1 00:00:01,201 --> 00:00:01,902 A trailer can only do-- a trailer can only do 2 00:00:02,002 --> 00:00:03,036 one of three things. 3 00:00:03,136 --> 00:00:05,205 A trailer can spoil the movie 4 00:00:05,305 --> 00:00:07,040 or a trailer can hype up the movie 5 00:00:07,140 --> 00:00:08,375 and it doesn't meet up to it 6 00:00:08,475 --> 00:00:10,043 or the triler c-- trailer can make it seem 7 00:00:10,143 --> 00:00:12,045 like the movie's gonna be shit and then it's not. 8 00:00:12,145 --> 00:00:13,947 What am I watching the trailer for? 9 00:00:14,047 --> 00:00:15,115 You only need trailer-- 10 00:00:15,215 --> 00:00:17,351 You don't need a trailer for The Matrix. 11 00:00:17,451 --> 00:00:19,019 I need a trailer for the first Matrix, 12 00:00:19,119 --> 00:00:20,654 'cause I'm like, "Why? Why would I just go watch a movie 13 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:22,956 "about the Matrix? Now I'm at, like, a computer movie. 14 00:00:23,056 --> 00:00:24,424 "Like, (bleep). 15 00:00:24,525 --> 00:00:26,927 Now I'm-- Like, a movie about routers and shit like that." 16 00:00:27,027 --> 00:00:29,263 You've got to watch a trailer for the first one. 17 00:00:29,363 --> 00:00:31,198 But there are many movies that don't need a trailer. 18 00:00:31,298 --> 00:00:34,001 I can't watch a trailer for The Matrix. 19 00:00:34,101 --> 00:00:36,069 I know everything I need to know about this movie. 20 00:00:36,170 --> 00:00:37,237 Everyone who watches the trailer, 21 00:00:37,337 --> 00:00:38,405 you are wasting your life as a person. 22 00:00:38,505 --> 00:00:40,073 What are you watching a trailer for? 23 00:00:40,174 --> 00:00:41,542 "I want to know if they're gonna punch." 24 00:00:41,642 --> 00:00:42,976 I think they're gonna punch, guys. 25 00:00:43,076 --> 00:00:44,311 "I wonder if there'll be guns." 26 00:00:44,411 --> 00:00:46,213 I-I can guarantee you there'll be guns. 27 00:00:46,313 --> 00:00:47,447 "Will there be some slow motion?" 28 00:00:47,548 --> 00:00:49,249 I'm gonna put money on that one as well. 29 00:00:49,349 --> 00:00:50,717 "Okay, but are they gonna wear black?" 30 00:00:50,817 --> 00:00:53,287 Look, my friend, there are few things I can put money on 31 00:00:53,387 --> 00:00:54,988 that are definitely gonna be happening there. 32 00:00:55,088 --> 00:00:57,691 "Is Morpheus gonna be bald?" Yeah, the last time I checked. 33 00:00:57,791 --> 00:00:59,960 What is a trailer gonna tell me about The Matrix? 34 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:02,529 Nothing. It is a waste of my time. 35 00:01:02,629 --> 00:01:04,631 It can only spoil my experience. 36 00:01:04,731 --> 00:01:08,435 I will concede that a trailer is good to pique your interest. 37 00:01:08,535 --> 00:01:09,703 You cannot have a made-- 38 00:01:09,803 --> 00:01:12,372 any trailer for a movie that has already existed. 39 00:01:12,472 --> 00:01:14,074 What I do is, like, when those trailers play, 40 00:01:14,141 --> 00:01:15,542 after, like, 20, 30 seconds, 41 00:01:15,642 --> 00:01:17,845 I look into my popcorn and I ignore everything. 42 00:01:17,945 --> 00:01:19,079 (laughing) 43 00:01:19,179 --> 00:01:20,814 -I refuse. -MAN: Yeah. 44 00:01:22,983 --> 00:01:24,852 If they're gonna make a new Godzilla movie now 45 00:01:24,952 --> 00:01:26,186 or a new King Kong movie, 46 00:01:26,286 --> 00:01:28,622 this is the-- All the trailer needs to be is this. 47 00:01:28,722 --> 00:01:30,224 (rhythmic thumping) 48 00:01:30,324 --> 00:01:31,658 Then you see an eye. 49 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:33,160 (rhythmic thumping) 50 00:01:33,260 --> 00:01:34,561 Aah! 51 00:01:34,661 --> 00:01:35,562 I'm gonna come watch it. 52 00:01:35,662 --> 00:01:37,231 (laughter) 53 00:01:37,331 --> 00:01:39,099 -♪ ♪ -ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from the heart of Times Square, 54 00:01:39,199 --> 00:01:42,169 in New York City, the only city in America, 55 00:01:42,269 --> 00:01:44,605 it's The Daily Show. 56 00:01:44,705 --> 00:01:48,242 Tonight, houses are too expensive. 57 00:01:48,342 --> 00:01:50,377 K-pop. 58 00:01:50,477 --> 00:01:53,247 And Governor Gavin Newsom. 59 00:01:53,347 --> 00:01:58,118 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 60 00:01:58,151 --> 00:01:59,920 Hey! What's going on, everybody? 61 00:02:00,053 --> 00:02:01,588 Welcome to The Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah. 62 00:02:01,688 --> 00:02:04,057 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 63 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:06,360 ♪ ♪ 64 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:07,794 There's a lot going on in the world today. 65 00:02:07,895 --> 00:02:10,197 The big international news is that President Biden 66 00:02:10,297 --> 00:02:13,166 held a video meeting with Vladimir Putin 67 00:02:13,267 --> 00:02:16,336 to warn him not to invade Ukraine. 68 00:02:16,436 --> 00:02:17,604 Yeah. 69 00:02:17,704 --> 00:02:18,939 And a video chat is a tough way 70 00:02:19,072 --> 00:02:20,607 for both of these guys to do diplomacy. 71 00:02:20,707 --> 00:02:23,143 I mean, especially because, even when he's in person, 72 00:02:23,243 --> 00:02:25,212 Biden talks like he's got a bad connection. 73 00:02:25,312 --> 00:02:27,080 "Man, come on, man. Vlad, you-you got to-- 74 00:02:27,114 --> 00:02:28,815 "You know, the thing we're-we're trying to do on the border. 75 00:02:28,916 --> 00:02:30,551 "You got to-- Man, we-we got to-- we got to-- 76 00:02:30,651 --> 00:02:32,753 Come-come on, come on, man." (stammering) 77 00:02:32,853 --> 00:02:34,755 "Joe, you're cutting out. 78 00:02:34,855 --> 00:02:37,424 "No, Joe, I cannot hear. You are cutting-- 79 00:02:37,524 --> 00:02:39,927 "Reboot your ser-- You know what, I reboot for you. 80 00:02:40,093 --> 00:02:42,129 "I have access to White House servers. 81 00:02:42,229 --> 00:02:43,864 "Not Kamala. She doesn't use Bluetooth. 82 00:02:43,964 --> 00:02:45,232 Everybody else." 83 00:02:45,332 --> 00:02:47,367 All right, let's move on to some technology news. 84 00:02:47,467 --> 00:02:49,236 Everyone loves Tesla cars. 85 00:02:49,336 --> 00:02:51,505 They're like if a Prius did ayahuasca. 86 00:02:51,605 --> 00:02:53,907 But now they're under fire for a new feature 87 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:56,109 that allows drivers to play video games 88 00:02:56,143 --> 00:03:00,180 like solitaire on the dashboard screen while driving. 89 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,684 Yeah. Which... Guys, come on. 90 00:03:03,784 --> 00:03:06,486 How are we supposed to drive and play video games 91 00:03:06,587 --> 00:03:08,155 and text and eat breakfast 92 00:03:08,255 --> 00:03:10,157 and do our makeup and flip off other drivers 93 00:03:10,257 --> 00:03:11,391 for not paying attention to the road? 94 00:03:11,491 --> 00:03:13,560 It's too much now, people. 95 00:03:13,660 --> 00:03:15,162 And, also, I can't emphasize this enough-- 96 00:03:15,262 --> 00:03:17,564 it's not worth dying in a car crash 97 00:03:17,664 --> 00:03:20,133 just to play a video game. 98 00:03:20,234 --> 00:03:22,469 I mean, at least not solitaire. 99 00:03:22,569 --> 00:03:24,071 You know? If God of War was on there, 100 00:03:24,104 --> 00:03:25,472 then, yeah, I'll drive off a cliff. 101 00:03:25,572 --> 00:03:27,808 But solitaire? Shit. 102 00:03:27,908 --> 00:03:30,277 St. Peter will be roasting your ass at the pearly gates. 103 00:03:30,377 --> 00:03:33,714 "Solitaire?! Your bitch ass died for solitaire? 104 00:03:33,814 --> 00:03:36,250 "Yo, this shit is hilarious. Yo, Mother Teresa! 105 00:03:36,350 --> 00:03:37,618 "Come hear this, come hear this! 106 00:03:37,718 --> 00:03:39,086 "Yeah, bring Jeffrey Epstein with you! 107 00:03:39,119 --> 00:03:41,522 Okay? Bring Jeffrey with you. Oh, this shit is crazy!" 108 00:03:41,622 --> 00:03:43,090 Wait, what? 109 00:03:43,156 --> 00:03:45,125 Jeffrey Epstein's in heaven? 110 00:03:45,225 --> 00:03:47,461 Are we just gonna carry on like that didn't happen, guys? 111 00:03:47,561 --> 00:03:49,196 We're just gonna let that g-- How did he get into-- 112 00:03:49,296 --> 00:03:50,864 All right, let's make like every bachelorette party 113 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:52,533 and go to Nashville, Tennessee, 114 00:03:52,633 --> 00:03:55,202 where another Confederate statue has been removed. 115 00:03:55,302 --> 00:03:58,672 This time, it's one that was put up in the 1990s. 116 00:03:58,772 --> 00:04:01,475 Yeah. And it's of the first KKK leader, 117 00:04:01,575 --> 00:04:04,244 Nathan Bedford Forrest. 118 00:04:04,344 --> 00:04:06,713 And I'm gonna be honest. You know, this-this statue here 119 00:04:06,813 --> 00:04:09,149 was actually the one Confederate statue 120 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:11,652 that I feel should have been kept up. 121 00:04:11,752 --> 00:04:13,754 Because, I mean, look at it. 122 00:04:13,854 --> 00:04:15,756 This shit is hilarious. 123 00:04:15,856 --> 00:04:18,125 When have you ever seen a statue where the general looks 124 00:04:18,225 --> 00:04:20,060 like he's shooting his way out of a saloon? 125 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:21,762 You know, he's just like... 126 00:04:21,862 --> 00:04:23,697 His horse doesn't even have reins. 127 00:04:23,797 --> 00:04:26,466 Every other statue, the general sits there like a wise old man. 128 00:04:26,567 --> 00:04:28,902 This dude looks like he stole a horse in Red Dead Redemption. 129 00:04:29,069 --> 00:04:30,671 "I'm getting out of here! Aah!" 130 00:04:30,771 --> 00:04:32,673 I mean, look at his face. 131 00:04:32,773 --> 00:04:34,508 I've never seen a statue that's panicked. 132 00:04:34,608 --> 00:04:36,777 Who makes a statue of your moment of panic? 133 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:38,912 He looks like he found out, he just found out 134 00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:40,681 what a Barack Obama is. 135 00:04:40,781 --> 00:04:44,418 They said what?! He's the ruler of who?! Aah! 136 00:04:44,518 --> 00:04:45,786 In fact, I realized, you know, we don't need 137 00:04:45,886 --> 00:04:47,721 to take down any Confederate statues. 138 00:04:47,821 --> 00:04:50,157 Yeah, we should just say whoever designed this statue 139 00:04:50,257 --> 00:04:52,459 has to design all the other statues. 140 00:04:52,559 --> 00:04:55,095 Then both sides win. Yeah. 141 00:04:55,195 --> 00:04:56,763 If this general really did look like this in real life, 142 00:04:56,864 --> 00:04:58,198 I think it would explain a lot. 143 00:04:58,298 --> 00:04:59,533 You know, he was probably the first guy 144 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:00,934 at the Klan rally who said, 145 00:05:01,034 --> 00:05:03,303 "You know what? 146 00:05:03,403 --> 00:05:05,138 We should all wear pillow cases over our faces." 147 00:05:05,239 --> 00:05:08,242 "You mean, to scare the darkies?" 148 00:05:08,342 --> 00:05:10,210 "Uh, yeah, sure, that's why." 149 00:05:10,310 --> 00:05:11,745 All right, but let's move on to our main story. 150 00:05:11,845 --> 00:05:15,516 For decades, owning a home has been one of the core parts 151 00:05:15,616 --> 00:05:19,486 of the American dream, just below dating Pete Davidson. 152 00:05:19,586 --> 00:05:23,757 But right now, actually buying a home is harder 153 00:05:23,857 --> 00:05:26,627 than Matt Gaetz watching the new Saved by the Bell. 154 00:05:26,727 --> 00:05:28,495 NEWSWOMAN: With the housing market red hot, 155 00:05:28,595 --> 00:05:31,131 prospective buyers are trying not to get burned 156 00:05:31,231 --> 00:05:34,234 as demand soars, but supply is limited. 157 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:37,871 Home prices rising at their highest rate in 15 years 158 00:05:37,971 --> 00:05:40,440 and demand so intense that Redfin reports 159 00:05:40,541 --> 00:05:42,309 nearly half of homes are selling within a week 160 00:05:42,409 --> 00:05:43,377 of hitting the market. 161 00:05:43,477 --> 00:05:45,078 NEWSMAN: Prospective home buyers 162 00:05:45,179 --> 00:05:46,713 in astronomical bidding wars. 163 00:05:46,813 --> 00:05:49,082 Homes vanishing from listings hours after being posted. 164 00:05:49,149 --> 00:05:50,784 WOMAN: You go to an open house. 165 00:05:50,884 --> 00:05:53,086 There could 50 cars in a line 166 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,656 outside waiting to see that property. 167 00:05:55,756 --> 00:05:59,326 People are-are so desperate that they'll court favors, 168 00:05:59,426 --> 00:06:01,328 get, you know, potential sellers, 169 00:06:01,428 --> 00:06:03,897 uh, tickets to rare events. 170 00:06:04,031 --> 00:06:06,667 NEWSMAN 3: Even houses with notorious histories are selling. 171 00:06:06,767 --> 00:06:10,904 This is the 100-year-old Mediterranean style home in L.A. 172 00:06:11,038 --> 00:06:12,940 where the Charles Manson family 173 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:17,144 murdered Leno and Rosemary LeBianca in 1969, 174 00:06:17,244 --> 00:06:18,946 but in today's market, 175 00:06:19,046 --> 00:06:23,083 it was snapped up for $1.8 million. 176 00:06:23,183 --> 00:06:26,620 Okay, okay. Okay, I know what you're thinking right now. 177 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,188 "Why on earth would you buy that house? 178 00:06:28,288 --> 00:06:29,790 Someone was murdered there!" 179 00:06:29,890 --> 00:06:34,228 Yeah, exactly. Someone has already been murdered there. 180 00:06:34,328 --> 00:06:36,063 What are the odds it'll happen again? 181 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:39,099 I mean, I'd sleep like a baby in that place. 182 00:06:39,199 --> 00:06:40,467 But seriously, people, 183 00:06:40,567 --> 00:06:42,069 the housing market has gotten crazy in America. 184 00:06:42,169 --> 00:06:44,071 I mean, some people are buying a house 185 00:06:44,137 --> 00:06:46,974 just hours after it's posted online. 186 00:06:47,074 --> 00:06:49,510 A house! Hours! 187 00:06:49,610 --> 00:06:51,678 Meanwhile, I read reviews for six months 188 00:06:51,778 --> 00:06:53,747 before I finally decide which water bottle to buy. 189 00:06:53,847 --> 00:06:56,617 And now that I think about it, I should have gotten a blue one. 190 00:06:56,717 --> 00:06:59,286 But the question is, why has it become so hard 191 00:06:59,386 --> 00:07:01,221 to buy a home in America? 192 00:07:01,321 --> 00:07:04,057 Well, let's find out why in another installment of 193 00:07:04,157 --> 00:07:06,226 "If You Don't Know, Now You Know." 194 00:07:06,326 --> 00:07:08,862 ♪ ♪ 195 00:07:14,067 --> 00:07:15,269 When it comes to why 196 00:07:15,369 --> 00:07:17,538 the housing market has gotten so insane lately, 197 00:07:17,638 --> 00:07:21,475 it's kind of a perfect storm of many different factors. Right? 198 00:07:21,575 --> 00:07:23,577 You've got not enough homes being built 199 00:07:23,677 --> 00:07:25,579 to keep up with the population growth. 200 00:07:25,679 --> 00:07:27,648 You've got historically low mortgage rates 201 00:07:27,748 --> 00:07:30,050 so more people can buy houses. 202 00:07:30,083 --> 00:07:31,752 And then on top of that, 203 00:07:31,852 --> 00:07:33,687 more people are able to work from home. 204 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:37,558 So they're leaving the city for the suburbs where maybe, yes, 205 00:07:37,658 --> 00:07:39,359 there's not as much excitement, 206 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:41,562 but you and your spouse have way more space 207 00:07:41,662 --> 00:07:44,064 to murder your neighbors. 208 00:07:44,164 --> 00:07:45,532 But it turns out, there's something else 209 00:07:45,632 --> 00:07:47,100 driving up demand for homes, 210 00:07:47,201 --> 00:07:50,938 and that's who is competing for them more than ever before, 211 00:07:51,071 --> 00:07:53,841 starting with the guys who tend to ruin everything-- 212 00:07:53,941 --> 00:07:55,642 Wall Street. 213 00:07:55,742 --> 00:07:58,145 With home prices soaring to record highs, 214 00:07:58,245 --> 00:08:01,014 there are mounting questions about the billions of dollars 215 00:08:01,081 --> 00:08:03,617 big financial firms are pouring into the market 216 00:08:03,717 --> 00:08:06,119 and pricing out some would-be buyers. 217 00:08:06,220 --> 00:08:07,888 NEWSMAN: Blackstone has been on a single-family 218 00:08:08,021 --> 00:08:10,891 home-buying rampage that began late last year, 219 00:08:11,024 --> 00:08:13,460 going head-to-head with other major Wall Street players. 220 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,396 Large financial firms, often backed by private equity, 221 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:19,666 buy up and rent out single-family homes. 222 00:08:19,766 --> 00:08:22,135 The companies typically use computer algorithms 223 00:08:22,236 --> 00:08:25,572 to identify desirable property so they can bid quickly. 224 00:08:25,672 --> 00:08:27,708 WOMAN: They're very aggressive. Their offers come in, 225 00:08:27,808 --> 00:08:29,743 all cash, they come in sight unseen, 226 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:31,645 so as soon as the house hits the market, 227 00:08:31,745 --> 00:08:34,314 you've got an offer from them, okay? 228 00:08:34,414 --> 00:08:36,083 And they're ready to close within a few days. 229 00:08:36,183 --> 00:08:40,254 There's about 25% to 35% of the houses in this neighborhood 230 00:08:40,354 --> 00:08:42,089 are owned by Wall Street landlords. 231 00:08:42,189 --> 00:08:43,891 NEWSMAN: One of them is Invitation Homes, 232 00:08:44,057 --> 00:08:47,060 which owns more than 12,000 single-family houses 233 00:08:47,094 --> 00:08:50,898 in the Atlanta area, nationwide more than 81,000. 234 00:08:51,064 --> 00:08:54,968 Three other large firms own more than 100,000 homes combined. 235 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:59,139 One of them just announced a $5 billion fund to buy more. 236 00:08:59,239 --> 00:09:01,775 Okay, okay, I know what you're thinking right now. 237 00:09:01,875 --> 00:09:04,778 Why on earth would we allow Wall Street to mess 238 00:09:04,878 --> 00:09:06,513 with the housing market? 239 00:09:06,613 --> 00:09:08,282 They caused the housing crisis! 240 00:09:08,382 --> 00:09:09,783 Yeah, exactly. 241 00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:12,920 They already caused a housing crisis. 242 00:09:13,020 --> 00:09:14,922 What are the odds it happens again? 243 00:09:15,022 --> 00:09:17,090 I'd sleep like a baby in that place. 244 00:09:17,191 --> 00:09:19,826 But yes, Wall Street is now buying up tons of homes 245 00:09:19,927 --> 00:09:21,895 all across America, because what better way 246 00:09:22,029 --> 00:09:23,297 to fix your image problem 247 00:09:23,397 --> 00:09:25,432 than to become the nation's biggest landlord, I guess. 248 00:09:25,532 --> 00:09:27,568 And regular people, regular people trying to buy homes, 249 00:09:27,668 --> 00:09:29,169 well, they don't have much of a chance 250 00:09:29,269 --> 00:09:30,771 going up against Wall Street. 251 00:09:30,871 --> 00:09:32,472 I mean, Wall Street usually has more money. 252 00:09:32,573 --> 00:09:33,874 That's kind of their whole thing. 253 00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:36,677 Your only hope is to, like, try and distract them 254 00:09:36,777 --> 00:09:38,545 by asking how their crypto is doing. 255 00:09:38,645 --> 00:09:40,147 Yeah, and then by the time they're done answering, 256 00:09:40,247 --> 00:09:41,682 you will be in escrow. 257 00:09:41,782 --> 00:09:43,517 But it turns out there's another group... 258 00:09:43,617 --> 00:09:45,686 there's another group that's driving up prices, 259 00:09:45,786 --> 00:09:48,088 and they're not bankers. 260 00:09:48,188 --> 00:09:50,324 Yeah, it's not evil, greedy bankers. 261 00:09:50,424 --> 00:09:52,893 In fact, it's your mom. 262 00:09:53,060 --> 00:09:55,128 There is a generational fight that's playing now 263 00:09:55,229 --> 00:09:58,699 and partially to blame for more expensive home prices. 264 00:09:58,799 --> 00:10:01,101 You've got 90 million millennials, 265 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:02,769 the largest generation in U.S. history, 266 00:10:02,870 --> 00:10:05,105 storming the marketplace and really looking 267 00:10:05,205 --> 00:10:07,107 for that, you know, dream of homeownership 268 00:10:07,207 --> 00:10:09,576 to start building wealth through owning their own property. 269 00:10:09,676 --> 00:10:10,878 NEWSWOMAN: So, we have millennials 270 00:10:10,978 --> 00:10:12,579 aging into their home-buying years. 271 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,315 And baby boomers, meanwhile, are healthier, 272 00:10:15,415 --> 00:10:17,951 they're living longer and they want to age in place. 273 00:10:18,051 --> 00:10:20,454 They're all competing for the same smaller houses. 274 00:10:20,554 --> 00:10:22,456 Baby boomers are looking to downsize, 275 00:10:22,556 --> 00:10:24,157 while millennials and Gen Xers 276 00:10:24,258 --> 00:10:26,727 are looking to buy smaller, entry-level homes. 277 00:10:26,827 --> 00:10:29,530 NEWSMAN: So many baby boomers are active in the housing market 278 00:10:29,630 --> 00:10:31,632 that it's become much more difficult 279 00:10:31,732 --> 00:10:33,567 for millennials to buy a house. 280 00:10:33,667 --> 00:10:37,137 In general, boomers have a lot more money to outbid them. 281 00:10:37,237 --> 00:10:41,275 That's right, boomers are dominating the housing market, 282 00:10:41,375 --> 00:10:45,279 and... there's an eight-hour Beatles movie on TV. 283 00:10:45,379 --> 00:10:49,583 Whoo! They're living their best lives, what's left of them. 284 00:10:49,683 --> 00:10:51,685 'Cause, you know, this sucks for us millennials. 285 00:10:51,785 --> 00:10:53,554 This wasn't the plan, okay? 286 00:10:53,654 --> 00:10:55,622 You boomers were supposed to get old, 287 00:10:55,722 --> 00:10:59,059 and we would sell all your shit and move you into a nursing home 288 00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:01,862 where you get all the Jell-O and geriatric hand jobs you want 289 00:11:01,962 --> 00:11:03,864 and then we take your house. That was the deal! 290 00:11:03,964 --> 00:11:05,699 You guys get to destroy the planet, 291 00:11:05,799 --> 00:11:08,168 and we get the rec rooms, damn it! 292 00:11:08,268 --> 00:11:10,971 So with private equity squeezing them on the one side, 293 00:11:11,071 --> 00:11:13,407 and their parents on the other, young people in particular 294 00:11:13,507 --> 00:11:15,642 are in a difficult spot when it comes to buying a home, 295 00:11:15,742 --> 00:11:18,445 and they really only have two choices. 296 00:11:18,545 --> 00:11:20,647 Go live in the woods, you know, 297 00:11:20,747 --> 00:11:22,516 make a home out of sticks and mud 298 00:11:22,616 --> 00:11:24,084 and join book clubs with squirrels, 299 00:11:24,151 --> 00:11:26,954 or get really creative. 300 00:11:27,087 --> 00:11:29,156 NEWSMAN: A new trend hitting the housing market... 301 00:11:29,256 --> 00:11:31,491 Millennials are teaming up with their friends 302 00:11:31,592 --> 00:11:33,293 to buy their dream home together. 303 00:11:33,393 --> 00:11:34,995 For a lot of these new homeowners, 304 00:11:35,095 --> 00:11:37,631 doing this is the only way they're able to afford a home. 305 00:11:41,134 --> 00:11:42,402 ...and flocking to the suburbs, 306 00:11:42,503 --> 00:11:45,906 finding their cheap dream homes in far-flung places. 307 00:11:46,006 --> 00:11:48,342 More millennials are buying fixer-uppers. 308 00:11:48,442 --> 00:11:50,644 A big draw for young buyers, 309 00:11:50,744 --> 00:11:52,779 fixer-uppers are often cheaper. 310 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,782 Sometimes they go for as little as $20,000. 311 00:11:55,883 --> 00:11:57,784 NEWSMAN: Where are they finding these gems? 312 00:11:57,885 --> 00:12:00,521 Well, leave it to millennials to do their house shopping 313 00:12:00,621 --> 00:12:02,856 on Instagram on a page called Cheap Old Houses. 314 00:12:02,956 --> 00:12:04,791 Why do you think millennials are so attracted 315 00:12:04,892 --> 00:12:09,062 to cheap old houses? 316 00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:10,797 (both chuckle) 317 00:12:10,898 --> 00:12:14,401 You know, sometimes reporters ask the dumbest questions. 318 00:12:14,501 --> 00:12:16,970 "Why do millennials love crappy, old houses 319 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:18,405 that nobody else wants?" 320 00:12:18,505 --> 00:12:19,940 'Cause it's their only option. 321 00:12:20,073 --> 00:12:21,875 That's like asking me in grade school, 322 00:12:21,975 --> 00:12:24,678 "Trevor, why do you love sitting by yourself at lunchtime? 323 00:12:24,778 --> 00:12:27,447 "What draws you to a life of spending recess 324 00:12:27,548 --> 00:12:29,783 with your imaginary friends?" 325 00:12:29,883 --> 00:12:31,318 I mean, do you know how hard it is 326 00:12:31,418 --> 00:12:34,188 to buy houses off Instagram? 327 00:12:34,288 --> 00:12:36,890 You got to slip into the house's DMs. 328 00:12:36,990 --> 00:12:39,259 "Yo, does the carpet match the drapes?" (chuckles) 329 00:12:39,359 --> 00:12:41,195 "No, for real, I need to know if the carpet matches the drapes. 330 00:12:41,295 --> 00:12:42,429 "I can't afford to buy new drapes, 331 00:12:42,529 --> 00:12:44,131 so I just need to know, man. I got a budget." 332 00:12:44,231 --> 00:12:45,232 So, that's where we are right now. 333 00:12:45,332 --> 00:12:47,367 Thanks to boomers and Wall Street, 334 00:12:47,467 --> 00:12:51,405 owning a home may soon no longer be the American dream. 335 00:12:51,505 --> 00:12:54,007 The good news is if you wait around long enough, 336 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:57,377 you might still get a chance to date Pete Davidson. 337 00:12:57,477 --> 00:13:00,314 For a personal perspective on the nation's housing crisis 338 00:13:00,414 --> 00:13:02,349 and what can be done about it, 339 00:13:02,449 --> 00:13:04,685 we turn now to Desi Lydic. 340 00:13:04,785 --> 00:13:06,053 Desi, I understand 341 00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:08,288 that you've been looking for a house recently. 342 00:13:08,388 --> 00:13:10,524 -I-Is that correct? -Yes, I have. 343 00:13:10,624 --> 00:13:12,059 I had a two-bedroom apartment, 344 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:14,494 but it's just too small with three kids running around. 345 00:13:14,595 --> 00:13:17,364 Oh. I didn't know you have three kids. 346 00:13:17,464 --> 00:13:19,666 Oh, I don't. I don't know whose kids they are. 347 00:13:19,766 --> 00:13:21,435 They just showed up one day, and they wouldn't leave, 348 00:13:21,535 --> 00:13:22,503 so I had to. 349 00:13:22,603 --> 00:13:24,071 I'm sorry to hear that, Desi. 350 00:13:24,104 --> 00:13:27,307 Um, so, how has your house search gone? 351 00:13:27,407 --> 00:13:29,643 Ugh, it was rough at first. 352 00:13:29,743 --> 00:13:31,912 I mean, demand is high. People are desperate. 353 00:13:32,079 --> 00:13:34,581 The open houses get mad if you take all the cookies. 354 00:13:34,681 --> 00:13:38,085 But thanks to a little outside-the-box thinking, 355 00:13:38,151 --> 00:13:41,421 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. 358 00:13:45,092 --> 00:13:47,561 It's got a chef's kitchen, walk-in closets, 359 00:13:47,661 --> 00:13:50,130 five washer-dryers for all the cult members 360 00:13:50,230 --> 00:13:51,465 -and a rain shower. -Wait, wait. 361 00:13:51,565 --> 00:13:53,367 I'm sorry, wait, wait. What was that last part? 362 00:13:53,467 --> 00:13:54,668 The rain shower? 363 00:13:54,768 --> 00:13:56,570 No, no. Did you say "a cult"? 364 00:13:56,670 --> 00:13:58,305 Did you... Did you join a cult? 365 00:13:58,405 --> 00:14:00,908 Okay, yeah, look, I know what you're thinking, 366 00:14:01,041 --> 00:14:02,209 but let me tell you what. 367 00:14:02,309 --> 00:14:03,877 If you want a house in this economy, 368 00:14:04,044 --> 00:14:05,145 your best option 369 00:14:05,245 --> 00:14:07,247 is the blessed door of our God-King Craig. 370 00:14:07,347 --> 00:14:10,217 I mean, why pay half your salary for a three-bedroom house 371 00:14:10,317 --> 00:14:13,954 when for free, you can live in a 75-bedroom compound? 372 00:14:14,054 --> 00:14:16,823 And it comes with a home gym and a breakfast nook 373 00:14:16,924 --> 00:14:19,059 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. 380 00:14:32,673 --> 00:14:34,842 What I do believe in is bathrooms, 381 00:14:34,942 --> 00:14:37,077 and this place has 50. 382 00:14:37,177 --> 00:14:38,846 Desi, I don't think a large house 383 00:14:38,946 --> 00:14:40,881 is worth submitting yourself to a cult. 384 00:14:40,981 --> 00:14:43,116 I mean, does this Craig guy even know 385 00:14:43,217 --> 00:14:44,718 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 389 00:14:50,490 --> 00:14:52,192 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 00:14:56,263 --> 00:14:58,565 We'll have it next to the heated swimming pool. 392 00:14:58,665 --> 00:15:00,767 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. 400 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 00:15:28,161 --> 00:15:31,098 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 00:15:37,970 --> 00:15:40,106 The superstar K-pop group Aespa 409 00:15:40,206 --> 00:15:42,809 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 00:15:48,414 --> 00:15:52,585 So he decided to welcome them to New York in his own special way. 413 00:15:52,685 --> 00:15:55,488 WOOD: When I heard that K-pop superstar group Aespa 414 00:15:55,588 --> 00:15:58,191 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 Well, that's our show for tonight. 892 00:33:27,139 --> 00:33:29,008 But before we go, our new Daily Show holiday merch 893 00:33:29,108 --> 00:33:30,776 has officially dropped, people. 894 00:33:30,876 --> 00:33:33,612 It's our "happy belated holidays" sweatshirt, 895 00:33:33,712 --> 00:33:36,081 the only gift that won't have you worried 896 00:33:36,181 --> 00:33:37,449 about supply chain issues. 897 00:33:37,549 --> 00:33:39,752 If you want to check it out, scan the QR code 898 00:33:39,852 --> 00:33:41,520 or head to the link below. 899 00:33:41,620 --> 00:33:43,756 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there. 900 00:33:43,856 --> 00:33:45,524 Get your vaccine, and remember, 901 00:33:45,624 --> 00:33:49,061 if you die in a car crash while playing a video game, 902 00:33:49,161 --> 00:33:51,864 you die in real life. 903 00:33:51,964 --> 00:33:54,733 Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 904 00:33:54,833 --> 00:33:56,869 ♪ ♪ 905 00:33:59,271 --> 00:34:01,407 Still the best vaccine we found 906 00:34:01,507 --> 00:34:03,442 is Mother Nature's vaccine. 907 00:34:03,542 --> 00:34:05,377 It's contracting the virus. 908 00:34:05,477 --> 00:34:08,647 That is what has provided the greatest protection, 909 00:34:08,747 --> 00:34:12,117 the most durable protection over the longest period of time. 910 00:34:12,217 --> 00:34:14,253 ♪ ♪