1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:02,769 Hey, what's going on, everybody? I'm Trevor Noah, 2 00:00:02,803 --> 00:00:05,272 and this is The Daily Social Distancing Show. 3 00:00:05,305 --> 00:00:08,475 Today is February 1, which means 4 00:00:08,509 --> 00:00:11,278 it's the start of Black History Month. 5 00:00:11,311 --> 00:00:12,880 Yes, my friends, 6 00:00:12,913 --> 00:00:14,915 it's that time of the year when white people 7 00:00:14,948 --> 00:00:19,286 who are true allies gift their black friends a PS5. 8 00:00:19,319 --> 00:00:22,656 Do the right thing, guys. Don't be racist. 9 00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:24,124 Anyway, on tonight's show-- 10 00:00:24,157 --> 00:00:26,193 reddit traders are high on silver, 11 00:00:26,226 --> 00:00:27,528 anti-vaxxers are ruining things for everyone, 12 00:00:27,561 --> 00:00:30,430 and we introduce you to an insane Georgia woman 13 00:00:30,464 --> 00:00:32,933 who makes laws for the country now. 14 00:00:32,966 --> 00:00:37,004 Plus, Jeremy O. Harris of Slave Play is joining us on the show. 15 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:38,405 So let's do this, people. 16 00:00:38,438 --> 00:00:41,542 Welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 17 00:00:41,575 --> 00:00:45,179 ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's couch in New York City 18 00:00:45,212 --> 00:00:48,248 to your couch somewhere in the world, this is 19 00:00:48,282 --> 00:00:51,218 The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. 20 00:00:54,087 --> 00:00:55,689 All right, let's kick things off 21 00:00:55,722 --> 00:00:57,424 with the big snowstorm that slammed 22 00:00:57,457 --> 00:00:59,493 into the Northeast United States today, 23 00:00:59,526 --> 00:01:04,965 where some places will be getting up to 24 inches of snow. 24 00:01:04,998 --> 00:01:07,034 In fact, there was so much snow in New York 25 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:09,770 that we couldn't go anywhere, 26 00:01:09,803 --> 00:01:12,739 and we had to stay home all day. 27 00:01:12,773 --> 00:01:15,075 It was crazy! But while the sunny West Coast doesn't have 28 00:01:15,108 --> 00:01:18,312 to worry about snow, California is having some scary, 29 00:01:18,345 --> 00:01:20,347 weather-related problems of its own. 30 00:01:20,380 --> 00:01:22,983 Amazing new drone video shows where a chunk 31 00:01:23,016 --> 00:01:25,919 of California's scenic Highway 1 collapsed 32 00:01:25,953 --> 00:01:27,588 after heavy rainstorms last week. 33 00:01:27,621 --> 00:01:30,324 Both lanes near Big Sur washed down 34 00:01:30,357 --> 00:01:32,359 -into the Pacific Ocean. -NEWSWOMAN 2: Wow. 35 00:01:32,392 --> 00:01:35,429 HODA KOTB: That landslide left a massive gap in the highway 36 00:01:35,462 --> 00:01:37,764 and a deep ravine littered with fallen trees. 37 00:01:37,798 --> 00:01:39,233 Thankfully, nobody was hurt there. 38 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:41,301 Transportation officials have no estimate 39 00:01:41,335 --> 00:01:43,770 of how long it might take to actually fix that. 40 00:01:43,804 --> 00:01:46,473 Merchants say that collapse, just another major blow 41 00:01:46,507 --> 00:01:48,675 to the area's tourism industry. 42 00:01:48,709 --> 00:01:51,178 Nah, man. If anything, I think 43 00:01:51,211 --> 00:01:54,548 a big hole like that is gonna help the tourism industry. 44 00:01:54,581 --> 00:01:56,183 I mean, just look at the Grand Canyon. 45 00:01:56,216 --> 00:01:57,885 They were gonna patch that up years ago, 46 00:01:57,918 --> 00:02:01,054 but it's so popular that they've never even bothered. 47 00:02:01,088 --> 00:02:04,091 Now, luckily, nobody was on this road when it collapsed, 48 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:07,261 but they do have to fix this road ASAP 49 00:02:07,294 --> 00:02:10,097 because since we all have GPS now, 50 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:12,733 I don't know how obvious that hole is gonna be, right? 51 00:02:12,766 --> 00:02:14,001 People are just gonna be like... 52 00:02:14,034 --> 00:02:16,069 I mean, yeah, it looks like a hole, 53 00:02:16,103 --> 00:02:18,305 but Google says we should just go straight, 54 00:02:18,338 --> 00:02:22,943 so, I mean, what's the worst that could ha...?! 55 00:02:22,976 --> 00:02:26,180 And this does look scary, but you know who did enjoy it? 56 00:02:26,213 --> 00:02:28,782 That panda from the National Zoo. 57 00:02:28,815 --> 00:02:33,887 Oh. If only we all looked that adorable plunging to our deaths. 58 00:02:33,921 --> 00:02:36,089 Let's move on now to the coronavirus pandemic, 59 00:02:36,123 --> 00:02:39,059 the only thing with more mutations than Rudy Giuliani. 60 00:02:39,092 --> 00:02:41,461 The big issue right now is getting people vaccinated 61 00:02:41,495 --> 00:02:44,531 as quickly as possible. 62 00:02:44,565 --> 00:02:46,700 And now, there's yet another thing 63 00:02:46,733 --> 00:02:50,370 making that harder than it should be-- assholes. 64 00:02:50,404 --> 00:02:52,139 NEWSWOMAN: The Los Angeles Times says 65 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:55,242 dozens of anti-vaccination protesters disrupted operations 66 00:02:55,275 --> 00:02:57,911 at one of the largest vaccine sites in the country. 67 00:02:57,945 --> 00:03:00,981 They blocked entrances and forced the inoculation center 68 00:03:01,014 --> 00:03:04,785 at Dodger Stadium to close for about an hour Saturday. 69 00:03:04,818 --> 00:03:07,688 Hundreds of people waited in their cars to get shots. 70 00:03:07,721 --> 00:03:10,290 Some city officials are calling for increased security 71 00:03:10,324 --> 00:03:12,960 at testing and vaccination locations. 72 00:03:12,993 --> 00:03:14,795 Whoa! 73 00:03:14,828 --> 00:03:16,930 These people in L.A. had to sit 74 00:03:16,964 --> 00:03:19,633 in their cars for an hour! 75 00:03:19,666 --> 00:03:21,001 How did they notice? 76 00:03:21,034 --> 00:03:24,271 But on the real, though, what the (bleep), anti-vaxxers?! 77 00:03:24,304 --> 00:03:26,306 If you don't want a vaccine, then don't get one. 78 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:29,810 I don't agree with you, but don't ruin it for everyone else. 79 00:03:29,843 --> 00:03:31,278 Like, we don't come interrupt you 80 00:03:31,311 --> 00:03:33,013 when you're busy dying of measles. 81 00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:34,515 'Cause here's what I don't understand. 82 00:03:34,548 --> 00:03:37,417 Why does it always have to be the most ridiculous people 83 00:03:37,451 --> 00:03:39,119 who are the most fired up? 84 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:40,521 Like, why can't anti-vaxxers be 85 00:03:40,554 --> 00:03:42,656 like those Instagram models were last summer, you know? 86 00:03:42,689 --> 00:03:44,925 Where they just post a black square on Instagram for one day, 87 00:03:44,958 --> 00:03:46,593 and then never bring up vaccines again. 88 00:03:46,627 --> 00:03:48,896 But let's move on now to international news. 89 00:03:48,929 --> 00:03:52,232 Ten years ago, the country of Myanmar emerged 90 00:03:52,266 --> 00:03:55,302 from a half-century of military rule 91 00:03:55,335 --> 00:03:57,571 to transition to civilian government. 92 00:03:57,604 --> 00:04:00,073 But, yesterday, the military apparently decided 93 00:04:00,107 --> 00:04:03,043 that they liked it better the old way. 94 00:04:03,076 --> 00:04:05,379 Breaking overnight-- developments in Myanmar, 95 00:04:05,412 --> 00:04:07,314 the country formerly known as Burma. 96 00:04:07,347 --> 00:04:09,583 This morning, the military there announced 97 00:04:09,616 --> 00:04:12,186 that it took control of the country in a coup against 98 00:04:12,219 --> 00:04:14,788 the democratically-elected government. 99 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:16,356 It detained several politicians, 100 00:04:16,390 --> 00:04:17,824 including the country's civilian leader, 101 00:04:17,858 --> 00:04:20,727 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. 102 00:04:20,761 --> 00:04:23,430 The raids came hours before a new session 103 00:04:23,463 --> 00:04:25,165 of parliament was scheduled to open, 104 00:04:25,199 --> 00:04:27,367 and members who won the November elections 105 00:04:27,401 --> 00:04:29,169 were set to take their seats. 106 00:04:29,203 --> 00:04:32,606 The military alleges voter fraud in the November election. 107 00:04:32,639 --> 00:04:36,343 Oh, man. Trump must be kicking himself right now. 108 00:04:36,376 --> 00:04:39,313 I don't know why I didn't think about using the military. 109 00:04:39,346 --> 00:04:40,981 Can I have a coup-over? 110 00:04:41,014 --> 00:04:42,716 And here's the thing. I know it's sometimes hard 111 00:04:42,749 --> 00:04:45,886 to get Americans to care about another country's politics. 112 00:04:45,919 --> 00:04:48,889 So if Myanmar wants to get the U.S. to pay attention, 113 00:04:48,922 --> 00:04:51,525 they should change the country's name again, 114 00:04:51,558 --> 00:04:54,595 this time to "The Capitol Building." 115 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:56,997 Yeah, because if Americans heard that there was a coup 116 00:04:57,030 --> 00:04:59,099 at the Capitol building, then they'd at least 117 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:01,635 care about that for, like, two weeks. 118 00:05:01,668 --> 00:05:04,638 But I am hoping for the best for the people of Myanmar. 119 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:06,874 And what this shows us is 120 00:05:06,907 --> 00:05:09,109 that maintaining a civilian-led democracy isn't easy 121 00:05:09,142 --> 00:05:11,545 and can't be taken for granted. 122 00:05:11,578 --> 00:05:12,846 When you think about it, 123 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,214 civilians controlling the military 124 00:05:14,248 --> 00:05:16,116 is an amazing accomplishment in the first place. 125 00:05:16,149 --> 00:05:17,818 'Cause the military has way more power. 126 00:05:17,851 --> 00:05:19,686 You know, it's like the political equivalent 127 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,421 of having a pet T. rex. 128 00:05:21,455 --> 00:05:23,390 What did I say about jumping on the couch? 129 00:05:23,423 --> 00:05:25,926 -Bad rex! Bad rex! -(growling) 130 00:05:25,959 --> 00:05:28,996 And finally, let's move on from the coup in Myanmar 131 00:05:29,029 --> 00:05:31,565 to the ongoing coup on Wall Street. 132 00:05:31,598 --> 00:05:33,300 Last week-- you probably remember-- 133 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:36,336 day traders on reddit shocked the markets by driving stocks 134 00:05:36,370 --> 00:05:39,239 in GameStop and AMC Movie Theatres higher 135 00:05:39,273 --> 00:05:41,208 than the queen's hair in Bridgerton. 136 00:05:41,241 --> 00:05:45,245 But now, reddit has its eye on something even more shiny. 137 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,248 NEWSWOMAN: The GameStop saga continues to grow. 138 00:05:48,282 --> 00:05:49,816 NEWSMAN: It's not just stocks anymore, though. 139 00:05:49,850 --> 00:05:52,386 Reddit users are buying up silver, 140 00:05:52,419 --> 00:05:54,188 pushing up the value of the precious metal. 141 00:05:54,221 --> 00:05:56,557 Silver has now hit a five-month high 142 00:05:56,590 --> 00:05:58,926 at nearly 30 bucks an ounce. 143 00:05:58,959 --> 00:06:00,994 NEWSWOMAN 2: That reddit group says that they're doing it 144 00:06:01,028 --> 00:06:03,997 because big banks, specifically JPMorgan Chase, 145 00:06:04,031 --> 00:06:06,967 have been "suppressing metals for a long time." 146 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,669 NEWSMAN 2: Over the weekend, retail sites 147 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:11,705 that sell silver coins and silver bars said 148 00:06:11,738 --> 00:06:13,740 they were getting hit by unprecedented demand, 149 00:06:13,774 --> 00:06:15,209 and they couldn't meet it. 150 00:06:15,242 --> 00:06:17,010 TYLER WALL: The demand has been incredible. 151 00:06:17,044 --> 00:06:19,880 Pretty much physical silver is almost all gone 152 00:06:19,913 --> 00:06:21,515 in terms of live inventory. 153 00:06:21,548 --> 00:06:24,451 We typically have about a thousand silver products 154 00:06:24,484 --> 00:06:26,687 in inventory available for purchase. 155 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,356 We're getting so cleaned out right now that we're actually, 156 00:06:29,389 --> 00:06:31,458 last I checked, down to about 80 items in stock, 157 00:06:31,491 --> 00:06:34,294 which is a number I've never seen before 158 00:06:34,328 --> 00:06:35,696 and never thought we would ever see. 159 00:06:35,729 --> 00:06:37,497 The entire industry is, frankly, wiped out. 160 00:06:37,531 --> 00:06:39,600 In terms of actually finding live silver 161 00:06:39,633 --> 00:06:41,735 that you can purchase and receive today, 162 00:06:41,768 --> 00:06:43,103 it's becoming impossible. 163 00:06:43,136 --> 00:06:45,105 (evil cackling) 164 00:06:45,138 --> 00:06:47,074 I'm rich! Rich, I tell you! 165 00:06:47,107 --> 00:06:48,942 (cackling) 166 00:06:48,976 --> 00:06:52,279 That's right, people. Now silver prices are skyrocketing. 167 00:06:52,312 --> 00:06:54,715 Which is gonna cause confusion at the next Olympics. 168 00:06:54,748 --> 00:06:56,316 I mean, if silver's more valuable than gold, 169 00:06:56,350 --> 00:06:58,285 everyone's gonna try and get second place. 170 00:06:58,318 --> 00:06:59,753 Sprinters will be at the finish line like... 171 00:06:59,786 --> 00:07:01,154 After you, man. After you. 172 00:07:01,188 --> 00:07:02,322 No, I insist, brother. After you. No, you go. 173 00:07:02,356 --> 00:07:04,491 -Yeah, you go. -I'm always going first. 174 00:07:04,525 --> 00:07:06,426 Bro, I'm always going first. You go ahead of me. 175 00:07:06,460 --> 00:07:07,694 Why don't you go ahead of me now? 176 00:07:07,728 --> 00:07:09,630 This time, you can go first, right? 177 00:07:09,663 --> 00:07:11,265 Now, while some reddit users say 178 00:07:11,298 --> 00:07:15,702 that driving silver higher will cripple banks like JPMorgan, 179 00:07:15,736 --> 00:07:18,772 others claim that this movement is secretly being coordinated 180 00:07:18,805 --> 00:07:22,276 by big Wall Street firms because it would help the banks. 181 00:07:22,309 --> 00:07:23,677 And I believe this, 182 00:07:23,710 --> 00:07:25,612 because Of course Wall Street will do that. 183 00:07:25,646 --> 00:07:27,247 When Wall Street sees a scam going, 184 00:07:27,281 --> 00:07:29,183 it doesn't try to stop it. It tries to joins in. 185 00:07:29,216 --> 00:07:30,784 If Wall Street caught you robbing its mom, 186 00:07:30,817 --> 00:07:33,053 it would be like, "Hey! 187 00:07:33,086 --> 00:07:34,721 "Hold her legs down while I take off her shoes. 188 00:07:34,755 --> 00:07:36,123 "Sometimes she hides cash in there. 189 00:07:36,156 --> 00:07:38,325 Let me get in there. Let me get in there!" 190 00:07:38,358 --> 00:07:40,394 But whether it's coordinated by the banks themselves or not, 191 00:07:40,427 --> 00:07:42,763 the fact is, the reddit surge is now spreading 192 00:07:42,796 --> 00:07:46,099 from game stock to silver to all sorts of stocks. 193 00:07:46,133 --> 00:07:48,168 And one of our correspondents has a pitch 194 00:07:48,202 --> 00:07:50,270 for where it should go next. 195 00:07:50,304 --> 00:07:51,505 LYDIC: Are you a redditor looking 196 00:07:51,538 --> 00:07:53,373 to stick it to the hedge funds? 197 00:07:53,407 --> 00:07:55,542 Well, forget about GameStop and silver. 198 00:07:55,576 --> 00:07:58,111 You've got to invest... in kiwis. 199 00:07:58,145 --> 00:08:02,883 I'm Desi Lydic, and kiwis are the investment opportunity 200 00:08:02,916 --> 00:08:05,586 that Wall Street doesn't want you to know about. 201 00:08:05,619 --> 00:08:08,055 They're portable, they hold their intrinsic value, 202 00:08:08,088 --> 00:08:10,891 and it's easy to think you're ordering ten from Amazon 203 00:08:10,924 --> 00:08:13,427 and miraculously wind up with ten crates. 204 00:08:14,728 --> 00:08:16,997 Here's a fact. As far as we know, 205 00:08:17,030 --> 00:08:20,400 every single hedge fund is shorting kiwis. 206 00:08:20,434 --> 00:08:21,802 And are we gonna let them do that 207 00:08:21,835 --> 00:08:23,403 to America's national fruit? 208 00:08:23,437 --> 00:08:25,272 I don't think so. 209 00:08:25,305 --> 00:08:28,041 But if we all buy kiwis, then... 210 00:08:30,077 --> 00:08:32,346 Rocket ship! 211 00:08:32,379 --> 00:08:34,114 And kiwis are more than an investment. 212 00:08:34,147 --> 00:08:35,382 They go great in fruit salads. 213 00:08:35,415 --> 00:08:38,318 They can be organic truck nuts. 214 00:08:38,352 --> 00:08:41,355 And they're the only fruit covered in fur. 215 00:08:41,388 --> 00:08:43,023 So if you ever wonder what it's like 216 00:08:43,056 --> 00:08:45,659 to take a bite out of a hamster, 217 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:48,495 now you can... with kiwis. 218 00:08:49,863 --> 00:08:53,634 And the best part is, you don't even have to go 219 00:08:53,667 --> 00:08:56,370 through those Wall Street fat cats to get your kiwis. 220 00:08:56,403 --> 00:08:58,739 Just call me and let me know how many you want, 221 00:08:58,772 --> 00:09:00,674 whether five or 5,000. 222 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:02,676 (buzzer sounding) 223 00:09:02,709 --> 00:09:05,212 But this opportunity will not last forever. 224 00:09:05,245 --> 00:09:08,582 You've got maybe two days tops before it smells so bad in here 225 00:09:08,615 --> 00:09:10,117 that my landlord kicks me out. 226 00:09:10,150 --> 00:09:13,820 So, order now, and remember-- the more kiwis we all buy, 227 00:09:13,854 --> 00:09:16,223 the more the hedge funds suffer. 228 00:09:16,256 --> 00:09:17,591 It's just economics. 229 00:09:17,624 --> 00:09:19,593 So call today... 230 00:09:19,626 --> 00:09:20,928 please. 231 00:09:20,961 --> 00:09:21,929 (door opens) 232 00:09:21,962 --> 00:09:23,664 MAN: Honey, what did you do! 233 00:09:23,697 --> 00:09:26,366 I'm handling it! 234 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,869 All right, when we come back, we'll look at one of the newest 235 00:09:28,902 --> 00:09:31,872 and most terrifying stars of the Republican Party. 236 00:09:31,905 --> 00:09:31,972 You don't want to miss it. 237 00:09:34,907 --> 00:09:36,208 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 238 00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:39,912 Last year's election brought a lot of new faces 239 00:09:39,945 --> 00:09:41,146 to Washington, D.C. 240 00:09:41,180 --> 00:09:44,250 But just like that kid at sleepaway camp 241 00:09:44,283 --> 00:09:45,985 who keeps wetting the bed, 242 00:09:46,018 --> 00:09:49,021 one of them may be going home early. 243 00:09:49,054 --> 00:09:50,589 NEWSMAN: Tonight, growing outrage 244 00:09:50,623 --> 00:09:52,891 at newly elected representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. 245 00:09:52,925 --> 00:09:55,527 The noted conspiracy theorist and ardent Trump supporter 246 00:09:55,561 --> 00:09:57,830 from Georgia is facing calls to resign 247 00:09:57,863 --> 00:10:00,232 in a long-shot bid to expel her from Congress 248 00:10:00,266 --> 00:10:04,169 after a review of her social media found in 2018 and '19 249 00:10:04,203 --> 00:10:06,138 she repeatedly indicated support 250 00:10:06,171 --> 00:10:07,673 for executing prominent Democrats, 251 00:10:07,706 --> 00:10:09,808 including Speaker Nancy Pelosi. 252 00:10:09,842 --> 00:10:12,444 NEWSWOMAN: In a widely shared video from 2019, 253 00:10:12,478 --> 00:10:14,546 Greene declaring Pelosi a traitor, 254 00:10:14,580 --> 00:10:16,548 implying she should be executed. 255 00:10:16,582 --> 00:10:19,385 GREENE: It's a crime punishable by death, 256 00:10:19,418 --> 00:10:21,720 -is what treason is. -MAN: Yeah! 257 00:10:21,754 --> 00:10:24,323 Nancy Pelosi is guilty of treason. 258 00:10:24,356 --> 00:10:26,158 She's called for the hanging of Barack Obama. 259 00:10:26,191 --> 00:10:28,694 She's called for the hanging of Hillary Clinton. 260 00:10:28,727 --> 00:10:31,530 Right now they're trying to expel me from Congress. 261 00:10:31,563 --> 00:10:33,599 Yep, they don't like... 262 00:10:33,632 --> 00:10:36,402 they don't like a lot of the things I say and do. 263 00:10:36,435 --> 00:10:39,705 Um, they're-they're... you know, it's a witch hunt. 264 00:10:39,738 --> 00:10:42,074 Yeah. They don't like the things you said 265 00:10:42,107 --> 00:10:44,977 because you called for their execution. 266 00:10:45,010 --> 00:10:46,779 They're not looking for a witch hunt. 267 00:10:46,812 --> 00:10:48,647 They're looking to stay alive. 268 00:10:48,681 --> 00:10:50,849 I mean, people, what kind of psychopath 269 00:10:50,883 --> 00:10:53,352 calls for the execution of America's leaders 270 00:10:53,385 --> 00:10:54,653 on Facebook? 271 00:10:54,687 --> 00:10:56,455 I mean, at least if you did it on Snapchat, 272 00:10:56,488 --> 00:10:57,990 it would be harder to find. 273 00:10:58,023 --> 00:11:00,359 Also, the puppy nose makes you seem less crazy. 274 00:11:00,392 --> 00:11:02,795 And here's why I take this assassination talk seriously 275 00:11:02,828 --> 00:11:04,229 from Marjorie Taylor Greene. 276 00:11:04,263 --> 00:11:05,731 She's got three names. 277 00:11:05,764 --> 00:11:08,467 Assassins always have three names. 278 00:11:08,500 --> 00:11:09,902 Lee Harvey Oswald. 279 00:11:09,935 --> 00:11:11,303 John Wilkes Booth. 280 00:11:11,337 --> 00:11:12,571 Neil Patrick Harris. 281 00:11:12,605 --> 00:11:15,341 That guy kills at every awards show. 282 00:11:15,374 --> 00:11:18,210 So who is this person that might get expelled from Congress 283 00:11:18,244 --> 00:11:19,845 after less than a month? 284 00:11:19,878 --> 00:11:22,147 Well, let's get to know her in our brand-new segment, 285 00:11:22,181 --> 00:11:24,483 Fringe Watching. 286 00:11:24,516 --> 00:11:27,219 ? ? 287 00:11:27,253 --> 00:11:29,888 Meet Marjorie Taylor Greene. 288 00:11:29,922 --> 00:11:33,659 In Congress, she represents Georgia's 14th District, 289 00:11:33,692 --> 00:11:35,628 right outside Atlanta. 290 00:11:35,661 --> 00:11:37,863 And in life she represents some views 291 00:11:37,896 --> 00:11:40,599 right outside of reality. 292 00:11:40,633 --> 00:11:43,135 Marjorie Taylor Greene, she won her House race 293 00:11:43,168 --> 00:11:45,004 for a district in Northwest Georgia. 294 00:11:45,037 --> 00:11:48,741 She has, in the past, promoted the QAnon conspiracy theories. 295 00:11:48,774 --> 00:11:51,744 Q is a patriot. We know that for sure. 296 00:11:51,777 --> 00:11:54,246 But we do not know who Q is. 297 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:58,350 People believe that Q is someone very close to President Trump. 298 00:11:58,384 --> 00:12:00,686 According to him, many in our government 299 00:12:00,719 --> 00:12:02,955 are actively worshipping Satan. 300 00:12:02,988 --> 00:12:05,124 Or they call Moloch. 301 00:12:05,157 --> 00:12:08,060 I mean, is it gonna be true that the child pedophilia 302 00:12:08,093 --> 00:12:10,429 in the elites and the Washington D.C.? 303 00:12:10,462 --> 00:12:13,098 Is that what we're really gonna see come out? 304 00:12:13,132 --> 00:12:15,367 Is it gonna be Satanic worship? 305 00:12:15,401 --> 00:12:17,303 Q is in the House... 306 00:12:17,336 --> 00:12:20,539 of Representatives! 307 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:21,807 Now, Marjorie Taylor Greene 308 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:23,475 is hardly the first member of Congress 309 00:12:23,509 --> 00:12:25,744 to hold some out-there beliefs. 310 00:12:25,778 --> 00:12:29,415 I mean, Ted Cruz believes that beard is working for him. 311 00:12:29,448 --> 00:12:33,552 But QAnon is not just extreme, it's delusional, people. 312 00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:35,588 How are you gonna be in the government 313 00:12:35,621 --> 00:12:38,824 and believe that the government is full of Satan-worshipping 314 00:12:38,857 --> 00:12:40,492 sex predators? 315 00:12:40,526 --> 00:12:42,861 I mean, it must be exhausting to be walking around 316 00:12:42,895 --> 00:12:45,965 the halls of Congress just constantly opening doors like, 317 00:12:45,998 --> 00:12:47,066 "Aha! 318 00:12:47,099 --> 00:12:49,401 No. Just a supply closet." 319 00:12:49,435 --> 00:12:50,769 "Gotcha! 320 00:12:50,803 --> 00:12:52,838 No. Just a copy room." 321 00:12:52,871 --> 00:12:54,073 "Bam! 322 00:12:54,106 --> 00:12:57,876 No. That's my office. Man, I'm so lost." 323 00:12:57,910 --> 00:12:59,044 And it's not just QAnon. 324 00:12:59,078 --> 00:13:01,880 In fact, it seems like Greene has a conspiracy theory 325 00:13:01,914 --> 00:13:05,050 for every letter of the alphabet. 326 00:13:05,084 --> 00:13:07,152 NEWSWOMAN: The Trump-backing Republican embraces 327 00:13:07,186 --> 00:13:10,289 completely false QAnon conspiracy theories, 328 00:13:10,322 --> 00:13:13,626 and in a newly uncovered video from 2018, 329 00:13:13,659 --> 00:13:16,362 claimed former president Obama is Muslim, 330 00:13:16,395 --> 00:13:19,265 the Clintons had JFK Jr. killed, 331 00:13:19,298 --> 00:13:22,401 and even questioned whether a plane crashed into the Pentagon 332 00:13:22,434 --> 00:13:24,103 on 9/11. 333 00:13:24,136 --> 00:13:26,472 GREENE: It's odd, there's never any evidence shown for a plane 334 00:13:26,505 --> 00:13:27,907 in the Pentagon. 335 00:13:27,940 --> 00:13:30,809 NEWSWOMAN: Facebook posts have surfaced in which Greene 336 00:13:30,843 --> 00:13:34,380 called the deadly Parkland high school shooting fake, 337 00:13:34,413 --> 00:13:36,649 along with video showing her harassing 338 00:13:36,682 --> 00:13:39,285 Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg. 339 00:13:39,318 --> 00:13:41,353 GREENE: Why are you supporting red flag gun laws 340 00:13:41,387 --> 00:13:43,455 that attack our 2nd Amendment rights? 341 00:13:43,489 --> 00:13:45,524 How do you get avid gun owners 342 00:13:45,557 --> 00:13:47,826 and people that support the 2nd Amendment 343 00:13:47,860 --> 00:13:52,998 to give up their guns and go along with anti-gun legislation? 344 00:13:53,032 --> 00:13:54,400 How do you do that? 345 00:13:54,433 --> 00:13:58,470 Maybe you accomplish that by performing a mass shooting 346 00:13:58,504 --> 00:14:02,741 into a crowd that is very likely to be conservative. 347 00:14:02,775 --> 00:14:04,643 Is that what happened in Las Vegas? 348 00:14:04,677 --> 00:14:07,947 WOMAN: Have you seen the picture of Ruth Bader Gingridge 349 00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:09,715 walking to the airport? 350 00:14:09,748 --> 00:14:12,818 Yeah, like the body double for Hillary Clinton, so... 351 00:14:12,851 --> 00:14:14,887 -Yeah. -It's interesting, so... 352 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,423 I do not believe that was Ruth, no. 353 00:14:17,456 --> 00:14:19,658 -I don't think so. -Yeah. -I don't, either. 354 00:14:19,692 --> 00:14:23,228 Wow. Okay, so RBG has a body double, 355 00:14:23,262 --> 00:14:25,297 Hillary Clinton has a body double... 356 00:14:25,331 --> 00:14:26,799 This woman makes it sound like 357 00:14:26,832 --> 00:14:28,834 everyone has their own body double. 358 00:14:28,867 --> 00:14:32,905 (chuckles): I mean, that's such a silly thing to believe. 359 00:14:32,938 --> 00:14:34,373 Yo, The Weekend, they're onto us. 360 00:14:34,406 --> 00:14:36,141 Get out of there man. Run! 361 00:14:36,175 --> 00:14:39,078 But the big question is, how did Osama bin Karen 362 00:14:39,111 --> 00:14:41,247 get elected to Congress in the first place? 363 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:45,584 Well, it turns out she was lucky to be one of nine Republicans 364 00:14:45,618 --> 00:14:47,953 running for the seat, so everyone's attention 365 00:14:47,987 --> 00:14:50,356 was spread around instead of focused all on her. 366 00:14:50,389 --> 00:14:52,791 Kind of like how there are so many different kinds 367 00:14:52,825 --> 00:14:55,327 of Oreo now that you hardly even noticed 368 00:14:55,361 --> 00:14:57,429 that one of the flavors is human flesh. 369 00:14:57,463 --> 00:15:00,065 And while some of the QAnon stuff did come out, 370 00:15:00,099 --> 00:15:02,334 mostly what voters knew about her 371 00:15:02,368 --> 00:15:04,737 was that she was a hard-core Trump supporter. 372 00:15:04,770 --> 00:15:08,040 And yeah, she sometimes sounded like a crazy person, 373 00:15:08,073 --> 00:15:11,810 but only in a comforting, familiar way. 374 00:15:11,844 --> 00:15:14,947 NEWSMAN: She's a former CrossFit gym owner 375 00:15:14,980 --> 00:15:18,150 who has had a few rolls at her father's construction company, 376 00:15:18,183 --> 00:15:21,320 but really has no political background at all. 377 00:15:23,555 --> 00:15:25,324 We need conservatives in Washington 378 00:15:25,357 --> 00:15:27,026 that will keep it that way. 379 00:15:27,059 --> 00:15:29,929 The Democrat Party is no longer an American party. 380 00:15:29,962 --> 00:15:31,897 They are now the party of socialism. 381 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:34,667 They want to rip our borders wide open. 382 00:15:34,700 --> 00:15:36,769 They want to kill babies up until birth, 383 00:15:36,802 --> 00:15:38,604 and maybe even afterwards. 384 00:15:38,637 --> 00:15:41,974 I have a message for Antifa terrorists. 385 00:15:42,007 --> 00:15:44,577 Stay the hell out of Northwest Georgia. 386 00:15:44,610 --> 00:15:46,111 Goddamn! 387 00:15:46,145 --> 00:15:48,280 I know which house I'm skipping on Halloween. 388 00:15:48,314 --> 00:15:50,282 And by the way, everyone's freaking out 389 00:15:50,316 --> 00:15:52,885 about Greene's QAnon beliefs, but if you ask me, 390 00:15:52,918 --> 00:15:54,753 the scarier cult she's involved in 391 00:15:54,787 --> 00:15:56,422 is CrossFit. 392 00:15:56,455 --> 00:15:59,825 I mean, that shit's just Scientology with jumping jacks. 393 00:15:59,858 --> 00:16:02,061 But yes, aside from the cult stuff, 394 00:16:02,094 --> 00:16:04,296 a lot of Greene's beliefs are pretty typical 395 00:16:04,330 --> 00:16:05,965 for today's Republicans. 396 00:16:05,998 --> 00:16:08,434 But she also has a little extra something 397 00:16:08,467 --> 00:16:12,605 that makes the far right love her even more. 398 00:16:12,638 --> 00:16:14,673 It's racism. 399 00:16:14,707 --> 00:16:16,642 Marjorie Taylor Greene also has a track record 400 00:16:16,675 --> 00:16:19,011 of incendiary and racist rhetoric. 401 00:16:19,044 --> 00:16:21,180 There is an Islamic invasion 402 00:16:21,213 --> 00:16:23,916 into our government offices right now. 403 00:16:23,949 --> 00:16:26,385 If you want Islam and Sharia law, 404 00:16:26,418 --> 00:16:28,954 you stay over there in the Middle East. 405 00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:30,990 You stay there, and you go to Mecca 406 00:16:31,023 --> 00:16:33,392 and do all your thing and, you know what, 407 00:16:33,425 --> 00:16:35,661 you can have a whole bunch of wives or goats 408 00:16:35,694 --> 00:16:37,663 or sheep or whatever you want. 409 00:16:37,696 --> 00:16:39,431 But that doesn't make me a racist, 410 00:16:39,465 --> 00:16:42,368 because I... just because I say leave the statue up there. 411 00:16:42,401 --> 00:16:44,703 The most mistreated group of people 412 00:16:44,737 --> 00:16:47,473 in the United States today are white males. 413 00:16:47,506 --> 00:16:49,141 NEWSMAN: On a now-deleted Facebook post, 414 00:16:49,174 --> 00:16:52,044 Greene questioned whether California's deadly Camp Fire 415 00:16:52,077 --> 00:16:57,383 in 2018 was started by lasers beamed down from outer space. 416 00:16:57,416 --> 00:17:01,086 Lasers, she says, somehow connected to the Rothschilds, 417 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,055 the Jewish European banking family, 418 00:17:03,088 --> 00:17:05,658 the target of some of the oldest, laziest, 419 00:17:05,691 --> 00:17:08,694 most dangerous anti-Semitic tropes on the books. 420 00:17:08,727 --> 00:17:11,163 Jewish space lasers. 421 00:17:11,196 --> 00:17:14,199 Hold on, hold on, hold on. Jewish space lasers? 422 00:17:14,233 --> 00:17:16,769 What, is this lady just playing conspiracy slot machine 423 00:17:16,802 --> 00:17:19,605 and going with whatever comes up? 424 00:17:19,638 --> 00:17:21,774 ? ? 425 00:17:21,807 --> 00:17:24,310 'Cause here's my question. If you were secretly starting 426 00:17:24,343 --> 00:17:26,745 a forest fire, why would you use a space laser 427 00:17:26,779 --> 00:17:30,215 when you could just use, I don't know, matches? 428 00:17:30,249 --> 00:17:32,885 It's such a waste of a Jewish space laser. 429 00:17:32,918 --> 00:17:35,588 It's like using the Death Star to make s'mores. 430 00:17:35,621 --> 00:17:39,425 (imitating radio transmission): Yes, make sure they're toasty. 431 00:17:39,458 --> 00:17:41,560 And honestly, guys, if you're anti-Semitic, 432 00:17:41,594 --> 00:17:43,596 this is a weird way to try and get people on your side. 433 00:17:43,629 --> 00:17:45,497 Because when I hear someone saying, 434 00:17:45,531 --> 00:17:47,399 "Jews have a space laser!" 435 00:17:47,433 --> 00:17:50,102 I'm like, "Awesome. Can I join?" 436 00:17:50,135 --> 00:17:52,104 I will say, though, it is impressive 437 00:17:52,137 --> 00:17:56,075 that Greene has some wild, racist theory for every group. 438 00:17:56,108 --> 00:17:58,244 I mean, no wonder she got elected. 439 00:17:58,277 --> 00:18:01,380 'Cause she's like, "I want to be a congresswoman for everyone. 440 00:18:01,413 --> 00:18:03,182 "Whether you hate Jews, 441 00:18:03,215 --> 00:18:05,985 "Blacks, Muslims or filthy Canadians, 442 00:18:06,018 --> 00:18:08,287 I'm on your side." 443 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,856 So, that's who Marjorie Taylor Greene was 444 00:18:10,889 --> 00:18:13,125 before she started threatening to kill Democrats. 445 00:18:13,158 --> 00:18:15,694 And her calls for violence are nothing new. 446 00:18:15,728 --> 00:18:17,730 While some Republicans only came around 447 00:18:17,763 --> 00:18:18,998 to supporting an insurrection 448 00:18:19,031 --> 00:18:20,966 after Donald Trump lost the election, 449 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,768 Greene was rallying the troops 450 00:18:22,801 --> 00:18:25,771 even before November 2020. 451 00:18:25,804 --> 00:18:29,241 If this generation doesn't stand up and defend freedom, 452 00:18:29,275 --> 00:18:30,876 -it's gone. -Yeah. 453 00:18:30,910 --> 00:18:32,144 And once it's gone, 454 00:18:32,177 --> 00:18:34,113 freedom doesn't come back by itself. 455 00:18:34,146 --> 00:18:36,215 The only way you get your freedoms back 456 00:18:36,248 --> 00:18:38,584 is it's-it's earned with the price of blood. 457 00:18:38,617 --> 00:18:39,919 When we rise up, 458 00:18:39,952 --> 00:18:41,987 we can end all of this. 459 00:18:42,021 --> 00:18:43,822 We can end it. 460 00:18:43,856 --> 00:18:46,325 We can do it peacefully. 461 00:18:46,358 --> 00:18:48,827 We can. I hope it doesn't ha... 462 00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:52,064 we don't have to do it the other way. I hope not. 463 00:18:52,097 --> 00:18:56,035 But we should feel like we will if we have to. 464 00:18:56,068 --> 00:18:57,369 Okay, no, guys. I'm sorry, 465 00:18:57,403 --> 00:18:59,972 but calls for a violent revolution 466 00:19:00,005 --> 00:19:01,740 just don't have the same weight 467 00:19:01,774 --> 00:19:04,543 when you're streaming it from your hotel room. 468 00:19:04,577 --> 00:19:06,912 "It's time for the people to rise up 469 00:19:06,946 --> 00:19:08,948 "and take back their freedoms! 470 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:11,817 "Excuse me, can I get another towel, please? 471 00:19:11,850 --> 00:19:14,086 "'Cause I'm going to the pool. Yeah, thank you so much. 472 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:17,089 "Let's spill some blood! 473 00:19:17,122 --> 00:19:19,758 No, the cabana will be fine. Thank you." 474 00:19:19,792 --> 00:19:21,093 So, now that all these death threats 475 00:19:21,126 --> 00:19:23,529 and conspiracy theories have come to light, 476 00:19:23,562 --> 00:19:27,499 Congress is trying to figure out how to deal with Greene. 477 00:19:27,533 --> 00:19:29,068 Do you censure her? 478 00:19:29,101 --> 00:19:30,703 Do you expel her? 479 00:19:30,736 --> 00:19:32,938 Do you use a secret Jewish space laser 480 00:19:32,972 --> 00:19:34,773 to distract her like a cat? 481 00:19:34,807 --> 00:19:36,342 I mean, one thing's for sure. 482 00:19:36,375 --> 00:19:38,544 While Congress tries to decide what to do with her, 483 00:19:38,577 --> 00:19:41,747 she's out there getting stuff done herself. 484 00:19:41,780 --> 00:19:43,315 NEWSMAN: Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene 485 00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:45,517 calling on President Biden to be impeached. 486 00:19:45,551 --> 00:19:46,986 Just filed articles of impeachment 487 00:19:47,019 --> 00:19:48,787 on President Joe Biden. 488 00:19:48,821 --> 00:19:50,322 We'll see how this goes. 489 00:19:50,356 --> 00:19:52,424 What a letdown. 490 00:19:52,458 --> 00:19:54,793 Marjorie Taylor Greene came to Washington 491 00:19:54,827 --> 00:19:56,395 calling for executions, 492 00:19:56,428 --> 00:19:57,763 and a few weeks later, 493 00:19:57,796 --> 00:19:59,832 she's already settling for impeachment? 494 00:19:59,865 --> 00:20:02,868 Man, I guess Congress will turn anyone into a moderate. 495 00:20:02,901 --> 00:20:04,136 But you know what? 496 00:20:04,169 --> 00:20:06,672 I have a conspiracy theory of my own. 497 00:20:06,705 --> 00:20:09,642 I think Marjorie Taylor Greene 498 00:20:09,675 --> 00:20:12,978 is secretly a Democrat. 499 00:20:13,012 --> 00:20:14,747 Yeah, no. Think about it. 500 00:20:14,780 --> 00:20:17,516 She's making Republicans look unhinged, 501 00:20:17,549 --> 00:20:18,851 she's from Georgia, 502 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:21,153 which we all know is a blue state, 503 00:20:21,186 --> 00:20:23,088 and she's a member of Congress, 504 00:20:23,122 --> 00:20:25,190 which she herself believes 505 00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:27,760 is a satanic, demonic cult. 506 00:20:27,793 --> 00:20:29,061 Now, if I'm correct 507 00:20:29,094 --> 00:20:31,697 and Marjorie Taylor Greene is a Democrat, 508 00:20:31,730 --> 00:20:33,999 well, that's great news for everyone, 509 00:20:34,033 --> 00:20:36,669 because that would be the only way 510 00:20:36,702 --> 00:20:39,171 that Republicans would actually want to hold her accountable 511 00:20:39,204 --> 00:20:40,906 for anything she's done. 512 00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:43,676 All right, when we come back, playwright Jeremy O. Harris 513 00:20:43,709 --> 00:20:46,412 will talk to us about his groundbreaking play, 514 00:20:46,445 --> 00:20:46,512 Slave Play. You don't want to miss it. 515 00:20:50,215 --> 00:20:52,317 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 516 00:20:52,350 --> 00:20:54,319 Earlier today, I had the privilege 517 00:20:54,352 --> 00:20:57,289 of speaking with award-winning playwright Jeremy O. Harris. 518 00:20:57,322 --> 00:20:59,257 His Broadway production, Slave Play, 519 00:20:59,291 --> 00:21:00,458 was recently nominated 520 00:21:00,492 --> 00:21:03,962 for a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. 521 00:21:03,995 --> 00:21:05,564 So, we talked about that, 522 00:21:05,597 --> 00:21:09,267 how he's trying to help keep the theater industry alive, 523 00:21:09,301 --> 00:21:11,670 what he's doing during the coronavirus pandemic 524 00:21:11,703 --> 00:21:13,605 and so much more. 525 00:21:13,638 --> 00:21:16,308 Jeremy O. Harris, welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 526 00:21:16,341 --> 00:21:18,443 (chuckles) Thank you for having me. 527 00:21:18,476 --> 00:21:21,346 Had I known you were gonna challenge my 'fro, 528 00:21:21,379 --> 00:21:22,847 I would have blown out my 'fro, 529 00:21:22,881 --> 00:21:25,850 but I feel like you... you-you snuck up on me. 530 00:21:25,884 --> 00:21:27,352 This is not cool, what you've just done here. 531 00:21:27,385 --> 00:21:29,187 'Cause I can do that. But I was like, 532 00:21:29,221 --> 00:21:30,455 I don't like doing that to people, 533 00:21:30,488 --> 00:21:31,723 'cause then they feel intimidated. 534 00:21:31,756 --> 00:21:33,225 And I didn't think you were gonna do this. 535 00:21:33,258 --> 00:21:34,659 Well, I mean, I did know that I was 536 00:21:34,693 --> 00:21:36,528 on an African man's television show. 537 00:21:36,561 --> 00:21:38,296 -(laughs) -This is, like, vaguely political. 538 00:21:38,330 --> 00:21:40,966 And, so, I wanted to, like, you know, walk in the step 539 00:21:40,999 --> 00:21:43,201 of, like, you know, past African liberationists, 540 00:21:43,235 --> 00:21:44,836 past Pan-Africanists 541 00:21:44,869 --> 00:21:48,540 and, like, live in a full '70s 'fro moment for you. 542 00:21:48,573 --> 00:21:50,742 -I like that. I appreciate that. -I switched it up. 543 00:21:50,775 --> 00:21:52,344 You know, they also gave... They also told me 544 00:21:52,377 --> 00:21:55,013 that you've been wearing sweatshirts on the show. 545 00:21:55,046 --> 00:21:56,681 -Yeah. I wear my hoodies. -And they... 546 00:21:56,715 --> 00:21:57,916 "Wear, like, just a hoodie. You're..." 547 00:21:57,949 --> 00:21:59,951 And I was like, "I'm not gonna do that." 548 00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:01,920 -(laughing) -I c... I can't do that. 549 00:22:01,953 --> 00:22:05,323 That's... For me, that felt like utter, like... 550 00:22:05,357 --> 00:22:07,425 utter, like, beautiful privilege. 551 00:22:07,459 --> 00:22:08,760 Like, you have beauty privilege. 552 00:22:08,793 --> 00:22:10,695 You have light skin privilege. You have, like... 553 00:22:10,729 --> 00:22:12,564 (laughing) 554 00:22:12,597 --> 00:22:15,033 I'm like, my mom in Virginia is gonna be like, 555 00:22:15,066 --> 00:22:17,936 "What the hell is Jeremy doing with-with unwa... 556 00:22:17,969 --> 00:22:20,538 "with, like, natural hair and, like, a (bleep), um... 557 00:22:20,572 --> 00:22:22,807 -a hoodie on in the show?" -(laughs) 558 00:22:22,841 --> 00:22:24,542 I think... I think you look fantastic, Jeremy. 559 00:22:24,576 --> 00:22:26,645 I-I... That's... You know what? You know what it is for me 560 00:22:26,678 --> 00:22:27,979 is, like, people often ask me. 561 00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:29,381 They go like, "Why are you wearing the hoodies? 562 00:22:29,414 --> 00:22:30,715 What is the hoodie about"? I go, 563 00:22:30,749 --> 00:22:32,884 "This is how I dress when I'm at home, 564 00:22:32,918 --> 00:22:34,452 "and I'm not in the mood 565 00:22:34,486 --> 00:22:37,422 to act like I have not been at home for a year." 566 00:22:37,455 --> 00:22:39,391 Yes, I get to pop outside now and again, 567 00:22:39,424 --> 00:22:41,826 but we're all at home, so I'm not gonna now live 568 00:22:41,860 --> 00:22:43,228 in a world where I'm gonna be uncom... 569 00:22:43,261 --> 00:22:46,398 Like, I'll wear a suit outside because I'm outside, 570 00:22:46,431 --> 00:22:48,667 but I won't wear the suit inside because I'm inside. 571 00:22:48,700 --> 00:22:50,001 Do you know what I mean? 572 00:22:50,035 --> 00:22:52,904 So, I-I will make my pandemic experience 573 00:22:52,938 --> 00:22:54,072 as comfortable as possible, 574 00:22:54,105 --> 00:22:55,273 and I hope you would do the same. 575 00:22:55,307 --> 00:22:56,341 You look fabulous, though. I will s... 576 00:22:56,374 --> 00:22:57,709 That's-that's a stunning jacket. 577 00:22:57,742 --> 00:22:59,344 Like, that's a nice collar, that's a nice shirt. 578 00:22:59,377 --> 00:23:01,012 It feels like you. 579 00:23:01,046 --> 00:23:03,081 So, what are you doing now? Before we talk about the play 580 00:23:03,114 --> 00:23:04,749 and all the accolades, what are you up to? 581 00:23:04,783 --> 00:23:06,284 I've been sitting at home, 582 00:23:06,318 --> 00:23:08,920 wondering if I even know how to write a play, one. 583 00:23:08,954 --> 00:23:10,789 'Cause I think that, like, you know, a big thing for me 584 00:23:10,822 --> 00:23:13,258 is that, like, I-I think about theater 585 00:23:13,291 --> 00:23:15,560 -as, like, community building in a way. -Uh-huh. 586 00:23:15,594 --> 00:23:16,895 Like, I... Like, I think everyone's always like, 587 00:23:16,928 --> 00:23:18,296 "Slave Play. Like, you made it to Broadway. 588 00:23:18,330 --> 00:23:19,798 Like, how did you do that?" Or like, "(bleep) you. 589 00:23:19,831 --> 00:23:21,066 You wanted to go to Broadway." 590 00:23:21,099 --> 00:23:22,734 And I'm like, I didn't want to do any of this. 591 00:23:22,767 --> 00:23:23,935 I wanted to make a play for, like, 592 00:23:23,969 --> 00:23:26,671 my small group of friends in... at Yale. 593 00:23:26,705 --> 00:23:29,007 -Wow. -So, I wrote this play in my second year in grad school. 594 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:30,308 There's three years there. 595 00:23:30,342 --> 00:23:31,743 My second year, I read it to my classmates, 596 00:23:31,776 --> 00:23:34,579 um, and then third year was off-Broadway. 597 00:23:34,613 --> 00:23:36,114 Like, it was just, like, a really random, 598 00:23:36,147 --> 00:23:38,083 um, series of occurrences. 599 00:23:38,116 --> 00:23:40,252 And, um... Oh, God. 600 00:23:40,285 --> 00:23:43,288 Oh, God. Um... Sorry. I got calls. 601 00:23:43,321 --> 00:23:45,257 -(laughing) -My-my friend 602 00:23:45,290 --> 00:23:47,692 is calling me over and over and over again, 603 00:23:47,726 --> 00:23:49,594 and I didn't know that that was gonna happen. 604 00:23:49,628 --> 00:23:51,963 (laughs): Um, that's really funny. 605 00:23:51,997 --> 00:23:54,132 -Um... -So, that's freezing up our picture right now. 606 00:23:54,165 --> 00:23:55,433 Hold on. We'll-we'll get it back. 607 00:23:55,467 --> 00:23:57,269 We'll wait a second. It'll come back. 608 00:23:57,302 --> 00:24:00,605 I'm honestly just gonna tell her that I'm, um... 609 00:24:00,639 --> 00:24:02,374 Wait. 610 00:24:02,407 --> 00:24:04,609 (laughs): "I'll call you back. 611 00:24:04,643 --> 00:24:07,078 I'm on The Daily Show." 612 00:24:07,112 --> 00:24:09,381 -(laughing) -My apologies. 613 00:24:09,414 --> 00:24:13,184 (laughs) Um, that would be a fun thing. 614 00:24:13,218 --> 00:24:15,754 Um, I wonder how many times that's happened to your guests. 615 00:24:15,787 --> 00:24:18,790 I don't think it's ever happened, actually. 616 00:24:19,791 --> 00:24:21,026 I've completely lost you. 617 00:24:21,059 --> 00:24:22,827 This is so weird. I didn't take the call. 618 00:24:22,861 --> 00:24:24,296 I think it's just because... 619 00:24:24,329 --> 00:24:25,764 Um... 620 00:24:25,797 --> 00:24:27,699 -Is it... Am I back now? -Oh, there you are. 621 00:24:27,732 --> 00:24:29,234 -There you are. You're back. -Great. 622 00:24:29,267 --> 00:24:30,769 -You're back. You're back. -Great. Okay, I'm gonna do this 623 00:24:30,802 --> 00:24:32,904 and make sure that FaceTime doesn't come back, 624 00:24:32,938 --> 00:24:35,874 'cause that's the issue. 625 00:24:37,208 --> 00:24:38,710 Turn FaceTime off. 626 00:24:38,743 --> 00:24:41,313 You see, this is fun. This is what I love about this. 627 00:24:41,346 --> 00:24:42,747 Now, now, imagine... You see, now, 628 00:24:42,781 --> 00:24:44,583 if I was wearing a suit for this moment right now, 629 00:24:44,616 --> 00:24:46,418 I would feel like something had gone wrong. 630 00:24:46,451 --> 00:24:47,752 But because I'm wearing a hoodie, 631 00:24:47,786 --> 00:24:49,688 I'm like, we're just... It's just happening. 632 00:24:49,721 --> 00:24:51,823 Life is just happening right now. 633 00:24:51,856 --> 00:24:55,393 You know, Broadway's one of the hardest, hardest, hardest places 634 00:24:55,427 --> 00:24:57,095 to get anything on. 635 00:24:57,128 --> 00:24:58,563 You didn't just break into it, Jeremy. 636 00:24:58,597 --> 00:25:02,000 You broke into it with a play that many would argue 637 00:25:02,033 --> 00:25:03,702 would never make it onto Broadway. 638 00:25:03,735 --> 00:25:05,170 It is one of the most risqué things. 639 00:25:05,203 --> 00:25:06,605 So, I went to watch Slave Play, 640 00:25:06,638 --> 00:25:09,174 and I-I remember sitting there. 641 00:25:09,207 --> 00:25:10,842 And I won't spoil it for people, but I remember 642 00:25:10,875 --> 00:25:12,877 for the first, like, ten minutes, 15 minutes, I was like, 643 00:25:12,911 --> 00:25:15,380 "This is the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life. 644 00:25:15,413 --> 00:25:17,048 -This is horrible." -(laughs) 645 00:25:17,082 --> 00:25:19,117 And-and what was happening around me was... 646 00:25:19,150 --> 00:25:21,152 There were a lot of, like, racist jokes being said. 647 00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:22,787 There were a lot of... And I was just like... 648 00:25:22,821 --> 00:25:24,055 And people were laughing around me, 649 00:25:24,089 --> 00:25:25,624 and I was... I was really uncomfortable. 650 00:25:25,657 --> 00:25:28,193 I was like, "Wow." I was like, "So, clearly, 651 00:25:28,226 --> 00:25:30,028 "this is not for me. 652 00:25:30,061 --> 00:25:31,997 "This is for some of these old white folk. 653 00:25:32,030 --> 00:25:33,465 They're having a great time right now." 654 00:25:33,498 --> 00:25:35,100 And then the play switches, 655 00:25:35,133 --> 00:25:37,302 and then I started laughing, 656 00:25:37,335 --> 00:25:39,704 and then people around me didn't laugh anymore. 657 00:25:39,738 --> 00:25:42,007 And I-I remember the entire time... 658 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:43,808 I walked out of it going, "This..." 659 00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:45,644 It-It's, like, similar to the experiences I've had 660 00:25:45,677 --> 00:25:47,779 with, like, The Matrix or Devil's Advocate 661 00:25:47,812 --> 00:25:50,916 or just an experience that takes you through a story 662 00:25:50,949 --> 00:25:53,985 that warps how you're seeing the world around you. 663 00:25:54,019 --> 00:25:57,222 It seems like a play about interracial relationships, 664 00:25:57,255 --> 00:26:00,792 but then when the George Floyd protests happened, 665 00:26:00,825 --> 00:26:02,193 people were using the play 666 00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:04,195 and using, you know, quotes from the play 667 00:26:04,229 --> 00:26:05,530 and ideas from the plays 668 00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:07,232 in the streets while they were protesting. 669 00:26:07,265 --> 00:26:09,234 Talk me through some of that. 670 00:26:09,267 --> 00:26:11,369 Like, it seems like it's one thing, 671 00:26:11,403 --> 00:26:13,572 but it feels like it's so many other things. 672 00:26:13,605 --> 00:26:15,807 What was Slave Play meant for you? 673 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:17,208 What were you... what were you trying to do? 674 00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:18,877 Because it seems like it achieved everything. 675 00:26:18,910 --> 00:26:22,047 Yeah, I mean, I-I was a Black kid 676 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:25,750 who had been in white schools for most of my life, right? 677 00:26:25,784 --> 00:26:27,485 And, like, you know, when you are that-- 678 00:26:27,519 --> 00:26:29,421 one of those few Black kids who are in, like, 679 00:26:29,454 --> 00:26:32,457 predominantly white spaces, you tend to either be attracted 680 00:26:32,490 --> 00:26:35,160 to all of the-- these-these groups of white people 681 00:26:35,193 --> 00:26:37,062 that will always make you feel like an other 682 00:26:37,095 --> 00:26:39,664 and never make you feel like you have as much worth 683 00:26:39,698 --> 00:26:41,333 or you'll find the other Black people 684 00:26:41,366 --> 00:26:44,436 that are in those programs and, like, form little pods 685 00:26:44,469 --> 00:26:46,638 and find little ways to embolden yourself 686 00:26:46,671 --> 00:26:49,140 outside of the sort of, like, psychic terror 687 00:26:49,174 --> 00:26:51,142 of being around white folks every time 688 00:26:51,176 --> 00:26:53,912 that you enter a classroom or walk down the street 689 00:26:53,945 --> 00:26:56,414 and, um, having people always be like, "Can I touch your hair? 690 00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:58,216 Can I do this?" And then, like, when the minute you say, like, 691 00:26:58,250 --> 00:26:59,618 "I feel like everyone's racist here," 692 00:26:59,651 --> 00:27:01,086 be like, "I-I'm not racist." 693 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,154 So, like, I wanted to make a play 694 00:27:03,188 --> 00:27:05,557 that ostensibly told all of those kids 695 00:27:05,590 --> 00:27:08,293 who feel gaslit by the systems 696 00:27:08,326 --> 00:27:10,562 and the institutions that they are a part of 697 00:27:10,595 --> 00:27:12,731 that, like, hey, you're not wrong. 698 00:27:12,764 --> 00:27:15,066 Um, the people around you are racist, 699 00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:16,668 even if they say they aren't. 700 00:27:16,701 --> 00:27:19,070 Um, or the people around you, like, are-are dealing 701 00:27:19,104 --> 00:27:21,806 with years and years and years of systems 702 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:23,008 in the same way that you are, 703 00:27:23,041 --> 00:27:24,910 even if they feel, like, separate from those systems. 704 00:27:24,943 --> 00:27:27,212 -Right, right, right. -And-and you're not wrong 705 00:27:27,245 --> 00:27:28,280 to want to call it out. 706 00:27:28,313 --> 00:27:30,982 And, for me, because Broadway was never the goal 707 00:27:31,016 --> 00:27:32,450 or never the option, 708 00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:34,719 I feel ver-very emboldened to talk to the producers 709 00:27:34,753 --> 00:27:35,720 who want to take it there and be like, 710 00:27:35,754 --> 00:27:36,855 "If you're gonna take this to Broadway, 711 00:27:36,888 --> 00:27:38,957 it has to be for the same people that I wrote it for." 712 00:27:38,990 --> 00:27:41,226 -Right. -Like, you can't take this play to Broadway 713 00:27:41,259 --> 00:27:42,961 and then be like, "Okay, now only white people 714 00:27:42,994 --> 00:27:44,462 "who have American Expresses 715 00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:46,798 and can afford $400 tickets can come see it." 716 00:27:46,831 --> 00:27:48,500 I was like, "The tickets have to be affordable. 717 00:27:48,533 --> 00:27:51,503 "It has to be privilege-- We have to privilege Black people, 718 00:27:51,536 --> 00:27:53,038 young people, et cetera." 719 00:27:53,071 --> 00:27:56,241 And, luckily, we were able to do that, which was amazing. 720 00:27:56,274 --> 00:27:57,909 I'm not shocked that your play 721 00:27:57,943 --> 00:28:00,445 has been nominated for a record 12 awards. 722 00:28:00,478 --> 00:28:04,449 Congratulations. Like, to have 12 nominations is unheard of 723 00:28:04,482 --> 00:28:07,586 and it's amazing and I hope you win every single one of them. 724 00:28:07,619 --> 00:28:11,122 Because, oftentimes, when we talk about racism 725 00:28:11,156 --> 00:28:12,958 and systemic racism in society, 726 00:28:12,991 --> 00:28:14,693 we-we speak about it through the lens of, 727 00:28:14,726 --> 00:28:17,562 like, overt hatred, you know? 728 00:28:17,596 --> 00:28:20,565 But it is really hard to have these conversations 729 00:28:20,599 --> 00:28:21,766 with the nuance that it deserves 730 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,768 when you're talking about it through the lens of love. 731 00:28:23,802 --> 00:28:25,737 The whole of Slave Play is about love. 732 00:28:25,770 --> 00:28:27,272 It's about how couples love each other. 733 00:28:27,305 --> 00:28:28,607 It's about how people love each other. 734 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:30,775 It's about how families, how friends love each other 735 00:28:30,809 --> 00:28:34,246 and how race either adds a complexity 736 00:28:34,279 --> 00:28:37,115 or an added dynamic to that love. 737 00:28:37,148 --> 00:28:39,851 S... (stammers) Was that a big part of it? 738 00:28:39,885 --> 00:28:42,454 Or-or why was love so crucial for you? 739 00:28:42,487 --> 00:28:43,955 'Cause, when you're watching the play, 740 00:28:43,989 --> 00:28:46,758 at no point do you think that any of those white people 741 00:28:46,791 --> 00:28:49,027 does not love the Black people that they're interacting with. 742 00:28:49,060 --> 00:28:50,595 You don't even not like them. 743 00:28:50,629 --> 00:28:53,832 You understand that everybody is being subject to the system. 744 00:28:53,865 --> 00:28:55,867 Well, I mean, it's because-- I mean, I grew up in the South. 745 00:28:55,901 --> 00:28:58,003 Right? And so, in the South, there are certain things 746 00:28:58,036 --> 00:29:00,005 that are, like, very plainspoken, right? 747 00:29:00,038 --> 00:29:01,539 And that's why I like the South, 748 00:29:01,573 --> 00:29:03,341 um, because, like, in the South, 749 00:29:03,375 --> 00:29:08,079 um, I had friends who I knew for a fact, like-like, adored me. 750 00:29:08,113 --> 00:29:10,815 I don't know if love was what happened, but they adored me. 751 00:29:10,849 --> 00:29:13,051 They were obsessed with me. But they'd be in a car 752 00:29:13,084 --> 00:29:14,986 and their da-- and we'd be on a carpool. 753 00:29:15,020 --> 00:29:16,621 We'd be talking about, you know, Pokémon 754 00:29:16,655 --> 00:29:17,923 or whatever we were talking about 755 00:29:17,956 --> 00:29:20,191 and then their dad would start whistling "Dixie" 756 00:29:20,225 --> 00:29:22,327 in the carpool. This is a real story. 757 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,095 And they would whistle along. 758 00:29:24,129 --> 00:29:25,764 And I didn't know what "Dixie" was. 759 00:29:25,797 --> 00:29:27,766 Then I'd learn the song and I'd come home 760 00:29:27,799 --> 00:29:29,467 and then, like, I'd sing the song to my mom 761 00:29:29,501 --> 00:29:31,403 and she'd be like, "What the (bleep) are you doing? 762 00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:33,271 That's-that's a racist song." 763 00:29:33,305 --> 00:29:34,639 I'd be like, "What are you talking about, Mom?" 764 00:29:34,673 --> 00:29:36,308 And then my mom's like, "You go back 765 00:29:36,341 --> 00:29:37,442 and you tell them that's racist." 766 00:29:37,475 --> 00:29:38,710 So I go back. I tell them it's racist. 767 00:29:38,743 --> 00:29:40,111 They're like, "Oh, my God. Well, yeah, 768 00:29:40,145 --> 00:29:42,314 "you know, my-my grand-- my grandpappy did, 769 00:29:42,347 --> 00:29:44,849 "like, fight for, uh, the Confederacy, 770 00:29:44,883 --> 00:29:46,384 "and I guess I am a little bit racist. 771 00:29:46,418 --> 00:29:49,020 I'm sorry if that makes you feel weird." Anyway, you go on. 772 00:29:49,054 --> 00:29:51,156 When I moved to the North, 773 00:29:51,189 --> 00:29:53,325 I would be in situations 774 00:29:53,358 --> 00:29:56,795 with hyperambitious other, like-like, students, 775 00:29:56,828 --> 00:29:58,930 many of whom were white, who would say things 776 00:29:58,964 --> 00:30:00,665 or do things that were based on race. 777 00:30:00,699 --> 00:30:02,667 They'll-they'll be based on race. So they'd be like, 778 00:30:02,701 --> 00:30:05,270 "Well, yeah, Jeremy might be one of the smartest people here, 779 00:30:05,303 --> 00:30:08,273 "but, you know, he got in because-- 780 00:30:08,306 --> 00:30:10,542 -"like, the reason he could get in... -Right, right, right. 781 00:30:10,575 --> 00:30:11,943 is because he's Black. Or the reason is..." 782 00:30:11,977 --> 00:30:13,345 It's like no one knows what my SAT scores are. 783 00:30:13,378 --> 00:30:15,547 It's like, "Bitch, I'm-I'm sure I out-tested you." 784 00:30:15,580 --> 00:30:17,415 You know? But, like, they would say these little things, 785 00:30:17,449 --> 00:30:18,683 and then when you'd say, like, "That's racist," 786 00:30:18,717 --> 00:30:20,151 they'd be like, "No, it's funny. I'm learn-- 787 00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:22,220 I learned this from Tina Fey. Or I learned this from..." 788 00:30:22,254 --> 00:30:24,489 You know, and they'd say all these jokes that you know. 789 00:30:24,522 --> 00:30:26,625 The-the-- In the mid-2000s, 790 00:30:26,658 --> 00:30:29,127 in the Obama years, when everyone felt safe, 791 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:31,329 Comedy Central, NBC, all these places were, like, 792 00:30:31,363 --> 00:30:33,365 built up around liberal comedians 793 00:30:33,398 --> 00:30:35,100 saying, like, racist things 794 00:30:35,133 --> 00:30:37,135 that made Black and brown people feel weird 795 00:30:37,168 --> 00:30:38,470 but they were told they couldn't because they were-- 796 00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:40,071 they all voted for Obama. 797 00:30:40,105 --> 00:30:42,474 And so I started to think a lot about how 798 00:30:42,507 --> 00:30:44,409 the most insidious form of racism 799 00:30:44,442 --> 00:30:47,412 is the kind of racism that we see, uh, perpetrated by people 800 00:30:47,445 --> 00:30:49,681 that, um-- like, in their voting-- 801 00:30:49,714 --> 00:30:52,384 like, that are liberals who, like, vote against policies 802 00:30:52,417 --> 00:30:55,253 -that, like, protect young Black and brown people. -Yes. Yes. 803 00:30:55,287 --> 00:30:57,722 And so I became really obsessed with this sort of entanglement, 804 00:30:57,756 --> 00:30:59,391 right, a sort of, like, entanglement 805 00:30:59,424 --> 00:31:02,627 that is based around, uh, mutual respect, 806 00:31:02,661 --> 00:31:04,963 mutual love but, like, 807 00:31:04,996 --> 00:31:07,032 wherein, like, that respect is hampered 808 00:31:07,065 --> 00:31:09,301 by, um, being blind 809 00:31:09,334 --> 00:31:12,604 to the ways in which being socialized white... 810 00:31:12,637 --> 00:31:15,106 (chuckles) has, like, um, challenged-- 811 00:31:15,140 --> 00:31:17,709 has made it almost impossible for you to, like, understand 812 00:31:17,742 --> 00:31:21,446 the complexities of any-anybody that's not your own. 813 00:31:21,479 --> 00:31:25,183 I really do appreciate how you've created a conversation 814 00:31:25,217 --> 00:31:28,587 that is honest, that is heartbreaking, that is funny. 815 00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:29,854 It's funny as shit, man. 816 00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:32,123 It's one of the funniest things you will ever watch. 817 00:31:32,157 --> 00:31:36,328 And it leaves people, in my opinion, walking out, going, 818 00:31:36,361 --> 00:31:39,030 "Man, I see the world in a slightly different way 819 00:31:39,064 --> 00:31:40,699 "and I see the way I participate in the world 820 00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:41,967 in a slightly different way." 821 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,368 And so, um, yeah, man, 822 00:31:43,401 --> 00:31:45,303 I would add even more nominations to your 12. 823 00:31:45,337 --> 00:31:48,139 I could talk to you for hours, but maybe-maybe we'll catch up 824 00:31:48,173 --> 00:31:49,808 on another day. Thank you for joining me. 825 00:31:49,841 --> 00:31:51,876 Thank you for being here, and thank you for creating, Jeremy. 826 00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:54,379 -I appreciate you, man. -Can I just say one thing before we go? 827 00:31:54,412 --> 00:31:56,548 -Oh, of course. -I know we have to go. The thing that-- 828 00:31:56,581 --> 00:31:59,117 the thing that I really want to say is that if-if we really want 829 00:31:59,150 --> 00:32:01,286 more people to see this, right, we want as many people 830 00:32:01,319 --> 00:32:03,688 as possible to see this, we have to think about the fact 831 00:32:03,722 --> 00:32:07,092 that, in America, theater is on its last legs. 832 00:32:07,125 --> 00:32:08,860 All of the arts are on their last legs. 833 00:32:08,894 --> 00:32:13,131 I want everyone to look into Be An Arts Hero 834 00:32:13,164 --> 00:32:14,566 and the work that they are doing 835 00:32:14,599 --> 00:32:17,502 and also to research the Federal Theatre Project 836 00:32:17,535 --> 00:32:19,037 and the Federal Arts Project, 837 00:32:19,070 --> 00:32:21,673 which is one of FDR's, like, plans inside of the New Deal, 838 00:32:21,706 --> 00:32:25,343 where he made Federal One and put money into the art-- 839 00:32:25,377 --> 00:32:27,279 the hands of artists not just in New York, 840 00:32:27,312 --> 00:32:29,381 not just on Broadway but everywhere, 841 00:32:29,414 --> 00:32:32,751 because the bil-- the-the multiple billions of dollars 842 00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:35,754 that arts bring to the economy are nec-- are necessary. 843 00:32:35,787 --> 00:32:37,956 And I know it's fun to think about theater as, like, 844 00:32:37,989 --> 00:32:40,091 that bad musical your son or daughter was in 845 00:32:40,125 --> 00:32:42,127 that you, like, suffered through. 846 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,963 But, like, you know, theater is what made Fleabag, 847 00:32:44,996 --> 00:32:46,965 is what made, uh, I May Destroy You, 848 00:32:46,998 --> 00:32:50,535 is what, like, helped make the-the foundational principles 849 00:32:50,569 --> 00:32:53,104 of all of the shows you watch on Netflix, Hulu, 850 00:32:53,138 --> 00:32:54,940 -all of these other places. -Yes. 851 00:32:54,973 --> 00:32:56,841 And if you want to make sure that there's a new generation 852 00:32:56,875 --> 00:32:58,710 of people who are still able to do that, 853 00:32:58,743 --> 00:33:00,912 who didn't starve while they were trying to do that, 854 00:33:00,946 --> 00:33:02,781 please, please, please ask your representatives 855 00:33:02,814 --> 00:33:04,849 to bail them out. Bail all of them out. 856 00:33:04,883 --> 00:33:07,552 Because, like, I'm a lucky artist. I'm fine. 857 00:33:07,586 --> 00:33:09,988 I'm sitting in, like, a gorgeous apartment right now. 858 00:33:10,021 --> 00:33:11,990 But there are plenty of people who are my peers, 859 00:33:12,023 --> 00:33:13,358 plenty of people who are above me, 860 00:33:13,391 --> 00:33:15,160 who have been an inspiration to me who are struggling 861 00:33:15,193 --> 00:33:16,895 to figure out how they're gonna get their next meal 862 00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:19,564 because we've thought more about Wall Street bailouts 863 00:33:19,598 --> 00:33:22,000 than we've thought about the art-- the art sector bailouts. 864 00:33:22,033 --> 00:33:24,102 And those are important, 'cause they feed our soul 865 00:33:24,135 --> 00:33:27,572 and they also help reshape how we think about America 866 00:33:27,606 --> 00:33:29,474 in significant ways. 867 00:33:29,507 --> 00:33:31,409 Well, you know what, we'll-we'll make sure we do that then. 868 00:33:31,443 --> 00:33:33,645 Thank you, man. Don't be a stranger. Look after yourself. 869 00:33:33,678 --> 00:33:35,714 I won't. I won't. Thanks, man. 870 00:33:35,747 --> 00:33:37,215 All right. Thanks again, Jeremy. 871 00:33:37,249 --> 00:33:39,351 Now, in case you're wondering, Jeremy himself 872 00:33:39,384 --> 00:33:42,187 has curated a collection of plays by Black writers 873 00:33:42,220 --> 00:33:44,055 called The Golden Collection. 874 00:33:44,089 --> 00:33:46,258 For more information about The Golden Collection, 875 00:33:46,291 --> 00:33:49,294 including how to buy it, please check out the link below. 876 00:33:49,327 --> 00:33:50,729 We're gonna take a quick break, 877 00:33:50,762 --> 00:33:50,829 but we'll be right back after this. 878 00:33:51,997 --> 00:33:53,265 Well, that's our show for tonight. But before we go, 879 00:33:53,298 --> 00:33:56,068 today is the first day of Black History Month, 880 00:33:56,101 --> 00:33:59,404 so, please, consider supporting Color of Change. 881 00:33:59,438 --> 00:34:02,541 They move decision-makers in corporations and government 882 00:34:02,574 --> 00:34:05,043 to create a more humane and less hostile world 883 00:34:05,077 --> 00:34:06,778 for Black people in America. 884 00:34:06,812 --> 00:34:08,980 If you are able to, then go to the link below 885 00:34:09,014 --> 00:34:10,382 and donate whatever you can. 886 00:34:10,415 --> 00:34:12,584 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there, 887 00:34:12,617 --> 00:34:14,586 wear a mask, and if you're in an area 888 00:34:14,619 --> 00:34:17,022 that's getting slammed by snow, 889 00:34:17,055 --> 00:34:21,927 just remember there are kids in Miami who never get any snow. 890 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:23,829 So do a good deed 891 00:34:23,862 --> 00:34:25,964 and mail some of it to them. 892 00:34:25,998 --> 00:34:28,800 Now, here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 893 00:34:28,834 --> 00:34:30,969 Let's-let's be truthful about Charlottesville. 894 00:34:31,003 --> 00:34:35,040 There was every type of-of racist group, 895 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:38,310 and it came in every disgusting level. 896 00:34:38,343 --> 00:34:40,312 So we had all the idiots there. 897 00:34:40,345 --> 00:34:42,714 I don't even know why we put the idiots on the news. 898 00:34:42,748 --> 00:34:45,984 Why do we put those idiots from the far-left 899 00:34:46,018 --> 00:34:48,186 and the far-right, why do we even give them 900 00:34:48,220 --> 00:34:49,821 a microphone or a camera? 901 00:34:49,855 --> 00:34:49,921 Because they're the idiots of our nation.