1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:03,003 Hey, what's going on, everybody. I'm Trevor Noah 2 00:00:03,036 --> 00:00:05,405 and this is The Daily Social Distancing Show. 3 00:00:05,439 --> 00:00:08,475 Today is February 25, which means 4 00:00:08,509 --> 00:00:11,512 it's the last week of Black History Month. 5 00:00:11,545 --> 00:00:13,780 And that's why, my friends, I have decided 6 00:00:13,814 --> 00:00:16,550 for the final time that I am going to make 7 00:00:16,583 --> 00:00:18,519 new Black history 8 00:00:18,552 --> 00:00:22,356 by becoming the first-ever Black Karen. 9 00:00:22,389 --> 00:00:24,625 (skateboard rolling past) 10 00:00:24,658 --> 00:00:28,295 Hey! Do you have a license for that skateboard? 11 00:00:28,328 --> 00:00:30,964 TEEN BOY: Hey, (bleep) you, where's your mask, lady? 12 00:00:30,998 --> 00:00:32,900 I don't have to wear a mask, 13 00:00:32,933 --> 00:00:35,102 I pay taxes! 14 00:00:38,238 --> 00:00:41,775 What an amazing day for our people. 15 00:00:41,808 --> 00:00:43,644 I think I did pretty well. 16 00:00:43,677 --> 00:00:45,078 Anyway, on tonight's show, 17 00:00:45,112 --> 00:00:47,714 why your tattoo could come back to haunt you, 18 00:00:47,748 --> 00:00:49,983 an explosive story about cats, 19 00:00:50,017 --> 00:00:53,487 and why the state of America's electric grid will shock you. 20 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,022 So let's do this, people. 21 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:57,391 Welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 22 00:00:57,424 --> 00:01:01,361 -? ? -ANNOUNCER: From Trevor's couch in New York City 23 00:01:01,395 --> 00:01:04,231 to your couch somewhere in the world, this is 24 00:01:04,264 --> 00:01:07,534 The Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. 25 00:01:10,037 --> 00:01:13,006 Folks, it's been another long, 26 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,943 long, long week. 27 00:01:15,976 --> 00:01:17,744 The pandemic reached a grim milestone, 28 00:01:17,778 --> 00:01:20,480 people in Texas struggled to get clean water, 29 00:01:20,514 --> 00:01:24,017 and now someone stole Lady Gaga's dogs. 30 00:01:24,051 --> 00:01:25,853 Which is crazy. 31 00:01:25,886 --> 00:01:27,888 Do you know how hard it is to lure dogs away 32 00:01:27,921 --> 00:01:30,257 from someone who dresses in meat? 33 00:01:30,290 --> 00:01:32,559 So instead of ending the week on a frown, 34 00:01:32,593 --> 00:01:34,695 let's turn that thing upside down 35 00:01:34,728 --> 00:01:37,297 with another installment of Ray of Sunshine. 36 00:01:37,331 --> 00:01:39,333 ? ? 37 00:01:42,936 --> 00:01:44,304 One of the worst stories recently 38 00:01:44,338 --> 00:01:46,773 has been the crisis in Texas. 39 00:01:46,807 --> 00:01:51,078 But even that had a ray of sunshine, as a bad situation 40 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:53,780 brought out the best in some people. 41 00:01:53,814 --> 00:01:55,949 In Houston, two strangers took in a delivery driver 42 00:01:55,983 --> 00:02:00,420 -for five days after she got stranded during the storm. -Wow. 43 00:02:00,454 --> 00:02:04,291 Last week Chelsea Timmons says she got stuck outside 44 00:02:04,324 --> 00:02:06,560 their home while delivering groceries 45 00:02:06,593 --> 00:02:09,363 just as the brunt of that storm moved through. 46 00:02:09,396 --> 00:02:11,431 The couple tried to get her a tow truck, 47 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:13,567 but no one showed up, 48 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,003 so they opened up their home to her. 49 00:02:16,036 --> 00:02:17,437 MAN: We were like, "Just come inside, 50 00:02:17,471 --> 00:02:19,873 hang out, we'll figure it out," and, uh, 51 00:02:19,907 --> 00:02:23,076 you know, at some point we realized that we were probably 52 00:02:23,110 --> 00:02:24,278 gonna have a houseguest for a few days, 53 00:02:24,311 --> 00:02:26,313 which was fine. Chelsea made 54 00:02:26,346 --> 00:02:28,715 -an amazing coconut cake the other day, too. -(laughs) 55 00:02:28,749 --> 00:02:31,585 Oh, that is the sweetest, 56 00:02:31,618 --> 00:02:35,088 most heartwarming abduction I have ever seen. 57 00:02:35,122 --> 00:02:36,623 This is like if the movie Get Out 58 00:02:36,657 --> 00:02:38,659 was made by the Hallmark Channel. 59 00:02:38,692 --> 00:02:40,527 And you know, these days, when everyone is so suspicious 60 00:02:40,561 --> 00:02:43,463 and distrustful of strangers, it's really wonderful 61 00:02:43,497 --> 00:02:46,400 to hear about a couple that didn't hesitate for a second 62 00:02:46,433 --> 00:02:49,102 to help a stranger in need. 63 00:02:49,136 --> 00:02:51,538 In fact, you know what, I'm gonna write them an e-mail. 64 00:02:51,572 --> 00:02:53,740 (heavy African accent): Dear American friends. 65 00:02:53,774 --> 00:02:57,544 I am a Nigerian prince who has lots of money. 66 00:02:57,578 --> 00:02:59,646 And can you help me... 67 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,582 (regular accent): The only person who this isn't 68 00:03:01,615 --> 00:03:03,383 a happy story for is the guy who 69 00:03:03,417 --> 00:03:05,853 ordered the coconuts that never showed up. 70 00:03:05,886 --> 00:03:07,754 'Cause, I mean, he was shivering in his house like, 71 00:03:07,788 --> 00:03:10,023 "Don't worry, kids, we're gonna 72 00:03:10,057 --> 00:03:13,026 "make it through this just fine. Oh, man, 73 00:03:13,060 --> 00:03:15,662 just as soon as those coconuts get here." 74 00:03:15,696 --> 00:03:18,599 Let's move on to a ray of sunshine from Ohio. 75 00:03:18,632 --> 00:03:19,967 A story that starts out scary 76 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,136 but ends scarily adorable. 77 00:03:23,170 --> 00:03:26,940 An Ohio bomb squad made a surprise discovery responding 78 00:03:26,974 --> 00:03:31,044 to a call about a suspicious bag found outside a church. 79 00:03:31,078 --> 00:03:33,080 Well, they weren't met with ticking 80 00:03:33,113 --> 00:03:35,148 but purring coming from the bag. 81 00:03:35,182 --> 00:03:37,551 Six newborn kittens and their mother were discovered. 82 00:03:37,584 --> 00:03:40,521 NEWSWOMAN: And a note that says Sprinkles had gone into labor 83 00:03:40,554 --> 00:03:42,623 the day earlier. They're all being cared for, 84 00:03:42,656 --> 00:03:45,158 they're all well, at the local animal shelter there. 85 00:03:45,192 --> 00:03:48,529 Wow, what a relief that must have been. 86 00:03:48,562 --> 00:03:51,832 A bunch of kittens is the best thing you can hope to see 87 00:03:51,865 --> 00:03:54,034 when you're expecting to see a bomb. 88 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:56,270 I mean, it's like going to your grandpa's funeral, 89 00:03:56,303 --> 00:03:58,539 but instead Beyoncé pops out of the casket 90 00:03:58,572 --> 00:04:01,375 for a surprise concert. Oh! 91 00:04:01,408 --> 00:04:03,777 I mean, it's too bad you didn't get to bury your grandpa, 92 00:04:03,810 --> 00:04:05,612 but, hey, Beyoncé! 93 00:04:05,646 --> 00:04:08,682 (vocalizing) 94 00:04:08,715 --> 00:04:12,786 So, it really is great news that this wasn't a bomb. 95 00:04:12,819 --> 00:04:14,955 Although, after one week 96 00:04:14,988 --> 00:04:17,124 with seven cats in your house, 97 00:04:17,157 --> 00:04:19,193 you'll wish it had just been a bomb. 98 00:04:19,226 --> 00:04:21,195 And look, I know we should be careful, 99 00:04:21,228 --> 00:04:24,598 but did this really have to go straight to the bomb squad? 100 00:04:24,631 --> 00:04:26,800 I mean, like, it feels like a couple more questions 101 00:04:26,834 --> 00:04:29,436 on the 911 call could have helped. 102 00:04:29,469 --> 00:04:31,705 Okay, sir, is the bag meowing? 103 00:04:31,738 --> 00:04:34,641 It is? All right, then those are kittens, sir. 104 00:04:34,675 --> 00:04:37,177 -Yeah, that's not a bomb. Okay, bye-bye. -(beep) 105 00:04:37,211 --> 00:04:40,781 911, what is your emergency? Mm-hmm? 106 00:04:40,814 --> 00:04:43,050 Now, is the fire meowing? 107 00:04:43,083 --> 00:04:44,585 Yeah, those are kittens, ma'am. 108 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:47,154 -Yeah, that's not a fire. Okay, then, bye-bye. -(beep) 109 00:04:47,187 --> 00:04:48,322 911, what's your emergenc... 110 00:04:48,355 --> 00:04:50,123 At the same time, though, I will admit, 111 00:04:50,157 --> 00:04:52,926 it is still too early to let our guard down. 112 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,828 I mean, bombers are really clever people, 113 00:04:54,862 --> 00:04:56,697 so this could all be a long game, you know? 114 00:04:56,730 --> 00:04:58,632 You bring home those sweet kittens, 115 00:04:58,665 --> 00:05:00,767 you take care of them, you snuggle them, 116 00:05:00,801 --> 00:05:02,569 you listen to them purr, 117 00:05:02,603 --> 00:05:04,805 they become part of the family, and then, one night, 118 00:05:04,838 --> 00:05:06,540 ten years from now, you open your eyes 119 00:05:06,573 --> 00:05:09,309 and your cat is on your chest, holding a trigger button like, 120 00:05:09,343 --> 00:05:12,713 "Boom, bitch. Meow." 121 00:05:12,746 --> 00:05:15,849 All right, let's move on now from six tiny kittens 122 00:05:15,883 --> 00:05:18,485 to one giant sheep and another 123 00:05:18,519 --> 00:05:21,255 great animal rescue story from the week. 124 00:05:21,288 --> 00:05:23,257 Rescuers in Australia found a sheep 125 00:05:23,290 --> 00:05:26,593 that had close to 78 pounds of wool dragging him down. 126 00:05:26,627 --> 00:05:29,396 Look at this guy. He was underweight, 127 00:05:29,429 --> 00:05:32,766 and all that gargantuan fleece even covered his eyes. 128 00:05:32,799 --> 00:05:35,702 The rescuers took him to Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary. 129 00:05:35,736 --> 00:05:38,505 That's where he promptly received a good shearing. 130 00:05:38,539 --> 00:05:40,841 Sheep typically have to be sheared at least once a year 131 00:05:40,874 --> 00:05:43,110 to keep them healthy. Look at all of that. 132 00:05:43,143 --> 00:05:45,279 Talk about the socks and the sweaters. 133 00:05:45,312 --> 00:05:46,747 Oh, man! 134 00:05:46,780 --> 00:05:49,883 I am so happy for that sheep. 135 00:05:49,917 --> 00:05:51,685 And he must have been relieved, too. 136 00:05:51,718 --> 00:05:53,020 I bet he was like, 137 00:05:53,053 --> 00:05:56,023 "Baa! Thank you! My dick looks so much bigger now!" 138 00:05:56,056 --> 00:05:57,558 That's incredible, though. They shaved 139 00:05:57,591 --> 00:05:59,927 78 pounds of wool 140 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:02,396 off of one sheep. 141 00:06:02,429 --> 00:06:05,365 That's enough to make one mitten for Bernie Sanders. 142 00:06:05,399 --> 00:06:08,936 And finally, here's a young woman whose good attitude 143 00:06:08,969 --> 00:06:12,139 turned her embarrassing mishap into Internet clout. 144 00:06:12,172 --> 00:06:14,675 A trend going around TikTok is asking people to share 145 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:16,543 their most regrettable tattoo. 146 00:06:16,577 --> 00:06:19,246 And it looks like one poor woman from Kentucky takes the cake. 147 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:20,814 Okay, I'm just gonna go ahead 148 00:06:20,848 --> 00:06:22,549 and let you guys know that I won. 149 00:06:22,583 --> 00:06:23,750 Um, so, I got this tattoo. 150 00:06:23,784 --> 00:06:25,385 I've wanted it for a couple of years. 151 00:06:25,419 --> 00:06:26,620 It basically means, like, you know, 152 00:06:26,653 --> 00:06:28,388 being true to yourself and real 153 00:06:28,422 --> 00:06:30,991 and, like, not pretending to be something you're not. 154 00:06:31,024 --> 00:06:35,362 I got this March 4, 2020, and... 155 00:06:35,395 --> 00:06:38,232 it says: "Courageously and radically 156 00:06:38,265 --> 00:06:40,300 refuse to wear a mask." 157 00:06:40,334 --> 00:06:42,002 NEWSWOMAN: She says she's not an anti-masker. 158 00:06:42,035 --> 00:06:44,671 Says she was so embarrassed she wore long-sleeved clothes 159 00:06:44,705 --> 00:06:46,473 all summer long to hide it. 160 00:06:46,507 --> 00:06:49,343 All right, you've got to feel bad for this woman. 161 00:06:49,376 --> 00:06:51,345 Just trying to make a personal statement 162 00:06:51,378 --> 00:06:53,680 and ending up on the wrong side in the culture wars? 163 00:06:53,714 --> 00:06:55,883 I mean, the only way out of this thing 164 00:06:55,916 --> 00:06:58,619 is just to go full Post Malone and get tattoos everywhere. 165 00:06:58,652 --> 00:06:59,987 Just stack them up. 166 00:07:00,020 --> 00:07:01,622 Yeah, 'cause good luck picking out 167 00:07:01,655 --> 00:07:03,123 an individual message on that guy. 168 00:07:03,156 --> 00:07:05,092 He could have his ATM PIN somewhere in there, 169 00:07:05,125 --> 00:07:06,660 and we wouldn't know-- nobody would know. 170 00:07:06,693 --> 00:07:08,595 But this is the problem with getting a tattoo 171 00:07:08,629 --> 00:07:10,564 to express a personal statement. 172 00:07:10,597 --> 00:07:12,366 Like, if you're gonna get a tattoo, people, 173 00:07:12,399 --> 00:07:14,168 there's a simple rule to follow. 174 00:07:14,201 --> 00:07:16,370 Just make sure you get a tattoo of something 175 00:07:16,403 --> 00:07:18,605 that will never change. 176 00:07:18,639 --> 00:07:20,807 You know? Like Mr. Potato Head. 177 00:07:20,841 --> 00:07:22,409 No matter what happens, 178 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:24,845 Mr. Potato Head will always be Mr.... 179 00:07:24,878 --> 00:07:26,213 They did what, now? 180 00:07:26,246 --> 00:07:27,648 But you know what? Kudos. 181 00:07:27,681 --> 00:07:30,450 Because she's laughing about it, she's having a good time, 182 00:07:30,484 --> 00:07:33,554 and, even better news, she just got a prime-time show 183 00:07:33,587 --> 00:07:35,022 on Fox News. 184 00:07:35,055 --> 00:07:37,791 For more on this story, I want to bring in my friend, 185 00:07:37,824 --> 00:07:39,226 Desi Lydic. 186 00:07:39,259 --> 00:07:41,728 Desi, I know you love these kinds of stories 187 00:07:41,762 --> 00:07:42,930 as much as I do. 188 00:07:42,963 --> 00:07:45,666 It's such bad luck, right? 189 00:07:45,699 --> 00:07:47,134 Yeah, I guess. 190 00:07:47,167 --> 00:07:49,736 (laughing): Because, I mean, like, what are the chances 191 00:07:49,770 --> 00:07:52,406 of getting a tattoo where, like, things change, 192 00:07:52,439 --> 00:07:54,975 and then all of a sudden, that tattoo becomes, like, 193 00:07:55,008 --> 00:07:56,276 really controversial? 194 00:07:56,310 --> 00:07:59,213 -It's so wild. -God, let go, Trevor. 195 00:07:59,246 --> 00:08:01,448 It can happen to anybody. 196 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:03,016 Oh. 197 00:08:03,050 --> 00:08:05,085 Damn, Desi, I... I feel like I hit a nerve. 198 00:08:05,118 --> 00:08:07,120 (mocking): I feel like I hit a nerve. 199 00:08:07,154 --> 00:08:09,923 Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know what, you did hit a nerve, Trevor. 200 00:08:09,957 --> 00:08:12,726 This lady isn't the only one dealing with this. 201 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:16,997 (sighs) I also got an inspirational tattoo 202 00:08:17,030 --> 00:08:20,467 that became kind of embarrassing this year. 203 00:08:20,501 --> 00:08:22,569 What? 204 00:08:22,603 --> 00:08:23,704 (groans) 205 00:08:25,706 --> 00:08:27,875 "Stop the steal"? 206 00:08:27,908 --> 00:08:33,013 Wait. You think Trump had the election stolen from him? 207 00:08:33,046 --> 00:08:34,915 No! 208 00:08:34,948 --> 00:08:38,552 No. I got this in 2010 after a breakup. 209 00:08:38,585 --> 00:08:42,723 It was just to remind myself to stop letting bad relationships 210 00:08:42,756 --> 00:08:45,192 steal my precious time. 211 00:08:45,225 --> 00:08:47,728 Now every time I wear short sleeves outside, 212 00:08:47,761 --> 00:08:49,663 I get a visit from the FBI. 213 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:51,532 Well, I mean, I'm really sorry, Desi, 214 00:08:51,565 --> 00:08:54,401 but I guess... I guess at least you can just wear long sleeves. 215 00:08:54,434 --> 00:08:56,537 Yeah. Yeah. 216 00:08:56,570 --> 00:08:59,006 It doesn't help with the other one, but... 217 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:01,675 Wait, like, you've got another bad tattoo? 218 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:04,578 (sighs) Okay, but don't... don't judge me. 219 00:09:04,611 --> 00:09:06,413 All right? 220 00:09:06,446 --> 00:09:08,849 -Please? Promise? -(stammering) 221 00:09:08,882 --> 00:09:10,417 Yeah, yeah. Wha... 222 00:09:10,450 --> 00:09:14,488 This one is small and tasteful on my knuckles. 223 00:09:14,521 --> 00:09:17,191 "I heart Q." 224 00:09:17,224 --> 00:09:18,692 Whoa, Desi! 225 00:09:18,725 --> 00:09:21,228 What, you believe in QAnon? 226 00:09:21,261 --> 00:09:23,096 No! 227 00:09:23,130 --> 00:09:24,464 Trevor... 228 00:09:24,498 --> 00:09:27,234 I believe in the Q Train, okay? 229 00:09:27,267 --> 00:09:29,870 Excuse me for supporting public transportation. 230 00:09:29,903 --> 00:09:32,673 I mean, how was I supposed to know that it would become 231 00:09:32,706 --> 00:09:34,675 the worst letter in the alphabet? 232 00:09:34,708 --> 00:09:36,410 Oh, man. 233 00:09:36,443 --> 00:09:37,945 Wow. 234 00:09:37,978 --> 00:09:40,814 Wow. All right, well, I didn't realize how common this was. 235 00:09:40,848 --> 00:09:43,083 Maybe for the future, just, like... 236 00:09:43,116 --> 00:09:45,853 maybe you shouldn't get tattoos. It's probably safer, you know? 237 00:09:45,886 --> 00:09:48,288 Yeah. I-I won't. I'm done. 238 00:09:48,322 --> 00:09:52,492 Except I-I did just recently get a really special tattoo 239 00:09:52,526 --> 00:09:54,294 that you can't misinterpret. 240 00:09:54,328 --> 00:09:57,798 It's in Sanskrit on my neck. 241 00:09:57,831 --> 00:10:00,133 -Isn't it beautiful? -Oh, y... okay, 242 00:10:00,167 --> 00:10:02,402 my Sanskrit is rusty, but I... 243 00:10:02,436 --> 00:10:04,471 Oh, Desi. 244 00:10:04,505 --> 00:10:06,306 Oh, no, Desi, that says: 245 00:10:06,340 --> 00:10:09,610 "Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself." 246 00:10:09,643 --> 00:10:11,578 Yeah, I know. 247 00:10:12,746 --> 00:10:14,381 Wait, so you-you think... 248 00:10:14,414 --> 00:10:16,216 You know what? Let's not get into that. 249 00:10:16,250 --> 00:10:18,018 Let's just, uh... All right, well, 250 00:10:18,051 --> 00:10:19,786 well, good luck, good luck with the tattoos, 251 00:10:19,820 --> 00:10:22,189 and, um, and-and life and stuff. 252 00:10:22,222 --> 00:10:24,958 This was weirder than I thought it was gonna be. 253 00:10:24,992 --> 00:10:27,427 I was thinking about getting a lizard person 254 00:10:27,461 --> 00:10:29,096 right on my calf. 255 00:10:29,129 --> 00:10:32,299 We should, we, I-I... we should, I lost... I lost you. 256 00:10:32,332 --> 00:10:35,536 My Wi... my Wi-Fi... uh, br... uh-huh... 257 00:10:35,569 --> 00:10:38,038 All right, when we come back we'll figure out why 258 00:10:38,071 --> 00:10:40,674 all of America could end up like Texas. 259 00:10:40,707 --> 00:10:43,076 And Kevin Garnett is my guest on the show. 260 00:10:43,110 --> 00:10:43,177 So stick around. 261 00:10:46,245 --> 00:10:48,213 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 262 00:10:48,247 --> 00:10:51,083 Over the past week, we all watched the chaos unfold 263 00:10:51,116 --> 00:10:54,954 when Texas's electric grid threw the entire state into chaos. 264 00:10:54,987 --> 00:10:56,488 It was basically the biggest blackout 265 00:10:56,522 --> 00:10:59,558 since Brett Kavanaugh celebrated getting on the Supreme Court. 266 00:10:59,592 --> 00:11:01,727 But Texas is far from the only state 267 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,396 to experience massive power outages. 268 00:11:04,430 --> 00:11:07,733 And the question is, why does America's energy grid 269 00:11:07,766 --> 00:11:09,201 have so many problems? 270 00:11:09,234 --> 00:11:10,803 Well, let's find out why 271 00:11:10,836 --> 00:11:14,440 in another installment of If You Don't Know, Now You Know. 272 00:11:14,473 --> 00:11:15,941 ? ? 273 00:11:22,248 --> 00:11:25,784 We all know how the electric system works, right? 274 00:11:25,818 --> 00:11:28,220 You plug your phone in, you unplug it, 275 00:11:28,254 --> 00:11:30,422 you plug it back in, because it's only at 11%, 276 00:11:30,456 --> 00:11:32,725 and then you just stand by the wall all day 277 00:11:32,758 --> 00:11:34,226 scrolling through Instagram. 278 00:11:34,260 --> 00:11:38,530 But what's going on behind that wall might surprise you. 279 00:11:38,564 --> 00:11:42,034 NARRATOR: In 1882, on Pearl Street in New York City, 280 00:11:42,067 --> 00:11:44,436 Thomas Edison opened the world's first 281 00:11:44,470 --> 00:11:46,639 commercial electric grid, 282 00:11:46,672 --> 00:11:49,174 lighting up local homes and businesses 283 00:11:49,208 --> 00:11:52,211 with cables connected to his power station. 284 00:11:52,244 --> 00:11:53,612 WOMAN: The modern electric grid 285 00:11:53,646 --> 00:11:55,915 connects to 7,300 major power plants 286 00:11:55,948 --> 00:11:57,816 through nearly 160,000 miles 287 00:11:57,850 --> 00:11:59,785 of high-voltage transmission lines 288 00:11:59,818 --> 00:12:02,187 and millions of miles of low-voltage lines 289 00:12:02,221 --> 00:12:05,457 to bring power to over 150 million customers. 290 00:12:05,491 --> 00:12:07,826 MAN: There are only four distinct electrical grids 291 00:12:07,860 --> 00:12:10,462 that service essentially all of North America. 292 00:12:10,496 --> 00:12:12,932 You have the two big ones, Western and Eastern, 293 00:12:12,965 --> 00:12:14,967 and the two electrical separatists, 294 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,869 Québec and Texas. 295 00:12:16,902 --> 00:12:19,638 MAN 2: The electrical grid is the most massive machine 296 00:12:19,672 --> 00:12:21,040 that humans have ever built. 297 00:12:21,073 --> 00:12:22,708 In the United States, uh, we use 298 00:12:22,741 --> 00:12:26,679 something like five or six times more energy per person 299 00:12:26,712 --> 00:12:28,547 than anywhere else in the world. 300 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:31,550 Of course Americans consume that much energy. 301 00:12:31,584 --> 00:12:35,554 Americans invented a bike that you have to plug in, 302 00:12:35,588 --> 00:12:36,922 doesn't even go anywhere 303 00:12:36,956 --> 00:12:39,425 and costs more than ten regular bicycles. 304 00:12:39,458 --> 00:12:41,160 But yes, the electrical grid 305 00:12:41,193 --> 00:12:44,830 is the most massive machine that man has ever built. 306 00:12:44,863 --> 00:12:47,800 And it's amazing how it connects the entire continent. 307 00:12:47,833 --> 00:12:49,034 I mean, just think. 308 00:12:49,068 --> 00:12:51,537 While you're blending a smoothie in your kitchen, 309 00:12:51,570 --> 00:12:54,373 Donald Trump is using the same electricity 310 00:12:54,406 --> 00:12:56,508 to shred his tax returns. 311 00:12:56,542 --> 00:13:00,145 It's actually beautiful when you think about it. Wow. 312 00:13:00,179 --> 00:13:03,682 So, there's no doubt that this is an impressive system. 313 00:13:03,716 --> 00:13:06,785 Unfortunately, much like a tweet from 2010, 314 00:13:06,819 --> 00:13:08,587 it hasn't aged well. 315 00:13:08,621 --> 00:13:09,989 NEWSWOMAN: The U.S. electric grid 316 00:13:10,022 --> 00:13:11,790 loses power almost three times more often 317 00:13:11,824 --> 00:13:13,626 than it did in 1984, 318 00:13:13,659 --> 00:13:16,362 much more than any other industrialized nation. 319 00:13:16,395 --> 00:13:19,365 Japan loses power an average of four minutes a year. 320 00:13:19,398 --> 00:13:22,835 But in the northeast U.S., 214 minutes. 321 00:13:22,868 --> 00:13:24,903 And it just keeps getting worse. 322 00:13:24,937 --> 00:13:26,305 NEWSMAN: In 2010 alone, 323 00:13:26,338 --> 00:13:28,140 disruptions in our inefficient power grid 324 00:13:28,173 --> 00:13:31,911 cost our country in excess of $100 billion. 325 00:13:31,944 --> 00:13:34,346 MAN: We actually lose about 60% 326 00:13:34,380 --> 00:13:36,181 of the energy that we generate. 327 00:13:36,215 --> 00:13:37,216 MAN 2: Most of the infrastructure 328 00:13:37,249 --> 00:13:38,951 that we use today, um, 329 00:13:38,984 --> 00:13:41,954 hasn't changed much since 30, 40, 50 years ago. 330 00:13:41,987 --> 00:13:43,489 NEWSMAN 2: Some of the country's power systems 331 00:13:43,522 --> 00:13:45,591 predate the 20th century. 332 00:13:45,624 --> 00:13:47,993 Um, if Thomas Edison walked into a modern substation, 333 00:13:48,027 --> 00:13:49,828 he'd feel very much at home. 334 00:13:49,862 --> 00:13:51,931 Yeah, he would feel at home. 335 00:13:51,964 --> 00:13:54,600 Especially if he saw Joe Biden on TV. 336 00:13:54,633 --> 00:13:57,369 "Hey, my old pal Joe is president. 337 00:13:57,403 --> 00:13:58,704 "Joe! 338 00:13:58,737 --> 00:14:00,205 "Why are you so small? 339 00:14:00,239 --> 00:14:02,574 Get out of that box, Joe." 340 00:14:02,608 --> 00:14:03,943 But this is pretty worrisome. 341 00:14:03,976 --> 00:14:05,945 America's living in 2021 342 00:14:05,978 --> 00:14:08,647 with an electric grid that's barely been updated 343 00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:11,183 in the past 50 years. 344 00:14:11,216 --> 00:14:14,386 You have to update technology more often than that, people. 345 00:14:14,420 --> 00:14:16,088 I mean, imagine trying to get through your life 346 00:14:16,121 --> 00:14:17,590 with the first iPhone. 347 00:14:17,623 --> 00:14:19,325 You couldn't even use the Maps app 348 00:14:19,358 --> 00:14:21,226 because New York wasn't a state back then. 349 00:14:21,260 --> 00:14:23,362 So, clearly the grid needs to be upgraded. 350 00:14:23,395 --> 00:14:25,097 And we'd better do it soon, 351 00:14:25,130 --> 00:14:27,800 because the problem is heating up. 352 00:14:27,833 --> 00:14:29,201 WOMAN: The last half century, 353 00:14:29,234 --> 00:14:30,970 there have been more and more power outages 354 00:14:31,003 --> 00:14:32,504 because of weather, 355 00:14:32,538 --> 00:14:35,507 and it'll only get worse because of our changing climate. 356 00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:36,709 WOMAN 2: The grids are facing 357 00:14:36,742 --> 00:14:38,544 more extreme conditions more often 358 00:14:38,577 --> 00:14:41,180 and are susceptible to really, really major failures. 359 00:14:41,213 --> 00:14:43,449 Our grid is no match for wildfires, 360 00:14:43,482 --> 00:14:45,718 no match for hurricanes and flooding. 361 00:14:45,751 --> 00:14:47,319 MAN: As weather patterns and temperatures 362 00:14:47,353 --> 00:14:48,954 get more and more extreme, 363 00:14:48,988 --> 00:14:51,223 the extremely hot and the extremely cold days 364 00:14:51,257 --> 00:14:53,626 end up driving the most significant peaks 365 00:14:53,659 --> 00:14:55,227 that utilities have to manage. 366 00:14:55,261 --> 00:14:56,795 MAN 2: Air conditioners can account 367 00:14:56,829 --> 00:14:58,797 for up to half of the electricity 368 00:14:58,831 --> 00:15:00,299 being used in the country. 369 00:15:00,332 --> 00:15:02,768 The first thing that happens when you have a hot day 370 00:15:02,801 --> 00:15:04,503 is people use their air conditioners. 371 00:15:04,536 --> 00:15:05,871 And the increase in, um, 372 00:15:05,904 --> 00:15:07,039 the abundance of air conditioning, 373 00:15:07,072 --> 00:15:08,407 uh, throughout the country, 374 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,709 um, certainly, uh, means that more people 375 00:15:10,743 --> 00:15:13,345 can turn on air conditioning all at about the same time. 376 00:15:13,379 --> 00:15:17,283 That's right. America is using way more air conditioning 377 00:15:17,316 --> 00:15:19,051 than its grid can handle. 378 00:15:19,084 --> 00:15:20,286 And I know that for a fact. 379 00:15:20,319 --> 00:15:22,054 Offices in this country are so cold, 380 00:15:22,087 --> 00:15:24,223 you could store corona vaccines in your desk. 381 00:15:24,256 --> 00:15:25,791 And thanks to the extreme temperatures 382 00:15:25,824 --> 00:15:27,226 that climate change creates, 383 00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:29,128 this problem is only gonna get worse. 384 00:15:29,161 --> 00:15:31,764 And maybe you're not worried. You know, maybe you're thinking, 385 00:15:31,797 --> 00:15:34,366 "Oh, eventually, climate change is gonna get so bad 386 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,036 "that I'll be stuck between a wildfire and blizzard, 387 00:15:37,069 --> 00:15:38,771 creating the perfect temperature." 388 00:15:38,804 --> 00:15:41,807 But on the off chance that that doesn't happen, 389 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,643 America needs to find alternative methods 390 00:15:44,677 --> 00:15:46,111 of climate control. 391 00:15:46,145 --> 00:15:49,114 Like, I know I do that, you know? 392 00:15:49,148 --> 00:15:52,117 When I'm cold, I just turn on Bridgerton. 393 00:15:52,151 --> 00:15:55,321 You know, those accents. The decor. 394 00:15:55,354 --> 00:15:57,556 Regé-Jean Page's smolder. 395 00:15:57,590 --> 00:15:59,024 Ooh! (chuckles) 396 00:15:59,058 --> 00:16:00,893 I'm hot already. Okay. 397 00:16:00,926 --> 00:16:02,661 But it's not just nature 398 00:16:02,695 --> 00:16:04,396 that's putting the electric grid at risk. 399 00:16:04,430 --> 00:16:06,565 It's also technology. 400 00:16:06,599 --> 00:16:08,200 NEWSMAN: Of all the critical components 401 00:16:08,233 --> 00:16:09,668 of the U.S. infrastructure, 402 00:16:09,702 --> 00:16:11,470 the power grid is one of the most vulnerable 403 00:16:11,503 --> 00:16:13,005 to cyberattack. 404 00:16:13,038 --> 00:16:14,873 NEWSWOMAN: Imagine if the critical infrastructure 405 00:16:14,907 --> 00:16:18,644 we rely on every single day simply shut down. 406 00:16:18,677 --> 00:16:20,746 Power plants, banking systems, 407 00:16:20,779 --> 00:16:23,515 air traffic control, subways: 408 00:16:23,549 --> 00:16:25,050 all are vulnerable. 409 00:16:25,084 --> 00:16:26,452 NEWSMAN 2: Russian government hackers 410 00:16:26,485 --> 00:16:28,387 are actively trying to penetrate the grid 411 00:16:28,420 --> 00:16:30,889 to carry out potential attacks. 412 00:16:30,923 --> 00:16:32,691 They are already in the grid. 413 00:16:32,725 --> 00:16:35,027 The Russians are in. The Chinese are in. 414 00:16:35,060 --> 00:16:38,998 The-the Iranians may be on the verge of getting in. 415 00:16:39,031 --> 00:16:40,466 NEWSMAN 3: Ironically, 416 00:16:40,499 --> 00:16:43,535 it's our less sophisticated electric providers 417 00:16:43,569 --> 00:16:45,804 who may have an edge here. 418 00:16:45,838 --> 00:16:48,741 Rural co-ops account for 42 million people. 419 00:16:48,774 --> 00:16:51,710 None of these co-ops relies on the Internet 420 00:16:51,744 --> 00:16:54,046 for the distribution of power. 421 00:16:54,079 --> 00:16:55,247 That's right, people. 422 00:16:55,281 --> 00:16:57,650 Sometimes the less fancy something is, 423 00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:59,818 the more you can count on it. 424 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:01,620 Like Danny DeVito. 425 00:17:01,654 --> 00:17:03,255 That's why when everyone is messing around 426 00:17:03,289 --> 00:17:05,824 with their Spotify playlist on their iPhone 12s, 427 00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:07,559 I'm jamming out to CDs 428 00:17:07,593 --> 00:17:10,329 on my old, reliable Discman. 429 00:17:10,362 --> 00:17:13,866 ? It's been, it's been, it's been. ? 430 00:17:13,899 --> 00:17:17,603 But those rural providers aside, America is in real trouble here. 431 00:17:17,636 --> 00:17:20,072 If America's electricity is hacked, 432 00:17:20,105 --> 00:17:22,474 that could mean hospitals lose power. 433 00:17:22,508 --> 00:17:24,710 The banking system collapses. 434 00:17:24,743 --> 00:17:26,946 Boeing planes fall out of the sky. 435 00:17:26,979 --> 00:17:29,214 Even more than they already do. 436 00:17:29,248 --> 00:17:31,884 And there are so many countries already in America's grid 437 00:17:31,917 --> 00:17:33,252 that they're probably just arguing 438 00:17:33,285 --> 00:17:35,387 over who will actually get to cause the blackout. 439 00:17:35,421 --> 00:17:37,923 "What are you doing? Get out of here. We were here first." 440 00:17:37,957 --> 00:17:40,292 "Get out of here, Russia. You already did an election. 441 00:17:40,326 --> 00:17:41,827 Give us something, huh?" 442 00:17:41,860 --> 00:17:43,529 In fact, you know what they need to do? 443 00:17:43,562 --> 00:17:45,364 They need to update the Geneva conventions 444 00:17:45,397 --> 00:17:46,865 for this new kind of warfare. 445 00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:48,267 They got to be like, "Okay, look, 446 00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:50,269 "we can bomb each other as much as we want, 447 00:17:50,302 --> 00:17:52,838 "but can we agree no cutting power 448 00:17:52,871 --> 00:17:54,440 "when there's a new WandaVision? 449 00:17:54,473 --> 00:17:56,075 That's a war crime." 450 00:17:56,108 --> 00:18:00,879 So this is a scary future that the world is facing. 451 00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:02,481 But the good news is 452 00:18:02,514 --> 00:18:06,252 the United States now has Space Force. 453 00:18:06,285 --> 00:18:08,754 I mean, they won't be able to protect the power grid. 454 00:18:08,787 --> 00:18:10,589 But if it does go down, 455 00:18:10,623 --> 00:18:13,726 someone in space can look down on Earth 456 00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:17,730 and be like, "Yep, it looks like the lights are out down there. 457 00:18:17,763 --> 00:18:18,931 Everything's off." 458 00:18:18,964 --> 00:18:21,667 And that, my friends, is huge. 459 00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:25,471 Now, luckily, hackers haven't done any major damage 460 00:18:25,504 --> 00:18:28,073 to America's power grid yet. 461 00:18:28,107 --> 00:18:30,643 But wait till you hear what has. 462 00:18:30,676 --> 00:18:32,778 NEWSWOMAN: One of the biggest threats to the U.S. power grid 463 00:18:32,811 --> 00:18:35,414 isn't state actors or natural disasters. 464 00:18:35,447 --> 00:18:38,450 It's that little gray mammal invading your birdfeeder. 465 00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:40,920 In fact, it's difficult to know the severity 466 00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:42,721 of our squirrel sabotage problem 467 00:18:42,755 --> 00:18:44,290 because it happens so frequently. 468 00:18:44,323 --> 00:18:46,125 Utility industry groups say 469 00:18:46,158 --> 00:18:48,594 they are the most common cause of grid trouble. 470 00:18:48,627 --> 00:18:51,330 They cause one of every five outages. 471 00:18:51,363 --> 00:18:53,832 One ill-fated squirrel can knock out power 472 00:18:53,866 --> 00:18:55,434 for thousands of customers 473 00:18:55,467 --> 00:18:57,703 or trip up whole financial markets. 474 00:18:57,736 --> 00:19:01,440 Squirrels have short-circuited Nasdaq not once but twice 475 00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:03,809 from the same city in Connecticut. 476 00:19:03,842 --> 00:19:05,477 Well, well, well. 477 00:19:05,511 --> 00:19:08,814 Turns out squirrels have been sabotaging us. 478 00:19:08,847 --> 00:19:10,382 And we shouldn't be surprised. 479 00:19:10,416 --> 00:19:12,251 I mean, have you ever seen a squirrel? 480 00:19:12,284 --> 00:19:14,853 They always look like they're plotting some shit. 481 00:19:16,622 --> 00:19:17,623 And I guess it turns out 482 00:19:17,656 --> 00:19:19,892 if squirrels were the real threat all along, 483 00:19:19,925 --> 00:19:23,228 some of us need to start apologizing to our dogs. 484 00:19:23,262 --> 00:19:26,432 Because it turns out they were good boys. 485 00:19:26,465 --> 00:19:28,133 Very good boys. 486 00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:30,035 So, yes, when you look at the state 487 00:19:30,069 --> 00:19:33,172 of America's electric grid, it is not a pretty picture. 488 00:19:33,205 --> 00:19:35,140 It's under threat from climate change, 489 00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:37,509 from hackers, and even jumped-up rats. 490 00:19:37,543 --> 00:19:40,546 Honestly, just thinking about how the entire country 491 00:19:40,579 --> 00:19:45,217 could be shut down in an instant is starting to stress me out. 492 00:19:45,251 --> 00:19:47,052 In fact, I'm getting so stressed, 493 00:19:47,086 --> 00:19:48,654 I-I think I'm just gonna take a moment 494 00:19:48,687 --> 00:19:51,457 to listen to some of my relaxing tunes. 495 00:19:51,490 --> 00:19:52,891 -Aw... -(skipping): ? Sail away ? 496 00:19:52,925 --> 00:19:55,327 -? Sail away, sail away ? -Yeah, yeah. Yeah. 497 00:19:55,361 --> 00:19:56,462 All right, when we come back, 498 00:19:56,495 --> 00:20:00,332 NBA legend Kevin Garnett joins me on the show. 499 00:20:00,366 --> 00:20:00,432 So don't go away. 500 00:20:03,068 --> 00:20:04,803 Welcome back to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 501 00:20:04,836 --> 00:20:07,272 Earlier today, I spoke with NBA champion 502 00:20:07,305 --> 00:20:10,609 and 15-time All-Star Kevin Garnett. 503 00:20:10,642 --> 00:20:13,011 We talked about his Hall of Fame career, 504 00:20:13,044 --> 00:20:15,414 life before and after basketball, 505 00:20:15,447 --> 00:20:17,682 and where to from here. 506 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:21,420 Kevin Garnett, welcome to The Daily Social Distancing Show. 507 00:20:21,453 --> 00:20:24,222 Thank you, man. Thank you, Trev. Thank you for having me. 508 00:20:24,256 --> 00:20:25,657 Yeah, man, it's too dope to have you here. 509 00:20:25,690 --> 00:20:28,527 First things first, like, why-why is it so dark? 510 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,762 What-What's going on over there? 511 00:20:30,796 --> 00:20:33,298 Um, you know what, we're not in the studio. 512 00:20:33,331 --> 00:20:35,434 Um, I like indirect lighting myself. 513 00:20:35,467 --> 00:20:37,335 -I don't like direct light. I don't like -(laughing) 514 00:20:37,369 --> 00:20:39,171 a bunch of light hitting me. 515 00:20:39,204 --> 00:20:40,772 You know, I was trying to tell the producers 516 00:20:40,806 --> 00:20:43,375 I got a high level of melanin, so y'all just gonna have to deal 517 00:20:43,408 --> 00:20:45,644 with some of this darkness today, you know? 518 00:20:45,677 --> 00:20:48,447 I'm-I'm bringing some balance to the whole Trevor show today. 519 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:50,048 -You know? -All right, all right. I feel it, I feel it. 520 00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:52,717 We got, like-- we got-- we got an ebb and flow going here. 521 00:20:52,751 --> 00:20:54,653 Okay, I like that. I like-- Well, welcome to the show 522 00:20:54,686 --> 00:20:56,321 either way. I can see you. 523 00:20:56,354 --> 00:20:59,424 I can feel your presence. And, uh, before we get into the book, 524 00:20:59,458 --> 00:21:01,093 let me say, first of all, congratulations 525 00:21:01,126 --> 00:21:04,629 on making it into the NBA Hall of Fame. 526 00:21:04,663 --> 00:21:06,898 And, man, you did it in style as well. 527 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:09,101 Because you're a first-ballot Hall of Famer. 528 00:21:09,134 --> 00:21:11,303 That's pretty amazing. How does it feel? 529 00:21:11,336 --> 00:21:13,538 It feels amazing, man. You know... (clears throat) 530 00:21:13,572 --> 00:21:16,007 As you would know, putting-putting all your time 531 00:21:16,041 --> 00:21:18,443 and effort into a craft and believing in yourself 532 00:21:18,477 --> 00:21:22,881 and wanting to, you know, grow a-a passion that's within you, 533 00:21:22,914 --> 00:21:26,218 uh, is-is not ideal in a-- in a... (chuckles) 534 00:21:26,251 --> 00:21:27,719 in-in a Black home. 535 00:21:27,753 --> 00:21:31,389 Uh, thinking big, dreaming big, um, all of those things. 536 00:21:31,423 --> 00:21:34,926 Going to having a vast imagination and chasing a dream, 537 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,963 um, only to find yourself in your dream 538 00:21:37,996 --> 00:21:39,765 and now you're in it. 539 00:21:39,798 --> 00:21:40,832 Now what do you do? 540 00:21:40,866 --> 00:21:44,002 So to be able to be-- able to, um, 541 00:21:44,035 --> 00:21:46,304 reach heights, reach dreams, 542 00:21:46,338 --> 00:21:49,841 uh, I-I couldn't-- Listen, I couldn't have wrote this. 543 00:21:49,875 --> 00:21:51,176 You know? I couldn't have came up with this 544 00:21:51,209 --> 00:21:53,011 in my-- in my wildest imagination. 545 00:21:53,044 --> 00:21:55,180 Your-your induction into the Hall of Fame 546 00:21:55,213 --> 00:21:58,950 comes with a-a bittersweet story to it, you know, 547 00:21:58,984 --> 00:22:01,553 because you were inducted along your-your peer 548 00:22:01,586 --> 00:22:03,321 and your friend Kobe Bryant. 549 00:22:03,355 --> 00:22:05,791 You know, now, he was a-a fellow giant in the sport. 550 00:22:05,824 --> 00:22:08,794 And-and one thing I've really always wondered about is 551 00:22:08,827 --> 00:22:11,296 how you could be friends with somebody 552 00:22:11,329 --> 00:22:14,633 when you guys wanted to kill each other on the court. 553 00:22:14,666 --> 00:22:16,301 Because you would watch the games, 554 00:22:16,334 --> 00:22:18,003 you know, when it was Celtics/Lakers, 555 00:22:18,036 --> 00:22:20,605 it's just like-- it's just like, "Gah! I want to kill you." 556 00:22:20,639 --> 00:22:22,474 And it's like you guys are friends off the court. 557 00:22:22,507 --> 00:22:24,142 Did-did that ever spill over? 558 00:22:24,176 --> 00:22:25,477 Were you ever too friendly on the court 559 00:22:25,510 --> 00:22:27,779 or ever too aggressive in life? 560 00:22:27,813 --> 00:22:30,549 Uh, no, I think Kobe and I had a great balance 561 00:22:30,582 --> 00:22:32,084 of respect for each other, where-- 562 00:22:32,117 --> 00:22:35,220 I think when you hit the floor, um, as gladiators, 563 00:22:35,253 --> 00:22:38,156 you have a respect but within the lines. 564 00:22:38,190 --> 00:22:39,591 But it's free game, you know? 565 00:22:39,624 --> 00:22:41,593 It's all about advantage. 566 00:22:41,626 --> 00:22:45,163 Um, and you're trying to look for that advantage every minute, 567 00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:46,765 every second of the game. 568 00:22:46,798 --> 00:22:49,468 And when you come off the court, it's a lot less, uh, intense, 569 00:22:49,501 --> 00:22:50,802 a lot more intimate. 570 00:22:50,836 --> 00:22:54,072 Uh, the conversations are-are obviously long-running 571 00:22:54,106 --> 00:22:55,941 and-and they're in-depth. 572 00:22:55,974 --> 00:22:59,044 Um, but when you're between the lines, there are no rules, 573 00:22:59,077 --> 00:23:00,612 um, only respect. 574 00:23:00,645 --> 00:23:02,047 And, uh, if you don't have respect, 575 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:03,248 then it goes another way. 576 00:23:03,281 --> 00:23:05,684 But I think Kobe and I had a great understanding 577 00:23:05,717 --> 00:23:06,952 of each other. 578 00:23:06,985 --> 00:23:09,354 Um, I met him when he was-- when he was very young. 579 00:23:09,387 --> 00:23:11,556 We-we started off, you know, when we were very young 580 00:23:11,590 --> 00:23:14,192 in the relationship, and we-- and we-- and we kept that 581 00:23:14,226 --> 00:23:15,827 throughout our whole times in the league. 582 00:23:15,861 --> 00:23:18,163 So it's only right that we go in the hall together. 583 00:23:18,196 --> 00:23:20,132 Yeah, man, it's-it's been an amazing journey 584 00:23:20,165 --> 00:23:23,135 that you've been on, and I feel like you're one of those people 585 00:23:23,168 --> 00:23:26,104 where, every time I learn more about you, 586 00:23:26,138 --> 00:23:28,073 I like you more. You know? 587 00:23:28,106 --> 00:23:29,641 Obviously, I loved you as a basketball player, 588 00:23:29,674 --> 00:23:31,309 'cause I was, like, "KG is killing the game." 589 00:23:31,343 --> 00:23:33,445 You know, and then, in an Uncut Gems, I was like, 590 00:23:33,478 --> 00:23:36,114 "Man, this is a new side of KG I never thought I would see." 591 00:23:36,148 --> 00:23:38,917 But now, we get to live your life with you 592 00:23:38,950 --> 00:23:41,853 because you've released a memoir that's coming out this week, 593 00:23:41,887 --> 00:23:46,625 KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, 594 00:23:46,658 --> 00:23:49,828 Basketball, and Everything in Between. 595 00:23:49,861 --> 00:23:51,930 And you've literally written it like an encyclopedia. 596 00:23:51,963 --> 00:23:55,867 -The book goes A, B, C, D, all the way to Z. -That's right. 597 00:23:55,901 --> 00:23:59,071 Talk me through why KG decided to write a book like that, 598 00:23:59,104 --> 00:24:01,373 'cause, I mean, that's not how everyone writes a memoir. 599 00:24:01,406 --> 00:24:03,909 I'm not a memoir guy. I'm more of a mathematician, 600 00:24:03,942 --> 00:24:05,911 I'm more science, I'm more into history, 601 00:24:05,944 --> 00:24:07,512 I'm more into my world geography. 602 00:24:07,546 --> 00:24:09,014 You know, I'm not a... 603 00:24:09,047 --> 00:24:12,384 You know, when I read a bunch of papers, I skim through. 604 00:24:12,417 --> 00:24:14,286 I'm not always seeing the "the," the "a." 605 00:24:14,319 --> 00:24:16,321 -And you know, I'm a skimmer, you know? -Right. 606 00:24:16,354 --> 00:24:20,392 And, um, I wanted the book to be able to be followed very easily. 607 00:24:20,425 --> 00:24:23,395 I... Sometimes when I read stuff, I get lost in how... 608 00:24:23,428 --> 00:24:26,531 the format, the paragraphs are really in depth. 609 00:24:26,565 --> 00:24:29,668 So I wanted to be able to write something 610 00:24:29,701 --> 00:24:31,269 that was easy to follow, 611 00:24:31,303 --> 00:24:33,105 and you know, something that you can enjoy. 612 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:36,742 It is enjoyable. Man, because you have lived a life. 613 00:24:36,775 --> 00:24:40,112 Everything in your book gives us insights into something. 614 00:24:40,145 --> 00:24:42,547 You know, if people love KG on the court, 615 00:24:42,581 --> 00:24:45,083 there's parts about KG on the court. There's parts about... 616 00:24:45,117 --> 00:24:47,819 Like, just when you learn things about who you are as a person... 617 00:24:47,853 --> 00:24:49,421 Like, you... you for instance, you have, like... 618 00:24:49,454 --> 00:24:51,289 You're a very serious player, 619 00:24:51,323 --> 00:24:53,725 but you love messing with people, you know? 620 00:24:53,759 --> 00:24:55,560 Um, one of my favorite things you did-- 621 00:24:55,594 --> 00:24:57,095 and I never used to understand this, 622 00:24:57,129 --> 00:24:58,430 'cause, you must remember, I only learned about basketball 623 00:24:58,463 --> 00:25:00,098 maybe, like, seven years ago-- 624 00:25:00,132 --> 00:25:02,434 is I would always see you hitting the ball away 625 00:25:02,467 --> 00:25:05,203 when people would shoot after the time out has been called. 626 00:25:05,237 --> 00:25:06,772 And I was always like, "Oh, did they get the point?" 627 00:25:06,805 --> 00:25:08,507 And people would be like, "Nah, KG just does it." 628 00:25:08,540 --> 00:25:09,674 I was like, "Why is he doing that?" 629 00:25:09,708 --> 00:25:10,976 Everyone was like, "I don't know." 630 00:25:11,009 --> 00:25:12,177 But now we know. It was because 631 00:25:12,210 --> 00:25:13,445 you were trying to mess with people 632 00:25:13,478 --> 00:25:14,913 who were trying to get their rhythm going. 633 00:25:14,946 --> 00:25:17,449 It's-it's a combination of things, Trevor. 634 00:25:17,482 --> 00:25:19,151 Like, you know, confidence, 635 00:25:19,184 --> 00:25:21,820 on this level, when you play with guys in the league, 636 00:25:21,853 --> 00:25:23,955 only thing they need to see is the ball go through 637 00:25:23,989 --> 00:25:25,891 -a couple of times, or even one time. -Right. 638 00:25:25,924 --> 00:25:29,094 Reggie Miller, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, guys who... 639 00:25:29,127 --> 00:25:32,230 LeBron, guys who can actually beat you 640 00:25:32,264 --> 00:25:35,000 by just a blink of an eye, have that switch. 641 00:25:35,033 --> 00:25:37,135 And I used to be mindful of that switch. 642 00:25:37,169 --> 00:25:39,404 And when guys would try to, you know, be shooting, 643 00:25:39,438 --> 00:25:42,641 or have themselves a bad shooting nights, 644 00:25:42,674 --> 00:25:44,376 I would... I would just, I would... 645 00:25:44,409 --> 00:25:47,012 Part of it being an A-hole, too. 646 00:25:47,045 --> 00:25:48,480 You know, kind of, you know? 647 00:25:48,513 --> 00:25:50,816 You know, poking the bear a little bit. 648 00:25:50,849 --> 00:25:52,784 But a lot of it was just to throw off rhythm 649 00:25:52,818 --> 00:25:55,053 and to really make someone, really, like, 650 00:25:55,087 --> 00:25:56,955 like, "You know what? Stop doing that." 651 00:25:56,988 --> 00:25:58,557 And-and that's... You know, it... 652 00:25:58,590 --> 00:26:00,725 The more I can mess with you, the more I saw it effecting you, 653 00:26:00,759 --> 00:26:03,128 the more I would probably do it, but yeah, it was effective. 654 00:26:03,161 --> 00:26:05,664 Yeah, man, you might call yourself a bit 655 00:26:05,697 --> 00:26:08,734 of an A-hole at times, but, man, there are parts of this book 656 00:26:08,767 --> 00:26:11,336 that show us how complicated and dynamic you are as a person. 657 00:26:11,369 --> 00:26:13,638 You know, I really appreciated how you talked 658 00:26:13,672 --> 00:26:16,508 -about struggling with attention deficit disorder. -Yeah. 659 00:26:16,541 --> 00:26:19,010 How you struggled, you know, living with dyslexia 660 00:26:19,044 --> 00:26:20,979 and learning how to learn without that, 661 00:26:21,012 --> 00:26:22,981 or with that impediment in your life. 662 00:26:23,014 --> 00:26:25,550 It seems like something a lot of people wouldn't share, 663 00:26:25,584 --> 00:26:26,885 especially self-doubt. 664 00:26:26,918 --> 00:26:28,320 You know, when people think of Kevin Garnett, 665 00:26:28,353 --> 00:26:30,856 we don't necessarily ever think of self-doubt being 666 00:26:30,889 --> 00:26:32,457 in a sentence with your name. 667 00:26:32,491 --> 00:26:33,959 Why do you think it was so important 668 00:26:33,992 --> 00:26:35,494 for you to share that with people and say, 669 00:26:35,527 --> 00:26:36,762 "Hey, these are the things 670 00:26:36,795 --> 00:26:38,997 that KG has struggled with off the court"? 671 00:26:39,030 --> 00:26:41,266 Trevor, I wanted to give people confidence. 672 00:26:41,299 --> 00:26:43,802 I wanted to be able to say, it's okay to have ailments. 673 00:26:43,835 --> 00:26:46,138 You know, we're all human. Everyone's not perfect. 674 00:26:46,171 --> 00:26:47,739 We all have flaws. 675 00:26:47,773 --> 00:26:49,941 Um, growing up, I didn't necessarily know 676 00:26:49,975 --> 00:26:51,109 what was going on. 677 00:26:51,143 --> 00:26:52,778 I didn't know why, you know, 678 00:26:52,811 --> 00:26:54,312 things appeared the way they were, 679 00:26:54,346 --> 00:26:56,481 and why I was processing the way I was. 680 00:26:56,515 --> 00:26:58,583 So, in this whole book, I wanted to be able 681 00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:01,753 to have the reader be able to grab some solutions 682 00:27:01,787 --> 00:27:03,121 from-from what I... 683 00:27:03,155 --> 00:27:04,856 from some of the things I was talking about. 684 00:27:04,890 --> 00:27:06,792 Uh, that doubt you speak on, 685 00:27:06,825 --> 00:27:08,927 -it's the same doubt that drives you. -Mm-hmm. 686 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,396 It's the same doubt that pushes you every day. 687 00:27:11,430 --> 00:27:14,032 -Right. -And you know, the message in that, 688 00:27:14,065 --> 00:27:17,335 in having the ADDs or these deficits is 689 00:27:17,369 --> 00:27:19,037 to continue to push through. 690 00:27:19,071 --> 00:27:21,873 I never let any of this hold me back, I figured it out. 691 00:27:21,907 --> 00:27:24,476 It was an odd way of figuring some of this stuff out, 692 00:27:24,509 --> 00:27:26,578 but it worked at the end of the day. 693 00:27:26,611 --> 00:27:28,914 And the message here is to continue to push through 694 00:27:28,947 --> 00:27:30,382 no matter, whatever it is. 695 00:27:30,415 --> 00:27:32,751 There is a solution to everything. 696 00:27:32,784 --> 00:27:34,453 I really like to believe that. 697 00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:36,354 So, I wanted to share that with everybody, 698 00:27:36,388 --> 00:27:37,823 to show the human side of me, too. 699 00:27:37,856 --> 00:27:39,324 -Right, right, right. -You know, people see me, and this... 700 00:27:39,357 --> 00:27:41,193 and this great athlete, and you're running and jumping 701 00:27:41,226 --> 00:27:43,095 and all this, and they don't really understand 702 00:27:43,128 --> 00:27:46,098 that, you know, you know, it's a whole bunch 703 00:27:46,131 --> 00:27:49,367 of other things that go into the makeup of a person. 704 00:27:49,401 --> 00:27:51,236 So I wanted to show a more human side. 705 00:27:51,269 --> 00:27:54,005 Yeah, man, the book takes us into all the things that go 706 00:27:54,039 --> 00:27:55,774 into the makeup of this human in particular. 707 00:27:55,807 --> 00:27:58,610 One of the scariest stories to read in the book-- 708 00:27:58,643 --> 00:28:01,246 because it just shows 709 00:28:01,279 --> 00:28:03,882 how much a person's life could change in an instant-- 710 00:28:03,915 --> 00:28:07,586 is when you talk about being in high school 711 00:28:07,619 --> 00:28:10,889 and getting into a fight, defending your friend 712 00:28:10,922 --> 00:28:12,758 who is getting beaten up by these white kids. 713 00:28:12,791 --> 00:28:15,026 And the next thing you know, you were being put up 714 00:28:15,060 --> 00:28:17,596 for lynching charges, which is a capital offense, 715 00:28:17,629 --> 00:28:19,131 where you were in South Carolina. 716 00:28:19,164 --> 00:28:21,466 I mean, this is... this is a scary world 717 00:28:21,500 --> 00:28:23,535 for you to be in, when you think to yourself, 718 00:28:23,568 --> 00:28:25,604 that one thing could have changed your life, 719 00:28:25,637 --> 00:28:27,439 and there might be no Kevin Garnett 720 00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:29,007 in the Hall of Fame right now. 721 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:32,677 Facts. Facts. And, um, this where... (clears throat) 722 00:28:32,711 --> 00:28:35,313 the saying "Bad associations spoils useful habits" 723 00:28:35,347 --> 00:28:36,615 come into play. 724 00:28:36,648 --> 00:28:38,884 And you know, I was a young kid at the time. 725 00:28:38,917 --> 00:28:42,053 And I'm a very loyal person. People know me for that. 726 00:28:42,087 --> 00:28:44,790 And you know, you get yourself in situations, 727 00:28:44,823 --> 00:28:47,526 and you don't really think when you're young. 728 00:28:47,559 --> 00:28:49,561 -Right. -You just more react, you know? 729 00:28:49,594 --> 00:28:51,830 (coughs) In going through that situation, 730 00:28:51,863 --> 00:28:53,665 it taught me to actually think 731 00:28:53,698 --> 00:28:56,868 before actually responding or actually reacting to things. 732 00:28:56,902 --> 00:29:00,739 Um, I was very fortunate to be able to go through that process 733 00:29:00,772 --> 00:29:04,209 and come out of it, and find a rainbow at the end, if you will. 734 00:29:04,242 --> 00:29:08,146 -Mm-hmm. -Um, I took a negative, you know, I took myself, 735 00:29:08,180 --> 00:29:11,216 uh, and I was completely invested 736 00:29:11,249 --> 00:29:13,618 in whatever the consequences was. 737 00:29:13,652 --> 00:29:16,354 And I went through that process, and I came out on top, 738 00:29:16,388 --> 00:29:18,690 and I like to think that it made me a better person. 739 00:29:18,723 --> 00:29:20,592 Um, I like to think that, um, 740 00:29:20,625 --> 00:29:23,095 it made me shrink my, uh... 741 00:29:23,128 --> 00:29:25,097 my so-called circle of friends, too. 742 00:29:25,130 --> 00:29:27,032 It made me rethink a lot of things that were going on 743 00:29:27,065 --> 00:29:29,101 in my life as a young individual. 744 00:29:29,134 --> 00:29:32,571 And, um, I can honestly say that was a pivotal point 745 00:29:32,604 --> 00:29:35,373 in my life to where a lot of things changed for me, 746 00:29:35,407 --> 00:29:38,176 -along with my attitude and how I saw things. -Yeah, man. 747 00:29:38,210 --> 00:29:41,079 I feel... I feel you. I mean, I could relate to the parts 748 00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:43,415 of the book where I read, when I went, "Man, just one mistake 749 00:29:43,448 --> 00:29:45,751 "as a kid can change your life, 750 00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:47,819 depending on how you get punished for that mistake." 751 00:29:47,853 --> 00:29:49,121 So many people don't get punished. 752 00:29:49,154 --> 00:29:50,589 And the people who do, it's, like, that was it. 753 00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:52,224 That was the mistake that changed your life forever. 754 00:29:52,257 --> 00:29:54,025 And I don't want to spoil parts of the book. 755 00:29:54,059 --> 00:29:55,427 So, I want people to read it 756 00:29:55,460 --> 00:29:57,295 and just really appreciate that story. 757 00:29:57,329 --> 00:30:00,031 You do an amazing job in everything that you do. 758 00:30:00,065 --> 00:30:02,367 You know, you crushed it in the NBA, you know. 759 00:30:02,401 --> 00:30:04,569 You crushed it in the film that you were in. 760 00:30:04,603 --> 00:30:07,038 And I'll tell you now, you've crushed it with your memoir. 761 00:30:07,072 --> 00:30:09,040 Thank you for writing it, thank you for being different, 762 00:30:09,074 --> 00:30:10,809 thank for you being Kevin Garnett 763 00:30:10,842 --> 00:30:12,377 and thank you for joining me on the show. 764 00:30:12,411 --> 00:30:14,546 Trevor, I appreciate you, man. You're the dopest, man. 765 00:30:14,579 --> 00:30:16,915 Keep doing your thing, too, man. I'm a huge fan. 766 00:30:16,948 --> 00:30:19,151 And, uh, I'll look for you in the future. 767 00:30:19,184 --> 00:30:20,852 Much appreciated, my dude. 768 00:30:20,886 --> 00:30:24,389 Don't forget, Kevin's memoir, KG A to Z: An Uncensored 769 00:30:24,423 --> 00:30:26,057 Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball 770 00:30:26,091 --> 00:30:29,795 and Everything In-Between is available right now. 771 00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:31,530 We're gonna take a quick break. 772 00:30:31,563 --> 00:30:31,630 But we'll be right back after this. 773 00:30:34,565 --> 00:30:36,333 Well, that's our show for tonight, but before we go, 774 00:30:36,367 --> 00:30:38,402 this month is Black History Month, 775 00:30:38,435 --> 00:30:40,638 so please consider supporting an organization 776 00:30:40,671 --> 00:30:42,940 called Free Black Therapy. 777 00:30:42,973 --> 00:30:45,075 Their mission is to connect Black therapists 778 00:30:45,109 --> 00:30:47,278 with Black and African-American individuals 779 00:30:47,311 --> 00:30:49,780 who lack adequate funds or health insurance 780 00:30:49,813 --> 00:30:52,283 so that they can be treated for free. 781 00:30:52,316 --> 00:30:54,151 By supporting Free Black Therapy, 782 00:30:54,184 --> 00:30:56,820 you're helping Black people in need get culturally competent 783 00:30:56,854 --> 00:31:00,324 mental healthcare as well as supporting Black therapists. 784 00:31:00,357 --> 00:31:02,559 If you're able to help out in any way, 785 00:31:02,593 --> 00:31:04,862 then all you have to do is go to the link below. 786 00:31:04,895 --> 00:31:07,264 Until next time, stay safe out there, 787 00:31:07,298 --> 00:31:09,733 wear a mask and remember, 788 00:31:09,767 --> 00:31:13,437 if you want to get a tattoo, get it on your finger. 789 00:31:13,470 --> 00:31:15,673 Then if the tattoo becomes embarrassing, 790 00:31:15,706 --> 00:31:17,675 you can just chop the finger off and it will grow back 791 00:31:17,708 --> 00:31:19,109 without the tattoo. 792 00:31:19,143 --> 00:31:21,412 Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 793 00:31:21,445 --> 00:31:23,247 ? ? 794 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:24,548 (applause and cheering) 795 00:31:24,582 --> 00:31:26,450 Her tweets, uh, 796 00:31:26,483 --> 00:31:29,620 are the manifestation of an attitude 797 00:31:29,653 --> 00:31:32,122 that concerns both Democrats and Republicans. 798 00:31:32,156 --> 00:31:34,959 I'm not saying she's a smoked turkey, 799 00:31:34,992 --> 00:31:36,994 but the smoker's warming up. 800 00:31:37,027 --> 00:31:37,094 ? ?