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You're about to watch 2 00:00:02,269 --> 00:00:03,904 an episode of The Daily Show. 3 00:00:04,004 --> 00:00:07,341 That means there's some news and some jokes on the way. 4 00:00:07,441 --> 00:00:09,543 So if you like laughing and news, 5 00:00:09,643 --> 00:00:13,180 you're in the right (bleep) place, honey. 6 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:14,982 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:15,082 --> 00:00:16,850 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from New York City, 8 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:18,519 the only city in America, 9 00:00:18,619 --> 00:00:20,621 it's The Daily Show. 10 00:00:20,721 --> 00:00:22,256 Tonight, 11 00:00:22,356 --> 00:00:24,925 Netflix and sell, 12 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:27,828 Earth Day is for losers, 13 00:00:27,928 --> 00:00:30,063 and Chris Smalls. 14 00:00:30,163 --> 00:00:34,201 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. 15 00:00:35,502 --> 00:00:37,538 (cheering and applause) 16 00:00:48,081 --> 00:00:49,683 What's going on, everybody? 17 00:00:49,783 --> 00:00:51,451 Welcome to The Daily Show. 18 00:00:51,552 --> 00:00:53,754 I'm Trevor Noah. Thank you so much for tuning in. 19 00:00:53,854 --> 00:00:55,455 Thank you for coming out. 20 00:00:55,556 --> 00:00:58,725 Thank you for being here, everybody. Wow! 21 00:00:58,825 --> 00:01:00,827 Oh, wow, this is so much fun. Thank you so much. 22 00:01:00,928 --> 00:01:02,529 Take a seat, take a seat, take a seat. 23 00:01:02,629 --> 00:01:03,864 Thank you so much for being here. 24 00:01:03,964 --> 00:01:06,567 Uh, first things first, happy 4/20, everybody. 25 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:08,535 -(cheering and applause) -Yes, happy 4/20. 26 00:01:08,635 --> 00:01:12,072 Yes. If, uh, if anybody is celebrating 27 00:01:12,139 --> 00:01:13,607 in the audience right now, 28 00:01:13,707 --> 00:01:15,642 I just want to say everyone knows, 29 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:17,311 and we're judging you. 30 00:01:17,411 --> 00:01:19,346 Hope that doesn't make you paranoid. 31 00:01:19,446 --> 00:01:20,981 We have an amazing show tonight. 32 00:01:21,081 --> 00:01:23,217 Our guest is the former Amazon employee 33 00:01:23,317 --> 00:01:25,986 who started the first-ever Amazon union. 34 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:27,654 Chris Smalls is gonna be joining us. Yes. 35 00:01:27,754 --> 00:01:29,122 -(cheering and applause) -And... 36 00:01:29,223 --> 00:01:32,359 And later on, Ronny Chieng is gonna to hit the streets 37 00:01:32,459 --> 00:01:35,095 to see how New Yorkers are celebrating Earth Day, 38 00:01:35,162 --> 00:01:36,630 and then he roasts them for it. 39 00:01:36,730 --> 00:01:40,000 But first, let's jump straight into today's headlines. 40 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:42,135 -♪ ♪ -(cheering and applause) 41 00:01:48,008 --> 00:01:50,177 All right, let's kick things off 42 00:01:50,277 --> 00:01:52,479 with the big news about Netflix. 43 00:01:52,579 --> 00:01:53,881 Today, the streaming giant 44 00:01:53,981 --> 00:01:56,250 saw their shares drop lower than your grandma 45 00:01:56,350 --> 00:01:58,552 when they play "September" at a wedding. 46 00:01:58,652 --> 00:02:01,822 And when you're a company worth $150 billion 47 00:02:01,922 --> 00:02:04,057 with 200 million subscribers, 48 00:02:04,091 --> 00:02:06,860 your crash makes everyone panic. 49 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,795 NEWSWOMAN: Shares of streaming giant Netflix 50 00:02:08,896 --> 00:02:12,299 cratering after the company reported losing subscribers 51 00:02:12,399 --> 00:02:15,636 for the first time in more than a decade. 52 00:02:15,736 --> 00:02:19,439 That stock is losing about a quarter of its value 53 00:02:19,540 --> 00:02:20,974 in premarket trading. 54 00:02:21,074 --> 00:02:22,709 It was already down 55 00:02:22,809 --> 00:02:25,612 more than 40% year to date. 56 00:02:25,712 --> 00:02:28,549 NEWSMAN: Netflix saying more than 200,000 subscribers 57 00:02:28,649 --> 00:02:31,118 left the service in the first three months of the year. 58 00:02:31,218 --> 00:02:32,653 Now observers are asking 59 00:02:32,753 --> 00:02:34,288 if viewers will have to binge-watch 60 00:02:34,388 --> 00:02:37,090 their favorite Netflix show with ads in between. 61 00:02:37,124 --> 00:02:40,127 It's something CEO Reed Hastings hasn't ruled out. 62 00:02:40,227 --> 00:02:43,430 Allowing consumers who would like to have a lower price 63 00:02:43,530 --> 00:02:47,334 and are advertising tolerant, um, get what they want 64 00:02:47,434 --> 00:02:48,869 makes a lot of sense. 65 00:02:48,969 --> 00:02:52,472 Damn, Netflix is in trouble. 66 00:02:52,573 --> 00:02:55,108 Which is so surprising, 67 00:02:55,142 --> 00:02:57,344 because me and the 43 people I share my account with, 68 00:02:57,444 --> 00:02:59,546 we're still watching it all the time. 69 00:02:59,646 --> 00:03:02,049 -We watch all the time. Like... -(cheering and applause) 70 00:03:02,149 --> 00:03:04,585 I thought they were doing well. 71 00:03:04,685 --> 00:03:07,788 And-and you know how you know Netflix is in trouble 72 00:03:07,888 --> 00:03:10,691 is because they're even considering ads. 73 00:03:10,791 --> 00:03:14,261 Yeah. They're gonna have, like, a separate ad section of Netflix 74 00:03:14,361 --> 00:03:15,629 if you don't want to pay the full thing. 75 00:03:15,729 --> 00:03:17,097 And you realize, for years, 76 00:03:17,197 --> 00:03:19,199 Netflix has hated ads. 77 00:03:19,299 --> 00:03:21,101 Yeah, the idea of... They treated ads 78 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:23,937 the same way French people treat everything. 79 00:03:24,071 --> 00:03:26,673 Yeah, just like, "Oh, what are you breathing, oxygen?" 80 00:03:26,773 --> 00:03:29,142 (chuckles) "Ah, what a loser. 81 00:03:29,243 --> 00:03:31,311 Where do you live, on Earth? You're not living." 82 00:03:31,411 --> 00:03:32,779 (chuckles) 83 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,982 Now, now, there are many reasons 84 00:03:35,082 --> 00:03:37,084 why Netflix subscriptions are down, right? 85 00:03:37,117 --> 00:03:38,952 Password sharing, uh, inflation, 86 00:03:39,086 --> 00:03:41,288 uh, Regé-Jean Page leaving Bridgerton. 87 00:03:41,388 --> 00:03:43,190 Yeah. No, I'm-I'm sorry. 88 00:03:43,290 --> 00:03:45,425 You want us to pay 15 bucks a month without that ass? 89 00:03:45,526 --> 00:03:47,928 I don't think so. I don't think so. 90 00:03:48,095 --> 00:03:49,363 (cheering and applause) 91 00:03:49,463 --> 00:03:51,832 $12.99 at best. 92 00:03:52,933 --> 00:03:54,735 And now Netflix executives 93 00:03:54,835 --> 00:03:57,804 are being forced to consider multiple options. 94 00:03:57,905 --> 00:03:59,606 Only problem is, knowing Netflix, 95 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:01,408 they're just gonna scroll through those options 96 00:04:01,508 --> 00:04:03,710 for, like, 45 minutes before they give up 97 00:04:03,810 --> 00:04:05,579 and just put on Seinfeld. 98 00:04:05,679 --> 00:04:07,047 You know, if you ask me, 99 00:04:07,147 --> 00:04:08,482 if you ask me, there's no reason to panic. 100 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:09,917 Right? They always... People like to panic. 101 00:04:10,050 --> 00:04:11,185 "Stock market this, stock..." 102 00:04:11,285 --> 00:04:13,153 But remember, this was always bound to happen. 103 00:04:13,253 --> 00:04:15,055 Right? Remember, the Netflix reason, 104 00:04:15,088 --> 00:04:17,925 the reason Netflix became Netflix in the first place 105 00:04:18,058 --> 00:04:20,160 is because it was the only thing out there. 106 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:22,930 But now there are tons of streaming services. 107 00:04:23,063 --> 00:04:25,199 People want to know, "Is this the one 108 00:04:25,299 --> 00:04:26,934 that's worth my money?" You know? 109 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:29,369 Does it have the widest variety of options? 110 00:04:29,469 --> 00:04:32,272 Like, what if someone's looking for the Champions League 111 00:04:32,372 --> 00:04:33,974 and Picard 112 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:35,542 and 1883? 113 00:04:35,642 --> 00:04:39,379 Plus Rugrats and Paw Patrol for the kids. 114 00:04:39,479 --> 00:04:43,517 I mean, only Paramount+ has that full range and quality. 115 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:45,152 And, most importantly, they keep me employed, 116 00:04:45,252 --> 00:04:47,154 -so that seems like a pretty good deal to me. -(applause) 117 00:04:47,254 --> 00:04:48,956 Yeah. 118 00:04:49,089 --> 00:04:50,657 Look, man, the point is, the point is, 119 00:04:50,757 --> 00:04:52,659 the king of streaming is struggling right now, 120 00:04:52,759 --> 00:04:53,994 and I really hope that they make it through. 121 00:04:54,094 --> 00:04:55,596 I honestly do. I like Netflix. 122 00:04:55,696 --> 00:04:56,797 Because, without Netflix, 123 00:04:56,897 --> 00:04:58,765 there's no "Netflix and chill." 124 00:04:59,933 --> 00:05:01,535 And that would be a disaster. 125 00:05:01,635 --> 00:05:04,404 We need the pretense of watching Netflix for six minutes 126 00:05:04,505 --> 00:05:06,940 before we start the sex. 127 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:08,675 Yeah. Otherwise, what are you gonna text people? 128 00:05:08,775 --> 00:05:10,344 "Do you want to come over for sex?" 129 00:05:10,444 --> 00:05:12,279 How would that even work?! 130 00:05:14,515 --> 00:05:16,149 All right. (laughing) 131 00:05:16,250 --> 00:05:18,385 Let's make like a retired dentist and move to Florida. 132 00:05:18,485 --> 00:05:19,853 As you know, 133 00:05:19,953 --> 00:05:22,422 America's flaccid penis recently passed 134 00:05:22,523 --> 00:05:24,258 the Don't Say Gay law. 135 00:05:24,358 --> 00:05:25,792 You covered your face like you've never see-- 136 00:05:25,893 --> 00:05:27,327 You've seen that! 137 00:05:27,427 --> 00:05:28,729 You're like, "Uh, that's the first time." 138 00:05:28,829 --> 00:05:30,964 You've looked at it before and you said it was flaccid. 139 00:05:32,299 --> 00:05:34,268 So, they passed the Don't Say Gay law, 140 00:05:34,368 --> 00:05:36,436 which puts limits on how schools can talk 141 00:05:36,537 --> 00:05:38,105 about sex and gender issues, 142 00:05:38,205 --> 00:05:39,773 and this has upset a lot of people, 143 00:05:39,873 --> 00:05:42,509 including the folks at the Walt Disney Company. 144 00:05:42,609 --> 00:05:46,547 Because so many of their creative staff are LGBTQ. 145 00:05:46,647 --> 00:05:47,748 Yeah. 146 00:05:47,848 --> 00:05:49,583 If you're surprised, how can you be surprised? 147 00:05:49,683 --> 00:05:51,084 What did you think? 148 00:05:51,151 --> 00:05:52,853 Why do you think Disney's always killing off straight parents? 149 00:05:52,953 --> 00:05:54,922 They hate breeders. Think about it! 150 00:05:55,088 --> 00:05:56,890 It's a conspiracy. 151 00:05:57,858 --> 00:05:59,693 So, Disney denounced the bill, 152 00:05:59,793 --> 00:06:01,628 and then, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, 153 00:06:01,728 --> 00:06:02,796 he denounced Disney. 154 00:06:02,896 --> 00:06:07,100 And now the feud is escalating even further. 155 00:06:07,201 --> 00:06:09,503 The feud between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis 156 00:06:09,603 --> 00:06:11,138 and Disney is growing. 157 00:06:11,238 --> 00:06:13,140 Yesterday, he asked the state legislature 158 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,144 to repeal a 1967 law allowing Disney to operate 159 00:06:17,244 --> 00:06:19,813 a private government for its properties in the state, 160 00:06:19,913 --> 00:06:21,615 including Disney World. 161 00:06:21,715 --> 00:06:23,617 NEWSMAN: Disney's special self-governance, 162 00:06:23,717 --> 00:06:25,419 which covers 40 square miles, 163 00:06:25,519 --> 00:06:29,156 allows the company to provide many of its own services, 164 00:06:29,256 --> 00:06:31,692 like fire departments, road construction, 165 00:06:31,792 --> 00:06:33,193 and building and zoning. 166 00:06:33,293 --> 00:06:35,395 NEWSWOMAN 2: The move could leave Disney on the hook 167 00:06:35,495 --> 00:06:38,565 for millions of dollars a year in local taxes 168 00:06:38,665 --> 00:06:40,968 and with less autonomy over its property. 169 00:06:41,068 --> 00:06:44,104 This state is governed by the interests of the people 170 00:06:44,204 --> 00:06:45,439 of the state of Florida. 171 00:06:45,539 --> 00:06:48,375 It is not based on the demands 172 00:06:48,475 --> 00:06:51,078 of California corporate executives. 173 00:06:51,144 --> 00:06:53,247 Ooh. Yes, DeSantis. So sassy. 174 00:06:53,347 --> 00:06:55,682 Look at you with your one hand. Huh? 175 00:06:55,782 --> 00:06:57,150 Just doing, like, a little one-hand Trump. 176 00:06:57,251 --> 00:06:59,286 "We're not gonna be told what to do. 177 00:06:59,386 --> 00:07:00,854 "Not at all. 178 00:07:01,021 --> 00:07:03,190 Mm-mm." (grunts) 179 00:07:03,290 --> 00:07:04,625 But, yeah, the governor of Florida 180 00:07:04,725 --> 00:07:06,660 is using the power of the government-- 181 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,630 listen to me now-- he's using the power of the government 182 00:07:09,730 --> 00:07:11,265 to punish Disney 183 00:07:11,365 --> 00:07:13,901 because they don't agree with his politics. 184 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:16,503 Yeah. And can we-- can we just admit 185 00:07:16,603 --> 00:07:20,541 that most Republicans are not even Republicans anymore. 186 00:07:20,641 --> 00:07:22,876 Right? Because for, like, 100 years, 187 00:07:23,043 --> 00:07:25,946 their whole thing has been that there's nothing worse 188 00:07:26,046 --> 00:07:29,750 than the government telling businesses what to do. 189 00:07:29,850 --> 00:07:31,552 And now they're gonna use the law 190 00:07:31,652 --> 00:07:33,954 to punish corporations for their opinions? 191 00:07:34,054 --> 00:07:36,890 All because they think that Disney's gotten too woke? 192 00:07:37,057 --> 00:07:40,194 Yeah? And Minnie's had a few abortions the past few years? 193 00:07:42,196 --> 00:07:43,964 Sorry, was I-- Ah. 194 00:07:44,064 --> 00:07:45,632 I-- She told me that in confidence. 195 00:07:45,732 --> 00:07:46,967 I'm... 196 00:07:47,067 --> 00:07:49,069 Mickey didn't know. I'm sorry, guys. 197 00:07:50,237 --> 00:07:52,706 Yeah. I mean, I-I thought corporations were people. 198 00:07:52,806 --> 00:07:54,675 Or, in Disney's case, rodents the size of people. 199 00:07:54,775 --> 00:07:56,443 And it's especially weird 200 00:07:56,543 --> 00:07:58,078 to hear these Republicans now saying, 201 00:07:58,178 --> 00:08:00,581 "Corporations are getting too many special deals. 202 00:08:00,681 --> 00:08:02,182 "We need to have stiffer regulations 203 00:08:02,282 --> 00:08:04,418 and make them pay more taxes." 204 00:08:04,518 --> 00:08:05,719 More taxes. 205 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,621 That's what Ron DeSantis is saying now for a corporation. 206 00:08:07,721 --> 00:08:08,889 So, basically, 207 00:08:09,022 --> 00:08:11,892 conservatives are so freaked out about "wokeness" 208 00:08:12,025 --> 00:08:13,827 that it's turning them into liberals. 209 00:08:14,895 --> 00:08:15,896 Yeah. It is. 210 00:08:16,029 --> 00:08:17,831 -In fact, in fact... -(applause) 211 00:08:18,832 --> 00:08:19,900 If you think about it, 212 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:22,069 if liberals... if liberals are smart, 213 00:08:22,169 --> 00:08:24,137 they should start harnessing this and, like, 214 00:08:24,238 --> 00:08:25,739 hyping up oil companies. 215 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:27,274 You know? Yeah. 216 00:08:27,374 --> 00:08:28,642 AOC should just come out and be like, 217 00:08:28,742 --> 00:08:30,511 "ExxonMobil is such a good ally. 218 00:08:30,611 --> 00:08:32,246 "They support Blacks Lives Matter. 219 00:08:32,346 --> 00:08:34,781 They always use people's preferred pronouns." 220 00:08:34,882 --> 00:08:35,916 And then, all of a sudden, Republicans will be like, 221 00:08:36,049 --> 00:08:37,484 "What?! Destroy Exxon! 222 00:08:37,584 --> 00:08:40,954 "Tear them down! Cover them with solar panels! 223 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:43,423 -We got to end this wokeness!" -(applause) 224 00:08:47,394 --> 00:08:48,695 Now, I will say this, I will say this, 225 00:08:48,795 --> 00:08:51,064 Ron DeSantis aside, aside, 226 00:08:51,164 --> 00:08:53,066 I do think it's a little weird 227 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:54,902 that Disney gets all these special perks 228 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:56,436 where it's basically its own country. 229 00:08:56,537 --> 00:08:58,372 Do you understand how crazy that is? 230 00:08:58,472 --> 00:09:01,008 Like, I never knew that they were allowed 231 00:09:01,074 --> 00:09:04,278 to run their own government basically, you know? 232 00:09:04,378 --> 00:09:06,313 The only thing I did know is that they have their own jail. 233 00:09:06,413 --> 00:09:09,583 Yeah. No, I did know. And this is true. 234 00:09:09,683 --> 00:09:11,118 In Disney World, if you get in trouble, 235 00:09:11,218 --> 00:09:13,253 they have a little jail that they hold you in 236 00:09:13,353 --> 00:09:14,688 until they sort out the issue. 237 00:09:14,788 --> 00:09:16,290 Yeah, it's their own jurisdiction, 238 00:09:16,390 --> 00:09:17,357 their own everything. I've actually been in there, 239 00:09:17,457 --> 00:09:19,026 but it was only because 240 00:09:19,126 --> 00:09:20,694 I jumped off the ride in the middle. 241 00:09:20,794 --> 00:09:22,529 Like, in the Africa part of "It's a Small World," 242 00:09:22,629 --> 00:09:24,031 I thought I saw some of my friends. 243 00:09:24,097 --> 00:09:25,365 It was a misunderstanding. 244 00:09:25,465 --> 00:09:26,934 It could have happened to anyone. 245 00:09:27,034 --> 00:09:28,535 (applause) 246 00:09:28,635 --> 00:09:30,170 I like, saw the people, I was like, "Ah, Sizwe!" 247 00:09:30,270 --> 00:09:32,272 And then I jumped, and it was a whole thing. 248 00:09:32,372 --> 00:09:34,641 But still, man, it's pretty ballsy of DeSantis 249 00:09:34,741 --> 00:09:37,044 to pick a fight with Mickey Mouse. 250 00:09:37,144 --> 00:09:39,713 Mickey is one of Florida's largest employers. 251 00:09:39,813 --> 00:09:42,783 And he never turns the other cheek. 252 00:09:42,883 --> 00:09:44,151 Oh, boy! 253 00:09:44,251 --> 00:09:47,054 Ron DeSantis claims to be a conservative, 254 00:09:47,154 --> 00:09:50,057 but right now, he's acting like a liberal bitch. 255 00:09:50,090 --> 00:09:53,393 He's raising taxes on a beloved Florida corporation. 256 00:09:53,493 --> 00:09:56,196 Say hello to $50 turkey legs! 257 00:09:56,296 --> 00:09:58,632 He's using big government to silence 258 00:09:58,732 --> 00:10:00,367 our small family business. 259 00:10:00,467 --> 00:10:03,470 -I guess it's a socialist world after all. -(roaring) 260 00:10:03,570 --> 00:10:05,339 You didn't hear this from me, 261 00:10:05,439 --> 00:10:07,774 but when Ron DeSantis went into the Haunted Mansion, 262 00:10:07,875 --> 00:10:10,878 this loser straight-up shit himself. No joke! 263 00:10:10,978 --> 00:10:13,247 He got so scared from a children's ride, 264 00:10:13,347 --> 00:10:16,717 he made a big old dookie right in his pants. Ha, ha. 265 00:10:16,817 --> 00:10:19,920 Ron DeSantis is the dumbest mother(bleep) I know, 266 00:10:20,020 --> 00:10:21,922 and I'm friends with a guy named Dopey. 267 00:10:27,828 --> 00:10:30,631 I'm Mickey Mouse, and I've cut a bitch. 268 00:10:30,731 --> 00:10:32,065 Wow. 269 00:10:32,165 --> 00:10:34,301 (cheers and applause) 270 00:10:34,401 --> 00:10:38,539 Mickey does not play around. 271 00:10:38,639 --> 00:10:42,042 All right, our final story is about birthdays. 272 00:10:42,142 --> 00:10:44,111 You know, the day we celebrate 273 00:10:44,211 --> 00:10:47,047 the last time we saw our mom's vagina. 274 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:49,750 I mean, maybe you creeps. I was a C-section baby. 275 00:10:49,850 --> 00:10:51,685 Now, it may come as a surprise, 276 00:10:51,785 --> 00:10:53,987 but not everyone loves celebrating their birthday, 277 00:10:54,087 --> 00:10:56,823 as one company in Kentucky learned the hard way. 278 00:10:56,924 --> 00:11:00,661 A judge has awarded a Kentucky man $450,000 279 00:11:00,761 --> 00:11:02,763 after his former employer threw him 280 00:11:02,863 --> 00:11:04,164 a surprise birthday party 281 00:11:04,264 --> 00:11:06,300 that caused him to have a panic attack. 282 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,135 It happened in 2019. 283 00:11:08,235 --> 00:11:10,671 Gravity Diagnostics threw a surprise lunch 284 00:11:10,771 --> 00:11:13,307 for Kevin Berling after he told his office manager 285 00:11:13,407 --> 00:11:15,843 he didn't want the company to celebrate his birthday 286 00:11:15,943 --> 00:11:18,145 because he suffers from an anxiety disorder 287 00:11:18,245 --> 00:11:20,914 and said that the stress would trigger a panic attack, 288 00:11:21,081 --> 00:11:22,516 which is exactly what happened. 289 00:11:22,616 --> 00:11:25,419 So Berling had to leave the party because of an attack, 290 00:11:25,519 --> 00:11:27,621 and according to the suit, he was then criticized 291 00:11:27,721 --> 00:11:30,524 by his bosses which triggered another attack. 292 00:11:30,624 --> 00:11:32,359 He was fired a couple of days later. 293 00:11:32,459 --> 00:11:34,161 Last month, he won his lawsuit 294 00:11:34,261 --> 00:11:37,431 for disability discrimination and retaliation. 295 00:11:37,531 --> 00:11:39,433 Yeah, you know what, honestly? Good for this guy. 296 00:11:39,533 --> 00:11:40,767 Good for him. You know why? 297 00:11:40,868 --> 00:11:43,237 I saw people online roasting him, being like, 298 00:11:43,337 --> 00:11:44,938 "I can't believe he's getting paid half a million dollars 299 00:11:45,105 --> 00:11:46,840 because he didn't want a birthday party." 300 00:11:46,940 --> 00:11:49,109 No, he's getting paid half a million dollars 301 00:11:49,176 --> 00:11:50,944 because he said, he said, 302 00:11:51,111 --> 00:11:53,280 "Birthday parties give me a panic attack." 303 00:11:53,380 --> 00:11:55,249 But then, the company ignored him, 304 00:11:55,349 --> 00:11:57,150 threw him a surprise birthday anyway, 305 00:11:57,251 --> 00:11:58,485 which gave him the panic attack. 306 00:11:58,585 --> 00:12:00,053 And then instead of just apologizing, 307 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,389 they fired him for having a panic attack. 308 00:12:02,489 --> 00:12:06,660 People, you can't fire someone for something you gave them! 309 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,362 Pablo Escobar, was never like, 310 00:12:08,462 --> 00:12:12,065 "George, HR found cocaine in your desk, so, uh, yeah, 311 00:12:12,099 --> 00:12:15,102 please hand in your ID card. Sorry." 312 00:12:15,202 --> 00:12:18,639 -That's not a thing. -(applause) 313 00:12:18,739 --> 00:12:21,708 And also, and also, can we talk about this for a moment? 314 00:12:21,808 --> 00:12:23,911 What is so important about throwing a birthday party 315 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:25,345 that this company had to do it 316 00:12:25,445 --> 00:12:27,414 even though the employee didn't want one? Right? 317 00:12:27,514 --> 00:12:29,082 If you want to have a birthday party 318 00:12:29,149 --> 00:12:30,651 at work so bad, just throw it. 319 00:12:30,751 --> 00:12:32,886 You don't need a reason for it. Just ask Boris Johnson. 320 00:12:32,986 --> 00:12:34,988 -You can do it any time you want. -(laughter) 321 00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:37,324 Let me tell you something. Nobody actually wants 322 00:12:37,424 --> 00:12:39,092 to celebrate their birthday at the office. 323 00:12:39,126 --> 00:12:41,128 Nobody wants to. It's not fun. 324 00:12:44,131 --> 00:12:47,201 What could be more special than celebrating 325 00:12:47,301 --> 00:12:49,937 with my mandatory friends 326 00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:53,407 and this photocopy machine? 327 00:12:53,507 --> 00:12:55,475 Happy birthday, me. 328 00:12:55,576 --> 00:12:57,911 (quiet, high-pitched groan) 329 00:12:58,011 --> 00:13:01,748 (whispering): Kill me. Kill me now. 330 00:13:04,051 --> 00:13:06,286 I don't want to go to that birthday. 331 00:13:06,386 --> 00:13:07,888 Here's another thing. 332 00:13:08,055 --> 00:13:09,890 Surprise birthdays, especially 333 00:13:10,057 --> 00:13:12,726 are one of the more stressful things ever. 334 00:13:12,826 --> 00:13:14,061 Yeah, think about it. 335 00:13:14,161 --> 00:13:16,063 People just pop out of you, out of nowhere. 336 00:13:16,096 --> 00:13:17,664 Right? And then they set a cake in front of you, 337 00:13:17,764 --> 00:13:20,167 and they put it on fire, then you have to extinguish it. 338 00:13:20,267 --> 00:13:21,635 You don't even get to pick the cake 339 00:13:21,735 --> 00:13:24,071 '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. 341 00:13:25,672 --> 00:13:26,974 Then trick me into eating a vegetable? 342 00:13:27,074 --> 00:13:28,976 -Get the (bleep) out of here, man. -(applause) 343 00:13:30,077 --> 00:13:32,279 Come in with your birthday-- surprise. 344 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:36,350 The bigger picture here is that people need to chill out. 345 00:13:36,450 --> 00:13:38,519 I'm sick of people who tell you 346 00:13:38,619 --> 00:13:41,088 how to celebrate your own birthday. 347 00:13:41,121 --> 00:13:44,291 And we all know who they are. Bunch of birthday nazis. 348 00:13:44,391 --> 00:13:46,593 Yeah, you're like, "Aw, I don't want to do anything this year." 349 00:13:46,693 --> 00:13:48,462 (German accent): "No! We are going to do something! 350 00:13:48,562 --> 00:13:50,497 "Get dressed! Let's go! We are going to celebrate 351 00:13:50,597 --> 00:13:54,268 your birthday! ♪ Happy birthday, über alles. ♪" 352 00:13:54,368 --> 00:13:56,970 (regular accent): That's not a party, that's a kidnapping. 353 00:13:57,104 --> 00:13:59,840 Gonna celebrate my birthday force. 354 00:13:59,940 --> 00:14:02,042 Stop it. 355 00:14:02,075 --> 00:14:03,477 All right, that's it for the headlines. 356 00:14:03,577 --> 00:14:05,345 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. 358 00:14:07,548 --> 00:14:09,816 Give it up for Michael Kosta, everybody. 359 00:14:09,917 --> 00:14:12,386 (cheering, applause) 360 00:14:12,486 --> 00:14:14,788 -Michael... man. -Yeah. Yeah. 361 00:14:14,888 --> 00:14:17,524 What on Earth is going on in the stock market today? 362 00:14:17,624 --> 00:14:20,961 I mean, I am crushing it in the stock market, okay? 363 00:14:21,061 --> 00:14:22,829 But before we get into Netflix, 364 00:14:22,930 --> 00:14:25,132 t-that story about the, uh, birthday party. You know... 365 00:14:25,232 --> 00:14:26,834 -Yeah, the surprise birthday. -Yeah, I-I understand 366 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 369 00:14:34,641 --> 00:14:37,477 bake me into the cake. And there was this one party, 370 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 00:14:46,220 --> 00:14:48,188 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 377 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) 379 00:14:59,766 --> 00:15:02,503 Oh, damn. What are the chances? 380 00:15:02,603 --> 00:15:05,372 All right, well, from me to you, Michael Kosta, 381 00:15:05,472 --> 00:15:08,175 -♪ Happy Birthday... ♪ -Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa whoa! 382 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... 386 00:15:18,685 --> 00:15:20,087 -Let's get into this Netflix chart. -Yeah, let's talk ab... 387 00:15:20,187 --> 00:15:22,689 Shall we? Okay, so, look. This is a volatile chart and 388 00:15:22,789 --> 00:15:26,059 this is part reason why I didn't put my stand-up special, 389 00:15:26,126 --> 00:15:29,129 about a year ago, on Netflix, and instead, I decided to 390 00:15:29,229 --> 00:15:34,134 hide it deep bowels of Paramount+, which, supposedly, 391 00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:37,137 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, 393 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? 395 00:15:45,546 --> 00:15:47,548 No. Now, 396 00:15:47,648 --> 00:15:49,316 I know what you're thinking. "Kosta, what's this? 397 00:15:49,416 --> 00:15:51,618 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. 411 00:16:24,585 --> 00:16:26,053 A lot of Americans hurt themselves, couldn't 412 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 419 00:16:48,408 --> 00:16:52,446 30 serial documentaries about white male serial killers, uh, 420 00:16:52,546 --> 00:16:54,948 so many that I thought, "Maybe, if I want to be on Netflix, 421 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 429 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. 432 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, 434 00:17:31,418 --> 00:17:33,921 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, 440 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.