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ANNOUNCER: Coming to you
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the only city in America,
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it's The Daily Show.
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Tonight,
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Netflix and sell,
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Earth Day is for losers,
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and Chris Smalls.
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This is The Daily Show
with Trevor Noah.
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(cheering and applause)
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What's going on, everybody?
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Welcome to The Daily Show.
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I'm Trevor Noah.
Thank you so much for tuning in.
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Thank you for coming out.
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Thank you for being here,
everybody. Wow!
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Oh, wow, this is so much fun.
Thank you so much.
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Take a seat,
take a seat, take a seat.
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Thank you so much
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Uh, first things first,
happy 4/20, everybody.
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-(cheering and applause)
-Yes, happy 4/20.
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Yes. If, uh,
if anybody is celebrating
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in the audience right now,
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I just want to say
everyone knows,
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and we're judging you.
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Hope that doesn't
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We have an amazing show tonight.
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Our guest
is the former Amazon employee
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who started
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Chris Smalls
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-(cheering and applause)
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And later on, Ronny Chieng
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to see how New Yorkers
are celebrating Earth Day,
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and then he roasts them for it.
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But first, let's jump
straight into today's headlines.
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All right, let's kick things off
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with the big news about Netflix.
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Today, the streaming giant
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saw their shares
drop lower than your grandma
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when they play "September"
at a wedding.
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And when you're a company
worth $150 billion
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with 200 million subscribers,
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your crash makes everyone panic.
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NEWSWOMAN: Shares
of streaming giant Netflix
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cratering after the company
reported losing subscribers
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for the first time
in more than a decade.
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That stock is losing
about a quarter of its value
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in premarket trading.
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It was already down
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more than 40% year to date.
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NEWSMAN: Netflix saying
more than 200,000 subscribers
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left the service in the first
three months of the year.
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Now observers are asking
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if viewers
will have to binge-watch
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their favorite Netflix show
with ads in between.
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It's something CEO Reed Hastings
hasn't ruled out.
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Allowing consumers who would
like to have a lower price
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and are advertising tolerant,
um, get what they want
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makes a lot of sense.
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Damn, Netflix is in trouble.
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Which is so surprising,
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because me and the 43 people
I share my account with,
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we're still watching it
all the time.
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-We watch all the time. Like...
-(cheering and applause)
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I thought they were doing well.
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And-and you know how you know
Netflix is in trouble
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is because
they're even considering ads.
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Yeah. They're gonna have, like,
a separate ad section of Netflix
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if you don't want to pay
the full thing.
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And you realize, for years,
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Netflix has hated ads.
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Yeah, the idea of...
They treated ads
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the same way French people
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Yeah, just like, "Oh,
what are you breathing, oxygen?"
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(chuckles)
"Ah, what a loser.
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Where do you live, on Earth?
You're not living."
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(chuckles)
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Now, now, there are many reasons
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why Netflix subscriptions
are down, right?
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Password sharing, uh, inflation,
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uh, Regé-Jean Page
leaving Bridgerton.
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Yeah. No, I'm-I'm sorry.
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You want us to pay 15 bucks
a month without that ass?
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I don't think so.
I don't think so.
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(cheering and applause)
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$12.99 at best.
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And now Netflix executives
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are being forced
to consider multiple options.
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Only problem is,
knowing Netflix,
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they're just gonna scroll
through those options
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for, like, 45 minutes
before they give up
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and just put on Seinfeld.
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You know, if you ask me,
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if you ask me,
there's no reason to panic.
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Right? They always...
People like to panic.
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"Stock market this, stock..."
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But remember,
this was always bound to happen.
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Right? Remember,
the Netflix reason,
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the reason Netflix became
Netflix in the first place
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is because it was
the only thing out there.
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But now there are tons
of streaming services.
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People want to know,
"Is this the one
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that's worth my money?"
You know?
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Does it have the widest variety
of options?
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Like, what if someone's looking
for the Champions League
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and Picard
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and 1883?
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Plus Rugrats
and Paw Patrol for the kids.
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I mean, only Paramount+ has
that full range and quality.
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And, most importantly,
they keep me employed,
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-so that seems like a pretty
good deal to me. -(applause)
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Look, man,
the point is, the point is,
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the king of streaming
is struggling right now,
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and I really hope
that they make it through.
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I honestly do. I like Netflix.
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Because, without Netflix,
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there's no "Netflix and chill."
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And that would be a disaster.
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We need the pretense of watching
Netflix for six minutes
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before we start the sex.
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Yeah. Otherwise,
what are you gonna text people?
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"Do you want to come over
for sex?"
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How would that even work?!
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All right.
(laughing)
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Let's make like a retired
dentist and move to Florida.
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As you know,
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America's flaccid penis
recently passed
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the Don't Say Gay law.
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You covered your face
like you've never see--
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You've seen that!
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You're like,
"Uh, that's the first time."
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You've looked at it before
and you said it was flaccid.
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So, they passed
the Don't Say Gay law,
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which puts limits
on how schools can talk
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about sex and gender issues,
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and this has upset
a lot of people,
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including the folks
at the Walt Disney Company.
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Because so many of
their creative staff are LGBTQ.
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Yeah.
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If you're surprised,
how can you be surprised?
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What did you think?
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Why do you think Disney's always
killing off straight parents?
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They hate breeders.
Think about it!
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It's a conspiracy.
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So, Disney denounced the bill,
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and then,
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis,
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he denounced Disney.
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And now the feud
is escalating even further.
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The feud between
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
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and Disney is growing.
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Yesterday,
he asked the state legislature
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to repeal a 1967 law allowing
Disney to operate
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a private government
for its properties in the state,
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including Disney World.
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NEWSMAN: Disney's
special self-governance,
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which covers 40 square miles,
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allows the company to provide
many of its own services,
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like fire departments,
road construction,
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and building and zoning.
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could leave Disney on the hook
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for millions of dollars a year
in local taxes
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and with less autonomy
over its property.
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This state is governed
by the interests of the people
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of the state of Florida.
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It is not based on the demands
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of California
corporate executives.
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Ooh. Yes, DeSantis. So sassy.
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Look at you with your one hand.
Huh?
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Just doing, like,
a little one-hand Trump.
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"We're not gonna be told
what to do.
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"Not at all.
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Mm-mm."
(grunts)
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But, yeah,
the governor of Florida
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is using the power
of the government--
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listen to me now-- he's using
the power of the government
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to punish Disney
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because they don't agree
with his politics.
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Yeah. And can we--
can we just admit
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that most Republicans are
not even Republicans anymore.
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Right? Because for,
like, 100 years,
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their whole thing has been
that there's nothing worse
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than the government telling
businesses what to do.
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And now they're gonna use
the law
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to punish corporations
for their opinions?
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All because they think
that Disney's gotten too woke?
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Yeah? And Minnie's had a few
abortions the past few years?
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Sorry, was I-- Ah.
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I-- She told me that
in confidence.
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I'm...
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Mickey didn't know.
I'm sorry, guys.
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Yeah. I mean, I-I thought
corporations were people.
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Or, in Disney's case,
rodents the size of people.
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And it's especially weird
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to hear these Republicans
now saying,
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"Corporations are getting
too many special deals.
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"We need to have
stiffer regulations
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and make them pay more taxes."
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More taxes.
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That's what Ron DeSantis
is saying now for a corporation.
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So, basically,
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conservatives are
so freaked out about "wokeness"
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that it's turning them
into liberals.
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Yeah. It is.
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-In fact, in fact...
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If you think about it,
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if liberals...
if liberals are smart,
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they should start harnessing
this and, like,
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hyping up oil companies.
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You know? Yeah.
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AOC should just come out
and be like,
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"ExxonMobil is such a good ally.
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"They support
Blacks Lives Matter.
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They always use
people's preferred pronouns."
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And then, all of a sudden,
Republicans will be like,
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"What?! Destroy Exxon!
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"Tear them down!
Cover them with solar panels!
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-We got to end this wokeness!"
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Now, I will say this,
I will say this,
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Ron DeSantis aside, aside,
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I do think it's a little weird
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that Disney gets
all these special perks
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where it's basically
its own country.
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Do you understand
how crazy that is?
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Like, I never knew
that they were allowed
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to run their own government
basically, you know?
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The only thing I did know is
that they have their own jail.
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Yeah. No, I did know.
And this is true.
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In Disney World,
if you get in trouble,
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they have a little jail
that they hold you in
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until they sort out the issue.
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Yeah, it's their own
jurisdiction,
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their own everything.
I've actually been in there,
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but it was only because
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I jumped off the ride
in the middle.
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Like, in the Africa part
of "It's a Small World,"
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I thought
I saw some of my friends.
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It was a misunderstanding.
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It could have happened
to anyone.
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(applause)
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I like, saw the people,
I was like, "Ah, Sizwe!"
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And then I jumped,
and it was a whole thing.
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But still, man,
it's pretty ballsy of DeSantis
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to pick a fight
with Mickey Mouse.
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Mickey is one of Florida's
largest employers.
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And he never turns
the other cheek.
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Oh, boy!
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Ron DeSantis claims
to be a conservative,
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but right now, he's acting
like a liberal bitch.
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He's raising taxes on a
beloved Florida corporation.
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Say hello to $50 turkey legs!
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He's using big government
to silence
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our small family business.
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-I guess it's a socialist
world after all. -(roaring)
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You didn't hear this from me,
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but when Ron DeSantis went
into the Haunted Mansion,
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this loser straight-up
shit himself. No joke!
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He got so scared
from a children's ride,
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he made a big old dookie
right in his pants. Ha, ha.
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Ron DeSantis is the dumbest
mother(bleep) I know,
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and I'm friends
with a guy named Dopey.
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I'm Mickey Mouse,
and I've cut a bitch.
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Wow.
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(cheers and applause)
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Mickey does not play around.
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All right, our final story
is about birthdays.
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You know,
the day we celebrate
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the last time
we saw our mom's vagina.
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I mean, maybe you creeps.
I was a C-section baby.
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Now, it may come as a surprise,
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but not everyone loves
celebrating their birthday,
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as one company in Kentucky
learned the hard way.
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A judge has awarded
a Kentucky man $450,000
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after his former employer
threw him
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a surprise birthday party
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that caused him
to have a panic attack.
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It happened in 2019.
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Gravity Diagnostics
threw a surprise lunch
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for Kevin Berling after
he told his office manager
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he didn't want the company
to celebrate his birthday
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because he suffers
from an anxiety disorder
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and said that the stress
would trigger a panic attack,
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which is exactly what happened.
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So Berling had to leave
the party because of an attack,
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and according to the suit,
he was then criticized
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by his bosses
which triggered another attack.
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He was fired
a couple of days later.
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Last month,
he won his lawsuit
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for disability discrimination
and retaliation.
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Yeah, you know what, honestly?
Good for this guy.
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Good for him.
You know why?
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I saw people online
roasting him, being like,
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"I can't believe he's getting
paid half a million dollars
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because he didn't want
a birthday party."
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No, he's getting paid
half a million dollars
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because he said, he said,
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"Birthday parties
give me a panic attack."
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But then,
the company ignored him,
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threw him
a surprise birthday anyway,
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which gave him
the panic attack.
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And then instead
of just apologizing,
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they fired him
for having a panic attack.
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People, you can't fire someone
for something you gave them!
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Pablo Escobar, was never like,
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"George, HR found cocaine
in your desk, so, uh, yeah,
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please hand in your ID card.
Sorry."
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-That's not a thing.
-(applause)
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And also, and also, can we
talk about this for a moment?
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What is so important
about throwing a birthday party
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that this company
had to do it
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even though the employee
didn't want one? Right?
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If you want
to have a birthday party
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at work so bad, just throw it.
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You don't need a reason for
it. Just ask Boris Johnson.
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-You can do it any time
you want. -(laughter)
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Let me tell you something.
Nobody actually wants
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to celebrate their birthday
at the office.
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Nobody wants to.
It's not fun.
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What could be more special
than celebrating
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with my mandatory friends
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and this photocopy machine?
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Happy birthday, me.
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(quiet, high-pitched groan)
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(whispering):
Kill me. Kill me now.
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I don't want to go
to that birthday.
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Here's another thing.
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Surprise birthdays,
especially
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are one of the more
stressful things ever.
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Yeah, think about it.
335
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People just pop out of you,
out of nowhere.
336
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Right? And then they set
a cake in front of you,
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and they put it on fire, then
you have to extinguish it.
338
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You don't even get
to pick the cake
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'cause it's a surprise.
What if it's carrot cake? Huh?
340
00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:25,572
Yeah, first you scare
the shit out of me.
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Then trick me
into eating a vegetable?
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-Get the (bleep) out
of here, man. -(applause)
343
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Come in with your birthday--
surprise.
344
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The bigger picture here is that
people need to chill out.
345
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I'm sick of people
who tell you
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how to celebrate
your own birthday.
347
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And we all know who they are.
Bunch of birthday nazis.
348
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Yeah, you're like, "Aw, I don't
want to do anything this year."
349
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(German accent): "No!
We are going to do something!
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"Get dressed! Let's go!
We are going to celebrate
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your birthday!
♪ Happy birthday, über alles. ♪"
352
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(regular accent): That's not
a party, that's a kidnapping.
353
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Gonna celebrate
my birthday force.
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Stop it.
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00:14:02,075 --> 00:14:03,477
All right, that's it
for the headlines.
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Before we go to a break, let's
check in on the stock market,
357
00:14:05,445 --> 00:14:07,447
which has been
on a wild ride today.
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Give it up for
Michael Kosta, everybody.
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(cheering, applause)
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00:14:12,486 --> 00:14:14,788
-Michael... man.
-Yeah. Yeah.
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00:14:14,888 --> 00:14:17,524
What on Earth is going on
in the stock market today?
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00:14:17,624 --> 00:14:20,961
I mean, I am crushing it
in the stock market, okay?
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00:14:21,061 --> 00:14:22,829
But before we get into Netflix,
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00:14:22,930 --> 00:14:25,132
t-that story about the, uh,
birthday party. You know...
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00:14:25,232 --> 00:14:26,834
-Yeah, the surprise birthday.
-Yeah, I-I understand
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00:14:26,934 --> 00:14:28,669
how that guy feels, you know?
367
00:14:28,769 --> 00:14:31,271
I-I've worked many birthday
parties. For a lot of summers,
368
00:14:31,371 --> 00:14:34,541
I was a male stripper,
and they used to, they used to
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00:14:34,641 --> 00:14:37,477
bake me into the cake.
And there was this one party,
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00:14:37,578 --> 00:14:39,847
everybody got so drunk,
they forgot about me.
371
00:14:39,947 --> 00:14:42,082
Eventually, I had to, you know,
eat my way out of it.
372
00:14:42,182 --> 00:14:46,119
But I can relate to being at
a party you don't want to be at.
373
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You know? And, so,
I can feel for that guy. So...
374
00:14:48,288 --> 00:14:49,957
Oh, that's... not the same
thing, but, I, yeah, that's...
375
00:14:50,090 --> 00:14:52,459
-Yeah, well, I... -I learned
a lot about you in this story.
376
00:14:52,559 --> 00:14:55,495
I-I guess I should share
with you that today actually
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00:14:55,596 --> 00:14:58,332
-is my birthday, so, that's...
Yeah. Thanks. -Oh!
378
00:14:58,432 --> 00:14:59,666
(cheers and applause)
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00:14:59,766 --> 00:15:02,503
Oh, damn. What are the chances?
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00:15:02,603 --> 00:15:05,372
All right, well, from me to you,
Michael Kosta,
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-♪ Happy Birthday... ♪
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa whoa!
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00:15:08,275 --> 00:15:11,211
I-I will sue you
right now if you keep--
383
00:15:11,311 --> 00:15:13,747
I'll sue all of you if you
keep singing that song. Okay?
384
00:15:13,847 --> 00:15:15,349
I was, I was just going to sing
you the "happy birthday"...
385
00:15:15,449 --> 00:15:18,585
-Yeah. And that's triggering for
me, okay? -Okay. Uh...
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00:15:18,685 --> 00:15:20,087
-Let's get into this Netflix
chart. -Yeah, let's talk ab...
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00:15:20,187 --> 00:15:22,689
Shall we? Okay, so, look.
This is a volatile chart and
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this is part reason why I didn't
put my stand-up special,
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about a year ago, on Netflix,
and instead, I decided to
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hide it deep bowels of
Paramount+, which, supposedly,
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is easy to find, according
to their marketing department.
392
00:15:37,237 --> 00:15:39,606
But, um, Trevor,
you can see right here,
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00:15:39,706 --> 00:15:43,110
this is the beginning of COVID.
Netflix just took off, okay?
394
00:15:43,210 --> 00:15:45,445
What are you going to do, stay
at home and talk to your wife?
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00:15:45,546 --> 00:15:47,548
No. Now,
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I know what you're thinking.
"Kosta, what's this?
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You're an expert. What is this
dip right here?" You know?
398
00:15:51,718 --> 00:15:53,353
And I'll-- I have to be honest
with you, from the beginning of
399
00:15:53,453 --> 00:15:56,490
COVID to around here, I was
certifiably blackout drunk,
400
00:15:56,590 --> 00:15:59,393
okay? So I can't tell you
what that was. I don't know.
401
00:15:59,493 --> 00:16:02,196
But I do know that right here,
that was, this was that TV show
402
00:16:02,296 --> 00:16:05,299
about the woman who did drugs
and played chess, uh,
403
00:16:05,399 --> 00:16:08,869
"Queen's Gumbo" or whatever,
which, which by the way, I did
404
00:16:09,036 --> 00:16:11,038
I did a bunch of drugs one
night and played chess, and
405
00:16:11,138 --> 00:16:13,540
I'm not very good, so that show
is kind of a lie. All right?
406
00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,343
So, From around here to here,
Trevor, you know
407
00:16:16,443 --> 00:16:18,879
-what we call that technically
in the financial world? -Uh-huh?
408
00:16:19,046 --> 00:16:21,548
Bart Simpson's hairline.
It's a very technical term.
409
00:16:21,648 --> 00:16:23,116
You'll see a dip right here.
410
00:16:23,217 --> 00:16:24,484
That was the
milk crate challenge.
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00:16:24,585 --> 00:16:26,053
A lot of Americans
hurt themselves, couldn't
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00:16:26,153 --> 00:16:28,789
operate their computer.
What's important here, Trevor,
413
00:16:28,889 --> 00:16:33,293
is how-- the incline in value.
This is all Squid Game,
414
00:16:33,393 --> 00:16:36,763
ladies and gentlemen. Okay?
Americans love a Korean
415
00:16:36,864 --> 00:16:40,534
dystopian future TV show where
you have to read in subtitles.
416
00:16:40,634 --> 00:16:44,171
Now, Netflix made a big mistake
and they released, right here,
417
00:16:44,271 --> 00:16:46,740
Tiger King 2.
Nobody wants to see that shit.
418
00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:48,308
They followed up
by releasing around
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00:16:48,408 --> 00:16:52,446
30 serial documentaries about
white male serial killers, uh,
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00:16:52,546 --> 00:16:54,948
so many that I thought, "Maybe,
if I want to be on Netflix,
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00:16:55,082 --> 00:16:58,252
I'll become a serial killer."
I did some night stalking,
422
00:16:58,352 --> 00:17:02,022
I never racked up any kills,
but got my steps in.
423
00:17:02,122 --> 00:17:04,458
This? This is supply
chain. All right?
424
00:17:04,558 --> 00:17:07,461
You cannot enjoy Netflix
if Netflix is trapped
425
00:17:07,561 --> 00:17:09,930
-in a shipping container in
the port of Los Angeles. -What?
426
00:17:10,030 --> 00:17:13,200
This dip, obviously,
Will Smith smacking Chris Rock.
427
00:17:13,300 --> 00:17:15,335
And then, lastly,
this final decline,
428
00:17:15,435 --> 00:17:17,304
what do you expect when
your best show is called
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00:17:17,404 --> 00:17:21,041
Is it Cake? So that's my
financial breakdown of Netflix.
430
00:17:21,108 --> 00:17:24,645
-(cheers and applause)
-Wow.
431
00:17:24,745 --> 00:17:26,513
Thank you, uh,
so much for that, Michael.
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00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:29,783
That was, uh... that was
surprisingly informative.
433
00:17:29,883 --> 00:17:31,318
-Thank you very much. All right,
when we come back,
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Ronny Chieng celebrates
not celebrating Earth Day.
435
00:17:34,054 --> 00:17:35,422
You don't want to miss it.
436
00:17:35,522 --> 00:17:37,558
(cheering, applause)
437
00:17:45,352 --> 00:17:47,387
(cheering and applause)
438
00:17:53,693 --> 00:17:55,662
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
439
00:17:55,762 --> 00:17:57,998
This Friday is Earth Day,
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00:17:58,098 --> 00:18:00,133
that time of the year
where we take a moment
441
00:18:00,233 --> 00:18:02,269
to think
about more efficient ways
442
00:18:02,369 --> 00:18:03,703
to destroy the planet.
443
00:18:03,803 --> 00:18:04,971
No, I'm joking, I'm joking.
444
00:18:05,071 --> 00:18:06,506
It's where we think
about saving the planet.
445
00:18:06,606 --> 00:18:09,442
And, so, we sent Ronny Chieng
into the streets of New York
446
00:18:09,542 --> 00:18:12,612
to get
into the Earth Day spirit.
447
00:18:12,712 --> 00:18:14,748
♪ ♪
448
00:18:17,851 --> 00:18:19,052
Earth Day's almost here,
449
00:18:19,152 --> 00:18:21,354
the day that the world
comes together
450
00:18:21,454 --> 00:18:23,623
to celebrate this planet
that we all share.
451
00:18:23,723 --> 00:18:25,959
Unless your ideas about it
are stupid,
452
00:18:26,059 --> 00:18:28,128
in which case, I have
to fight you on the street
453
00:18:28,228 --> 00:18:31,898
in Prove Me Wrong:
Earth Day Edition.
454
00:18:31,998 --> 00:18:35,235
Earth doesn't deserve to be
celebrated. Prove me wrong.
455
00:18:36,236 --> 00:18:37,938
Maybe you're right.
456
00:18:38,038 --> 00:18:41,074
Wow, that was
the easiest Prove Me Wrong
457
00:18:41,174 --> 00:18:42,475
I've ever had to win.
458
00:18:42,576 --> 00:18:43,810
What has the Earth
ever done for you?
459
00:18:43,910 --> 00:18:47,113
I mean, I was born here.
I got these clothes here.
460
00:18:47,213 --> 00:18:49,249
Yeah, but Earth
didn't do any of that.
461
00:18:49,349 --> 00:18:51,451
We did that. We did this shit.
462
00:18:51,484 --> 00:18:52,852
Earth is a great place.
463
00:18:52,953 --> 00:18:54,955
Really? What's so...
What's so great about it?
464
00:18:55,055 --> 00:18:57,791
I mean, you got the animals.
You got the birds.
465
00:18:57,891 --> 00:19:00,927
Ugh. When's the last time
you-you pet a bird?
466
00:19:02,229 --> 00:19:03,830
About two years.
467
00:19:03,930 --> 00:19:06,833
Okay, what-what do you mean,
two years ago you pet a bird?
468
00:19:06,933 --> 00:19:08,735
My friend Eric,
he owns a parakeet.
469
00:19:08,835 --> 00:19:10,503
We don't need to be thankful
for everything.
470
00:19:10,604 --> 00:19:13,607
If we're not thankful
for the Earth, we'd be dead.
471
00:19:13,707 --> 00:19:16,743
I'm not thankful for the Earth.
I'm still alive.
472
00:19:16,843 --> 00:19:20,347
Okay, then when you do die,
then just...
473
00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:21,948
How do I explain it?
474
00:19:22,048 --> 00:19:24,684
-You-you can't explain...
-You can explain it, though.
475
00:19:24,784 --> 00:19:26,586
You can't explain stupidity.
476
00:19:26,686 --> 00:19:28,588
(speaking foreign language)
477
00:19:28,688 --> 00:19:30,957
-...uh, Earth Day.
-Oh, well, in Malaysia...
478
00:19:31,057 --> 00:19:33,293
(speaking foreign language)
479
00:19:33,393 --> 00:19:35,362
-(woman laughing)
-(speaking foreign language)
480
00:19:37,330 --> 00:19:39,933
...Malaysia
celebrates Earth Day.
481
00:19:40,033 --> 00:19:42,736
Yeah, we celebrate Earth Day.
482
00:19:42,836 --> 00:19:45,138
-Nobody knows what we just said,
so... -(laughs)
483
00:19:45,238 --> 00:19:48,041
Inside is better than outside.
Prove me wrong.
484
00:19:48,141 --> 00:19:50,143
Inside, you got,
like, central air.
485
00:19:50,243 --> 00:19:51,711
You're breathing
other people's air.
486
00:19:51,811 --> 00:19:53,179
You're breathing
other people's shit.
487
00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:54,681
You're breathing their piss.
488
00:19:54,781 --> 00:19:56,449
-It's the same stuff. -You're
breathing other people's shit
489
00:19:56,516 --> 00:19:58,451
-and piss indoors?
-That air that's coming through?
490
00:19:58,552 --> 00:20:00,086
-Yeah. -That's
from everybody's apartment.
491
00:20:00,186 --> 00:20:01,922
Really? (bleep).
492
00:20:02,022 --> 00:20:03,890
-Yeah.
-Outside is better.
493
00:20:03,990 --> 00:20:07,260
-Why? -Well,
at least we can see people.
494
00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:08,461
Aw, man.
495
00:20:08,562 --> 00:20:09,729
That's the best part
of the pandemic.
496
00:20:09,829 --> 00:20:11,131
I didn't have to see anybody.
497
00:20:11,231 --> 00:20:12,933
-Really? -Yeah,
look at all these people now,
498
00:20:13,033 --> 00:20:15,268
just walking around,
making noise,
499
00:20:15,368 --> 00:20:18,138
staring, taking photos
without permission,
500
00:20:18,238 --> 00:20:19,940
-driving around.
-(laughs)
501
00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,776
Inside is better than outside.
Prove me wrong.
502
00:20:22,876 --> 00:20:24,377
Why don't you prove me wrong?
503
00:20:24,477 --> 00:20:25,979
No, that's not what
this segment is called.
504
00:20:26,079 --> 00:20:27,480
This segment is called
Prove Me Wrong, okay?
505
00:20:27,581 --> 00:20:30,317
You're a kid. Uh, don't you like
being inside and playing,
506
00:20:30,483 --> 00:20:32,219
uh, Minecraft?
507
00:20:32,319 --> 00:20:33,853
Don't you want to play
Minecraft?
508
00:20:33,954 --> 00:20:36,022
Video games aren't
my top priority.
509
00:20:36,122 --> 00:20:38,858
Okay, I'll bite.
What is your top priority?
510
00:20:38,959 --> 00:20:41,761
Um, rock climbing is actually
my favorite thing to do.
511
00:20:41,861 --> 00:20:45,198
Aw, man, we got the wrong kid
for this segment.
512
00:20:45,298 --> 00:20:46,233
(giggling)
513
00:20:46,333 --> 00:20:47,567
You're Mr. Outside.
514
00:20:47,667 --> 00:20:49,035
The plants.
515
00:20:50,070 --> 00:20:52,005
What about the plants?
516
00:20:52,105 --> 00:20:53,340
Relax you.
517
00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,809
Yeah, okay.
Massages relax you, too.
518
00:20:55,909 --> 00:20:57,010
Not like plants.
519
00:20:57,110 --> 00:20:58,578
I never had a great massage
from a plant.
520
00:20:58,678 --> 00:21:00,313
Oh, you know
what plant I'm talking about.
521
00:21:00,447 --> 00:21:01,781
There's only one plant on Earth
522
00:21:01,881 --> 00:21:03,250
-that makes the Earth good.
-Oh.
523
00:21:03,350 --> 00:21:04,784
Makes you forget
all your problems.
524
00:21:04,885 --> 00:21:05,819
Oh, I see.
525
00:21:05,919 --> 00:21:07,487
You're talking about cocaine.
526
00:21:07,587 --> 00:21:08,822
Oh, no!
527
00:21:08,922 --> 00:21:10,590
There's better air.
528
00:21:10,690 --> 00:21:11,892
It's fresh.
529
00:21:11,992 --> 00:21:14,227
F-- Have you smelled the air
around here lately?
530
00:21:14,327 --> 00:21:15,729
-Uh...
-We're in New York City, lady.
531
00:21:15,829 --> 00:21:17,464
-Yeah.
-See, inside, there's couches.
532
00:21:17,497 --> 00:21:19,065
-Yeah.
-There's also a fridge.
533
00:21:19,165 --> 00:21:22,269
-Yeah. -Are you supposed to be
on his side or my side?
534
00:21:22,369 --> 00:21:24,804
Okay,
I guess you do belong outside.
535
00:21:24,905 --> 00:21:27,474
Well, uh,
it's definitely safer outside.
536
00:21:27,574 --> 00:21:28,875
There's no door frames.
537
00:21:28,975 --> 00:21:30,343
How tall are you?
538
00:21:30,477 --> 00:21:31,711
I'm, uh, six-ten.
539
00:21:31,811 --> 00:21:34,314
Okay. Well,
outside is easier for you
540
00:21:34,481 --> 00:21:37,517
because I guess you're
the apex predator of everything?
541
00:21:37,617 --> 00:21:38,985
You know,
I'm actually a vegetarian.
542
00:21:39,085 --> 00:21:40,720
-Uh, what?
-(chuckles): Yeah.
543
00:21:40,820 --> 00:21:43,089
It's also the best way to, uh,
reduce your carbon footprint,
544
00:21:43,189 --> 00:21:44,190
is to, uh, eat less meat.
545
00:21:44,291 --> 00:21:45,692
-Shut the (bleep) up.
-(laughs)
546
00:21:45,792 --> 00:21:46,960
You're in no place to talk
547
00:21:47,060 --> 00:21:48,194
about carbon footprints,
all right?
548
00:21:48,295 --> 00:21:49,629
What's your carbon footprint?
549
00:21:49,729 --> 00:21:51,164
You're, like, a size 15?
550
00:21:51,264 --> 00:21:52,899
If something goes extinct,
we didn't need it
551
00:21:52,999 --> 00:21:55,101
in the first place.
Prove me wrong.
552
00:21:55,201 --> 00:21:56,903
All right.
If you could eat a dodo bird,
553
00:21:57,003 --> 00:21:59,139
-would you eat it?
-No.
554
00:21:59,239 --> 00:22:02,442
-I feel like you're not,
like, exploring enough. -Wait.
555
00:22:02,475 --> 00:22:05,245
So your argument
against this is,
556
00:22:05,345 --> 00:22:07,314
we should be eating the things
that went extinct?
557
00:22:07,447 --> 00:22:08,882
Yeah.
558
00:22:08,982 --> 00:22:11,651
That's how they went extinct.
559
00:22:11,751 --> 00:22:14,854
-So dinosaurs. If dinosaurs...
-Yeah. You miss dinosaurs?
560
00:22:14,955 --> 00:22:16,790
Yeah, well, if dinosaurs
didn't go extinct,
561
00:22:16,890 --> 00:22:20,627
um, people would be
pretty broke by now because
562
00:22:20,727 --> 00:22:22,862
people dig up fossils
as a living
563
00:22:22,963 --> 00:22:25,298
and get money from selling it
to the museums.
564
00:22:25,465 --> 00:22:26,833
People would be broke
if they didn't do that.
565
00:22:26,933 --> 00:22:29,603
What are you,
an archaeologist or something?
566
00:22:29,703 --> 00:22:31,771
Actually, no, I'm a kid.
567
00:22:31,871 --> 00:22:33,106
If something goes extinct,
568
00:22:33,206 --> 00:22:34,741
we didn't need it
in the first place.
569
00:22:34,841 --> 00:22:36,743
Prove me wrong.
570
00:22:36,843 --> 00:22:39,112
Uh... that's a hard one.
571
00:22:39,212 --> 00:22:40,880
That's really hard
to argue, to be honest.
572
00:22:40,981 --> 00:22:43,149
Okay, great, we're done here.
573
00:22:45,452 --> 00:22:46,953
(cheers and applause)
574
00:22:47,053 --> 00:22:48,455
Thank you so much
for that, Ronny Chieng.
575
00:22:48,555 --> 00:22:51,591
All right, when we come back,
the man who took on Amazon
576
00:22:51,691 --> 00:22:53,960
and won, Chris Smalls,
is joining me on the show,
577
00:22:54,060 --> 00:22:55,462
so don't go away.
578
00:22:55,562 --> 00:22:57,597
(cheers and applause)
579
00:23:06,376 --> 00:23:08,411
(cheering and applause)
580
00:23:10,947 --> 00:23:13,783
Welcome back to The Daily Show.
My guest tonight
581
00:23:13,883 --> 00:23:16,719
is the president
of the Amazon Labor Union.
582
00:23:16,819 --> 00:23:19,389
He led Amazon workers
at a Staten Island warehouse
583
00:23:19,489 --> 00:23:22,158
to successfully form
the first union
584
00:23:22,258 --> 00:23:25,328
in any of the company's
U.S. facilities.
585
00:23:25,428 --> 00:23:28,364
We went for the jugular.
And went for the top dog
586
00:23:28,464 --> 00:23:30,099
because we want
every other industry,
587
00:23:30,199 --> 00:23:31,901
every other business
588
00:23:32,001 --> 00:23:34,804
to know
that things have changed.
589
00:23:34,904 --> 00:23:36,172
We gon'... We gon' unionize.
590
00:23:36,272 --> 00:23:37,774
We're not gonna quit
our jobs anymore.
591
00:23:37,874 --> 00:23:40,910
And, uh, you know,
this is a prime example,
592
00:23:41,010 --> 00:23:42,378
uh, of what-what...
593
00:23:42,478 --> 00:23:45,081
the power that people have
when they come together.
594
00:23:45,181 --> 00:23:47,216
(cheering and applause)
595
00:23:49,052 --> 00:23:51,487
Please welcome Chris Smalls!
596
00:23:51,588 --> 00:23:53,623
-♪ ♪
-(cheering and applause)
597
00:23:58,828 --> 00:24:00,863
-What's going on?
-Welcome.
598
00:24:08,605 --> 00:24:11,240
The man who took on Amazon
and won.
599
00:24:11,341 --> 00:24:12,675
Chris Smalls,
welcome to The Daily Show.
600
00:24:12,775 --> 00:24:13,910
Thank you.
Thank you for having me.
601
00:24:14,010 --> 00:24:15,478
What an insane story.
602
00:24:15,578 --> 00:24:17,347
Like, I remember
when this first started,
603
00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:19,215
you know,
the pandemic was happening.
604
00:24:19,315 --> 00:24:20,817
Amazon
was ramping up production.
605
00:24:20,917 --> 00:24:23,152
The workers were struggling.
People were complaining.
606
00:24:23,253 --> 00:24:25,688
And then your story
popped up as an idea,
607
00:24:25,788 --> 00:24:27,090
and everyone
said the same thing.
608
00:24:27,190 --> 00:24:29,192
They said, "This guy's crazy.
This is gonna fail.
609
00:24:29,292 --> 00:24:31,761
You cannot beat Amazon."
And you did.
610
00:24:31,861 --> 00:24:33,563
Let's start at the beginning.
611
00:24:33,663 --> 00:24:35,131
Did you think
you stood a chance?
612
00:24:35,231 --> 00:24:36,266
I know you did what you did,
613
00:24:36,366 --> 00:24:37,900
but did you think
you stood a chance?
614
00:24:38,001 --> 00:24:40,837
I knew the whole time, so...
615
00:24:40,937 --> 00:24:42,939
-(chuckles)
-(cheering and applause)
616
00:24:44,173 --> 00:24:46,376
You knew you were gonna...
The reason I ask you that
617
00:24:46,509 --> 00:24:47,911
is because, like, Amazon...
618
00:24:48,011 --> 00:24:49,145
Like, people have tried
to form unions
619
00:24:49,245 --> 00:24:50,713
in some of Amazon's
other warehouses.
620
00:24:50,813 --> 00:24:52,115
They failed dismally.
621
00:24:52,215 --> 00:24:54,417
Like, Amazon's got a really good
marketing program inside.
622
00:24:54,517 --> 00:24:56,352
You know what they do
as an Amazon worker.
623
00:24:56,519 --> 00:24:58,187
Talk me through that process.
So, you were...
624
00:24:58,288 --> 00:25:00,556
You were inside Amazon.
You were working, right?
625
00:25:00,657 --> 00:25:02,392
Um, well,
I was fired two years ago
626
00:25:02,525 --> 00:25:03,826
-after I led a walkout.
-Mm-hmm.
627
00:25:03,927 --> 00:25:06,062
But, uh, I worked for the
company for almost five years.
628
00:25:06,162 --> 00:25:08,364
I started in 2015 in New Jersey.
629
00:25:08,464 --> 00:25:11,634
Um, so, I-I was promoted up
to a supervisor level.
630
00:25:11,734 --> 00:25:13,736
I was in that position
for four years,
631
00:25:13,836 --> 00:25:15,872
um, up until my termination.
632
00:25:15,972 --> 00:25:17,840
And I did... I definitely
learned the ins and out
633
00:25:17,941 --> 00:25:19,509
of the warehouse
and the operations.
634
00:25:19,609 --> 00:25:21,978
Um, I trained thousands
of their employees,
635
00:25:22,078 --> 00:25:23,479
hundreds of their management
636
00:25:23,513 --> 00:25:25,682
that are now upper management
to this day.
637
00:25:25,782 --> 00:25:28,651
So, um, for me, um,
organizing was just...
638
00:25:28,751 --> 00:25:29,953
I'm playing
for a different team,
639
00:25:30,053 --> 00:25:32,121
and, um, I'm with the people.
640
00:25:32,221 --> 00:25:34,490
-I love that.
-(cheering and applause)
641
00:25:34,591 --> 00:25:35,959
When you...
642
00:25:38,127 --> 00:25:40,496
When you thought of organizing,
obviously, there was a reason.
643
00:25:40,597 --> 00:25:43,866
You know, every one of us reads
about Amazon from the outside.
644
00:25:43,967 --> 00:25:46,035
We hear these stories.
People don't get enough breaks.
645
00:25:46,135 --> 00:25:47,503
Some people are peeing
in bottles.
646
00:25:47,570 --> 00:25:48,972
Some people are, you know,
647
00:25:49,072 --> 00:25:50,239
stressed-out
because they have to meet
648
00:25:50,340 --> 00:25:52,275
random quotas
that Amazon imposes on them.
649
00:25:52,375 --> 00:25:53,509
Just the other day,
for instance,
650
00:25:53,576 --> 00:25:54,978
uh, I think it was on Easter,
651
00:25:55,078 --> 00:25:56,279
you know,
there was a sign up that said,
652
00:25:56,379 --> 00:25:58,248
"If you...
Thank you for working on Easter,
653
00:25:58,348 --> 00:25:59,849
"and if you meet your quota,
you're gonna get,
654
00:25:59,949 --> 00:26:01,517
like, a bag of chips"
or something.
655
00:26:01,551 --> 00:26:03,953
-Yeah. Yeah. -It feels dystopian
from the outside,
656
00:26:04,053 --> 00:26:05,822
but how much of that
is actually true?
657
00:26:05,922 --> 00:26:07,824
What is it like to work
in an Amazon warehouse?
658
00:26:07,924 --> 00:26:11,361
It-it is true. Um,
you know, as an Amazon worker,
659
00:26:11,461 --> 00:26:12,996
we're disconnected from outside.
660
00:26:13,096 --> 00:26:15,131
You know,
we work ten to 12 hours a day.
661
00:26:15,231 --> 00:26:16,699
Um, if you work in New York
662
00:26:16,799 --> 00:26:18,001
and you're going
to Staten Island,
663
00:26:18,101 --> 00:26:19,802
um, your commute
is two and a half hours,
664
00:26:19,902 --> 00:26:21,771
three hours depending
on what borough you live in.
665
00:26:21,871 --> 00:26:23,072
I live in New Jersey,
666
00:26:23,172 --> 00:26:25,008
so my commute
is definitely a long commute.
667
00:26:25,108 --> 00:26:27,310
And I used to tell my new hires,
"If you got a gym membership,
668
00:26:27,477 --> 00:26:29,145
-you might want to cancel it."
-Wow.
669
00:26:29,245 --> 00:26:31,748
You know? Because you're working
ten to 12 hours.
670
00:26:31,848 --> 00:26:32,982
You get a 30-minute lunch.
671
00:26:33,082 --> 00:26:35,919
Um, you're doing calisthenics
all day.
672
00:26:36,019 --> 00:26:38,288
When you're in the warehouse,
673
00:26:38,388 --> 00:26:40,490
what is the thing that
you're fighting for the most?
674
00:26:40,556 --> 00:26:43,259
Because, you know, some people
hear "the fight against Amazon,"
675
00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:44,494
they think about, uh, wages.
676
00:26:44,527 --> 00:26:45,795
You know,
they think about time off.
677
00:26:45,895 --> 00:26:47,363
They think
about the way people are treated
678
00:26:47,497 --> 00:26:48,564
within-within the warehouse.
679
00:26:48,665 --> 00:26:50,767
You know, obviously,
everyone wants
680
00:26:50,867 --> 00:26:52,635
a better workplace altogether.
681
00:26:52,735 --> 00:26:54,771
But when you looked
at the hierarchy of needs,
682
00:26:54,871 --> 00:26:55,905
what was the top priority?
683
00:26:56,005 --> 00:26:57,540
And then,
as you came down that pyramid,
684
00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:58,808
what were you looking to get?
685
00:26:58,908 --> 00:27:00,710
Well, I-I noticed that Amazon
686
00:27:00,810 --> 00:27:03,813
is-is ran completely-completely
off of metrics, you know?
687
00:27:03,913 --> 00:27:05,748
There was no human aspect to it,
you know?
688
00:27:05,848 --> 00:27:08,885
You get fired by email
or-or a-a app.
689
00:27:08,985 --> 00:27:10,820
-A to Z app that tell--
-Wait, are you serious?
690
00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,957
Yeah. You know, um,
people didn't have interaction.
691
00:27:14,057 --> 00:27:15,625
They didn't know their managers.
Uh...
692
00:27:15,725 --> 00:27:18,294
And there was a system in place
to hire and fire.
693
00:27:18,461 --> 00:27:20,463
And, um, you know,
it was, uh, before COVID
694
00:27:20,496 --> 00:27:22,098
when I realized
that there's a system
695
00:27:22,198 --> 00:27:23,800
that's not only in place
to fire people
696
00:27:23,900 --> 00:27:25,802
but it was also discriminatory.
697
00:27:25,902 --> 00:27:27,604
You know,
I applied to be a manager,
698
00:27:27,704 --> 00:27:30,540
a salaried manager,
over 50 times in five years,
699
00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:32,475
and I was only interviewed
twice.
700
00:27:32,542 --> 00:27:34,377
So it wasn't, uh...
it wasn't fair.
701
00:27:34,477 --> 00:27:36,045
It wasn't consistent with, um,
702
00:27:36,145 --> 00:27:38,047
everybody in--
that worked there.
703
00:27:38,147 --> 00:27:42,151
And I knew before COVID
that something had to be done.
704
00:27:42,252 --> 00:27:44,954
And when COVID hit, it was
a life-or-death situation.
705
00:27:45,054 --> 00:27:47,490
I decided
to take further action.
706
00:27:47,557 --> 00:27:49,592
When you-- when you look
at how to start a union,
707
00:27:49,692 --> 00:27:52,395
one of the hardest things is--
i-if I understand correct m--
708
00:27:52,495 --> 00:27:54,564
uh, correct me if I'm wrong--
is you-you need
709
00:27:54,664 --> 00:27:57,567
30% of the signatures of the
workers to begin the process.
710
00:27:57,667 --> 00:27:59,602
-Yeah.
-One of the hardest reasons
711
00:27:59,702 --> 00:28:01,237
y-you can't do that at Amazon
712
00:28:01,337 --> 00:28:02,739
is because they hire and fire
so quickly.
713
00:28:02,839 --> 00:28:04,407
So how did you get around
that obstacle
714
00:28:04,507 --> 00:28:05,608
of getting people on board
715
00:28:05,708 --> 00:28:07,110
and then having them be around
long enough
716
00:28:07,210 --> 00:28:08,711
to be part of the beginnings
of a union?
717
00:28:08,811 --> 00:28:10,914
Yeah. Well, education is-is key.
718
00:28:11,014 --> 00:28:13,783
You know, we had to educate them
on what the union provides,
719
00:28:13,883 --> 00:28:15,485
um, educate...
(stammers)
720
00:28:15,585 --> 00:28:18,721
educate them on laws that
protect them without a union.
721
00:28:18,821 --> 00:28:20,490
So, certain protections
we do have
722
00:28:20,590 --> 00:28:22,058
that workers don't even know.
723
00:28:22,158 --> 00:28:25,595
Um, so we had to make sure that
we are educating the workers
724
00:28:25,695 --> 00:28:28,331
to get to a point where they
start organizing themselves.
725
00:28:28,464 --> 00:28:30,533
And once we got to that point,
we said,
726
00:28:30,633 --> 00:28:32,835
"Okay, you know,
we're not gonna go for..."
727
00:28:32,936 --> 00:28:33,970
There's four facilities
over there.
728
00:28:34,070 --> 00:28:35,505
"We're not gonna go
for all four.
729
00:28:35,605 --> 00:28:37,807
-We're gonna break it down and
go one by one by one." -Mm-hmm.
730
00:28:37,907 --> 00:28:40,376
And, um, I think Amazon
was caught off guard by that.
731
00:28:40,476 --> 00:28:42,178
They thought that
we were gonna go for all four,
732
00:28:42,278 --> 00:28:44,380
-which we did try
and we had to withdraw. -Mm-hmm.
733
00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,115
But then we changed up
our strategy
734
00:28:46,215 --> 00:28:47,483
and started doing it one by one.
735
00:28:47,584 --> 00:28:49,819
We were able
to get to our threshold.
736
00:28:49,919 --> 00:28:50,820
They came for you as well.
737
00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:52,922
You know,
I-I saw one of the emails
738
00:28:53,022 --> 00:28:54,257
that circulated from--
739
00:28:54,357 --> 00:28:55,692
you know, you-you never know
where it comes from
740
00:28:55,792 --> 00:28:58,361
but inside Amazon,
where they-they came after you.
741
00:28:58,494 --> 00:28:59,862
You know,
they-they would disparage you
742
00:28:59,963 --> 00:29:01,197
to the other workers.
743
00:29:01,297 --> 00:29:02,632
One of the worst things
I saw they wrote about you
744
00:29:02,732 --> 00:29:05,301
is they said, um,
"He's unintelligent.
745
00:29:05,435 --> 00:29:08,504
"He's not well-spoken enough
to-to start a union.
746
00:29:08,605 --> 00:29:10,173
No one should follow this guy."
747
00:29:10,273 --> 00:29:12,775
I mean, basically, they were
like, "He's a rap Black man,"
748
00:29:12,875 --> 00:29:14,611
essentially, is what
they were saying about you.
749
00:29:14,711 --> 00:29:16,212
And so they're telling people,
"Don't trust him,"
750
00:29:16,312 --> 00:29:18,047
and they were saying,
"He can't do this."
751
00:29:18,147 --> 00:29:19,782
Now, obviously,
you proved them wrong.
752
00:29:19,882 --> 00:29:21,184
-You know?
-Yeah, well, they said it.
753
00:29:21,284 --> 00:29:22,452
-They said... (laughs)
-Yeah, they said-- they said...
754
00:29:22,485 --> 00:29:23,453
(cheering and applause)
755
00:29:23,486 --> 00:29:25,121
And I wondered, like...
756
00:29:27,023 --> 00:29:28,124
'Cause...
757
00:29:28,224 --> 00:29:29,559
Because you-you were a rapper
758
00:29:29,659 --> 00:29:32,161
before you started working,
you know, in-in warehouses,
759
00:29:32,262 --> 00:29:34,697
and I wondered, did you--
did you take this as a rap beef?
760
00:29:34,797 --> 00:29:36,499
Were you like,
"Oh, okay, we-we're doing this"?
761
00:29:36,599 --> 00:29:37,967
Was there a piece of you that
was like, "All right, Amazon,
762
00:29:38,067 --> 00:29:39,836
-we're doing this"?
-Diss track coming.
763
00:29:39,936 --> 00:29:41,604
(laughing)
764
00:29:41,704 --> 00:29:42,972
No. You know what?
765
00:29:43,072 --> 00:29:45,141
-I haven't rapped... (chuckles)
-(cheering and applause)
766
00:29:45,241 --> 00:29:46,576
I haven't rapped in so long.
767
00:29:46,676 --> 00:29:49,245
I haven't rapped since, uh,
you know, my college years.
768
00:29:49,345 --> 00:29:51,080
But I guess
it just keeps resurfacing.
769
00:29:51,180 --> 00:29:54,317
-Yeah. -You know, media,
they-they dig into your past
770
00:29:54,484 --> 00:29:55,318
-and...
-Oh, yeah. They do. Definitely.
771
00:29:55,485 --> 00:29:56,519
So...
(chuckles)
772
00:29:56,619 --> 00:29:58,488
So, um, you know,
I haven't rapped in so long.
773
00:29:58,554 --> 00:30:00,790
But, um, you know,
my-my mom would tell you,
774
00:30:00,890 --> 00:30:03,326
you know, my voice
is meant for something else.
775
00:30:03,493 --> 00:30:05,328
-So, yeah, this-this is it.
-I love that. -(awwing)
776
00:30:05,428 --> 00:30:07,597
-I really love that.
-(cheering and applause)
777
00:30:07,697 --> 00:30:09,565
So then let's talk
about the future.
778
00:30:10,533 --> 00:30:12,302
You-You're in an interesting
situation now where--
779
00:30:12,435 --> 00:30:14,671
So, you are
the ALU president, right?
780
00:30:14,771 --> 00:30:17,473
You-You've done something that
no one thought was achievable.
781
00:30:17,573 --> 00:30:19,175
Um, the vice president,
as I understand,
782
00:30:19,275 --> 00:30:21,311
still works as-- at Amazon,
which was a smart move,
783
00:30:21,444 --> 00:30:23,746
because you wanted
someone on the inside.
784
00:30:23,846 --> 00:30:26,149
Wh-What are you looking
to do now?
785
00:30:26,249 --> 00:30:28,451
Because I know
this is not the end.
786
00:30:28,518 --> 00:30:30,086
-This is the beginning
of the story. -Yeah.
787
00:30:30,186 --> 00:30:31,955
-Yeah.
-You know? And-and when...
788
00:30:32,055 --> 00:30:33,623
when the-the union was formed,
789
00:30:33,723 --> 00:30:37,260
you even, you know, sent
a message out to Jeff Bezos.
790
00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:39,162
It was, like, pretty direct,
where you were going like,
791
00:30:39,262 --> 00:30:40,597
"This is the beginning.
This is only the beginning."
792
00:30:40,697 --> 00:30:42,031
-Yeah. Yeah, absolutely.
-And you thanked him.
793
00:30:42,131 --> 00:30:43,967
That was interesting to me.
You thanked him
794
00:30:44,067 --> 00:30:47,136
for flying
in his penis-shaped rocket.
795
00:30:47,236 --> 00:30:50,306
No, I'd love to know why you
think that was so significant.
796
00:30:50,473 --> 00:30:51,708
Why do you think
that that actually helped
797
00:30:51,808 --> 00:30:53,243
with the unionizing efforts?
798
00:30:53,343 --> 00:30:55,378
Well, you know, we... While
he was up there, it's true.
799
00:30:55,478 --> 00:30:56,946
You know, we were outside.
800
00:30:57,046 --> 00:30:58,281
I was outside
signing workers up.
801
00:30:58,381 --> 00:30:59,682
So I was just
telling the truth,
802
00:30:59,782 --> 00:31:01,351
you know, um, and he needed
to know that.
803
00:31:01,484 --> 00:31:02,819
You know, he thought...
He thanked us
804
00:31:02,919 --> 00:31:05,822
when he came back. You know,
we paid for that trip.
805
00:31:05,922 --> 00:31:08,024
So, you know, in this case,
we wanted to remind him
806
00:31:08,124 --> 00:31:09,425
that you keep going in space,
807
00:31:09,525 --> 00:31:11,294
we want to continue
to unionize.
808
00:31:11,427 --> 00:31:14,497
-I love that. Damn!
-(applause and cheering)
809
00:31:14,597 --> 00:31:16,232
What's... what are you trying
to do going forward now?
810
00:31:16,332 --> 00:31:18,434
So, you know,
many people out there...
811
00:31:18,468 --> 00:31:19,769
This is something
I've really enjoyed
812
00:31:19,869 --> 00:31:21,938
about-about watching
how you work.
813
00:31:22,038 --> 00:31:24,907
You've centered the union
around the workers
814
00:31:25,008 --> 00:31:26,442
and the workers alone.
815
00:31:26,542 --> 00:31:28,711
You know,
politicians will always try
816
00:31:28,811 --> 00:31:31,180
and make it like the union
is theirs, you know?
817
00:31:31,281 --> 00:31:32,949
They'll go like,
"Oh, this is the Democrats."
818
00:31:33,049 --> 00:31:34,284
"This is the Republicans."
819
00:31:34,450 --> 00:31:35,618
And you've gone, like,
"No, no, no.
820
00:31:35,718 --> 00:31:37,320
-This is the workers' union."
-Yeah.
821
00:31:37,453 --> 00:31:39,789
You know, because unions help
all the workers.
822
00:31:39,889 --> 00:31:41,457
It doesn't matter what
your political affiliation is.
823
00:31:41,557 --> 00:31:42,926
-You're fighting
for the workers. -Right.
824
00:31:43,026 --> 00:31:46,362
I'd love to know why or how
you thought of doing that,
825
00:31:46,462 --> 00:31:49,299
where so many would had aligned
themselves with politicians.
826
00:31:49,465 --> 00:31:52,635
-You've gone "No, I'm choosing
not to do that." -Yeah.
827
00:31:52,735 --> 00:31:54,470
No, we want to represent
all people, you know?
828
00:31:54,504 --> 00:31:56,172
You're a worker,
whether you're left, right,
829
00:31:56,272 --> 00:31:58,508
up, down, middle,
red, yellow, green.
830
00:31:58,608 --> 00:31:59,909
We don't care.
831
00:32:00,009 --> 00:32:02,478
We want to make sure that,
um, it's all inclusive.
832
00:32:02,545 --> 00:32:03,846
And putting workers
in the driver's seat--
833
00:32:03,947 --> 00:32:05,515
that's the ultimate power.
834
00:32:05,615 --> 00:32:08,284
You know, um, if you start
to align with certain groups,
835
00:32:08,418 --> 00:32:09,953
then Amazon uses
that against you.
836
00:32:10,053 --> 00:32:12,055
No. All right,
this union president
837
00:32:12,155 --> 00:32:13,523
from this established union,
838
00:32:13,623 --> 00:32:16,059
-salary is
half a million dollars. -Yes.
839
00:32:16,159 --> 00:32:18,094
-With me, they can't do that.
I'm unemployed. -(laughter)
840
00:32:18,194 --> 00:32:20,430
So, it's different.
You know, it's different.
841
00:32:20,496 --> 00:32:23,166
You know, and having the
workers in the driver's seat,
842
00:32:23,266 --> 00:32:25,868
um, and having them
at the negotiating table...
843
00:32:25,969 --> 00:32:29,339
-Mm. -putting together
a contract that protects them,
844
00:32:29,439 --> 00:32:31,441
especially the ones
that work for the company
845
00:32:31,541 --> 00:32:33,042
and know the ins
and outs of the company,
846
00:32:33,142 --> 00:32:34,677
that's the best thing ever.
847
00:32:34,777 --> 00:32:36,446
And I want to give the power
back to them by this union.
848
00:32:36,546 --> 00:32:38,348
And, um, that's exactly
what we're trying to do.
849
00:32:38,448 --> 00:32:40,350
what do you hope
to achieve with the union?
850
00:32:40,450 --> 00:32:42,518
So, give me some of the things
that you know need
851
00:32:42,619 --> 00:32:44,554
to change now
in an Amazon warehouse
852
00:32:44,654 --> 00:32:47,156
that all of us want. 'Cause
everyone-- we use Amazon.
853
00:32:47,257 --> 00:32:48,558
-Yeah.
-People love the service.
854
00:32:48,658 --> 00:32:50,360
But at the same time,
you know, it's conflicting,
855
00:32:50,460 --> 00:32:52,061
because people go, "Wait.
How are they being treated?
856
00:32:52,161 --> 00:32:53,529
How are the people...?"
You know what I mean?
857
00:32:53,630 --> 00:32:55,131
-It's a weird position for
many people to be in. -Yeah.
858
00:32:55,231 --> 00:32:57,767
So, what would you say
to everyone going like,
859
00:32:57,867 --> 00:33:00,003
"Hey, this is what needs
to change in Amazon.
860
00:33:00,103 --> 00:33:02,105
This is why
we're trying to do this"?
861
00:33:02,205 --> 00:33:03,873
Right, you know, well,
customers need to know
862
00:33:03,973 --> 00:33:05,942
that just 'cause you hit
one-click buy, doesn't...
863
00:33:06,042 --> 00:33:07,277
It's not magic. You know,
864
00:33:07,377 --> 00:33:09,012
these are real people
being affected, you know.
865
00:33:09,112 --> 00:33:11,281
We want you all to stand in
solidarity with these workers.
866
00:33:11,381 --> 00:33:12,448
They come
from y'all community,
867
00:33:12,548 --> 00:33:13,850
-they're your neighbors.
-Mm-hmm.
868
00:33:13,950 --> 00:33:15,952
And we're customers,
too, as workers.
869
00:33:16,052 --> 00:33:18,421
And the first thing we're
fighting for is job security.
870
00:33:18,521 --> 00:33:20,590
Like you mentioned, they hire
and fire people all the time.
871
00:33:20,690 --> 00:33:22,058
Um, you know, um,
there's people
872
00:33:22,158 --> 00:33:24,260
that are homeless
working there, and people
873
00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:26,029
-in shelters working there
that we help. -Wow.
874
00:33:26,129 --> 00:33:28,598
We're fighting for $30
an hour, higher wages,
875
00:33:28,698 --> 00:33:30,767
um, better
medical leave options.
876
00:33:30,867 --> 00:33:32,468
Making everybody
a shareholder again,
877
00:33:32,568 --> 00:33:34,671
which they stopped in 2018.
878
00:33:34,771 --> 00:33:36,572
Bringing back
the monthly bonuses.
879
00:33:36,673 --> 00:33:38,174
Amazon workers know
what I'm talking about.
880
00:33:38,274 --> 00:33:41,144
VCP, which was for
productivity and attendance--
881
00:33:41,244 --> 00:33:42,845
we used to get that.
They stopped that
882
00:33:42,946 --> 00:33:45,648
in 2018, as well.
Bring back hazard pay.
883
00:33:45,748 --> 00:33:47,383
They think
the pandemic is over.
884
00:33:47,483 --> 00:33:48,885
People are still working,
catching COVID,
885
00:33:48,985 --> 00:33:50,987
-still being sick.
-Mm-hmm.
886
00:33:51,087 --> 00:33:53,022
Um, and, also, you know,
887
00:33:53,122 --> 00:33:55,425
providing a better quality
of life-- a pension,
888
00:33:55,525 --> 00:33:58,428
free college for themselves
and their children, as well.
889
00:33:58,528 --> 00:33:59,996
Everything a union can provide,
890
00:34:00,096 --> 00:34:02,365
we want to provide
with this union.
891
00:34:02,465 --> 00:34:03,733
-You're a legend, my dude.
-(cheers and applause)
892
00:34:03,833 --> 00:34:05,902
Thank you so much
for being here. For real.
893
00:34:06,002 --> 00:34:07,704
I... Man,
everything you've done.
894
00:34:07,804 --> 00:34:08,972
Chris Smalls, everybody.
895
00:34:09,072 --> 00:34:11,140
(cheers and applause)
896
00:34:11,240 --> 00:34:12,575
Thank you so much
for joining me on the show.
897
00:34:12,675 --> 00:34:14,644
Best of luck. We're gonna keep
up with you on all of it.
898
00:34:14,744 --> 00:34:15,845
All right, we're gonna
take a quick break,
899
00:34:15,945 --> 00:34:17,614
but we'll be right back
after this.
900
00:34:17,714 --> 00:34:20,016
-Yeah, man, for real.
-Thank you.
901
00:34:20,116 --> 00:34:22,151
(cheers and applause)
902
00:34:24,809 --> 00:34:25,843
(cheers and applause)
903
00:34:25,943 --> 00:34:27,178
Well, that's our show
for tonight.
904
00:34:27,278 --> 00:34:28,446
Thank you so much
for tuning in.
905
00:34:28,546 --> 00:34:29,947
Until tomorrow,
stay safe out there,
906
00:34:30,048 --> 00:34:32,550
and remember,
if you're planning someone's
907
00:34:32,650 --> 00:34:34,085
surprise birthday party,
908
00:34:34,185 --> 00:34:36,621
make sure
to give them a heads-up first.
909
00:34:36,721 --> 00:34:39,257
Now, here it is--
Your Moment of Zen.
910
00:34:39,357 --> 00:34:40,825
♪ ♪
911
00:34:40,925 --> 00:34:43,928
It is Wednesday,
April the 20th, 20...
912
00:34:44,028 --> 00:34:47,432
Oh, this is 4/20, man, right?
It's 4/20.
913
00:34:47,532 --> 00:34:49,634
-Right. (laughs)
-Yeah, man.