
636
00:24:18,491 --> 00:24:20,026
-and California saw some
of the biggest, you know? -Yeah.
637
00:24:20,126 --> 00:24:22,061
And then-then you had
the pandemic itself,
638
00:24:22,161 --> 00:24:23,729
and then you went
to the restaurant
639
00:24:23,829 --> 00:24:24,797
-when people
weren't supposed to go. -Yeah.
640
00:24:24,897 --> 00:24:26,299
You didn't even mention
wildfires.
641
00:24:26,432 --> 00:24:28,201
-I didn't mention the w-- I was
getting to the wildfires. -Yeah.
642
00:24:28,301 --> 00:24:29,969
-That was your personal
wildfire. -Yeah, that was.
643
00:24:30,069 --> 00:24:31,971
-Which was, uh... That was...
-Yeah, that was-- That's...
644
00:24:32,071 --> 00:24:33,773
Certain choices we make.
You'll know.
645
00:24:33,873 --> 00:24:36,042
Tattoo. Look... (stammers)
Hardly perfect.
646
00:24:36,142 --> 00:24:38,778
And those that are,
God bless and write a book.
647
00:24:38,878 --> 00:24:41,113
I hope they do.
Uh, but-- And I'm not,
648
00:24:41,214 --> 00:24:43,249
and I made-made a mistake.
But, yeah, I owned up to it.
649
00:24:43,349 --> 00:24:45,117
Let me ask you this though.
Does that mean though that,
650
00:24:45,218 --> 00:24:47,687
as a governor,
you would have the same level
651
00:24:47,787 --> 00:24:49,488
of maybe, um, compassion
for people
652
00:24:49,589 --> 00:24:51,224
who mess up with--
when they break the rules?
653
00:24:51,324 --> 00:24:53,059
I always have.
And, I mean, honestly, it goes--
654
00:24:53,159 --> 00:24:55,661
and without even just jumping
into the book, I always have.
655
00:24:55,761 --> 00:24:58,798
I'm very humbled by the-the
nature of the world and life,
656
00:24:58,898 --> 00:25:01,067
-uh, and my own struggles
and my own mistakes. -Uh-huh.
657
00:25:01,167 --> 00:25:02,535
And, of course,
when you have dyslexia,
658
00:25:02,635 --> 00:25:04,136
you have a learning disability
growing up,
659
00:25:04,237 --> 00:25:06,639
uh, you're prone consistently
to make mistakes.
660
00:25:06,739 --> 00:25:08,774
It's an anomaly
when you don't make a mistake.
661
00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:10,409
-That's interesting.
-Uh, and so, for me,
662
00:25:10,509 --> 00:25:13,045
this notion of resilience
and grit and determination.
663
00:25:13,145 --> 00:25:15,047
But, look, the key--
the li-- You know,
664
00:25:15,147 --> 00:25:16,649
I think it was Churchill,
another dyslexic, said
665
00:25:16,749 --> 00:25:17,950
the secret of all success--
666
00:25:18,050 --> 00:25:20,620
moving from failure
to failure with enthusiasm.
667
00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,322
You have to own up to your
mistakes, don't repeat them,
668
00:25:23,422 --> 00:25:25,324
uh, and learn from 'em.
And at the end of the day,
669
00:25:25,424 --> 00:25:28,060
look, I get it-- we have
to model better behavior
670
00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:31,063
as leaders.
But one thing I'm proud of,
671
00:25:31,163 --> 00:25:34,233
we've been a model in terms
of science and health outcomes.
672
00:25:34,333 --> 00:25:38,504
We have had a pandemic, uh,
like every state has,
673
00:25:38,604 --> 00:25:41,040
but we have not been shy
to lean in,
674
00:25:41,140 --> 00:25:43,442
take leadership and,
with that, comes lumps.
675
00:25:43,543 --> 00:25:46,445
-Let's, um, talk about the book.
-(chuckles)
676
00:25:46,546 --> 00:25:49,048
-NOAH: Ben & Emma's Big Hit.
-(laughs)
677
00:25:49,148 --> 00:25:51,284
So, they told me, uh, "Governor
Gavin Newsom's gonna come
678
00:25:51,450 --> 00:25:52,985
on the show.
He's writing a new book."
679
00:25:53,085 --> 00:25:56,722
And I was like, "Well, the last
time a-a governor wrote a book,
680
00:25:56,822 --> 00:25:58,191
-his life didn't go so well."
-Uh...
681
00:25:58,291 --> 00:25:59,892
-I was like, "This,
this could be risky." -(laughs)
682
00:25:59,992 --> 00:26:02,662
-But this is different. You
wrote a children's book. -Yeah.
683
00:26:02,762 --> 00:26:04,764
And I'm not going to lie.
It was really endearing.
684
00:26:04,864 --> 00:26:07,700
You wrote about basically
your struggles with dyslexia,
685
00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:09,702
-which I didn't know you had.
-Yeah. Yeah.
686
00:26:09,802 --> 00:26:11,404
Tell me a little bit about that.
I mean...
687
00:26:11,437 --> 00:26:14,440
I did find it ironic that the
way you discovered your dyslexia
688
00:26:14,540 --> 00:26:16,008
-is that you read
through documents. -Read. Yeah.
689
00:26:16,108 --> 00:26:17,410
But tell me a little bit
about this story.
690
00:26:17,476 --> 00:26:18,945
Well, I just kept seeing
my name, and I'm wondering
691
00:26:19,045 --> 00:26:21,314
what the stack of documents
were, and of course,
692
00:26:21,414 --> 00:26:23,316
wondering why I was going
after school consistently.
693
00:26:23,416 --> 00:26:24,984
And I didn't realize
for years and years.
694
00:26:25,084 --> 00:26:26,452
'Cause you were really
struggling in school.
695
00:26:26,552 --> 00:26:28,020
I was struggling.
I was doing speech therapy.
696
00:26:28,120 --> 00:26:30,089
In fact, look at these...
I looked.
697
00:26:30,189 --> 00:26:32,792
I hadn't looked in 20 years
at these old files.
698
00:26:32,892 --> 00:26:35,027
I mean, literally
doing speech therapy.
699
00:26:35,127 --> 00:26:36,896
A learning disability
700
00:26:36,996 --> 00:26:39,065
that included an inability
to read completely,
701
00:26:39,165 --> 00:26:41,434
-an inability to spell.
-Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
702
00:26:41,500 --> 00:26:43,069
Uh, and I still struggle.
This is a lifelong issue.
703
00:26:43,169 --> 00:26:45,071
And, of course,
it's not unique to me.
704
00:26:45,171 --> 00:26:48,140
I mean, it's jaw dropping.
At least, we estimate
705
00:26:48,241 --> 00:26:51,577
20% of Americans,
20% of people around the globe
706
00:26:51,677 --> 00:26:53,346
have some form
of learning disability.
707
00:26:53,446 --> 00:26:55,348
-That's a... Think about
that number. -That's huge, yeah.
708
00:26:55,448 --> 00:26:57,517
It's tens of millions of
Americans, hundreds of millions
709
00:26:57,617 --> 00:27:00,152
of people around the globe,
many that have been diagnosed,
710
00:27:00,253 --> 00:27:02,388
many that have gotten
intervention support,
711
00:27:02,421 --> 00:27:03,589
-many that haven't.
-Right.
712
00:27:03,689 --> 00:27:05,591
And so, I just want
to destigmatize this.
713
00:27:05,691 --> 00:27:07,693
I just met with a bunch
of young kids.
714
00:27:07,793 --> 00:27:09,929
All of them that had learning
disabilities and differences.
715
00:27:10,029 --> 00:27:11,430
And the number one thing
716
00:27:11,531 --> 00:27:13,099
they all have in common--
self-esteem.
717
00:27:13,199 --> 00:27:14,433
And they feel demoralized,
718
00:27:14,534 --> 00:27:16,269
-they feel that they're stupid.
-Right.
719
00:27:16,402 --> 00:27:17,937
And I had terrible self-esteem,
720
00:27:18,037 --> 00:27:20,239
and I was in the back
of the classroom.
721
00:27:20,406 --> 00:27:22,141
And I had terrible grades.
722
00:27:22,241 --> 00:27:24,210
And I can't read speeches
even today.
723
00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:26,546
So what do you do then before?
How do you... how do you...
724
00:27:26,646 --> 00:27:28,014
What do you do
if you can't read a speech?
725
00:27:28,114 --> 00:27:30,216
I-I don't have a speech writer.
I... It's extemporaneous.
726
00:27:30,316 --> 00:27:32,218
So you just remember.
You just...
727
00:27:32,318 --> 00:27:33,553
You just got to go up,
know your material.
728
00:27:33,653 --> 00:27:34,987
And that's another thing
you learn in dyslexia.
729
00:27:35,087 --> 00:27:36,556
You got to work ten times
as hard as anyone else.
730
00:27:36,656 --> 00:27:37,723
Because you're using other parts
of your brain, yeah.
731
00:27:37,823 --> 00:27:39,225
Other parts of your brain.
732
00:27:39,325 --> 00:27:41,694
I mean, it's awkward to admit
all these things, right?
733
00:27:41,794 --> 00:27:43,229
-Oh, no. Right, right. -Because
you want to be the guy...
734
00:27:43,329 --> 00:27:46,065
This is my book about how
great California and I am.
735
00:27:46,165 --> 00:27:48,467
You know, I had a few setbacks,
but let me tell you.
736
00:27:48,568 --> 00:27:49,936
-The best is yet to come.
-Right.
737
00:27:50,036 --> 00:27:52,438
And, uh, it's opposite.
This is a composite of me.
738
00:27:52,538 --> 00:27:55,708
It's my mom, a single mom. She
passed away almost 20 years ago.
739
00:27:55,808 --> 00:27:58,578
And she's Miss Kim, and how
she didn't give up on me
740
00:27:58,678 --> 00:28:00,146
-even though she struggled.
-Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
741
00:28:00,246 --> 00:28:01,714
And I'll tell you.
It's heartbreaking.
742
00:28:01,814 --> 00:28:03,749
I got four kids.
A couple of them are struggling
743
00:28:03,850 --> 00:28:06,018
with learning differences,
as well.
744
00:28:06,118 --> 00:28:09,422
And as a parent,
it's much worse, trust me,
745
00:28:09,522 --> 00:28:11,490
-than being a kid with dyslexia
-Right, right, right.
746
00:28:11,591 --> 00:28:13,593
...is experiencing your own kids
with a learning disability.
747
00:28:13,693 --> 00:28:15,294
What's the word
that freaks you out most?
748
00:28:15,394 --> 00:28:17,296
There's got to be, like, a word.
749
00:28:17,396 --> 00:28:19,165
That's an interesting question.
I never thought about that.
750
00:28:19,265 --> 00:28:22,635
I think "perfection."
It's elusory. Doesn't exist.
751
00:28:22,735 --> 00:28:25,271
-And we're...
we're consumed by it. -Uh-huh.
752
00:28:25,404 --> 00:28:27,206
And, uh, I just...
I hate our education system
753
00:28:27,306 --> 00:28:29,208
that doesn't
incentivize mistakes.
754
00:28:29,308 --> 00:28:31,410
It really is damaging
beyond words.
755
00:28:31,444 --> 00:28:33,613
What we need is the creative.
We need the innovative.
756
00:28:33,713 --> 00:28:35,314
You don't make mistakes,
you can't find a new way
757
00:28:35,414 --> 00:28:36,482
of doing things.
758
00:28:36,582 --> 00:28:39,318
In politics, I mean,
we destroy people...
759
00:28:39,418 --> 00:28:41,153
-for making mistakes.
-Right.
760
00:28:41,254 --> 00:28:43,422
We do.
And so as a consequence...
761
00:28:43,523 --> 00:28:44,824
Well, there's a difference,
though, between, I think,
762
00:28:44,924 --> 00:28:46,726
destroying them
and holding them accountable.
763
00:28:46,826 --> 00:28:48,160
Right? You always got to find
that balance.
764
00:28:48,261 --> 00:28:49,495
You got to find that balance.
'Cause I don't think
765
00:28:49,595 --> 00:28:51,097
you've been destroyed--
you're here
766
00:28:51,197 --> 00:28:53,199
and you're still the governor.
You know, some could say,
767
00:28:53,299 --> 00:28:54,433
you know,
your actions at French Laundry
768
00:28:54,500 --> 00:28:56,736
meant that now
you were taken to task,
769
00:28:56,836 --> 00:28:58,204
and then the people voted
for you.
770
00:28:58,304 --> 00:28:59,572
I mean, you, what, 30 points.
771
00:28:59,672 --> 00:29:01,407
So clearly the people are like:
All right, you know,
772
00:29:01,507 --> 00:29:03,009
Governor Newsom,
we're gonna roll with you.
773
00:29:03,109 --> 00:29:05,111
But I think there is a balance
sometimes in terms of, like,
774
00:29:05,211 --> 00:29:07,580
destroying politicians
versus holding them accountable,
775
00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,982
'cause they have power
over people's lives.
776
00:29:10,082 --> 00:29:12,185
Hundred percent. And-and-and...
777
00:29:12,285 --> 00:29:14,921
and not only are you right,
let me make a distinction
778
00:29:15,021 --> 00:29:16,789
about the point I was making,
'cause I didn't say it
779
00:29:16,889 --> 00:29:18,024
effectively enough.
780
00:29:18,124 --> 00:29:20,126
It's not being held to account--
781
00:29:20,226 --> 00:29:22,228
you need to hold us to a
higher level of accountability
782
00:29:22,395 --> 00:29:24,063
-because of our unique
positions. -Mm-hmm.
783
00:29:24,163 --> 00:29:25,498
We have
not just formal authority,
784
00:29:25,598 --> 00:29:27,967
but we should have, we should
have some moral authority.
785
00:29:28,067 --> 00:29:30,269
So I could not agree more.
But I think about it
786
00:29:30,403 --> 00:29:33,739
in terms of policy, in terms
of good intentions gone awry.
787
00:29:33,839 --> 00:29:35,575
-Right.
-Not the failings,
788
00:29:35,675 --> 00:29:37,944
but trying new things.
789
00:29:38,044 --> 00:29:40,446
Being willing to take risks
as it relates to...
790
00:29:40,546 --> 00:29:42,448
It is challenging.
Yeah, no, I hear you.
791
00:29:42,548 --> 00:29:45,084
And that's where people say:
See? What... That's complete...
792
00:29:45,184 --> 00:29:47,086
You know, they-they try
to make that investment.
793
00:29:47,186 --> 00:29:49,956
-Complete embarrassment and
failure, -Right, right, right.
794
00:29:50,056 --> 00:29:51,924
-and then it's, you know,
attacking your... -Yes.
795
00:29:52,024 --> 00:29:53,492
And that's where,
in the private sector,
796
00:29:53,593 --> 00:29:56,329
I have 20 businesses.
I started as an entrepreneur.
797
00:29:56,429 --> 00:29:58,231
Restaurants, hotels, wineries.
I'm really proud of them.
798
00:29:58,331 --> 00:30:01,734
Pen to paper, myself.
No inheritance, no... no...
799
00:30:01,834 --> 00:30:04,770
And, you know, all I did,
I actually did a...
800
00:30:04,871 --> 00:30:07,506
I every month gave an award
801
00:30:07,607 --> 00:30:09,375
to the person
who screwed up the most.
802
00:30:09,408 --> 00:30:10,943
-Wow.
-We had a Failure Award.
803
00:30:11,043 --> 00:30:12,778
I wish I worked in your company.
804
00:30:12,879 --> 00:30:15,381
-It's never too late.
Never too late. -(laughing)
805
00:30:15,414 --> 00:30:17,216
And the reason you did this
is because...
806
00:30:17,383 --> 00:30:19,619
-To incentivize initiative and
responsibility. -I like that.
807
00:30:19,719 --> 00:30:21,988
We're not victims.
Be accountable.
808
00:30:22,088 --> 00:30:23,222
Let me ask you this, then.
809
00:30:23,389 --> 00:30:25,691
Using your entrepreneurial
spirit and mind,
810
00:30:25,791 --> 00:30:28,427
combined with your leadership,
let's look at California.
811
00:30:28,528 --> 00:30:30,096
And California's
not the only place.
812
00:30:30,196 --> 00:30:31,430
-Please don't get me wrong.
-Yeah.
813
00:30:31,531 --> 00:30:33,466
But, you know, we've seen,
um, a spate of, like,
814
00:30:33,566 --> 00:30:35,701
you know, shoplifting and,
like, these mass things
815
00:30:35,801 --> 00:30:37,904
where they drive in, they steal
a bunch of stuff and they go.
816
00:30:38,004 --> 00:30:40,406
And then we see
some police chiefs--
817
00:30:40,473 --> 00:30:42,475
now, I take what they say
with a pinch of salt--
818
00:30:42,575 --> 00:30:44,477
but some of them say, like:
Oh, it's because people know
819
00:30:44,577 --> 00:30:46,712
they can go and steal
$300,000 worth of things
820
00:30:46,812 --> 00:30:49,148
and then, because there is,
you know, no bail anymore
821
00:30:49,248 --> 00:30:51,617
for "shoplifting,"
no matter how big the scale,
822
00:30:51,717 --> 00:30:53,786
people understand
the risk-versus-reward ratio
823
00:30:53,886 --> 00:30:55,221
of what they're doing.
824
00:30:55,321 --> 00:30:56,923
So, how do you find
a creative way
825
00:30:57,023 --> 00:30:59,458
to create a safer state
for people
826
00:30:59,559 --> 00:31:02,028
whilst also not jumping
into the pri...
827
00:31:02,128 --> 00:31:03,796
you know,
the industrial prison complex
828
00:31:03,896 --> 00:31:06,365
and then punishing people
who shouldn't be punished
829
00:31:06,399 --> 00:31:07,800
because they can't afford
to pay bail?
830
00:31:07,900 --> 00:31:10,703
How do you find that balance
using that entrepreneurial mind?
831
00:31:10,803 --> 00:31:13,773
Well, I'm in a unique position
to answer that for two reasons.
832
00:31:13,873 --> 00:31:16,008
One, I come from California,
which led the nation
833
00:31:16,108 --> 00:31:17,777
in the lock 'em up,
three-strikes and you're out,
834
00:31:17,877 --> 00:31:19,412
-1994 fear of the others.
-Yes. Right.
835
00:31:19,512 --> 00:31:21,614
I mean, we were
on the-the forefront of that.
836
00:31:21,714 --> 00:31:25,251
-We saw prisons increase.
175,000 people at peak. -Uh-huh.
837
00:31:25,384 --> 00:31:27,386
Uh, we had opened
dozens of prisons
838
00:31:27,420 --> 00:31:30,456
and actually only opened up
one new UC in that process,
839
00:31:30,556 --> 00:31:32,725
and yet crime
kept going up and up and up.
840
00:31:32,825 --> 00:31:35,294
We advanced reforms,
and we saw crime go down.
841
00:31:35,394 --> 00:31:36,896
Let me be specific. These folks,
842
00:31:36,996 --> 00:31:38,397
particularly
on one of those networks,
843
00:31:38,431 --> 00:31:40,399
every single day talk
about something called Prop 47
844
00:31:40,466 --> 00:31:41,400
-in California.
-Mm-hmm.
845
00:31:41,467 --> 00:31:43,169
That was a reform in 2014
846
00:31:43,269 --> 00:31:46,038
as it relates to the issue of
shoplifting and property crimes.
847
00:31:46,138 --> 00:31:47,206
It would be a felony
848
00:31:47,306 --> 00:31:49,141
if it was crime
that was committed
849
00:31:49,242 --> 00:31:50,543
that was $900 of goods.
850
00:31:50,643 --> 00:31:52,945
Raised it from $400,
roughly. $450.
851
00:31:53,045 --> 00:31:55,915
The reality is in 2015,
property crimes went down.
852
00:31:56,015 --> 00:31:57,884
Larceny went down.
Shoplifting went down.
853
00:31:57,984 --> 00:32:00,152
'15, '16, '17, '18, '19.
854
00:32:00,253 --> 00:32:03,523
So, if it's the cause
of the spike,
855
00:32:03,623 --> 00:32:05,224
it must have been the cause
for the decline.
856
00:32:05,358 --> 00:32:06,526
Now, what's happening
857
00:32:06,626 --> 00:32:09,095
with the retail theft
is unacceptable.
858
00:32:09,195 --> 00:32:10,730
We have to hold people
to account.
859
00:32:10,830 --> 00:32:12,431
And we're doing that.
860
00:32:12,532 --> 00:32:15,401
And these are crimes
well beyond the $900 threshold,
861
00:32:15,501 --> 00:32:17,670
so it's-it's rather specious,
these arguments.
862
00:32:17,770 --> 00:32:19,505
Plus, 39 states,
863
00:32:19,605 --> 00:32:22,942
39 Republican states,
not just Democratic states,
864
00:32:23,042 --> 00:32:25,444
did the same thing
that California did.
865
00:32:25,545 --> 00:32:29,749
31 states today
have higher felony thresholds
866
00:32:29,849 --> 00:32:31,284
-than the state of California.
-Mm-hmm.
867
00:32:31,384 --> 00:32:34,153
Interestingly, Texas
has higher violent crime rates
868
00:32:34,253 --> 00:32:36,155
than California
and property crime rates.
869
00:32:36,255 --> 00:32:38,491
Why isn't Fox talking
about those states?
870
00:32:38,591 --> 00:32:40,826
They are scapegoating
these reforms
871
00:32:40,927 --> 00:32:43,396
because they don't support
the reforms.
872
00:32:43,429 --> 00:32:45,298
I'm open to argument
interested in evidence.
873
00:32:45,398 --> 00:32:47,166
If we find that these reforms
874
00:32:47,266 --> 00:32:49,402
are not producing
as they were intended,
875
00:32:49,502 --> 00:32:50,670
then we will own that.
876
00:32:50,770 --> 00:32:53,039
Same time, we have to own
the responsibility
877
00:32:53,139 --> 00:32:57,276
to address
these organized criminal rings,
878
00:32:57,410 --> 00:33:01,581
and these retail thefts
are being done at scale
879
00:33:01,681 --> 00:33:03,649
-in Minnesota and Chicago.
-Right. It's not spontaneous.
880
00:33:03,749 --> 00:33:05,084
-Yeah.
-Not just California,
881
00:33:05,184 --> 00:33:06,953
and that's a whole different
paradigm and challenge.
882
00:33:07,053 --> 00:33:10,122
and we are responsible--
again, accountable--
883
00:33:10,223 --> 00:33:12,358
to addressing that issue,
and we're doing that.
884
00:33:12,458 --> 00:33:13,593
Well, thank you for the time.
885
00:33:13,693 --> 00:33:15,161
Thank you for writing
a really fun book.
886
00:33:15,261 --> 00:33:16,896
-Appreciate it. -And, uh, hope
to see you again on the show.
887
00:33:16,996 --> 00:33:19,732
-Great to see you.
-Ben and Emma's Big Hit
888
00:33:19,832 --> 00:33:20,766
is available now.
889
00:33:20,867 --> 00:33:21,934
We're gonna take a quick break,
890
00:33:22,034 --> 00:33:23,636
but we'll be right back
after this.
891
00:33:25,771 --> 00:33:27,039
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