1 00:00:01,411 --> 00:00:02,445 Yo, does anybody understand how weather actually works? 2 00:00:02,546 --> 00:00:05,181 'Cause this thing seems like a scam, man. 3 00:00:05,282 --> 00:00:06,783 Like, I don't want to sound like a conspiracy theory, 4 00:00:06,883 --> 00:00:09,419 but it seems like a scam, man. It's winter, and then it's hot 5 00:00:09,519 --> 00:00:11,388 all of a sudden-- but just, like, for two days. 6 00:00:11,488 --> 00:00:13,356 Who does that? Why do they do that to us, man? 7 00:00:13,456 --> 00:00:14,891 Especially when you live in New York. 8 00:00:14,991 --> 00:00:17,394 Because in New York, you have to put your clothes-- like, 9 00:00:17,494 --> 00:00:20,063 you don't have enough space to just keep your full closet, 10 00:00:20,163 --> 00:00:22,132 which is a thing I didn't know when I came from South Africa. 11 00:00:22,232 --> 00:00:24,634 In South Africa, we're ready for anything all the time. 12 00:00:24,734 --> 00:00:25,835 In New York they're like, 13 00:00:25,936 --> 00:00:27,437 "Did you put away your winter clothes?" 14 00:00:27,537 --> 00:00:30,206 -What am I? A bear? -(crew laughter) 15 00:00:31,174 --> 00:00:33,710 -♪ ♪ -ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from the heart of Times Square 16 00:00:33,810 --> 00:00:36,713 in New York City, the only city in America, 17 00:00:36,813 --> 00:00:39,182 it's The Daily Show. 18 00:00:39,282 --> 00:00:42,452 Tonight: Drilling down on drill rap. 19 00:00:42,552 --> 00:00:45,522 Klepper in Canada, 20 00:00:45,622 --> 00:00:47,424 and Janicza Bravo. 21 00:00:47,524 --> 00:00:52,395 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 22 00:00:52,495 --> 00:00:53,863 Hey, what's going on, everybody? 23 00:00:53,964 --> 00:00:55,365 Welcome to The Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah. 24 00:00:55,465 --> 00:00:57,601 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 25 00:00:57,701 --> 00:01:00,136 ♪ ♪ 26 00:01:00,237 --> 00:01:03,673 We kick things off with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 27 00:01:03,773 --> 00:01:06,209 which, by the time you watch this, has either 28 00:01:06,309 --> 00:01:09,446 started already, is about to start any minute, 29 00:01:09,546 --> 00:01:11,948 or was never going to start at all. 30 00:01:12,115 --> 00:01:14,017 And one reason no one seems to know exactly 31 00:01:14,117 --> 00:01:16,119 what is going to happen is that 32 00:01:16,186 --> 00:01:19,456 Russia is playing all sorts of mind games. 33 00:01:19,556 --> 00:01:21,958 NEWSMAN: As Russia claims it is pulling back troops 34 00:01:22,125 --> 00:01:25,128 from Ukraine's border, a senior Biden administration official 35 00:01:25,228 --> 00:01:29,466 accuses Russia of lying and of moving troops around 36 00:01:29,566 --> 00:01:34,471 while adding 7,000 to the sum 150,000 troops already 37 00:01:34,571 --> 00:01:36,039 near Ukraine's borders. 38 00:01:36,139 --> 00:01:39,342 Britain's military intelligence chief, in a rare statement, 39 00:01:39,442 --> 00:01:42,879 said there have been sightings of additional armored vehicles, 40 00:01:42,979 --> 00:01:45,148 helicopters, and a field hospital moving toward 41 00:01:45,181 --> 00:01:46,850 Ukraine's borders. 42 00:01:46,950 --> 00:01:50,020 There are now questions this morning about why Russia 43 00:01:50,153 --> 00:01:53,356 would claim to deescalate while apparently not doing it. 44 00:01:53,456 --> 00:01:55,725 Propaganda, a play to create confusion, 45 00:01:55,825 --> 00:01:59,963 or deliberate misdirection to hide an attack? 46 00:02:11,374 --> 00:02:13,143 Okay, okay, wait, wait, wait. People, people, people, 47 00:02:13,243 --> 00:02:14,678 can I ask you a question? 48 00:02:14,778 --> 00:02:18,448 Why is America's president always answering questions 49 00:02:18,548 --> 00:02:21,117 in front of a helicopter? 50 00:02:21,218 --> 00:02:24,221 Like, is there not a better solution to this? 51 00:02:24,321 --> 00:02:26,156 And it's not just Biden. Like, Trump, the whole time-- 52 00:02:26,256 --> 00:02:28,558 "What we're gonna be doing is, we're gonna..." 53 00:02:28,658 --> 00:02:30,327 And then Biden, (stammering) "We're trying to..." 54 00:02:30,427 --> 00:02:33,129 Like, turn the helicopter off until he gets on. 55 00:02:33,230 --> 00:02:34,598 You're wasting fuel. 56 00:02:34,698 --> 00:02:37,167 And do you know how much gas is right now, Joe Byron? 57 00:02:37,267 --> 00:02:38,568 You are also saying important things. 58 00:02:38,668 --> 00:02:40,036 You don't want people to mishear what you're saying. 59 00:02:40,136 --> 00:02:41,805 Imagine if I was like, "Hey, guys, hey, guys, 60 00:02:41,905 --> 00:02:43,840 "As Trevor Noah, I've discovered something that 61 00:02:43,940 --> 00:02:45,709 will solve all of the world's problems. What we need to..." 62 00:02:45,809 --> 00:02:47,844 (helicopter blades whirring loudly) 63 00:02:51,514 --> 00:02:53,850 "...and that's what will solve the world." 64 00:02:53,950 --> 00:02:57,254 But yes, America's accusing Russia of lying about 65 00:02:57,354 --> 00:02:58,688 pulling troops back from Ukraine 66 00:02:58,788 --> 00:03:01,892 while actually still preparing to invade it. 67 00:03:01,992 --> 00:03:03,760 And I'm not gonna lie, guys. It wouldn't be a surprise 68 00:03:03,860 --> 00:03:05,328 if Russia is being sneaky. 69 00:03:05,428 --> 00:03:06,696 I mean, this is the same country 70 00:03:06,796 --> 00:03:09,165 that hides dolls inside bigger dolls. 71 00:03:09,266 --> 00:03:11,868 You know how sick you have to be to do that? 72 00:03:11,968 --> 00:03:13,770 You-you think you found the final... 73 00:03:13,870 --> 00:03:15,605 You think there's, like, a doll. "Oh, I'm so happy." 74 00:03:15,705 --> 00:03:16,773 Then it's like, there's another doll. 75 00:03:16,873 --> 00:03:18,208 Was I happy enough? Now I feel bad. 76 00:03:18,308 --> 00:03:19,709 Didn't show the gratitude to the first one. 77 00:03:19,809 --> 00:03:21,444 I didn't know it was two d... There's three dolls. 78 00:03:21,545 --> 00:03:23,346 I didn't show three dolls gratitude. Four dolls. 79 00:03:23,446 --> 00:03:25,148 Then I'm like, "How many dolls?" Then I break the last one 80 00:03:25,248 --> 00:03:26,383 'cause I thought there was another one inside. 81 00:03:26,483 --> 00:03:27,984 Now I broke my toy. 82 00:03:28,118 --> 00:03:30,520 But Russia insists that they're pulling the troops back. 83 00:03:30,620 --> 00:03:31,755 That's what they say. 84 00:03:31,855 --> 00:03:33,223 Even though all the satellite evidence 85 00:03:33,323 --> 00:03:37,027 shows that they're adding even more troops to the border. 86 00:03:37,127 --> 00:03:39,429 And people are saying that what Putin is doing here 87 00:03:39,529 --> 00:03:42,032 is really disingenuous, but can I be honest with you? 88 00:03:42,132 --> 00:03:44,000 I really actually understand this move. 89 00:03:44,134 --> 00:03:47,737 In fact, anyone who's ever played Call of Duty 90 00:03:47,837 --> 00:03:49,606 knows what this move is all about. 91 00:03:49,706 --> 00:03:51,541 Right? Your mom calls you down for dinner, 92 00:03:51,641 --> 00:03:52,909 and what do you do? 93 00:03:53,009 --> 00:03:54,277 -(weapons firing) -"Yeah, I'm coming, Mom! 94 00:03:54,377 --> 00:03:56,012 "I'm just wrapping up a mission! 95 00:03:56,146 --> 00:03:57,514 "I'll be right there! 96 00:03:57,614 --> 00:03:58,815 "All right, guys, let's go again. 97 00:03:58,915 --> 00:03:59,883 "This time, stop messing around 98 00:03:59,983 --> 00:04:02,385 on the Buy Station, Nick. Come on." 99 00:04:02,485 --> 00:04:04,354 But America is certain. 100 00:04:04,454 --> 00:04:07,090 They're certain that Russia is still planning to invade. 101 00:04:07,157 --> 00:04:09,859 In fact, today, the U.S. Secretary of State 102 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,095 even said that what Russia might do 103 00:04:12,195 --> 00:04:13,930 to justify an invasion 104 00:04:14,097 --> 00:04:17,534 is launch fake or even real chemical weapons 105 00:04:17,634 --> 00:04:18,969 at themselves 106 00:04:19,102 --> 00:04:21,471 and then blame it on Ukraine. 107 00:04:21,571 --> 00:04:23,106 Yeah. 108 00:04:23,206 --> 00:04:26,877 Yeah. First of all, uh, spoilers. Hello. 109 00:04:26,977 --> 00:04:28,979 Secondly, can you imagine that? 110 00:04:29,112 --> 00:04:31,648 Staging a chemical attack on yourself 111 00:04:31,748 --> 00:04:33,884 to justify your invasion. That's pretty messed-up. 112 00:04:33,984 --> 00:04:36,119 Especially for the Russian soldiers 113 00:04:36,152 --> 00:04:37,621 who have to carry out the mission. 114 00:04:37,721 --> 00:04:39,589 "So, we launch this on ourselves, 115 00:04:39,689 --> 00:04:41,424 but this is fake, yes?" 116 00:04:41,524 --> 00:04:43,326 "Yeah. We will find out when bomb explodes. 117 00:04:43,426 --> 00:04:46,029 Huh? Mystery. Excitement." 118 00:04:46,129 --> 00:04:47,497 And, you know, people, as erratic 119 00:04:47,597 --> 00:04:49,799 as the Russians' actions might seem, 120 00:04:49,900 --> 00:04:51,534 you understand what they're doing right now, right? 121 00:04:51,635 --> 00:04:52,903 They're playing chess. 122 00:04:53,003 --> 00:04:56,806 This is literally what chess is all about. 123 00:04:56,907 --> 00:04:59,142 Oh, I'm moving forward. Oh, I'm moving backwards. 124 00:04:59,175 --> 00:05:00,877 Oh, I'm attacking. No, I'm not. 125 00:05:00,977 --> 00:05:02,779 The horse is going this way. Then it turns. 126 00:05:02,879 --> 00:05:04,414 This is what Russia's doing. This is literally it. 127 00:05:04,514 --> 00:05:06,316 And the Russians love playing chess. 128 00:05:06,416 --> 00:05:08,385 They've been designed for this moment. 129 00:05:08,485 --> 00:05:11,087 Meanwhile, the rest of us, we don't play chess anymore. 130 00:05:11,121 --> 00:05:13,557 We love dumb games now. We're like, 131 00:05:13,657 --> 00:05:16,960 "Uh, I need a five-letter word that ends in D-E." 132 00:05:17,093 --> 00:05:19,529 'Plate'? No." 133 00:05:19,629 --> 00:05:20,897 All right, let's move on from a country 134 00:05:20,997 --> 00:05:22,165 that's trying to take over the world 135 00:05:22,265 --> 00:05:24,601 to a dictatorship that already runs the world: 136 00:05:24,701 --> 00:05:25,869 Disney. 137 00:05:25,969 --> 00:05:28,471 The magical company is known around the world 138 00:05:28,572 --> 00:05:30,674 for its amusement parks, its movies 139 00:05:30,774 --> 00:05:32,442 and for having the fanciest rats. 140 00:05:32,542 --> 00:05:35,545 But now they're apparently moving into real estate. 141 00:05:35,645 --> 00:05:37,714 You see, yesterday, Disney announced 142 00:05:37,814 --> 00:05:40,850 that it will be building planned communities 143 00:05:40,951 --> 00:05:42,886 where residents can be 144 00:05:42,986 --> 00:05:46,790 "part of Disney all the time." 145 00:05:46,890 --> 00:05:49,559 Which I guess means you have to wait in line 146 00:05:49,659 --> 00:05:51,828 for three hours to use your own bathroom. 147 00:05:51,928 --> 00:05:55,298 And look, guys, as much as I'm for decriminalizing drugs, 148 00:05:55,398 --> 00:05:57,901 I don't know if we should encourage people 149 00:05:58,001 --> 00:05:59,736 to take them at work. 150 00:05:59,836 --> 00:06:03,540 Because this sounds like an idea that was inspired 151 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,142 by, uh, something extra, if you know what I mean. 152 00:06:06,243 --> 00:06:10,113 "Like, what if the whole world was Disney all the time? 153 00:06:10,213 --> 00:06:12,449 Like, just all the time?" 154 00:06:12,549 --> 00:06:14,885 "Oh, I love this guy. He's so... He's so great. 155 00:06:14,985 --> 00:06:16,686 "I love it. Disney all the time. 156 00:06:16,786 --> 00:06:18,822 Oh, man, I'm so (bleep) up right now. Oh!" 157 00:06:18,922 --> 00:06:20,190 And, now, look, don't get me wrong. 158 00:06:20,290 --> 00:06:21,925 I love Disney, by the way. I personally love Disney. 159 00:06:22,092 --> 00:06:24,394 I love Disneyland. I love Disney World. 160 00:06:24,494 --> 00:06:26,296 But I think the Disney experience 161 00:06:26,396 --> 00:06:28,698 will lose its magic if you relive it every day. 162 00:06:28,798 --> 00:06:30,333 You can't do Disney every day. 163 00:06:30,433 --> 00:06:33,670 I mean, like, I don't want to pretend I'm a Make-A-Wish kid 164 00:06:33,770 --> 00:06:35,538 to cut lines every day. 165 00:06:35,639 --> 00:06:37,841 You got to do that, like, twice a year max, you know? 166 00:06:37,941 --> 00:06:39,509 Special occasions. 167 00:06:39,609 --> 00:06:42,779 And by the way, if you think this idea sounds creepy, 168 00:06:42,879 --> 00:06:44,915 just, like, living in Disney all the time, 169 00:06:45,015 --> 00:06:47,450 wait until you see the promo video 170 00:06:47,551 --> 00:06:48,852 that they released. 171 00:06:48,952 --> 00:06:50,253 WOMAN: These vibrant communities 172 00:06:50,353 --> 00:06:52,589 will be infused with Disney placemaking. 173 00:06:52,689 --> 00:06:55,158 Picture an energetic community 174 00:06:55,258 --> 00:06:57,794 with the warmth and charm of a small town 175 00:06:57,894 --> 00:06:59,429 and the beauty of a resort. 176 00:06:59,529 --> 00:07:02,065 A place that entices inspiration 177 00:07:02,132 --> 00:07:05,201 and makes every moment more memorable than the last. 178 00:07:05,302 --> 00:07:07,938 A Storyliving by Disney community 179 00:07:08,071 --> 00:07:10,340 is something truly special. 180 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,676 "Communities infused 181 00:07:12,776 --> 00:07:15,912 with Disney placemaking." 182 00:07:16,079 --> 00:07:19,182 Am I the only one who thinks that sounds like a cult? 183 00:07:19,282 --> 00:07:21,384 And I'm not saying it is a cult. 184 00:07:21,484 --> 00:07:24,087 But you saw how it looked and how it sounded. 185 00:07:24,154 --> 00:07:27,090 It feels like a cult, you know? I'm not saying it is a cult. 186 00:07:27,123 --> 00:07:30,393 I'm just saying it feels like a cult. Yeah. 187 00:07:30,493 --> 00:07:31,595 Like, if you decide to live there, 188 00:07:31,695 --> 00:07:33,730 don't be surprised if you get home one day 189 00:07:33,830 --> 00:07:35,599 and it ends with Goofy banging your wife. 190 00:07:35,699 --> 00:07:37,100 (laughs à la Goofy) 191 00:07:37,133 --> 00:07:39,269 I mean, even if it's not a cult, I don't trust it. 192 00:07:39,369 --> 00:07:41,404 You know, a perfect community that just... 193 00:07:41,504 --> 00:07:43,340 feels like an ideal small town? 194 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,141 I saw WandaVision, Disney. 195 00:07:45,242 --> 00:07:47,477 You're not fooling me. I know how this shit ends. 196 00:07:47,577 --> 00:07:49,779 And, by the way, by the way, this isn't the first time 197 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,717 that Disney has tried to invent a town that people live in. 198 00:07:53,817 --> 00:07:55,619 Right? Back in the '90s, 199 00:07:55,719 --> 00:07:59,422 Disney built a community in Florida called Celebration 200 00:07:59,522 --> 00:08:01,858 that also had a lot of hype at first 201 00:08:01,958 --> 00:08:03,526 and then, a few years later, 202 00:08:03,627 --> 00:08:05,896 did so badly that they had to offload it 203 00:08:06,062 --> 00:08:08,298 to a private equity firm. 204 00:08:08,398 --> 00:08:10,333 I mean, so what does Disney think? 205 00:08:10,433 --> 00:08:12,936 They think they can just rehash the same idea with a modern spin 206 00:08:13,069 --> 00:08:14,337 and then people will throw money at it? 207 00:08:14,437 --> 00:08:16,439 It'll never work. 208 00:08:16,539 --> 00:08:18,742 It's just not gonna work. 209 00:08:18,842 --> 00:08:20,110 All right, that's it for the headlines. 210 00:08:20,210 --> 00:08:21,878 Let's move on to our top story. 211 00:08:21,978 --> 00:08:24,948 And our top story is about rap, 212 00:08:25,081 --> 00:08:27,083 the thing your 50-year-old cousin still thinks 213 00:08:27,183 --> 00:08:28,385 he has a shot at. 214 00:08:28,485 --> 00:08:30,820 Rap has been around for decades. 215 00:08:30,921 --> 00:08:32,489 And it's gotten so mainstream 216 00:08:32,589 --> 00:08:35,158 it's now even part of the Super Bowl halftime show. 217 00:08:35,258 --> 00:08:38,862 But now there's a new style of rap that's blowing up, 218 00:08:38,962 --> 00:08:41,231 and it's gotten to the point where the mayor of New York 219 00:08:41,331 --> 00:08:42,933 is so concerned 220 00:08:43,099 --> 00:08:44,935 that he's trying to rein it in. 221 00:08:45,101 --> 00:08:47,370 NEWSWOMAN: Mayor Eric Adams is trying to curb the violence 222 00:08:47,470 --> 00:08:49,272 associated with drill rap. 223 00:08:49,372 --> 00:08:51,274 Now, that's a branch of rap music 224 00:08:51,374 --> 00:08:53,910 that is about the violent side of the streets. 225 00:08:54,010 --> 00:08:56,947 I had no idea what drill rapping was, 226 00:08:57,113 --> 00:08:58,582 but I called my son 227 00:08:58,682 --> 00:09:01,851 and he sent me some videos. 228 00:09:01,952 --> 00:09:04,354 And it is alarming. 229 00:09:04,454 --> 00:09:06,423 NEWSWOMAN 2: Drill rap came under renewed scrutiny 230 00:09:06,523 --> 00:09:09,092 after 18-year-old artist Jayquan McKenley's murder 231 00:09:09,192 --> 00:09:10,293 earlier this month. 232 00:09:10,393 --> 00:09:12,495 Adams made national headlines late Friday 233 00:09:12,596 --> 00:09:14,497 when he called out social media companies 234 00:09:14,598 --> 00:09:17,133 for their responsibility in promoting violence 235 00:09:17,234 --> 00:09:18,535 in drill rap videos, 236 00:09:18,635 --> 00:09:20,637 and he vowed to put a plan in motion. 237 00:09:20,737 --> 00:09:23,773 We pulled Trump off Twitter 238 00:09:23,873 --> 00:09:25,508 because of what he was spewing, 239 00:09:25,609 --> 00:09:28,912 yet we're allowing, uh, uh, music, 240 00:09:29,079 --> 00:09:31,648 displaying of guns, violence, 241 00:09:31,748 --> 00:09:35,652 we're allowing it to stay, uh, on these sites. 242 00:09:35,752 --> 00:09:37,254 O-Okay, okay. 243 00:09:37,354 --> 00:09:38,688 Hold on. Hold on. 244 00:09:38,788 --> 00:09:44,094 It is not fair to compare President Trump to rappers. 245 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,897 All right? Rappers are all about dissing their haters 246 00:09:46,997 --> 00:09:48,598 and banging porn stars 247 00:09:48,698 --> 00:09:50,300 and bragging about how rich they are 248 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:51,868 even when they're secretly broke. 249 00:09:51,968 --> 00:09:53,737 Does that sound like Donald Trump to you? 250 00:09:53,837 --> 00:09:55,438 You show some respect. 251 00:09:55,538 --> 00:09:57,007 And, yeah, once again, 252 00:09:57,107 --> 00:09:59,109 social media companies are in the crosshairs. 253 00:09:59,175 --> 00:10:00,677 Because, you know, these days, 254 00:10:00,777 --> 00:10:03,346 they're getting pressured to take a lot down. 255 00:10:03,446 --> 00:10:06,182 Right? COVID misinformation, election misinformation, 256 00:10:06,283 --> 00:10:07,651 hate speech, bullying. 257 00:10:07,751 --> 00:10:08,952 They can't keep up. 258 00:10:09,052 --> 00:10:10,186 I mean, soon, the only thing that's gonna be left 259 00:10:10,287 --> 00:10:12,622 on social media is just gonna be cat photos 260 00:10:12,722 --> 00:10:14,791 and things your grandpa accidentally tweeted 261 00:10:14,891 --> 00:10:15,959 while trying to google 262 00:10:16,059 --> 00:10:19,729 "Where did Jeanie and I have our first date?" 263 00:10:19,829 --> 00:10:21,131 But the real question is, 264 00:10:21,231 --> 00:10:23,667 what is drill rap 265 00:10:23,767 --> 00:10:27,671 and why is it even scaring the mayor of New York? 266 00:10:27,771 --> 00:10:30,140 Well, let's find out in another installment 267 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,409 of If You Don't Know, Now You Know. 268 00:10:32,509 --> 00:10:34,544 ♪ ♪ 269 00:10:40,884 --> 00:10:42,185 Rap music, 270 00:10:42,285 --> 00:10:44,888 A.K.A. hippity-hop. 271 00:10:44,988 --> 00:10:47,357 It's a music form that tackles every topic, you know? 272 00:10:47,457 --> 00:10:49,059 It talks about relationships, 273 00:10:49,159 --> 00:10:50,227 talks about money, 274 00:10:50,327 --> 00:10:52,829 social issues, life on the streets, 275 00:10:52,929 --> 00:10:54,197 balling. 276 00:10:54,297 --> 00:10:56,900 It can even talk about the relative moisture content 277 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:58,835 of vaginas. 278 00:10:58,935 --> 00:11:02,105 But it can also celebrate gang violence, 279 00:11:02,172 --> 00:11:04,407 and that's what has some people worried 280 00:11:04,507 --> 00:11:05,976 about drill rap. 281 00:11:06,109 --> 00:11:07,110 NEWSWOMAN: The hard-driving beats 282 00:11:07,143 --> 00:11:09,012 and dark, ominous sound of drill 283 00:11:09,112 --> 00:11:10,547 originated in Chicago. 284 00:11:10,647 --> 00:11:12,682 It was also heavily gang-affiliated. 285 00:11:12,782 --> 00:11:14,284 It got a new life in Brooklyn 286 00:11:14,384 --> 00:11:15,886 and was brought into the mainstream 287 00:11:15,986 --> 00:11:17,254 by the late Pop Smoke. 288 00:11:17,354 --> 00:11:19,923 Drill music has been around for more than a decade, 289 00:11:20,023 --> 00:11:21,992 but local activists tell us what's different 290 00:11:22,125 --> 00:11:25,395 is that the music now has a darker tone, 291 00:11:25,495 --> 00:11:28,565 with drill rappers creating songs and viral dances 292 00:11:28,665 --> 00:11:31,001 that celebrate local murders. 293 00:11:37,140 --> 00:11:38,375 NEWSWOMAN: More than the music itself, 294 00:11:38,475 --> 00:11:41,411 NYPD says it's the taunting and dissing in the lyrics 295 00:11:41,511 --> 00:11:43,580 that are rapped and posted on social media 296 00:11:43,680 --> 00:11:44,881 that fuel the violence. 297 00:11:44,981 --> 00:11:46,816 MAN: It's dissing people that passed. 298 00:11:46,917 --> 00:11:48,685 It's dissing people family members. 299 00:11:48,785 --> 00:11:50,220 It's dissing people homies. 300 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,289 And when that happens, their homies, 301 00:11:52,389 --> 00:11:55,392 their family members and their peoples is gonna retaliate. 302 00:11:55,492 --> 00:11:57,193 And it's just a never-ending cycle. 303 00:11:57,294 --> 00:11:59,696 Yeah, that's right. A lot of the lyrics in drill rap 304 00:11:59,796 --> 00:12:02,499 aren't just about street life and violence in general, no. 305 00:12:02,599 --> 00:12:05,502 They're attacks on specific people in rival gangs, 306 00:12:05,602 --> 00:12:09,406 and especially taunting people who were already murdered. 307 00:12:09,506 --> 00:12:12,108 Which, if you ask me, is way over the line, people. 308 00:12:12,175 --> 00:12:13,543 Like, what are you trying to prove at that point? 309 00:12:13,643 --> 00:12:15,111 The person is dead. 310 00:12:15,145 --> 00:12:17,514 Why you got to make songs dissing a dead person? 311 00:12:17,614 --> 00:12:19,115 It's not like God's up in Heaven like, 312 00:12:19,182 --> 00:12:21,952 "We were gonna let you in, but Lil Tre bodied you so hard 313 00:12:22,118 --> 00:12:23,887 "on that track, you got to go to Hell. (chuckles) 314 00:12:23,987 --> 00:12:25,922 "No bustas allowed through the pearly gates. 315 00:12:26,022 --> 00:12:28,124 Ho, ho, they roasted you, kid." 316 00:12:28,158 --> 00:12:30,227 And, look, I-I'm not a rapper, you know-- 317 00:12:30,327 --> 00:12:31,761 until my mixtape blows up-- 318 00:12:31,861 --> 00:12:33,330 but if you ask me, 319 00:12:33,430 --> 00:12:36,833 a good diss track doesn't need to call for someone's murder. 320 00:12:36,933 --> 00:12:39,169 It doesn't need that. In fact, in my opinion, 321 00:12:39,269 --> 00:12:40,737 I think the best diss tracks 322 00:12:40,837 --> 00:12:43,673 don't even mention the names at all. Yeah. 323 00:12:43,773 --> 00:12:45,942 Look at Taylor Swift. 324 00:12:46,042 --> 00:12:50,146 All she said was that "someone" stole her scarf. 325 00:12:50,213 --> 00:12:53,149 And it ruined Jake Gyllenhaal's life. 326 00:12:53,216 --> 00:12:56,019 Yeah, that dude wishes he was just shot in the street. 327 00:12:56,152 --> 00:12:58,321 But drill rap is getting renewed scrutiny right now, because 328 00:12:58,421 --> 00:13:01,758 two drill rappers were murdered in New York just this month. 329 00:13:01,858 --> 00:13:03,994 And as you can see, the backlash has been widespread, 330 00:13:04,094 --> 00:13:06,429 right, from Eric Adams to the police 331 00:13:06,529 --> 00:13:08,431 to local community leaders on the ground. 332 00:13:08,531 --> 00:13:11,468 Even some of New York's biggest hip-hop DJs-- 333 00:13:11,568 --> 00:13:13,270 people who love drill music, by the way-- 334 00:13:13,370 --> 00:13:15,272 have said that they're gonna stop playing explicit 335 00:13:15,372 --> 00:13:16,706 diss tracks because they don't 336 00:13:16,806 --> 00:13:18,608 want to encourage any more violence. 337 00:13:18,708 --> 00:13:20,143 And, look, you can totally understand 338 00:13:20,243 --> 00:13:23,647 where all of these people are coming from. Right? 339 00:13:23,747 --> 00:13:27,017 They feel like the rap is making the street more dangerous. 340 00:13:27,117 --> 00:13:30,353 But don't forget, don't forget, this is an argument 341 00:13:30,453 --> 00:13:33,723 that we've heard about rap music for decades. 342 00:13:33,823 --> 00:13:35,759 Gangsta rap has become incredibly popular 343 00:13:35,859 --> 00:13:39,996 and profitable by selling lyrics about Black-on-Black violence. 344 00:13:40,130 --> 00:13:42,332 Now that some of its stars stand accused of doing 345 00:13:42,432 --> 00:13:43,934 what they've been rapping about, 346 00:13:44,034 --> 00:13:46,536 life seems to be imitating art, so to speak. 347 00:13:46,636 --> 00:13:49,306 And the critics are coming out in force-- 348 00:13:49,406 --> 00:13:51,241 some radio stations have refused to play 349 00:13:51,341 --> 00:13:54,044 the most controversial rap records. 350 00:13:54,144 --> 00:13:56,313 In the wake of the Rodney King verdict and the civil unrest 351 00:13:56,413 --> 00:13:59,316 in Los Angeles, some police officers across the country 352 00:13:59,416 --> 00:14:01,384 now say they're feeling threatened 353 00:14:01,484 --> 00:14:03,486 by the lyrics of a rap song. 354 00:14:03,587 --> 00:14:05,689 NEWSWOMAN: Radio stations such as KACE in Los Angeles 355 00:14:05,789 --> 00:14:08,258 and WBLS in New York 356 00:14:08,358 --> 00:14:10,260 announced they would no longer play songs 357 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,295 they considered negative. 358 00:14:12,395 --> 00:14:14,297 You have the right of free speech in this country, 359 00:14:14,397 --> 00:14:15,832 but you don't have the right to yell "fire" 360 00:14:15,932 --> 00:14:17,434 in a crowded theater. 361 00:14:17,534 --> 00:14:19,803 They're yelling "shoot" in a community 362 00:14:19,903 --> 00:14:21,438 that is crowded with guns. 363 00:14:21,538 --> 00:14:23,707 They don't seem to see any connection between 364 00:14:23,807 --> 00:14:26,610 the kind of music which they sell for profit, uh, 365 00:14:26,710 --> 00:14:29,279 and the kinds of problems we have in American society. 366 00:14:29,379 --> 00:14:31,214 NEWSMAN: Rap opponents say they're fighting 367 00:14:31,314 --> 00:14:34,317 to save a generation. It won't be easy. 368 00:14:34,417 --> 00:14:36,786 Last night at the Billboard Music Awards in Hollywood, 369 00:14:36,887 --> 00:14:40,123 one of the most foul-mouthed rappers, Dr. Dre, 370 00:14:40,190 --> 00:14:43,426 was upheld as one of the best artists of the year. 371 00:14:43,526 --> 00:14:46,630 Oh, that foul-mouthed Dr. Dre! 372 00:14:46,730 --> 00:14:48,732 What a disgrace. I, for one, 373 00:14:48,832 --> 00:14:52,202 will never buy mid-range headphones from that man. 374 00:14:52,302 --> 00:14:54,838 But, yeah, back in the '90s, people were saying 375 00:14:54,938 --> 00:14:57,407 all the same things about rap music that they're saying now 376 00:14:57,507 --> 00:15:00,243 about drill rap music. And you'll find, 377 00:15:00,343 --> 00:15:02,546 in another 30 years, they'll be saying the same thing 378 00:15:02,646 --> 00:15:04,481 about whatever rap is then. 379 00:15:04,581 --> 00:15:07,584 "These crypto rappers are out of control. 380 00:15:07,684 --> 00:15:10,554 We don't feel safe in our own Metaverse anyone." 381 00:15:10,654 --> 00:15:11,621 And, look, please don't get me wrong, please don't 382 00:15:11,721 --> 00:15:13,189 get me wrong. I am not saying 383 00:15:13,290 --> 00:15:14,791 the backlash against drill rap 384 00:15:14,891 --> 00:15:17,294 is exactly the same situation as the '90s. 385 00:15:17,394 --> 00:15:20,096 I'm not saying that. In fact this week, 386 00:15:20,196 --> 00:15:23,600 Eric Adams actually sat down with a group of drill rappers 387 00:15:23,700 --> 00:15:25,936 to hear their side of the story, which is definitely 388 00:15:26,102 --> 00:15:29,005 not something that was happening a lot back then. 389 00:15:29,105 --> 00:15:30,540 You know? Like, Rudy Giuliani never sat down 390 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,576 for a meeting with Tupac. 391 00:15:32,676 --> 00:15:34,110 And if he did, it was only because he was trying 392 00:15:34,211 --> 00:15:36,112 to find dirt on Hunter Biden. 393 00:15:36,213 --> 00:15:39,549 But still, the fact that we've been down this road before 394 00:15:39,649 --> 00:15:43,853 probably should be a reason to pause, just pause, 395 00:15:43,954 --> 00:15:47,390 before condemning an entire genre. 396 00:15:47,490 --> 00:15:49,159 Because a lot of the people that think drill rap 397 00:15:49,259 --> 00:15:52,462 is the cause of this violence don't realize 398 00:15:52,562 --> 00:15:55,298 that if you ask people in the drill rap community, 399 00:15:55,398 --> 00:15:57,801 they say, "No, it's not the cause of the violence, 400 00:15:57,901 --> 00:16:00,470 it's actually the other way around." 401 00:16:00,570 --> 00:16:03,373 How are we taking a genre of music and saying 402 00:16:03,473 --> 00:16:05,909 this is the problem in the community? 403 00:16:06,076 --> 00:16:07,277 How the (bleep) that the problem? 404 00:16:07,377 --> 00:16:09,746 That's-- yo, that's music. 405 00:16:09,846 --> 00:16:12,649 There's a problem that already existed 406 00:16:12,749 --> 00:16:14,684 before they had this genre of music. 407 00:16:14,784 --> 00:16:17,354 The music is the expression for trauma. 408 00:16:29,733 --> 00:16:33,236 The community is like-- it's-it's-it's like, 409 00:16:33,336 --> 00:16:35,238 there's no hope, there's no opportunities at all. 410 00:16:35,338 --> 00:16:38,341 We're just making music so we can get out of these places. 411 00:16:38,441 --> 00:16:39,910 MAINO: The lyrics are a manifestation 412 00:16:40,010 --> 00:16:41,378 of what is already happening. 413 00:16:41,478 --> 00:16:47,117 Right? They are actually living their reality, right? 414 00:16:47,150 --> 00:16:50,153 So if their reality was different, 415 00:16:50,253 --> 00:16:51,755 then they would rap about different things. 416 00:16:51,855 --> 00:16:53,890 Yeah, you see, from their perspective, 417 00:16:53,990 --> 00:16:56,259 people upset about violence in rap music 418 00:16:56,359 --> 00:17:00,697 are focusing on the symptom instead of the root cause. 419 00:17:00,797 --> 00:17:02,599 Because you want to ban drill rap, 420 00:17:02,699 --> 00:17:04,568 but you don't want to ban income inequality. 421 00:17:04,668 --> 00:17:05,936 You want to ban drill rap, 422 00:17:06,069 --> 00:17:07,671 but you don't want to ban mass incarceration. 423 00:17:07,771 --> 00:17:08,939 You want to ban drill rap, 424 00:17:09,072 --> 00:17:10,307 but you don't want to ban failing schools. 425 00:17:10,407 --> 00:17:11,875 You want to ban drill rap, 426 00:17:11,975 --> 00:17:17,080 but you don't want to ban the things that lead to drill rap. 427 00:17:17,113 --> 00:17:20,217 And, look, this isn't even unique to this issue, right? 428 00:17:20,317 --> 00:17:22,219 Like, attacking the symptom instead of the cause 429 00:17:22,319 --> 00:17:24,721 is as American as arming teachers. 430 00:17:24,821 --> 00:17:27,357 But just cracking down on drill rappers won't stop anything. 431 00:17:27,457 --> 00:17:30,493 They'll just find another way to express themselves, right? 432 00:17:30,594 --> 00:17:34,164 You're gonna end up creating a generation of drill podcasters. 433 00:17:34,264 --> 00:17:36,333 When I'm putting my enemies to sleep, 434 00:17:36,433 --> 00:17:38,969 I always do it on a Casper Mattress. 435 00:17:39,102 --> 00:17:43,106 The point is, drill rappers are like any other artists. 436 00:17:43,139 --> 00:17:44,307 Their art is going to be an expression 437 00:17:44,407 --> 00:17:45,976 of what's around them. 438 00:17:46,109 --> 00:17:49,312 If you want to stop the music, don't emulate the same mistakes 439 00:17:49,412 --> 00:17:51,181 America has been making for 30 years. 440 00:17:51,281 --> 00:17:55,652 Emulate policies from a country that isn't producing drill rap. 441 00:17:55,752 --> 00:17:56,920 Like, I'm-I'm not trying to start a beef, 442 00:17:57,020 --> 00:17:58,255 but there's a reason 443 00:17:58,355 --> 00:18:01,191 that the Scandinavian drill scene ain't shit. 444 00:18:01,291 --> 00:18:02,859 And, yeah, I'm talking to you, Finland. 445 00:18:02,959 --> 00:18:04,661 What you gonna do, give me free health care? 446 00:18:04,761 --> 00:18:06,062 Shit. 447 00:18:06,162 --> 00:18:07,898 And, look, don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong. 448 00:18:08,064 --> 00:18:10,400 I'm not saying it's necessarily wrong 449 00:18:10,500 --> 00:18:11,868 to stop some of these songs 450 00:18:11,968 --> 00:18:13,637 from spreading on radio or on social media. 451 00:18:13,737 --> 00:18:15,071 I'm not saying that. 452 00:18:15,138 --> 00:18:18,808 All I'm saying is that that can't be the only solution. 453 00:18:18,909 --> 00:18:20,810 And who knows, who knows? 454 00:18:20,911 --> 00:18:25,148 Maybe if you actually fix the issues in these communities, 455 00:18:25,248 --> 00:18:30,186 then maybe, just maybe, the rap music that comes out of them 456 00:18:30,287 --> 00:18:32,088 could sound a whole lot different. 457 00:18:32,155 --> 00:18:33,623 WOOD: You already know what it is. 458 00:18:33,723 --> 00:18:35,892 It's your boy DJ Systemic Change. 459 00:18:35,992 --> 00:18:39,329 My neighborhood good, the roads smooth. 460 00:18:39,429 --> 00:18:42,399 The system working exactly how it's supposed to. 461 00:18:42,499 --> 00:18:44,267 I got no beef, nothing to complain about. 462 00:18:44,367 --> 00:18:45,402 Let's go. 463 00:18:58,648 --> 00:19:00,450 ♪ Whoo ♪ 464 00:19:00,550 --> 00:19:02,185 ♪ Why? ♪ 465 00:19:02,285 --> 00:19:03,787 ♪ Damn ♪ 466 00:19:03,887 --> 00:19:04,888 ♪ How? ♪ 467 00:19:05,055 --> 00:19:07,490 ♪ Hey... hey ♪ 468 00:19:08,491 --> 00:19:09,392 ♪ Free ♪ 469 00:19:09,492 --> 00:19:10,560 ♪ Nope ♪ 470 00:19:10,660 --> 00:19:12,495 ♪ What are those? ♪ 471 00:19:14,831 --> 00:19:16,066 -(siren wailing) -♪ Wave ♪ 472 00:19:19,536 --> 00:19:22,239 I mean, I'm gonna be honest, I really have no complaints. 473 00:19:22,339 --> 00:19:24,074 It's a wonderful neighborhood, I got a great home. 474 00:19:24,174 --> 00:19:25,375 I got a guy you can call. 475 00:19:25,475 --> 00:19:27,944 We could, you know, get you a good Realtor. 476 00:19:28,078 --> 00:19:29,613 All right, when we come back, 477 00:19:29,713 --> 00:19:32,215 what the hell is going on in Canada? 478 00:19:32,315 --> 00:19:35,085 Well, we sent Jordan Klepper to find out. 479 00:19:35,151 --> 00:19:36,186 You don't want to miss it. 480 00:19:38,487 --> 00:19:39,888 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 481 00:19:39,988 --> 00:19:42,357 By now you've heard about the massive truck driver protests 482 00:19:42,457 --> 00:19:45,794 in Canada that have shut down major parts of the supply chain. 483 00:19:45,894 --> 00:19:49,865 But what exactly is it that these protesters want? 484 00:19:49,965 --> 00:19:54,002 Well, to find out, we sent Jordan Klepper up to Canada 485 00:19:54,102 --> 00:19:56,304 to ask them personally, for an international episode of 486 00:19:56,405 --> 00:19:59,875 Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse. 487 00:19:59,975 --> 00:20:02,010 ♪ ♪ 488 00:20:05,747 --> 00:20:07,249 (horns blaring) 489 00:20:07,349 --> 00:20:09,718 KLEPPER: Three weeks ago, north of the border, 490 00:20:09,818 --> 00:20:11,887 a new kind of protest emerged. 491 00:20:11,987 --> 00:20:14,523 NEWSMAN: The trucker convoy has arrived in Ottawa. 492 00:20:14,623 --> 00:20:16,058 NEWSWOMAN: This city in the downtown core 493 00:20:16,158 --> 00:20:18,727 remains gridlocked. Some residents here say that they 494 00:20:18,827 --> 00:20:21,129 really can take no more. 495 00:20:21,229 --> 00:20:22,864 KLEPPER: So I traveled to Ottawa, 496 00:20:22,964 --> 00:20:25,167 expecting to find some Canada nice. 497 00:20:25,267 --> 00:20:28,770 But their messaging was a bit more coarse. 498 00:20:28,870 --> 00:20:30,405 These trucks shut down businesses and 499 00:20:30,505 --> 00:20:32,507 made roads impassable. 500 00:20:32,607 --> 00:20:34,609 Can I go... can I go around here? 501 00:20:34,710 --> 00:20:37,946 How do I... how do I get around? 502 00:20:38,046 --> 00:20:39,748 But how long were the protesters planning 503 00:20:39,848 --> 00:20:42,584 to paralyze Canada's eighth best city? 504 00:20:42,651 --> 00:20:45,320 -David, how long you been here? -I've been here since day one. 505 00:20:45,420 --> 00:20:46,722 -Holding down the fort. -Pretty much. 506 00:20:46,822 --> 00:20:48,990 -I'm not going anywhere. -I'm coming in from New York. 507 00:20:49,091 --> 00:20:52,294 -I go by Brooklyn's Kindest on the CB. -There you go. 508 00:20:52,394 --> 00:20:54,096 We're able stay here up to two years. 509 00:20:54,196 --> 00:20:55,731 KLEPPER: You're-you're committed 510 00:20:55,831 --> 00:20:57,599 to being-being here for two years? 511 00:20:57,666 --> 00:20:59,000 Yeah. 'Cause two years is nothing. 512 00:20:59,101 --> 00:21:00,736 How are you gonna keep up the energy to be here 513 00:21:00,836 --> 00:21:01,970 -for two years? -Oh, that's not a problem. 514 00:21:02,070 --> 00:21:03,405 -People bring it. -Stimulants? 515 00:21:03,505 --> 00:21:05,440 No. The people bring it. I smoke a lot of weed. 516 00:21:05,607 --> 00:21:06,975 -Yeah. Right? -Okay. Yeah. 517 00:21:07,075 --> 00:21:10,078 But that's just to calm me down and keep me centered. 518 00:21:10,178 --> 00:21:11,880 Are you worried at all with weed? Paranoia? 519 00:21:11,980 --> 00:21:13,749 -That it might creep in? No. No. -No. No. 520 00:21:13,849 --> 00:21:16,618 -Uh... -Do you think the government is coming for you? 521 00:21:16,685 --> 00:21:18,053 Oh, yeah, constantly. They... Their... 522 00:21:18,153 --> 00:21:20,522 Or do, like... Might, uh, little tactics. 523 00:21:20,622 --> 00:21:22,224 They try to, like... They move around. 524 00:21:22,324 --> 00:21:24,026 -They move in. They add more. -Are you paranoid? 525 00:21:24,126 --> 00:21:25,494 -No. -Hmm. Sure. 526 00:21:25,627 --> 00:21:28,030 -What kind of stuff do you haul? -I haul everything. 527 00:21:28,130 --> 00:21:31,967 In 2020, I hauled from food to building supplies 528 00:21:32,067 --> 00:21:33,835 to medical supplies. 529 00:21:33,935 --> 00:21:35,771 Do you have my end table that I ordered from Wayfair, 530 00:21:35,871 --> 00:21:37,105 like, three weeks ago? 531 00:21:37,205 --> 00:21:39,374 It's probably sitting either in Montreal 532 00:21:39,474 --> 00:21:41,109 -or Toronto or on the border. -Are you kidding me? 533 00:21:41,209 --> 00:21:43,578 It's... It would really look great in my apartment. 534 00:21:43,645 --> 00:21:45,747 So, what exactly was the point 535 00:21:45,847 --> 00:21:47,582 of interrupting the supply chain? 536 00:21:47,682 --> 00:21:50,185 -So, what is this all about? -You know what? 537 00:21:50,285 --> 00:21:53,588 Sorry. What is this all "aboot"? 538 00:21:53,622 --> 00:21:55,257 This is about our freedoms. 539 00:21:55,357 --> 00:21:57,626 Could you be any more generic? 540 00:21:57,726 --> 00:22:00,328 You know, if you are vaccinated, you get to do certain things. 541 00:22:00,429 --> 00:22:02,364 If you're not vaccinated, you don't. 542 00:22:02,464 --> 00:22:04,433 I don't think people should be divided. 543 00:22:04,599 --> 00:22:06,168 We should all be together, united. 544 00:22:06,268 --> 00:22:08,370 We're setting up, essentially, a truck barrier 545 00:22:08,470 --> 00:22:11,973 -to keep everybody together so they can be united? -Yes. 546 00:22:12,074 --> 00:22:14,109 -Yes, exactly. -Gotcha. Yeah, we might as well lock them in. 547 00:22:14,209 --> 00:22:16,044 -Yeah. -Sort of like a parent who locks the door and says, 548 00:22:16,144 --> 00:22:18,613 "You guys are in here until the water runs out. 549 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:21,383 -You become friends or democracy crumbles." -Yes. 550 00:22:21,483 --> 00:22:22,818 And if you're not vaccinated, 551 00:22:22,918 --> 00:22:25,153 you're literally a second-class citizen in this country. 552 00:22:25,253 --> 00:22:27,622 I can't go to a restaurant. I can't go play hockey. 553 00:22:27,723 --> 00:22:29,624 I can't go watch the Ottawa Senators. 554 00:22:29,725 --> 00:22:31,727 We don't live in Germany. We don't live in Nazi Germany. 555 00:22:31,827 --> 00:22:33,628 Those days are over. 556 00:22:33,729 --> 00:22:35,330 "Show me your papers" don't happen anymore. 557 00:22:35,430 --> 00:22:37,432 That's a freedom that everyone should have. 558 00:22:37,566 --> 00:22:39,701 Is the Germany comparison a stretch here in Canada? 559 00:22:39,801 --> 00:22:42,104 -No. -Are you afraid of cultural appropriation? 560 00:22:43,071 --> 00:22:43,972 Probably. 561 00:22:44,072 --> 00:22:45,407 American cultural appropriation, 562 00:22:45,574 --> 00:22:47,976 -'cause we use the German excuse all the time. -Yeah. 563 00:22:48,076 --> 00:22:50,245 KLEPPER: Oddly enough, that wasn't the only thing 564 00:22:50,345 --> 00:22:51,847 Canadians were appropriating. 565 00:22:51,947 --> 00:22:54,082 Yeah, I-I hate to use that slogan, 566 00:22:54,182 --> 00:22:55,984 -but, uh... -I don't know if... 567 00:22:56,084 --> 00:22:58,020 ..."Make North America Great Again." 568 00:22:58,120 --> 00:22:59,654 Make North America Great Again. 569 00:22:59,755 --> 00:23:02,958 And I don't mean to use that guy's word, but it's true! 570 00:23:03,058 --> 00:23:04,326 To be honest, it wasn't even his. 571 00:23:04,426 --> 00:23:05,894 -He stole it from another guy before him. -Awesome. 572 00:23:05,994 --> 00:23:08,230 I see the, uh... the "Q" army on your hat. 573 00:23:08,330 --> 00:23:11,166 Isn't-isn't "Q" the American thing, 574 00:23:11,266 --> 00:23:13,235 trying to find JFK Jr.? 575 00:23:13,335 --> 00:23:14,669 Yes. 576 00:23:14,770 --> 00:23:16,605 What "Q" shit is going down here? 577 00:23:19,608 --> 00:23:21,243 Oh, so this is like a Yankees hat. 578 00:23:22,277 --> 00:23:25,647 Okay, the "Q" thing might just be a fashion choice, 579 00:23:25,747 --> 00:23:28,016 but they're definitely reading the same Internet 580 00:23:28,116 --> 00:23:29,451 as many Americans. 581 00:23:34,189 --> 00:23:35,223 What else? 582 00:23:38,126 --> 00:23:39,394 What's Agenda 2030? 583 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:46,601 Really? 584 00:23:46,702 --> 00:23:49,671 You're afraid the government will sterilize you? 585 00:23:54,076 --> 00:23:55,844 But in two weeks in the cab of a truck, 586 00:23:55,944 --> 00:23:57,846 -pissing in a Mountain Dew can... -(chuckles) 587 00:23:57,946 --> 00:23:59,981 ...can't be too good for the sperm production. 588 00:24:01,450 --> 00:24:02,751 (chuckles) 589 00:24:02,851 --> 00:24:04,653 KLEPPER: So, Margaret Atwood audio books are apparently 590 00:24:04,753 --> 00:24:08,590 a thing with Canadian truckers. And while shutting down a city 591 00:24:08,623 --> 00:24:11,393 seems to have many obvious downsides... 592 00:24:11,493 --> 00:24:14,596 Hey, excuse me. Excuse me, Hi. 593 00:24:14,663 --> 00:24:16,331 Hi. Yeah. 594 00:24:16,431 --> 00:24:18,867 Have you seen a Prius around here? 595 00:24:18,967 --> 00:24:22,237 ...some see an opportunity coming from literal gridlock. 596 00:24:22,337 --> 00:24:23,739 The truckers are bringing in customers, 597 00:24:23,839 --> 00:24:25,374 they're bringing in tourists from Montreal, 598 00:24:25,474 --> 00:24:26,908 from all across Canada. 599 00:24:27,008 --> 00:24:28,176 Everybody wants to check this out. 600 00:24:28,276 --> 00:24:29,211 This is essentially a tourist boom 601 00:24:29,311 --> 00:24:30,445 -for Ottawa right now. -Correct. 602 00:24:30,612 --> 00:24:32,481 You can feel the tourism in the air, right? 603 00:24:32,614 --> 00:24:34,950 You can smell it. It smells like amphetamines 604 00:24:35,050 --> 00:24:37,986 -and, uh, drifter blood. -Definitely. 605 00:24:38,086 --> 00:24:40,555 KLEPPER: The flood of 18-wheeler-driving tourists 606 00:24:40,622 --> 00:24:43,191 and their Canadian AF outfits 607 00:24:43,291 --> 00:24:46,161 created legitimate tension with residents of city. 608 00:24:46,261 --> 00:24:47,963 -MAN: Go home! Get a job! -And be peaceful. 609 00:24:48,063 --> 00:24:49,965 No one wants you here! 610 00:24:50,065 --> 00:24:51,333 KLEPPER: The downtown was shut, 611 00:24:51,433 --> 00:24:54,636 and there was palpable anger directed at local media. 612 00:24:54,736 --> 00:24:57,572 State TV news has lied. They're still lying, guys. 613 00:24:57,639 --> 00:24:59,274 They're still lying. 614 00:24:59,374 --> 00:25:01,043 KLEPPER: And even at The Daily Show. 615 00:25:01,143 --> 00:25:03,812 (people clamoring, booing) 616 00:25:03,912 --> 00:25:05,147 MAN: Lack of nuance is tyranny. 617 00:25:05,247 --> 00:25:07,849 -(booing) -We're get-we're getting booed over here. 618 00:25:07,949 --> 00:25:09,284 We've been walking around here. 619 00:25:09,384 --> 00:25:12,721 Uh, there seems to be a real distrust of media here. 620 00:25:12,821 --> 00:25:13,755 Oh, for sure. 621 00:25:13,855 --> 00:25:14,890 There's a lot of cameras up in your face. 622 00:25:14,990 --> 00:25:17,492 Cameras on cameras on... 623 00:25:17,592 --> 00:25:18,694 And while Canadian authorities 624 00:25:18,794 --> 00:25:21,096 have finally enacted emergency measures 625 00:25:21,196 --> 00:25:22,931 to try to clear the convoy, 626 00:25:23,031 --> 00:25:25,167 so far the trucks are still there. 627 00:25:25,267 --> 00:25:27,936 And a well-funded, never-ending street party 628 00:25:28,036 --> 00:25:30,205 infused with misinformation and nationalism 629 00:25:30,305 --> 00:25:33,842 feels remarkably possible in our own land of the free. 630 00:25:33,942 --> 00:25:35,610 Where does this movement go from here? 631 00:25:35,677 --> 00:25:38,013 I believe it's going to be worldwide. 632 00:25:38,113 --> 00:25:39,681 -It's gonna come to America? -Yes, definitely. 633 00:25:39,781 --> 00:25:42,451 You think this is inspiring the dickheads in America? 634 00:25:42,551 --> 00:25:43,652 Pardon me? 635 00:25:43,752 --> 00:25:46,421 This is inspiring the dickheads in America? 636 00:25:46,555 --> 00:25:49,324 -It's inspiring people... -People. 637 00:25:49,424 --> 00:25:54,329 ...people of America to join together to stand for freedom. 638 00:25:54,429 --> 00:25:56,965 KLEPPER: Okay, if they do come to America, 639 00:25:57,065 --> 00:26:00,635 then maybe I'll finally get my (bleep)ing end table. 640 00:26:01,603 --> 00:26:02,571 Thank you so much for that, Jordan. 641 00:26:02,604 --> 00:26:03,772 All right, when we come back, 642 00:26:03,872 --> 00:26:06,041 I'll be talking to filmmaker Janicza Bravo 643 00:26:06,141 --> 00:26:08,810 about turning a tweet thread into a movie. 644 00:26:08,910 --> 00:26:10,011 So don't go away. 645 00:26:11,847 --> 00:26:13,148 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 646 00:26:13,248 --> 00:26:15,317 My guest tonight is writer and director Janicza Bravo. 647 00:26:15,417 --> 00:26:17,586 She's here to talk about how she transformed 648 00:26:17,686 --> 00:26:21,323 a viral Twitter thread about a crazy road trip to Florida 649 00:26:21,423 --> 00:26:24,960 into one of the movies that everyone has wanted to watch. 650 00:26:25,060 --> 00:26:27,829 -(man laughing) -Then, this bitch was up in my face! 651 00:26:27,929 --> 00:26:30,098 -(laughter, music) -I was like look, booger bitch, 652 00:26:30,198 --> 00:26:33,068 just get your ghetto ass up out my face. 653 00:26:33,168 --> 00:26:35,003 It's not fault you're nasty. 654 00:26:35,103 --> 00:26:36,505 -(man laughs) -It's not my fault I make more money than you! 655 00:26:36,605 --> 00:26:37,506 Clean your butt! 656 00:26:37,606 --> 00:26:39,441 It's not my fault you nasty! 657 00:26:39,541 --> 00:26:41,410 It's not my fault I make more money than you! 658 00:26:41,510 --> 00:26:43,145 -Clean your butt! -On God! Like, 659 00:26:43,245 --> 00:26:45,914 -Turn that (bleep) the fuck up! -Word. 660 00:26:46,014 --> 00:26:49,551 -Worst road trip ever. -(both laugh) 661 00:26:49,651 --> 00:26:51,720 -It's not a good one, yes. -It rea-it really isn't, 662 00:26:51,820 --> 00:26:53,522 but it makes for a fantastic story. 663 00:26:53,622 --> 00:26:54,756 Janicza Bravo, welcome to The Daily Show. 664 00:26:54,856 --> 00:26:56,291 Thank you for having me. 665 00:26:56,391 --> 00:27:00,095 Um, you have done something that nobody has done before. 666 00:27:00,195 --> 00:27:03,065 You turned a viral Twitter thread 667 00:27:03,165 --> 00:27:04,533 into a movie. 668 00:27:04,633 --> 00:27:06,401 And not just, like, a movie. I mean, 669 00:27:06,501 --> 00:27:08,670 I mean, this is a full-on Hollywood movie, 670 00:27:08,770 --> 00:27:11,106 nominated for multiple awards-- congratulations. 671 00:27:11,206 --> 00:27:13,642 You know, just-- it's, like, "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes. 672 00:27:13,742 --> 00:27:15,343 Everybody loves the story. 673 00:27:15,444 --> 00:27:17,713 We read Twitter threads all the time, right? 674 00:27:17,813 --> 00:27:20,415 We see tweets that go viral. We see moments. 675 00:27:20,515 --> 00:27:22,084 But it's very seldom that you think to yourself, 676 00:27:22,184 --> 00:27:23,819 "This could be turned into a movie 677 00:27:23,952 --> 00:27:25,087 and turned into a movie well." 678 00:27:25,187 --> 00:27:26,354 What made you think 679 00:27:26,455 --> 00:27:28,523 that you could turn a story of a stripper 680 00:27:28,623 --> 00:27:30,292 meeting up with a friend of hers who's a stripper 681 00:27:30,392 --> 00:27:31,493 going down to Florida 682 00:27:31,593 --> 00:27:32,961 and turning into one of the craziest nights 683 00:27:33,061 --> 00:27:34,029 and weeks of their lives? 684 00:27:34,129 --> 00:27:35,163 How did you think to yourself, 685 00:27:35,263 --> 00:27:36,598 "No, I can turn this into a movie"? 686 00:27:36,698 --> 00:27:38,467 -Did you read the original thread? -Yeah, I did. 687 00:27:38,567 --> 00:27:39,968 It's incredible. 688 00:27:40,035 --> 00:27:42,270 I mean, so electric, so radical, 689 00:27:42,370 --> 00:27:45,173 super stressful, very funny. 690 00:27:45,273 --> 00:27:47,743 So, it was written in 2015 691 00:27:47,843 --> 00:27:49,311 -by A'Ziah King. -Mm-hmm. 692 00:27:49,411 --> 00:27:51,446 And I read it the day it came out. 693 00:27:51,546 --> 00:27:53,582 I'm not on Twitter. I wasn't then. I'm not now. 694 00:27:53,682 --> 00:27:55,784 -Lucky me, I know. I know. -Oh, very lucky you. 695 00:27:55,884 --> 00:27:57,619 -Very lucky you. -It's great. It's a good way to do it. 696 00:27:57,719 --> 00:27:59,488 -And... -If you want to hate yourself, you should join. 697 00:27:59,588 --> 00:28:01,690 -Yeah, I actually don't need Twitter to do that. -(laughs) 698 00:28:01,790 --> 00:28:03,425 -I have my own brain. -Oh, wow. (laughs) 699 00:28:03,525 --> 00:28:05,994 Uh, but... So, I read it the day it came out, 700 00:28:06,094 --> 00:28:09,998 and it was just unlike anything. 701 00:28:10,065 --> 00:28:13,068 I mean, every line, if it isn't... 702 00:28:13,168 --> 00:28:14,803 If there isn't a deep, incredible joke 703 00:28:14,936 --> 00:28:15,937 embedded inside of it, 704 00:28:16,037 --> 00:28:18,640 there is also just the way 705 00:28:18,740 --> 00:28:21,343 she strung text and words together. 706 00:28:21,443 --> 00:28:23,145 It was visual, and... 707 00:28:23,245 --> 00:28:24,780 And I already said it was stressful, 708 00:28:24,946 --> 00:28:26,748 and that's kind of my area. I'm a... 709 00:28:26,848 --> 00:28:29,051 I would say my umbrella is stressful comedy. 710 00:28:29,151 --> 00:28:30,485 I mean, if you said to anybody, 711 00:28:30,585 --> 00:28:33,088 "Hey, would you like to watch this movie 712 00:28:33,188 --> 00:28:36,525 "that's, like, about sex trafficking 713 00:28:36,625 --> 00:28:39,528 "and, you know, women being exploited and... 714 00:28:39,628 --> 00:28:40,962 but it's gonna be a comedy?" 715 00:28:41,063 --> 00:28:42,130 People would be like, "I'm sorry. 716 00:28:42,230 --> 00:28:43,432 Do you understand what 'comedy' means?" 717 00:28:43,532 --> 00:28:45,367 And yet it feels like comedy's the only way 718 00:28:45,467 --> 00:28:46,802 that you could have processed the story, 719 00:28:46,968 --> 00:28:48,303 not just you as the director 720 00:28:48,403 --> 00:28:51,273 but Aziah herself writing the story of what happened to her. 721 00:28:51,373 --> 00:28:53,075 Because wh-when we were reading the tweets, 722 00:28:53,175 --> 00:28:55,977 I remember laughing but going, "This is-- this is ridiculous." 723 00:28:56,011 --> 00:28:59,247 No, it's incredibly bleak. I mean, I just... 724 00:28:59,347 --> 00:29:02,984 Hats off to her for using Twitter as a platform 725 00:29:03,085 --> 00:29:05,220 to exorcise what was-- 726 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:06,788 You started by saying this didn't seem 727 00:29:06,888 --> 00:29:08,356 -like a great road trip. -Right. 728 00:29:08,457 --> 00:29:10,025 I called her today and checked in and said, 729 00:29:10,125 --> 00:29:12,527 "What do you feel hasn't been said about the film, 730 00:29:12,627 --> 00:29:15,063 uh, after having spent the last five years talking about it?" 731 00:29:15,163 --> 00:29:17,399 And also, for her, living with it. 732 00:29:17,499 --> 00:29:19,534 And she said that... 733 00:29:19,634 --> 00:29:22,337 what she hadn't all the way, 734 00:29:22,437 --> 00:29:24,639 kind of, um, maybe processed 735 00:29:24,740 --> 00:29:27,242 is that the film allowed her to close that chapter, 736 00:29:27,342 --> 00:29:29,277 -this, like, sort of nightmare... -I see. Okay. 737 00:29:29,377 --> 00:29:32,214 -...in which her agency was being robbed of her. -Mm-hmm. 738 00:29:32,314 --> 00:29:33,982 And I... 739 00:29:34,082 --> 00:29:35,851 loved being on the receiving end of that, 740 00:29:35,951 --> 00:29:36,952 because that's all I wanted. 741 00:29:37,018 --> 00:29:38,253 I wanted to protect her, 742 00:29:38,353 --> 00:29:43,859 but I also wanted to be able to potentially offer 743 00:29:43,959 --> 00:29:46,728 some kind of solace for some other woman out there 744 00:29:46,828 --> 00:29:48,663 that might find themselves in this situation. 745 00:29:48,764 --> 00:29:50,966 You know, the opportunity to feel less alone, 746 00:29:51,032 --> 00:29:52,968 to feel heard, to feel considered, 747 00:29:53,034 --> 00:29:56,037 to feel that there is value in their life 748 00:29:56,138 --> 00:29:58,306 -and that, you know, they're worth it. -Yes. 749 00:29:58,407 --> 00:29:59,975 And I think we got to do that. 750 00:30:00,041 --> 00:30:01,676 I-I think you did that and more. 751 00:30:01,777 --> 00:30:03,512 When you-- when you're d-directing a film 752 00:30:03,612 --> 00:30:05,580 that is based on a true story, 753 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:06,982 you know, something that is wild as this-- 754 00:30:07,049 --> 00:30:08,984 Because when you watch this, this is like-like 755 00:30:09,017 --> 00:30:11,720 "real life" of what The Hangover was sort of trying to do, 756 00:30:11,820 --> 00:30:13,555 -if that makes sense, you know? -(laughs) Oh, I like that. 757 00:30:13,655 --> 00:30:14,956 -Yes. -Yeah, if you think about it, you're like-- The Hangover 758 00:30:15,057 --> 00:30:16,425 is like, "What's the craziest thing that could happen 759 00:30:16,525 --> 00:30:19,127 on a trip?" And it's-- No, and this was real life. 760 00:30:19,227 --> 00:30:21,496 This is happening. Guns are being pulled on people. 761 00:30:21,596 --> 00:30:23,165 Here you have two strippers, one who's like, 762 00:30:23,265 --> 00:30:24,299 "Wait, I didn't sign up for this. 763 00:30:24,399 --> 00:30:25,534 "Wait, what's happening now? 764 00:30:25,634 --> 00:30:26,968 "Now there's sex, now there's drugs, now-- 765 00:30:27,069 --> 00:30:28,270 Wait, what is going on here?" 766 00:30:28,370 --> 00:30:30,305 -Do you know there are no drugs? -There are no drugs? 767 00:30:30,405 --> 00:30:32,040 The world is drug-free. 768 00:30:32,140 --> 00:30:33,275 -I didn't know that. -Yeah. 769 00:30:33,375 --> 00:30:35,043 I think that it feels like there are drugs, 770 00:30:35,143 --> 00:30:37,479 -because the experience, um, is so... -Wait, all those people 771 00:30:37,579 --> 00:30:39,247 are-- You're telling me they're sober? 772 00:30:39,347 --> 00:30:41,283 The world is sober. It's not to say that 773 00:30:41,383 --> 00:30:43,351 the real story was sober, but... 774 00:30:43,452 --> 00:30:47,656 -Okay, okay. -in the thread, she never mentions drugs. 775 00:30:47,756 --> 00:30:50,959 So the characters are eating candy, primarily. 776 00:30:50,992 --> 00:30:52,561 And if they're drinking, they're either 777 00:30:52,661 --> 00:30:54,396 drinking cranberry juice or Red Bull. 778 00:30:54,496 --> 00:30:58,200 So they're dehydrated and they're having, like, 779 00:30:58,300 --> 00:31:00,736 -these sort of candy rushes and headaches. Like-- -Oh, wow. 780 00:31:00,836 --> 00:31:01,970 I always assumed there was just, like, 781 00:31:02,003 --> 00:31:04,406 -drugs everywhere. -No. No. 782 00:31:04,506 --> 00:31:05,974 -Man. -But I think we bring that to the table, right? 783 00:31:06,007 --> 00:31:07,309 -Yeah. Yeah, that makes sense. -I think we're bringing... 784 00:31:07,409 --> 00:31:10,912 we're bringing drugs, and the... in-in the film itself, 785 00:31:10,979 --> 00:31:13,982 they don't go all the way to sort of, like, the nth degree, 786 00:31:14,082 --> 00:31:16,585 but it's just enough information so that 787 00:31:16,685 --> 00:31:18,420 we, as watchers, 788 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:20,455 we start to fill in those blanks and we make it worse, right? 789 00:31:20,555 --> 00:31:22,023 We do. We do make it worse. 790 00:31:22,124 --> 00:31:23,925 Um, before I let you go, I'd love to know 791 00:31:23,959 --> 00:31:25,060 what you're looking forward to doing, you know? 792 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:27,929 You-you've lived such an interesting life 793 00:31:27,963 --> 00:31:29,531 in terms of your journey, you know, starting off 794 00:31:29,631 --> 00:31:32,634 in costuming and-and styling and then moving up 795 00:31:32,734 --> 00:31:35,003 into the ranks of being a really respected director, 796 00:31:35,103 --> 00:31:37,406 whether it's directing shows like Atlanta, for instance, 797 00:31:37,506 --> 00:31:38,640 and-and a movie that's being nominated 798 00:31:38,740 --> 00:31:39,941 for all of these awards. 799 00:31:40,008 --> 00:31:41,276 Where do you see yourself? Where do you want to go? 800 00:31:41,376 --> 00:31:43,278 What-what stories do you want to try and tell 801 00:31:43,378 --> 00:31:45,781 now that you're in the space of being a director? 802 00:31:45,947 --> 00:31:47,282 Very good question. 803 00:31:47,382 --> 00:31:50,052 So, the next thing that I'm working on right in this moment, 804 00:31:50,152 --> 00:31:51,586 the other reason I'm in New York is, 805 00:31:51,686 --> 00:31:54,423 I am working with the Costume Institute, 806 00:31:54,523 --> 00:31:57,426 I'm working with the Met for this year's gala. 807 00:31:57,526 --> 00:32:00,228 -Oh, wow, okay. -Uh, which is a bit of-- 808 00:32:00,328 --> 00:32:02,130 you know, I used to be a costume designer, like you said. 809 00:32:02,230 --> 00:32:03,865 I used to also be a production designer, 810 00:32:03,965 --> 00:32:06,535 so it's pulling from that part of my life 811 00:32:06,635 --> 00:32:09,638 and being able to tell a story through clothing, 812 00:32:09,738 --> 00:32:11,039 through inanimate objects. 813 00:32:11,139 --> 00:32:13,608 They're sort of these life-size dioramas. 814 00:32:13,708 --> 00:32:15,977 I would say it's sort of, long-term, the arc. 815 00:32:16,078 --> 00:32:19,715 I just hope to keep getting to do this, and, 816 00:32:19,815 --> 00:32:21,483 and any opportunity or any chance 817 00:32:21,583 --> 00:32:27,389 to kind of put myself out there makes me feel like I-- 818 00:32:27,489 --> 00:32:29,791 the thing I believed about myself is true. 819 00:32:29,925 --> 00:32:32,728 Right? I do, I do have value, I am worthwhile. 820 00:32:32,828 --> 00:32:35,964 And that I hope for, you know, the directors who come behind me 821 00:32:36,064 --> 00:32:40,001 or come after me, I hope that it allows them this-- 822 00:32:40,102 --> 00:32:42,404 that it either makes the road a little bit easier for them 823 00:32:42,504 --> 00:32:45,273 or it tells them that there's some possibility or some chance. 824 00:32:45,373 --> 00:32:46,942 I think you're gonna do that and a whole lot more. Thank you 825 00:32:46,975 --> 00:32:48,443 -so much for joining me on the show. -Thank you for having me. 826 00:32:48,543 --> 00:32:50,712 -And congratulations on a great film. -Thank you, thank you. 827 00:32:50,812 --> 00:32:52,047 All right, everybody, don't forget, 828 00:32:52,147 --> 00:32:54,549 Zola is currently streaming on Showtime 829 00:32:54,649 --> 00:32:56,551 and it is available to rent or buy 830 00:32:56,651 --> 00:32:58,086 wherever you get your movies. 831 00:32:58,186 --> 00:32:59,254 All right, we're gonna take a quick break, 832 00:32:59,354 --> 00:33:01,356 but we'll be right back after this. 833 00:33:02,524 --> 00:33:04,726 -I still can't believe there were no drugs. -(laughs) 834 00:33:06,594 --> 00:33:07,495 Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go, 835 00:33:07,595 --> 00:33:08,930 please consider supporting 836 00:33:09,030 --> 00:33:11,299 Change Today, Change Tomorrow. 837 00:33:11,399 --> 00:33:13,835 They're an organization led by Black women 838 00:33:13,935 --> 00:33:16,871 that helps Black and underserved communities in Louisville 839 00:33:16,971 --> 00:33:19,207 with free grocery delivery programs, 840 00:33:19,307 --> 00:33:21,476 community garden development, food pantries, 841 00:33:21,576 --> 00:33:24,045 free COVID and HIV/AIDS testing, 842 00:33:24,145 --> 00:33:25,680 and so much more. 843 00:33:25,780 --> 00:33:27,315 If you want to support them in their work, 844 00:33:27,415 --> 00:33:29,517 then please donate at the link below. 845 00:33:29,617 --> 00:33:31,219 Until next time, stay safe out there, 846 00:33:31,319 --> 00:33:32,954 get your vaccine, and remember-- 847 00:33:33,054 --> 00:33:35,857 live every day like Russia may invade, 848 00:33:35,957 --> 00:33:37,525 because they might. 849 00:33:37,625 --> 00:33:39,928 Now, here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 850 00:33:40,028 --> 00:33:42,664 (yodeling) 851 00:33:42,764 --> 00:33:44,466 NEWSMAN: Hundreds of people in Switzerland 852 00:33:44,566 --> 00:33:46,367 are volunteering to go to jail. 853 00:33:46,468 --> 00:33:48,603 More than 800 people applied for the chance 854 00:33:48,703 --> 00:33:51,239 to try out the new facility in Zurich. 855 00:33:51,339 --> 00:33:52,941 Officials will use the trial to test 856 00:33:53,041 --> 00:33:55,510 its capacity and operations. 857 00:33:55,610 --> 00:33:58,046 The chosen ones will be the first to experience 858 00:33:58,146 --> 00:34:01,483 everything Zurich West Prison has to offer. 859 00:34:01,583 --> 00:34:04,319 And they'll try the food, undergo intake procedures, 860 00:34:04,419 --> 00:34:07,021 and they can even opt for a strip search. 861 00:34:07,121 --> 00:34:09,491 No phones or other devices will be allowed. 862 00:34:09,591 --> 00:34:13,094 Volunteer inmates can give a safe word if they can't 863 00:34:13,194 --> 00:34:15,964 handle the conditions and they need to leave. 864 00:34:16,064 --> 00:34:19,467 You have to be 18 and a local resident to volunteer. 865 00:34:19,567 --> 00:34:21,436 I don't think I've ever heard anything like that before. 866 00:34:21,536 --> 00:34:22,737 Are they getting paid, I wonder? 867 00:34:22,837 --> 00:34:24,606 No, they're completely volunteering their time. 868 00:34:24,706 --> 00:34:26,241 Wow.