1 00:00:01,502 --> 00:00:03,570 ANNOUNCER: Coming to you from New York City, 2 00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:05,339 the only city in America, 3 00:00:05,439 --> 00:00:07,407 it's The Daily Show. 4 00:00:07,508 --> 00:00:11,378 Tonight, the high cost of gas, 5 00:00:11,478 --> 00:00:13,547 the high cost of weddings, 6 00:00:13,647 --> 00:00:16,450 and Angela Garbes. 7 00:00:16,550 --> 00:00:20,687 This is The Daily Show with Trevor Noah! 8 00:00:20,787 --> 00:00:22,823 -♪ ♪ -(cheering and applause) 9 00:00:36,670 --> 00:00:38,639 What's going on, everybody? Welcome to The Daily Show. 10 00:00:38,739 --> 00:00:40,274 I'm Trevor Noah. Thank you so much for tuning in. 11 00:00:40,374 --> 00:00:42,442 Thank you for coming out in person. 12 00:00:42,543 --> 00:00:44,444 Thank you so much for coming and joining. 13 00:00:44,545 --> 00:00:45,846 Take a seat. Let's do it, y'all. 14 00:00:45,946 --> 00:00:48,849 We've got a really fun show for you tonight. 15 00:00:48,949 --> 00:00:51,285 President Biden is stepping on the gas, 16 00:00:51,385 --> 00:00:54,054 Lewis Black is getting ready for wedding season, 17 00:00:54,154 --> 00:00:56,590 and Congress has agreed on gun reforms 18 00:00:56,690 --> 00:00:58,492 that are somehow a huge deal 19 00:00:58,592 --> 00:01:00,928 and a huge disappointment at the same time. 20 00:01:01,061 --> 00:01:02,296 So, let's do this, people. 21 00:01:02,396 --> 00:01:05,065 Let's jump straight into today's headlines. 22 00:01:05,098 --> 00:01:07,134 -♪ ♪ -(cheering and applause) 23 00:01:10,938 --> 00:01:14,374 All right, let's kick things off with gasoline 24 00:01:14,474 --> 00:01:17,411 or, as scientists call it, dinosaur pee-pee. 25 00:01:17,511 --> 00:01:20,280 Over the past few months, global demand for oil 26 00:01:20,380 --> 00:01:22,649 has kept rising faster than the supply 27 00:01:22,749 --> 00:01:25,085 to the point where the price of gas in the United States 28 00:01:25,185 --> 00:01:27,788 is now $6 babillion a gallon, 29 00:01:27,888 --> 00:01:29,623 so drivers are hurting. 30 00:01:29,723 --> 00:01:33,393 The good news is that as always, President Biden wants to help. 31 00:01:33,493 --> 00:01:37,364 The bad news is that as always, it doesn't look like he can. 32 00:01:37,464 --> 00:01:38,632 NEWSMAN: The president this afternoon 33 00:01:38,732 --> 00:01:40,501 called on Congress to temporarily suspend 34 00:01:40,601 --> 00:01:41,969 the federal gas tax, 35 00:01:42,102 --> 00:01:44,505 which is right now about 18 cents a gallon. 36 00:01:44,605 --> 00:01:47,441 It's a move President Biden has resisted until today 37 00:01:47,541 --> 00:01:50,811 given that it is unlikely to pass Congress. 38 00:01:50,911 --> 00:01:52,746 While officials say a gas tax holiday 39 00:01:52,846 --> 00:01:55,782 is worth considering, there is a cost. 40 00:01:55,883 --> 00:01:57,150 Those funds are used 41 00:01:57,251 --> 00:01:59,586 for repairing roads and infrastructure, 42 00:01:59,686 --> 00:02:02,623 important priorities across the country. 43 00:02:02,723 --> 00:02:05,726 What the president wants is a three-month gas tax holiday 44 00:02:05,826 --> 00:02:09,396 on both regular gas and diesel going into September. 45 00:02:09,496 --> 00:02:12,065 He also wants states to pass their similar versions 46 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:13,800 of that gas tax holiday. 47 00:02:13,901 --> 00:02:16,303 The president also had a word specifically here 48 00:02:16,403 --> 00:02:18,772 for the oil companies. Here's what he said. 49 00:02:18,872 --> 00:02:21,742 Bring down the price you are charging at the pump 50 00:02:21,842 --> 00:02:25,078 to reflect the costs you are paying for the product. 51 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:27,781 Do it now. Do it today. 52 00:02:27,881 --> 00:02:29,416 (laughter) 53 00:02:29,516 --> 00:02:31,685 Why are you talking like that? 54 00:02:31,785 --> 00:02:33,320 Is this a secret? 55 00:02:33,420 --> 00:02:36,523 Should the rest of us be listening? 56 00:02:36,623 --> 00:02:38,592 Why does he do that thing? It's so strange. 57 00:02:38,692 --> 00:02:40,327 Like, Joe Biden's the only president 58 00:02:40,427 --> 00:02:42,596 whose vibe shifts in the middle of a sentence. 59 00:02:42,696 --> 00:02:45,399 "Oil companies, you better lower the prices. 60 00:02:45,499 --> 00:02:46,700 "Please. 61 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,336 Please, I'm begging you." 62 00:02:49,436 --> 00:02:51,772 If you're president, you just got to say things! 63 00:02:51,872 --> 00:02:53,607 Otherwise, it makes you look weak, you know? 64 00:02:53,707 --> 00:02:55,342 You can't be like, "Mr. Gorbachev, 65 00:02:55,442 --> 00:02:57,177 "tear down this wall! 66 00:02:57,277 --> 00:02:58,879 "If you get around to it. 67 00:02:58,979 --> 00:03:00,447 "It's such an ugly wall. 68 00:03:00,547 --> 00:03:03,684 Or at least paint it. Come on." 69 00:03:03,784 --> 00:03:05,519 And, you know, I feel like this is the big difference 70 00:03:05,619 --> 00:03:07,487 between Trump and Biden, you know? 71 00:03:07,588 --> 00:03:09,256 It's how they use their power. 72 00:03:09,356 --> 00:03:10,490 Because with Trump it was always like, 73 00:03:10,591 --> 00:03:12,826 "Ah, shit, is he gonna use his power?!" 74 00:03:12,926 --> 00:03:14,061 And with Biden, it's like, 75 00:03:14,127 --> 00:03:15,762 "Ah, shit, is he gonna use his power?" 76 00:03:15,863 --> 00:03:17,364 (laughter) 77 00:03:17,464 --> 00:03:20,067 Also, whoever decided to call it a gas tax holiday? 78 00:03:20,167 --> 00:03:21,535 That person should be fired. 79 00:03:21,635 --> 00:03:22,970 It's not a holiday. 80 00:03:23,070 --> 00:03:24,738 What does that mean? It's a gas tax holiday. 81 00:03:24,838 --> 00:03:26,139 No, just be like, "We're not charging gas..." 82 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:27,241 "It's a gas tax holiday." 83 00:03:27,341 --> 00:03:28,809 That's the worst holiday of all time. 84 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:31,078 What, you save 18 cents off of gas, 85 00:03:31,178 --> 00:03:33,180 and I still have to go to work? Are you shitting me? 86 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,250 Even Arbor Day is better than that shit. 87 00:03:36,350 --> 00:03:38,919 And this is what always confuses me about this country. 88 00:03:39,086 --> 00:03:41,121 All right? Everywhere in the world, 89 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:43,657 governments manage to protect their populations 90 00:03:43,757 --> 00:03:44,925 from corporate greed. 91 00:03:45,092 --> 00:03:46,260 Right? Like, South Africa will limit 92 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,328 how high bread prices can go. 93 00:03:48,428 --> 00:03:50,797 The EU will be like, "You cannot pump chickens 94 00:03:50,898 --> 00:03:52,833 with the same hormones they use in the Hulk." 95 00:03:52,933 --> 00:03:55,102 In China, they're like, "Crypto's done. 96 00:03:55,169 --> 00:03:57,271 And no more dancing on TikTok. Only homework." 97 00:03:57,371 --> 00:03:59,740 But whenever the American government 98 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,709 has to deal with corporations, they've got about as much power 99 00:04:02,809 --> 00:04:04,344 as a tortoise that's stuck on its back. 100 00:04:04,444 --> 00:04:06,947 You know? It's just like, "Come on, oil companies. 101 00:04:07,047 --> 00:04:09,316 "Come on, pass on your savings. 102 00:04:09,416 --> 00:04:11,652 "Drug companies, don't overcharge 103 00:04:11,752 --> 00:04:14,755 "for lifesaving drugs, please. 104 00:04:14,855 --> 00:04:16,757 Please." 105 00:04:16,857 --> 00:04:18,859 (applause) 106 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:20,627 But, still, 107 00:04:20,727 --> 00:04:23,063 this is good news for Americans. 108 00:04:23,130 --> 00:04:26,066 Instead of the gas tax going to maintaining roads 109 00:04:26,133 --> 00:04:27,234 and infrastructure, 110 00:04:27,334 --> 00:04:31,205 drivers will now save 18 cents per gallon. 111 00:04:31,305 --> 00:04:33,907 And then you can use those savings to buy a new car 112 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:36,944 after yours gets swallowed up by a pothole. 113 00:04:37,077 --> 00:04:38,512 But let's move on to a different problem 114 00:04:38,612 --> 00:04:40,848 facing practically everyone in America, 115 00:04:40,948 --> 00:04:42,149 gun violence. 116 00:04:42,249 --> 00:04:43,817 There have been many mass shootings in America 117 00:04:43,917 --> 00:04:45,385 over the past couple of decades, 118 00:04:45,485 --> 00:04:47,487 and, after each one, people have always said, 119 00:04:47,588 --> 00:04:49,122 "Maybe this time will be different. 120 00:04:49,223 --> 00:04:51,358 Maybe Congress will do something about this." 121 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:54,228 And, every time, Congress was like, "No." 122 00:04:54,328 --> 00:04:56,563 But ever since the mass shooting 123 00:04:56,663 --> 00:04:58,699 in Buffalo and Uvalde last month, 124 00:04:58,799 --> 00:05:00,767 a group of senators from both parties 125 00:05:00,868 --> 00:05:02,736 have been working together to see if they can find 126 00:05:02,836 --> 00:05:05,672 any common ground on gun reform. 127 00:05:05,772 --> 00:05:08,742 And it turns out this time is different, 128 00:05:08,842 --> 00:05:10,344 ever so slightly. 129 00:05:10,444 --> 00:05:12,813 NEWSMAN: This morning, after decades of partisan gridlock, 130 00:05:12,913 --> 00:05:14,648 a major breakthrough in Congress-- 131 00:05:14,748 --> 00:05:17,584 14 Republicans joining all 50 Democrats 132 00:05:17,684 --> 00:05:21,054 to advance a new compromise on gun restrictions. 133 00:05:21,088 --> 00:05:23,190 This is a breakthrough. 134 00:05:23,290 --> 00:05:27,494 And, more importantly, it's a bipartisan breakthrough. 135 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:29,630 NEWSMAN: The deal includes enhanced background checks 136 00:05:29,730 --> 00:05:31,798 for people between 18 and 21; 137 00:05:31,899 --> 00:05:34,601 closing the so-called "boyfriend loophole," 138 00:05:34,701 --> 00:05:37,804 preventing romantic partners convicted of domestic violence 139 00:05:37,905 --> 00:05:39,473 from buying guns; 140 00:05:39,573 --> 00:05:41,375 directing more money for states 141 00:05:41,475 --> 00:05:44,378 to implement their own plans to address gun violence; 142 00:05:44,478 --> 00:05:46,847 and billions for school security upgrades 143 00:05:46,947 --> 00:05:48,782 and mental health services. 144 00:05:48,882 --> 00:05:51,218 And Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell calls the deal 145 00:05:51,318 --> 00:05:53,921 a "commonsense package of popular steps 146 00:05:54,087 --> 00:05:56,456 "that will help make these horrifying incidents 147 00:05:56,557 --> 00:06:00,394 less likely while fully upholding the Second Amendment." 148 00:06:00,494 --> 00:06:02,329 Oh, I agree with Senator Mitch McConnell. 149 00:06:02,429 --> 00:06:05,632 Thank God the precious Second Amendment has been preserved. 150 00:06:05,732 --> 00:06:08,035 Oh, yes. I mean, I'm all for protecting kids, 151 00:06:08,101 --> 00:06:10,037 but the Second Amendment, oh, 152 00:06:10,103 --> 00:06:11,538 have you seen that little face? 153 00:06:11,638 --> 00:06:12,639 Have you seen it? 154 00:06:12,739 --> 00:06:14,241 Whose Second Amendment are you? 155 00:06:14,341 --> 00:06:16,176 Whose Second Amendment are you? 156 00:06:16,276 --> 00:06:18,045 Oh, you're so adorable! 157 00:06:19,046 --> 00:06:22,082 Sometimes I feel like Americans want to protect the Constitution 158 00:06:22,182 --> 00:06:23,784 more than they want to protect the Americans 159 00:06:23,884 --> 00:06:25,452 the Constitution is supposed to protect. 160 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:27,888 -(cheering and applause) -It doesn't make any sense. 161 00:06:28,856 --> 00:06:32,359 "Oh, I'm glad we could protect the Second Amendment." 162 00:06:32,459 --> 00:06:33,627 I'll tell you now, if the Second Amendment 163 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:35,062 was in that classroom in Uvalde, 164 00:06:35,162 --> 00:06:36,363 the cops would have bust the door down 165 00:06:36,463 --> 00:06:37,698 with Mitch McConnell right behind them. 166 00:06:37,798 --> 00:06:39,433 "Yippee-ki-yay, mother(bleep). 167 00:06:39,533 --> 00:06:42,069 Mah. Mah." 168 00:06:43,203 --> 00:06:45,439 And I will say, look, I know, for a lot of people, 169 00:06:45,539 --> 00:06:48,075 it can be hard to know how to feel about this deal, 170 00:06:48,175 --> 00:06:50,511 because it doesn't include a lot of things that people want. 171 00:06:50,611 --> 00:06:52,379 You know? It doesn't ban assault rifles. 172 00:06:52,479 --> 00:06:54,414 It doesn't raise age limits. 173 00:06:54,515 --> 00:06:56,316 It doesn't even do universal background checks, 174 00:06:56,416 --> 00:06:58,819 which is the most basic thing imaginable. 175 00:06:58,919 --> 00:07:01,021 So, for some, this kind of thing, you know, 176 00:07:01,121 --> 00:07:02,256 feels like trying to stop Godzilla 177 00:07:02,356 --> 00:07:05,025 by dropping a few mousetraps around the city. 178 00:07:05,125 --> 00:07:07,327 But on the other hand, on the other hand, 179 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:10,564 after three decades of nothing happening, 180 00:07:10,664 --> 00:07:13,066 this deal is something. 181 00:07:13,166 --> 00:07:15,102 Please remember that. It is something. 182 00:07:15,202 --> 00:07:17,771 It's not gonna solve everything, but it's something. 183 00:07:17,871 --> 00:07:20,874 And something is always better than nothing. 184 00:07:21,041 --> 00:07:23,577 That's the entire philosophy behind the hand job. 185 00:07:23,677 --> 00:07:25,712 (laughter, applause) 186 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,649 All right, let's move on. 187 00:07:29,716 --> 00:07:32,286 If you've been out in New York City over the past few years, 188 00:07:32,386 --> 00:07:34,755 especially pandemic and through it, 189 00:07:34,855 --> 00:07:37,090 you've probably noticed a wild new phenomenon. 190 00:07:37,191 --> 00:07:38,926 And, no, I'm not talking about how the stuff dripping 191 00:07:39,059 --> 00:07:42,062 from air conditioners doesn't taste as good as it used to. 192 00:07:42,162 --> 00:07:43,263 Which-- No, it really bothers me. 193 00:07:43,363 --> 00:07:44,865 It used to have, like, a flavor. It had a tang. 194 00:07:44,965 --> 00:07:46,400 When it would, like, fall in your mouth, you'd be like, 195 00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:47,801 "Mmm!" 196 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:50,370 No, the problem I'm talking about 197 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:52,706 is the squads of dirt bikes and ATVs 198 00:07:52,806 --> 00:07:55,175 flooding the streets and sidewalks 199 00:07:55,275 --> 00:07:58,145 like Trump supporters trying to find Mike Pence. 200 00:07:59,313 --> 00:08:02,015 Well, now the mayor of New York City 201 00:08:02,049 --> 00:08:06,153 has decided to crush this problem literally. 202 00:08:06,253 --> 00:08:08,822 Today, heavy machinery crushed illegal ATVs, 203 00:08:08,922 --> 00:08:13,026 dirt bikes and motorcycles confiscated by the NYPD. 204 00:08:13,060 --> 00:08:17,030 Mayor Eric Adams waved a checkered flag and work began. 205 00:08:17,097 --> 00:08:19,099 He said this effort was to ensure 206 00:08:19,199 --> 00:08:22,436 these vehicles cannot ever terrorize the city again. 207 00:08:22,536 --> 00:08:24,638 The NYPD says that it has seized 208 00:08:24,738 --> 00:08:27,441 more than 2,000 of these vehicles citywide, 209 00:08:27,541 --> 00:08:31,211 an increase of more than 80% from this time last year. 210 00:08:31,311 --> 00:08:34,414 Hell, yeah, baby! Crush those bikes! 211 00:08:34,515 --> 00:08:37,818 That's what I want from my city government. Yeah! 212 00:08:37,918 --> 00:08:40,854 I don't even care about the underfunded schools anymore 213 00:08:40,954 --> 00:08:44,591 'cause this shit rocks! 214 00:08:44,691 --> 00:08:47,127 By the way, why is he waiving a checkered flag 215 00:08:47,227 --> 00:08:49,863 -at the beginning of a race? -(laughter) 216 00:08:49,963 --> 00:08:54,168 Does he not understand how a race works? 217 00:08:54,268 --> 00:08:57,938 Guy in the truck is like, "I-I finished already?" 218 00:08:58,071 --> 00:09:02,042 Now, look, I will admit, as a New Yorker-- humble brag-- 219 00:09:02,142 --> 00:09:03,877 maybe this isn't the biggest problem 220 00:09:04,011 --> 00:09:05,646 the city is facing right now. 221 00:09:05,746 --> 00:09:08,081 You know, rents are driving people out of their homes, 222 00:09:08,182 --> 00:09:09,783 traffic is always bad, 223 00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:12,319 and the subways are always shutting down. 224 00:09:12,419 --> 00:09:15,022 'Cause I think we have trains 225 00:09:15,088 --> 00:09:18,058 -that are scared of the dark or something. -(laughter) 226 00:09:18,158 --> 00:09:19,793 Yeah, yeah, no, I think that's what it is in New York. 227 00:09:19,893 --> 00:09:22,029 You see, 'cause they're fine, and then they go into a tunnel, 228 00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:24,765 and then they're just like, "Aah! Aah! Aah! 229 00:09:24,865 --> 00:09:26,300 "You guys should walk. I don't know what to do. 230 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,035 This is scary." 231 00:09:28,068 --> 00:09:29,770 In fact, instead of crushing these bikes, 232 00:09:29,870 --> 00:09:31,205 maybe the city could have used them 233 00:09:31,305 --> 00:09:33,907 to solve some of the city's problems, you know? 234 00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:35,909 I mean, this could have been the solution to the subway problem. 235 00:09:36,043 --> 00:09:37,411 Instead of those trains that are always breaking down, 236 00:09:37,511 --> 00:09:40,380 just drop a bunch a dirt bikes into the tunnel, you know? 237 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,350 Yeah, let people wheelie to work, 238 00:09:43,450 --> 00:09:44,718 or give them to the police 239 00:09:44,818 --> 00:09:46,353 so they don't have to ride horses anymore. 240 00:09:46,453 --> 00:09:48,856 What are you doing? Stopping crime in the 1850s? 241 00:09:48,956 --> 00:09:51,491 Huh? "There are cattle rustlers on Broadway!" 242 00:09:51,592 --> 00:09:55,229 Or just hire the dirt bike kids to ride around neighborhoods 243 00:09:55,329 --> 00:09:57,130 where the rents have gotten unaffordable. 244 00:09:57,231 --> 00:09:59,233 -Help keep the prices down. -(applause and cheering) 245 00:09:59,333 --> 00:10:03,670 "This studio apartment with no bathroom. You want it? 246 00:10:03,770 --> 00:10:06,874 You want it? It costs $6,000 a month." 247 00:10:06,974 --> 00:10:09,009 -"What?!" -(imitates engine revving) 248 00:10:11,011 --> 00:10:14,047 "All right, give me 50 bucks, you can have it." 249 00:10:14,147 --> 00:10:16,617 All right, and finally, if you're one of those people 250 00:10:16,717 --> 00:10:18,452 who rarely likes to vape, 251 00:10:18,552 --> 00:10:22,222 well, first of all, congratulations on being basic. 252 00:10:22,322 --> 00:10:25,292 And second of all, you might want to stock up 253 00:10:25,392 --> 00:10:27,628 because your supply is about to run out. 254 00:10:27,728 --> 00:10:29,897 NEWSMAN: One of the largest makers of e-cigarettes may soon 255 00:10:29,997 --> 00:10:33,400 be forced to stop selling products in this country. 256 00:10:33,500 --> 00:10:34,935 The Wall Street Journal says 257 00:10:35,035 --> 00:10:36,937 the FDA could order Juul e-cigarettes 258 00:10:37,037 --> 00:10:38,906 off the market as soon as today. 259 00:10:39,006 --> 00:10:41,642 The FDA has criticized Juul 260 00:10:41,742 --> 00:10:43,777 for gearing its products toward young people. 261 00:10:43,877 --> 00:10:46,613 It already barred the sale of fruity 262 00:10:46,713 --> 00:10:48,849 and sweet e-cigarette cartridges. 263 00:10:48,949 --> 00:10:51,852 Juul had hoped to continue selling tobacco flavors. 264 00:10:51,952 --> 00:10:56,957 It can appeal if the FDA does hand down that ban as expected. 265 00:10:57,057 --> 00:10:58,325 That's right, people. 266 00:10:58,425 --> 00:11:00,494 Juul e-cigarettes are about to be banned. 267 00:11:00,594 --> 00:11:02,129 So your days of going around looking 268 00:11:02,229 --> 00:11:05,632 like you're blowing R2-D2 are over. 269 00:11:05,732 --> 00:11:08,669 But this is a big move by the FDA. 270 00:11:08,769 --> 00:11:12,306 Because you realize Juul is the iconic vaping brand. 271 00:11:12,406 --> 00:11:13,807 So by them doing this, 272 00:11:13,907 --> 00:11:16,877 it's like going after soda by banning Coke, 273 00:11:16,977 --> 00:11:20,080 or going after Coke by banning Don, Jr. 274 00:11:20,113 --> 00:11:21,715 (laughter) 275 00:11:21,815 --> 00:11:23,550 All right, that's it for the headlines, but before we go, 276 00:11:23,650 --> 00:11:24,985 let's check in on the traffic 277 00:11:25,085 --> 00:11:27,087 with our very own Roy Wood, Jr., everybody! 278 00:11:27,154 --> 00:11:30,357 (applause and cheering) 279 00:11:30,457 --> 00:11:32,526 What's happening, Roy? 280 00:11:32,626 --> 00:11:34,294 -What's up, man? -Good to see you again. 281 00:11:34,394 --> 00:11:36,096 -You're doing good? You're doing good? -And... 282 00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:38,632 Yeah, I'm good, I'm good. Now, I know we want to get 283 00:11:38,732 --> 00:11:40,767 to the traffic, man, but that brings up a good point. 284 00:11:40,868 --> 00:11:44,471 Am I supposed to be excited about 18 cent off of gas? 285 00:11:44,571 --> 00:11:47,007 -I guess they want you to be excited. -I don't know. 286 00:11:47,107 --> 00:11:48,909 I don't feel like that's a lot. 287 00:11:49,009 --> 00:11:50,777 I'm sure 18 cent off, I'm sure that's a lot of gas 288 00:11:50,878 --> 00:11:53,313 where you're from. I'm sure that's, like, a lot of gas. 289 00:11:53,413 --> 00:11:55,315 -And... -What? 'Cause I'm from Africa? 290 00:11:55,415 --> 00:11:57,784 (laughter) 291 00:11:57,885 --> 00:12:00,220 You said it, not me. This is the thing. 292 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,957 Like, I feel like 18 cents-- it's like it's a nice gesture, 293 00:12:04,057 --> 00:12:05,959 but it ain't really doing nothing. 294 00:12:06,059 --> 00:12:08,195 It's like when your grandma still gives you ten dollars 295 00:12:08,295 --> 00:12:09,897 for your birthday. And I'm like, "I'm 43. 296 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:12,132 "What am I going to do with these ten dollars? 297 00:12:12,232 --> 00:12:15,435 This ain't even a sandwich. This ain't even a del..." 298 00:12:15,536 --> 00:12:16,870 Oh, you looking at me. You want me to do traffic. 299 00:12:16,970 --> 00:12:18,839 All right, here, here. You know how to fix this traffic? 300 00:12:18,939 --> 00:12:22,109 -Yeah. -'Cause, like, perfect thing about the gas, right? 301 00:12:22,209 --> 00:12:24,077 -Yeah. -All right, so, gas is up, 302 00:12:24,178 --> 00:12:25,979 -'cause everybody consuming gas, right? -Okay, yeah. 303 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:28,115 People consume gas 'cause they stuck in traffic, 304 00:12:28,215 --> 00:12:29,750 they ain't really moving. 305 00:12:29,850 --> 00:12:31,151 What gives you good gas mileage? 306 00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:32,886 Motion, the car moving. 307 00:12:32,986 --> 00:12:36,156 So the way you get to fix the traffic-- all green lights. 308 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:38,158 (laughter) 309 00:12:38,258 --> 00:12:40,727 Every light, every intersection in America, 310 00:12:40,827 --> 00:12:44,097 green light, same time, traffic moving. 311 00:12:44,131 --> 00:12:45,699 -This-- -I think that would create another problem, though. 312 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:46,967 What's the problem? What-what-- 313 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:49,102 'Cause it's all the green lights, then, like, 314 00:12:49,136 --> 00:12:50,737 the cars are probably gonna smash into each other. 315 00:12:50,838 --> 00:12:53,507 Even better. Even better. 316 00:12:53,607 --> 00:12:56,109 Car's smashed, your car don't run, now you walking, 317 00:12:56,210 --> 00:12:59,179 saving gas. You understand? 318 00:12:59,279 --> 00:13:02,716 That's how it works. All green lights. 319 00:13:02,816 --> 00:13:04,484 -All right. Well, uh-- -Look-- Ooh, look at all 320 00:13:04,585 --> 00:13:06,320 these motorcycles. Why we didn't just sell motorcycles 321 00:13:06,420 --> 00:13:09,456 to these people? What-what country is that, even? 322 00:13:09,556 --> 00:13:11,124 I-- I don't know, a country with traffic. 323 00:13:11,225 --> 00:13:15,062 I-I don't understand why-why would the city of New York 324 00:13:15,162 --> 00:13:16,897 not just sell the bikes? The police love 325 00:13:17,064 --> 00:13:18,532 to put stuff out and then just tear it up. 326 00:13:18,632 --> 00:13:20,667 Man, you could you have sold them bikes for parts. 327 00:13:20,767 --> 00:13:22,603 You could have took them to another country or some shit. 328 00:13:22,703 --> 00:13:24,972 Man, why would you get rid of the bi-- 329 00:13:25,072 --> 00:13:26,240 I bet you they didn't even siphon the gas 330 00:13:26,340 --> 00:13:28,408 out them bikes before they crushed them. 331 00:13:28,509 --> 00:13:30,677 -That's messed up, man. -That's a lot of money-- 332 00:13:30,777 --> 00:13:31,945 I'm from Alabama, man. I'm from Alabama. 333 00:13:32,079 --> 00:13:33,947 The police downing there, they do something called 334 00:13:34,081 --> 00:13:35,516 the police auction. The police take your shit 335 00:13:35,616 --> 00:13:37,885 and then once every-- two, three times a year, they just 336 00:13:37,985 --> 00:13:41,154 have a yard sale and they just sell everybody's stuff. 337 00:13:41,255 --> 00:13:43,524 And that's how you make a little bit of bread. 338 00:13:43,624 --> 00:13:45,859 You don't burn the stuff up, man. Like, when they be 339 00:13:45,959 --> 00:13:47,961 burning the-the drugs, they be burning up the drugs. 340 00:13:48,095 --> 00:13:52,232 Why would you burn that cocaine? All that good cocaine? 341 00:13:52,332 --> 00:13:53,967 Maybe you could bag that up, you could take that 342 00:13:54,101 --> 00:13:55,736 down to Knoxville, holla at Big Migs, 343 00:13:55,836 --> 00:13:58,205 he got two clubs from the Salvadorians, we can get that-- 344 00:13:58,305 --> 00:14:01,074 That shit pretty-- You cut it the right way, 345 00:14:01,175 --> 00:14:02,876 you could get a couple extra dollars and stretch that sh-- 346 00:14:03,043 --> 00:14:04,912 Roy, Roy, be careful, you're gonna incriminate yourself. 347 00:14:05,045 --> 00:14:06,246 Let's, uh, let's jump to the traffic. 348 00:14:07,681 --> 00:14:08,749 -That's my bad. Tha-That's my bad. -Yeah, let's just 349 00:14:08,849 --> 00:14:10,217 jump to the traffic. 350 00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:16,190 You know where the Juul people messed up? 351 00:14:16,290 --> 00:14:17,758 The Juul-the Juul cigarette people? 352 00:14:17,858 --> 00:14:19,893 -Yeah, where did they mess up, Roy? -See, they tried too hard 353 00:14:20,060 --> 00:14:22,563 to sell to children. 354 00:14:22,663 --> 00:14:24,097 You can't just go right at the children. 355 00:14:24,198 --> 00:14:25,432 That's what happened to Joe Camel. 356 00:14:25,532 --> 00:14:27,501 That's why they got Joe Camel out of here. 357 00:14:27,601 --> 00:14:29,069 You remember Joe Camel? You remember the Camel cigarettes, 358 00:14:29,136 --> 00:14:31,104 they had the dude-- I remember in the sixth grade, 359 00:14:31,205 --> 00:14:33,507 everybody either wanted to be Michael Jordan or Joe Camel. 360 00:14:33,607 --> 00:14:35,642 That's who you wanted to be. It was a camel, 361 00:14:35,742 --> 00:14:37,711 He had shades, he a leather jacket on, 362 00:14:37,811 --> 00:14:39,379 he had a white woman on his arm. 363 00:14:39,479 --> 00:14:42,082 I was like, "That's the man." 364 00:14:42,182 --> 00:14:45,619 Also, also, the thing with Juul, man, it's-it's the people 365 00:14:45,719 --> 00:14:47,988 who smoke e-cigs. It's they fault. 366 00:14:48,088 --> 00:14:50,324 Y'all had all this time to normalize e-cigs, 367 00:14:50,424 --> 00:14:52,926 but every time they-- You ever seen somebody pull a e-cig out? 368 00:14:53,093 --> 00:14:54,895 They look weird. They-- (mutters) 369 00:14:54,995 --> 00:14:57,698 (deep inhale) 370 00:14:57,798 --> 00:14:59,166 Then they put it back down. Then they look at the floor 371 00:14:59,266 --> 00:15:01,034 when they hitting it. Why you looking at the floor? 372 00:15:01,068 --> 00:15:03,837 Look up at me. That's-that's addiction behavior. 373 00:15:03,937 --> 00:15:07,241 You don't look down at the-- (sharp inhale) 374 00:15:07,341 --> 00:15:10,377 Smokers look you in the eye. Smoker-- Also, when people 375 00:15:10,477 --> 00:15:12,279 smoke a cigarette, they don't smoke in the center 376 00:15:12,379 --> 00:15:14,781 of they mouth-- This is cool. You got to smoke 377 00:15:14,882 --> 00:15:16,884 in the corner of your mouth, you don't smoke nothing in the-- 378 00:15:17,050 --> 00:15:18,785 This is a crack pipe, you-- (sharp inhale) 379 00:15:18,886 --> 00:15:20,921 Don't just-- Crack pipe. (inhales) 380 00:15:23,824 --> 00:15:26,059 This is cool. This is meth. 381 00:15:26,159 --> 00:15:27,361 And that's why people be tripping 382 00:15:27,461 --> 00:15:30,531 on them Juul cigarettes, man. You can't be sm-- 383 00:15:30,631 --> 00:15:32,299 You want to look cool, you got to smoke around the corner. 384 00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:34,301 I-I hear you there, man. I hear you there. 385 00:15:34,401 --> 00:15:36,904 I'm just-- Mm. 386 00:15:38,071 --> 00:15:39,973 Man, this some nice traffic, man. 387 00:15:40,073 --> 00:15:41,441 Well-- W-- 388 00:15:41,542 --> 00:15:42,943 What do you-what do you want me to say about the traffic? 389 00:15:43,076 --> 00:15:44,811 -Let's just-- -Well, Roy, people-- I-- People like-- 390 00:15:44,912 --> 00:15:46,413 -watching the news. Yeah, -Every week. What do you-- 391 00:15:46,513 --> 00:15:48,248 -because people like watching-- -What do you want me to say?! 392 00:15:48,348 --> 00:15:51,084 People, like, want to know what roads to drive on. 393 00:15:51,185 --> 00:15:53,520 The-- N-Not this one. Don't drive on this one. 394 00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:54,755 You know what, all right. 395 00:15:54,855 --> 00:15:56,089 -But they get cars-- -Thank you so much, Roy. 396 00:15:56,123 --> 00:15:58,091 -Thank you so much. -And they're wasting gas. 397 00:15:58,125 --> 00:15:59,393 All right, when we come back, Lewis Black 398 00:15:59,493 --> 00:16:01,795 will be talking about weddings, so don't go away. 399 00:16:01,895 --> 00:16:03,931 (cheering, applause) 400 00:16:12,005 --> 00:16:14,040 (cheering and applause) 401 00:16:19,779 --> 00:16:21,614 Welcome back to The Daily Show. 402 00:16:21,714 --> 00:16:23,716 When a news story falls through the cracks, 403 00:16:23,816 --> 00:16:25,118 Lewis Black catches it 404 00:16:25,218 --> 00:16:28,021 for a segment we call Back in Black. 405 00:16:28,121 --> 00:16:30,156 ♪ ♪ 406 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,662 (cheering and applause) 407 00:16:35,762 --> 00:16:38,731 Wedding season is here, everyone. 408 00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:40,733 My favorite time of year. 409 00:16:40,833 --> 00:16:42,635 The brides are radiant, 410 00:16:42,735 --> 00:16:44,370 the grooms are terrified 411 00:16:44,470 --> 00:16:46,272 and I'm in the photo booth 412 00:16:46,372 --> 00:16:48,975 letting my artistic side out. 413 00:16:49,075 --> 00:16:52,712 My nipple rings really pop in a wedding album. 414 00:16:52,812 --> 00:16:54,614 And it's a great time 415 00:16:54,714 --> 00:16:58,284 for someone who loves love as much as I do, 416 00:16:58,384 --> 00:16:59,452 because this year, 417 00:16:59,552 --> 00:17:01,988 there are more weddings than ever. 418 00:17:02,088 --> 00:17:04,257 2022 is gonna be a record year. 419 00:17:04,357 --> 00:17:06,426 They're talking about 2.5 million weddings 420 00:17:06,526 --> 00:17:09,295 set to take place, the biggest number since 1984. 421 00:17:09,395 --> 00:17:11,831 That number is up by 600,000 422 00:17:11,931 --> 00:17:13,533 since 2021. 423 00:17:13,633 --> 00:17:15,401 NEWSWOMAN: One out of every five weddings last year 424 00:17:15,501 --> 00:17:17,337 was rescheduled for this year, 425 00:17:17,437 --> 00:17:20,273 which means everything from dresses to venues 426 00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:22,909 to hotel rooms are in high demand. 427 00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:26,246 Planning to marry? Then get ready to rumble. 428 00:17:26,346 --> 00:17:29,115 You can kiss the romantic venues goodbye 429 00:17:29,182 --> 00:17:31,751 because the only one left is the Octagon, 430 00:17:31,851 --> 00:17:35,021 and you're gonna have to choke someone out for it. 431 00:17:35,121 --> 00:17:37,790 And I guess that's America for you. 432 00:17:37,891 --> 00:17:39,459 It's easier to get a shotgun 433 00:17:39,559 --> 00:17:42,295 than it is to get a shotgun wedding. 434 00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:45,131 But at least post-pandemic marriages 435 00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:46,432 are gonna be strong. 436 00:17:46,532 --> 00:17:48,768 After all, most of these couples 437 00:17:48,868 --> 00:17:51,271 have been through lockdown together. 438 00:17:51,371 --> 00:17:54,173 They already know they can spend hours in the same room, 439 00:17:54,274 --> 00:17:56,976 watching TV without speaking to each other, 440 00:17:57,143 --> 00:17:59,345 until one of them falls asleep 441 00:17:59,445 --> 00:18:03,416 and the other one can finally masturbate in peace. 442 00:18:04,817 --> 00:18:05,818 You know, 443 00:18:05,919 --> 00:18:07,587 marriage! 444 00:18:08,555 --> 00:18:09,856 Of course, 445 00:18:09,956 --> 00:18:13,192 even if you manage to find an aisle to walk down this year, 446 00:18:13,293 --> 00:18:15,895 guess what, it's gonna cost ya. 447 00:18:15,995 --> 00:18:18,531 NEWSWOMAN: And the cost to tie the knot? Astronomical. 448 00:18:18,631 --> 00:18:21,234 All of the vendors really didn't have 449 00:18:21,334 --> 00:18:24,637 any sort of income for almost two years. 450 00:18:24,737 --> 00:18:29,375 So they are really trying to make up for that lost revenue. 451 00:18:29,475 --> 00:18:31,844 NEWSWOMAN 2: That coupled with supply chain issues 452 00:18:31,945 --> 00:18:34,714 and inflation have sent prices soaring. 453 00:18:34,814 --> 00:18:37,817 NEWSWOMAN: Couples will spend an average of more than $24,000 454 00:18:37,917 --> 00:18:38,851 on their wedding this year, 455 00:18:38,952 --> 00:18:41,321 up nearly $2,000 from last year. 456 00:18:41,421 --> 00:18:43,122 But it's not just the bride and groom. 457 00:18:43,189 --> 00:18:44,891 Guests should expect to spend more, too, 458 00:18:44,991 --> 00:18:47,694 as a record travel season boosts demand for flights, 459 00:18:47,794 --> 00:18:49,429 hotel rooms, and rental cars. 460 00:18:49,529 --> 00:18:50,697 NEWSWOMAN 3: That's Matt Tressler 461 00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:52,131 from Louisville, Kentucky. 462 00:18:52,165 --> 00:18:55,001 And this is his tenth wedding so far this summer. 463 00:18:55,134 --> 00:18:57,203 Weekend after weekend, he's shelling out 464 00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:59,472 for gifts, gas, hotels, and more. 465 00:18:59,572 --> 00:19:01,140 I don't want to say an exact number, 466 00:19:01,174 --> 00:19:02,876 but let's just say it was, like, four digits. 467 00:19:02,976 --> 00:19:04,210 I've had to buy a lot of suits for weddings. 468 00:19:04,310 --> 00:19:06,212 Hate to brag-- I'm a professional wedding guest. 469 00:19:06,312 --> 00:19:07,380 I'm the wedding king. 470 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:11,084 "Wedding king" is Yiddish for "schmuck"! 471 00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:13,753 20... 472 00:19:13,853 --> 00:19:15,788 (cheering and applause) 473 00:19:15,889 --> 00:19:19,092 $24,000 for a wedding?! 474 00:19:19,192 --> 00:19:21,494 (bleep) me hard! 475 00:19:21,594 --> 00:19:23,363 At that price, you won't have anything left 476 00:19:23,463 --> 00:19:25,765 for the divorce lawyer! 477 00:19:25,865 --> 00:19:27,967 And thanks to the price of gas, 478 00:19:28,101 --> 00:19:31,738 even get-getting to a wedding costs an arm and a leg. 479 00:19:31,838 --> 00:19:33,573 Gas is so expensive, 480 00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:36,109 you can bring it as a wedding gift. 481 00:19:36,209 --> 00:19:38,912 And make sure you hold on to it, though. 482 00:19:39,012 --> 00:19:43,016 Your grandkids can sell it to a warlord for water! 483 00:19:44,384 --> 00:19:47,520 So with all the logistical and financial challenges, 484 00:19:47,620 --> 00:19:51,190 it's no wonder that some couples are finding creative ways 485 00:19:51,291 --> 00:19:52,559 to save money. 486 00:19:52,659 --> 00:19:54,460 NEWSWOMAN: Weddings can cost a fortune. 487 00:19:54,561 --> 00:19:57,130 The national average-- close to 30 grand. 488 00:19:57,163 --> 00:19:59,766 And in Kiara and Joel's home state of California, 489 00:19:59,866 --> 00:20:01,935 the average is even higher. 490 00:20:02,035 --> 00:20:04,037 Dress is check. 491 00:20:04,137 --> 00:20:05,838 NEWSWOMAN: So how did Kiara pull it off? 492 00:20:05,939 --> 00:20:10,710 She started with the dress, which cost just $47. 493 00:20:10,810 --> 00:20:13,079 KIARA: I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a dress 494 00:20:13,146 --> 00:20:14,681 because I had the mindset-- 495 00:20:14,781 --> 00:20:17,617 I'm gonna wear this one time for a few hours. 496 00:20:17,717 --> 00:20:19,452 NEWSWOMAN: Then she found the perfect location-- 497 00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:23,356 right off the freeway, key word being "free." 498 00:20:23,456 --> 00:20:24,824 (laughter) 499 00:20:24,924 --> 00:20:27,760 A wedding by the freeway? Genius! 500 00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:31,197 I found love on the side of the road loads of times. 501 00:20:31,297 --> 00:20:33,099 (laughter) 502 00:20:33,199 --> 00:20:37,136 And never once did I think to invite a photographer. 503 00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:41,274 And I definitely wouldn't have invited my grandmother. 504 00:20:41,374 --> 00:20:44,110 But even if you beat the cost and the crowds, 505 00:20:44,143 --> 00:20:48,314 there's one more thing you need to worry about-- the COVID. 506 00:20:48,414 --> 00:20:51,284 One newlywed couple didn't want to reschedule 507 00:20:51,384 --> 00:20:53,253 their already postponed wedding-- understandable-- 508 00:20:53,353 --> 00:20:54,754 -the reception-- -NEWSWOMAN 2: Oh, no! 509 00:20:54,854 --> 00:20:57,156 when the groom tested positive for COVID. 510 00:20:57,257 --> 00:20:58,725 It happened just three days before, 511 00:20:58,825 --> 00:21:00,526 so the bride still attended the wedding, 512 00:21:00,627 --> 00:21:04,697 but took this cardboard cutout of her groom instead. 513 00:21:04,797 --> 00:21:07,300 The couple says it was their way of making the best 514 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,269 of a very disappointing situation 515 00:21:09,369 --> 00:21:12,839 after their nuptials had already been rescheduled several times 516 00:21:12,939 --> 00:21:14,974 -throughout the course of the pandemic. -NEWSWOMAN 2: Oh. 517 00:21:15,074 --> 00:21:16,409 NEWSWOMAN: Don't worry, though. 518 00:21:16,509 --> 00:21:18,177 The groom didn't completely miss out 519 00:21:18,278 --> 00:21:19,612 on all the fun and festivities. 520 00:21:19,712 --> 00:21:22,148 He did show up on screen in the ballroom 521 00:21:22,248 --> 00:21:24,617 as a surprise to his bride. 522 00:21:24,717 --> 00:21:27,854 Look, if you find yourself dancing with a cutout, 523 00:21:27,954 --> 00:21:30,690 you're certifiably insane. 524 00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:33,493 And what does it say about the groom that he can be 525 00:21:33,593 --> 00:21:36,129 replaced by a cardboard cutout 526 00:21:36,229 --> 00:21:38,631 and nobody seems to care? 527 00:21:41,267 --> 00:21:44,270 And the bride is in for a rude awakening, 528 00:21:44,370 --> 00:21:46,239 because there's no way the husband 529 00:21:46,339 --> 00:21:49,242 is ever gonna live up to that cutout. 530 00:21:49,342 --> 00:21:51,311 It's well dressed, it listens, 531 00:21:51,411 --> 00:21:53,546 and it has a flat stomach. 532 00:21:53,646 --> 00:21:55,348 It's the total package. 533 00:21:55,448 --> 00:21:57,250 Now, if you'll excuse me, Trevor, 534 00:21:57,350 --> 00:21:58,885 I've got a wedding to get to. 535 00:21:58,985 --> 00:22:00,753 Some asshole is getting married 536 00:22:00,853 --> 00:22:02,422 to a woman he doesn't even like 537 00:22:02,522 --> 00:22:04,123 and those idiots have decided 538 00:22:04,157 --> 00:22:06,492 to make it a destination wedding. 539 00:22:06,593 --> 00:22:09,128 Oh. Wow, Lewis, who-who's getting married? 540 00:22:09,195 --> 00:22:10,396 I am. 541 00:22:10,496 --> 00:22:13,533 And I got to pick up my bride at Kinkos. 542 00:22:13,633 --> 00:22:15,868 Lewis Black, everyone. We'll be right back. 543 00:22:15,969 --> 00:22:18,071 (cheering, applause) 544 00:22:25,893 --> 00:22:27,928 (cheering and applause) 545 00:22:31,298 --> 00:22:33,834 Welcome back to The Daily Show. My guest tonight 546 00:22:33,934 --> 00:22:36,503 is best-selling author Angela Garbes. 547 00:22:36,603 --> 00:22:38,272 She's here to talk about her new book, 548 00:22:38,372 --> 00:22:39,640 Essential Labor, 549 00:22:39,740 --> 00:22:42,209 which reflects on the state of caregiving in America 550 00:22:42,309 --> 00:22:45,779 and explores mothering as a means of social change. 551 00:22:45,879 --> 00:22:47,915 So, please welcome Angela Garbes. 552 00:22:48,015 --> 00:22:50,050 -♪ ♪ -(cheering and applause) 553 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:54,955 -Welcome. -Good to see you. Thank you. 554 00:22:59,226 --> 00:23:00,794 -Welcome to the show. -Thank you. 555 00:23:00,894 --> 00:23:02,062 Thank you, Trevor, for having me. 556 00:23:02,162 --> 00:23:03,630 Are you kidding me? Thank you for writing 557 00:23:03,730 --> 00:23:06,433 one of the most fascinating books on a topic that I... 558 00:23:06,533 --> 00:23:08,202 I-I love delving into, 559 00:23:08,302 --> 00:23:11,371 because I feel like it is the root of everything. 560 00:23:11,472 --> 00:23:13,540 -Yes. -And that is mothering. 561 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,142 -Yes. I'm glad that you see that. -You know? 562 00:23:15,242 --> 00:23:16,810 -We share a vibe. (chuckles) -No, I... Right. 563 00:23:16,910 --> 00:23:19,346 But let's start with-with, uh, you know, the title of the book. 564 00:23:19,446 --> 00:23:20,914 Essential Labor. 565 00:23:21,014 --> 00:23:23,584 You wrote this book, you know, based on an article 566 00:23:23,684 --> 00:23:25,419 that, uh, that got acclaim from everyone. 567 00:23:25,519 --> 00:23:26,987 I mean, mothers all over the country read it. 568 00:23:27,054 --> 00:23:28,355 Some people around the world read it. 569 00:23:28,455 --> 00:23:30,624 Even people like Melinda Gates and Elizabeth Warren 570 00:23:30,724 --> 00:23:32,893 -chimed in, said, "Yeah, this is spot-on." -Yeah. 571 00:23:32,993 --> 00:23:34,795 What do you think people have been missing 572 00:23:34,895 --> 00:23:36,196 about mothering for so long? 573 00:23:36,296 --> 00:23:38,031 Sure. I mean, I wrote this book... 574 00:23:38,132 --> 00:23:40,434 You know, part of it came out of the grief 575 00:23:40,534 --> 00:23:42,402 and loss that I felt at the start of the pandemic. 576 00:23:42,503 --> 00:23:45,305 Um, as a writer, I had sort of nebulous deadlines, 577 00:23:45,405 --> 00:23:47,875 and I didn't get a regular paycheck or health insurance, 578 00:23:48,008 --> 00:23:49,710 but my husband's job gave us that. 579 00:23:49,810 --> 00:23:51,011 So, I basically stopped writing, 580 00:23:51,111 --> 00:23:53,313 and because childcare centers closed, 581 00:23:53,413 --> 00:23:55,149 I was taking care of my kids. 582 00:23:55,249 --> 00:23:57,184 And I knew that that was the most important work 583 00:23:57,284 --> 00:23:58,519 I could be doing, 584 00:23:58,619 --> 00:24:00,754 um, but it also... 585 00:24:00,854 --> 00:24:03,223 I felt like I wasn't getting any recognition for it. 586 00:24:03,323 --> 00:24:05,058 -Right. -We were hearing about essential workers, 587 00:24:05,159 --> 00:24:07,594 health care workers, sanitation workers 588 00:24:07,694 --> 00:24:09,029 who are, yes, essential, 589 00:24:09,129 --> 00:24:10,631 but we were never hearing about parents 590 00:24:10,731 --> 00:24:12,900 who were working 24-7, 591 00:24:13,033 --> 00:24:14,535 trying to take care of their families, 592 00:24:14,635 --> 00:24:15,936 trying to keep communities safe. 593 00:24:16,036 --> 00:24:18,105 Um, and that's really where, like... 594 00:24:18,205 --> 00:24:20,174 This is what I, like, what I know you understand, 595 00:24:20,274 --> 00:24:23,310 is that domestic work, mothering, 596 00:24:23,410 --> 00:24:25,212 um, we do it to ourselves every day. 597 00:24:25,312 --> 00:24:26,847 Feeding ourselves, taking a shower. 598 00:24:26,980 --> 00:24:29,283 -Right. -Without care work and domestic labor... 599 00:24:29,383 --> 00:24:32,653 You know, this is the work that makes all other work possible. 600 00:24:32,753 --> 00:24:36,423 The idea that domestic labor is somehow less valuable 601 00:24:36,523 --> 00:24:38,392 than "professional work," 602 00:24:38,492 --> 00:24:39,993 I just think it's a myth. 603 00:24:40,094 --> 00:24:42,429 You know, you know, what you... what you tap into in this book 604 00:24:42,529 --> 00:24:45,999 is-is so powerful because it even goes to... 605 00:24:46,033 --> 00:24:49,169 -Let's say somebody's, like, a rampant capitalist. -Sure. 606 00:24:49,269 --> 00:24:51,205 You know? They go like, "Oh, the country needs to make money. 607 00:24:51,305 --> 00:24:53,240 We got to get people out there. We got to get..." 608 00:24:53,340 --> 00:24:54,675 And yet they don't want the policies 609 00:24:54,775 --> 00:24:56,543 that support mothers in doing that. 610 00:24:56,643 --> 00:24:58,545 So you see mothers-- You know, you talk about in the book 611 00:24:58,645 --> 00:25:01,048 where they have to choose-- do-- am I gonna be a mom? 612 00:25:01,148 --> 00:25:03,250 Or am I going to find somebody to be a mom to my child 613 00:25:03,350 --> 00:25:05,319 -though I can't afford them? -Yes. This is so many-- 614 00:25:05,419 --> 00:25:07,054 You know, we talk about this care crisis 615 00:25:07,154 --> 00:25:08,856 -that was exposed in the pandemic, right? -Yes. 616 00:25:09,022 --> 00:25:11,024 When childcare centers and schools closed down, 617 00:25:11,125 --> 00:25:12,693 we were lost. 618 00:25:12,793 --> 00:25:14,762 People didn't know what to do. 619 00:25:14,862 --> 00:25:16,764 But many of us have always known that, you know, 620 00:25:16,864 --> 00:25:18,599 until your child is age six, 621 00:25:18,699 --> 00:25:20,601 in America, you're really on your own. 622 00:25:20,701 --> 00:25:22,336 And there are many people who are choosing 623 00:25:22,436 --> 00:25:24,838 between "should I put my child in daycare?" or "should I work?" 624 00:25:24,972 --> 00:25:26,673 because it's really about the same amount of money. 625 00:25:26,774 --> 00:25:29,176 -Right. -Right? But so-- Studies have been done. 626 00:25:29,276 --> 00:25:32,513 So, Oxfam has a study that if women in America 627 00:25:32,613 --> 00:25:35,983 were paid minimum wage for the amount of domestic labor 628 00:25:36,083 --> 00:25:37,651 that they do unpaid right now, 629 00:25:37,751 --> 00:25:40,854 it would be worth $1.9 trillion per year. 630 00:25:40,988 --> 00:25:43,123 -Wow. -So that's-- Talk about putting, 631 00:25:43,223 --> 00:25:44,191 you know, a value on that. 632 00:25:44,291 --> 00:25:45,993 Like, that is part of our economy. 633 00:25:46,059 --> 00:25:48,796 And that's a thing that we just have not reckoned with 634 00:25:48,896 --> 00:25:50,097 in this country. 635 00:25:50,197 --> 00:25:52,599 Our country, American capitalism, 636 00:25:52,699 --> 00:25:56,670 relies just as much on the labor that happens in the home 637 00:25:56,770 --> 00:25:59,506 as any other labor that happens in the office or on a job site. 638 00:25:59,606 --> 00:26:02,309 And other countries have-have done that in many ways. 639 00:26:02,409 --> 00:26:04,011 You know, you see countries like Sweden, 640 00:26:04,044 --> 00:26:05,212 countries like Switzerland, et cetera, 641 00:26:05,312 --> 00:26:06,613 they've got different methods of doing it. 642 00:26:06,713 --> 00:26:09,016 -Yeah. -But they all say this is so valuable 643 00:26:09,116 --> 00:26:11,418 -to the country that we will pay a mother... -Yes. 644 00:26:11,518 --> 00:26:12,786 ...we'll make sure that the government is supporting 645 00:26:12,886 --> 00:26:14,455 a mother. Because, you know, you talk about this 646 00:26:14,555 --> 00:26:16,457 in the book-- and it's really fascinating to get into-- 647 00:26:16,557 --> 00:26:18,759 is, like, everything that we struggle with in society, 648 00:26:18,859 --> 00:26:20,360 whether it's crime, you know, 649 00:26:20,461 --> 00:26:22,696 wh-whether it's poverty, whether it's mental issues, 650 00:26:22,796 --> 00:26:25,065 -et cetera, you can link so many of those things... -Yeah. 651 00:26:25,165 --> 00:26:27,734 -...to mothering. -Absolutely. Yes. When you invest-- 652 00:26:27,835 --> 00:26:30,270 So, I believe that raising children, you know, 653 00:26:30,370 --> 00:26:32,139 it's a choice that people make to have kids 654 00:26:32,239 --> 00:26:34,274 or to not have kids. And I think we should all-- 655 00:26:34,374 --> 00:26:36,343 unfortunately, this is not guaranteed in our country-- 656 00:26:36,443 --> 00:26:38,245 we should all be allowed to make that choice for ourselves. 657 00:26:38,345 --> 00:26:41,381 -Mm-hmm. -Right? But whether or not you have children, 658 00:26:41,482 --> 00:26:43,984 you know, raising kids is a social responsibility. 659 00:26:44,051 --> 00:26:45,552 And when we invest-- 660 00:26:45,652 --> 00:26:46,854 Like, no one gets to adulthood 661 00:26:46,987 --> 00:26:48,856 -without someone taking care of them. -Mm-hmm. 662 00:26:48,989 --> 00:26:51,358 And that's their parents. It's also beloved aunties. 663 00:26:51,458 --> 00:26:53,460 It's a preschool teacher. It's a teacher. Right? 664 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,395 There are so many people who are part of that. 665 00:26:55,496 --> 00:26:58,732 And when we invest in children, in families, in mothers, 666 00:26:58,832 --> 00:27:00,334 it's investing in public health. 667 00:27:00,434 --> 00:27:01,902 It's investing in the very future 668 00:27:02,002 --> 00:27:03,570 and health of our society. 669 00:27:03,670 --> 00:27:05,372 It's interesting that you also wrote this 670 00:27:05,472 --> 00:27:07,007 not just as a mom but y-you-- 671 00:27:07,107 --> 00:27:09,843 I-I enjoyed how many prisms you look through-- 672 00:27:10,010 --> 00:27:11,478 you know, at the issue through. 673 00:27:11,578 --> 00:27:13,046 You know, you wrote about it as a mom. 674 00:27:13,147 --> 00:27:16,216 -Um, you wrote about it as a worker and as a writer. -Yes. 675 00:27:16,316 --> 00:27:18,018 And you also wrote about it through the lens 676 00:27:18,085 --> 00:27:21,054 -of being an immigrant or family of immigrants... -Yes. 677 00:27:21,155 --> 00:27:24,158 ...but specifically Filipino, which I-- which I really enjoyed 678 00:27:24,258 --> 00:27:26,560 because you talked about how caregiving 679 00:27:26,660 --> 00:27:28,429 and mothering seems almost like 680 00:27:28,529 --> 00:27:30,964 it's part of the fabric of being Filipino. 681 00:27:31,064 --> 00:27:33,100 I would love to know where you think that came from 682 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,769 -or why that's so important to Filipino culture. -Sure. 683 00:27:35,869 --> 00:27:38,038 Um, I'm so glad you asked. Thank you. 684 00:27:38,138 --> 00:27:40,040 So I didn't set out to write about 685 00:27:40,140 --> 00:27:41,542 my Filipino-American family. 686 00:27:41,642 --> 00:27:44,445 I do think that Filipinx American history is something 687 00:27:44,545 --> 00:27:46,013 that is underrepresented, you know, 688 00:27:46,113 --> 00:27:47,581 within the Asian-American community. 689 00:27:47,681 --> 00:27:49,783 Sometimes I'm like, "What about us? What about my people?" 690 00:27:49,883 --> 00:27:52,986 Right? But so there... My mom is a nurse. 691 00:27:53,020 --> 00:27:55,155 And I won't go into the whole long history 692 00:27:55,255 --> 00:27:57,458 of American imperialism in the United States, 693 00:27:57,558 --> 00:27:59,393 but the reason why my parents emigrated here is 694 00:27:59,493 --> 00:28:01,862 because my parents spoke English 695 00:28:01,995 --> 00:28:03,530 because of the American education system 696 00:28:03,630 --> 00:28:06,300 -that was created by American colonialism. -Mm-hmm. 697 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,168 And when there was a health worker shortage, 698 00:28:08,268 --> 00:28:10,904 the United States allowed highly-skilled immigrants 699 00:28:11,004 --> 00:28:13,273 -like my mother and father to come. -Mm-hmm. 700 00:28:13,373 --> 00:28:16,877 And when I was thinking about the history of caregiving 701 00:28:17,010 --> 00:28:19,646 in this country, you know, you have to really reckon 702 00:28:19,746 --> 00:28:21,682 with the reason why we devalue care work, 703 00:28:21,782 --> 00:28:24,318 which is performed mostly by women of color. 704 00:28:24,418 --> 00:28:26,253 It's because of slavery, right? 705 00:28:26,353 --> 00:28:28,989 This is why we accept women of color working in the home 706 00:28:29,089 --> 00:28:30,591 for free or for low wages. 707 00:28:30,691 --> 00:28:33,227 So I was trying to wrestle with, like, how do I take this on. 708 00:28:33,327 --> 00:28:36,597 But there is a statistic that came out during COVID 709 00:28:36,697 --> 00:28:39,566 that, um, will never leave my body, and it is 710 00:28:39,666 --> 00:28:43,303 that Filipinx nurses are four percent 711 00:28:43,403 --> 00:28:46,340 -of the nursing workforce in the United States. -Okay. 712 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:50,377 They are 34 percent of COVID-related nursing deaths. 713 00:28:50,477 --> 00:28:53,547 -Wow. -(audience gasping) -Yeah, yeah. Thank you. 714 00:28:53,647 --> 00:28:56,016 And that, to me, I was like, "This could be my mother. 715 00:28:56,116 --> 00:28:58,719 This could be my children's grandmother." 716 00:28:58,819 --> 00:29:02,222 And it's because when Filipinx nurses came over, 717 00:29:02,322 --> 00:29:03,891 they tell me... This is a familiar trope 718 00:29:03,991 --> 00:29:05,526 -with immigrants here in the United States. -Yes, yes, yes. 719 00:29:05,626 --> 00:29:08,595 -They took jobs that white workers didn't want. -Right. 720 00:29:08,695 --> 00:29:10,898 They took ICU and critical care jobs 721 00:29:10,998 --> 00:29:13,434 -that were more intimate with patients' bodies. -Mm-hmm. 722 00:29:13,534 --> 00:29:15,836 And since 2020, that means 723 00:29:16,003 --> 00:29:18,472 -they've been caring for COVID patients. -Right. 724 00:29:18,572 --> 00:29:21,008 -And so, they're dying in disproportionate numbers. -Wow. 725 00:29:21,041 --> 00:29:23,310 And that's really where I was like, "Wait a second." 726 00:29:23,410 --> 00:29:25,579 Like, I don't... There are so many ways 727 00:29:25,679 --> 00:29:28,982 into this story of caregiving in America, right? 728 00:29:29,082 --> 00:29:32,052 But this... I realized I could tell my family story, 729 00:29:32,152 --> 00:29:36,156 and it's all of the same forces that are happening. 730 00:29:36,256 --> 00:29:38,392 -It's capitalism, it's colonialism. -Mm-hmm. 731 00:29:38,492 --> 00:29:41,061 It's exploitation, right, it's white supremacy. 732 00:29:41,161 --> 00:29:43,063 These are the things that we are living with now, 733 00:29:43,163 --> 00:29:45,332 and I see it in my family, and I see it reflected 734 00:29:45,432 --> 00:29:47,334 in this crisis that we're dealing with, 735 00:29:47,434 --> 00:29:48,969 which is going to outlast the pandemic 736 00:29:49,036 --> 00:29:51,305 if we don't figure out how to care for each other. 737 00:29:51,405 --> 00:29:54,575 How do we move towards a situation where 738 00:29:54,675 --> 00:29:57,678 women are not in a position where, as mothers or-- 739 00:29:57,778 --> 00:29:59,279 and, you know, you talk about it in the book-- 740 00:29:59,379 --> 00:30:02,416 how mothering extends beyond just the clichéd idea 741 00:30:02,516 --> 00:30:04,251 of what a mother is. You know, we-we talk about communities, 742 00:30:04,351 --> 00:30:06,720 -we talk about, as you say, the aunts, the grandmas, -Yeah. 743 00:30:06,820 --> 00:30:08,655 -They're all mothering in some way. -Yeah. 744 00:30:08,755 --> 00:30:11,091 Do you see any viable solution? Do you see a world 745 00:30:11,191 --> 00:30:12,993 that we can get to where we say, 746 00:30:13,026 --> 00:30:14,695 "Oh, this is where the government could help. This is 747 00:30:14,795 --> 00:30:16,597 what we could do. This is the way companies could help." 748 00:30:16,697 --> 00:30:18,766 -Etcetera. -Yes. Yes. Well, so, I mean, companies-- 749 00:30:18,866 --> 00:30:20,467 I will-- I-- At this point, I want the government 750 00:30:20,567 --> 00:30:23,637 to be part of this, because we've privatized everything. 751 00:30:23,737 --> 00:30:26,440 Right? Like, I don't think that employees and employers 752 00:30:26,540 --> 00:30:27,941 and corporations are save us at this point. 753 00:30:27,975 --> 00:30:30,410 We've privatized all human rights in America, right? 754 00:30:30,511 --> 00:30:32,946 Like, universal health care, right? Like, education, 755 00:30:33,046 --> 00:30:34,348 we've-we've made all of those things, like, 756 00:30:34,448 --> 00:30:36,083 it's time for government support. 757 00:30:36,183 --> 00:30:38,585 And I've gone through phases of being really angry 758 00:30:38,685 --> 00:30:41,288 and really disillusioned, but right now, um, 759 00:30:41,388 --> 00:30:43,157 my friend Ai-jen Poo, who's the director 760 00:30:43,257 --> 00:30:44,958 of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, 761 00:30:45,058 --> 00:30:47,428 who's part of a coalition called Care Can't Wait, 762 00:30:47,528 --> 00:30:49,963 and they formed during COVID to deal with this care crisis. 763 00:30:50,030 --> 00:30:51,965 There is actually-- Right now, 764 00:30:52,032 --> 00:30:55,335 senators are doing budget reconciliation on a bill 765 00:30:55,436 --> 00:30:59,506 that would put money into child care, home care and elder care. 766 00:30:59,606 --> 00:31:02,109 And so, in this moment, if you're looking for something 767 00:31:02,209 --> 00:31:03,811 to do, if you've been affected by care-- and I know 768 00:31:03,977 --> 00:31:06,814 all of us have been-- you can call your senators right now. 769 00:31:06,980 --> 00:31:09,383 And tell them to fund care. And this is not an opportunity 770 00:31:09,483 --> 00:31:13,187 that comes up all the time. So, I feel hopeful, you know, 771 00:31:13,287 --> 00:31:15,656 because there is an actionable item that we can do. 772 00:31:15,756 --> 00:31:17,991 I also feel hopeful because in the pandemic, 773 00:31:18,091 --> 00:31:21,061 what I saw when people formed pods, right, 774 00:31:21,161 --> 00:31:22,396 when people started having these play dates, 775 00:31:22,496 --> 00:31:25,632 that was people saying, "I can't do this alone." 776 00:31:25,732 --> 00:31:28,235 -Yeah. Right? We are not meant to take care of children, 777 00:31:28,335 --> 00:31:30,938 to take care of our elders, to take care of the disabled, 778 00:31:31,038 --> 00:31:33,240 to take care of the sick, we're not meant to do that 779 00:31:33,340 --> 00:31:34,975 in isolation. We can't. 780 00:31:35,075 --> 00:31:37,344 And I saw so many examples in the pandemic. 781 00:31:37,444 --> 00:31:40,114 Like, we are surviving this not because the government 782 00:31:40,214 --> 00:31:42,483 sent us eight tests. We're surviving this because 783 00:31:42,583 --> 00:31:43,750 -we took care of each other. -Right. 784 00:31:43,851 --> 00:31:46,186 And I see that all around me. And I think 785 00:31:46,286 --> 00:31:48,589 if we lean into that and continue, 786 00:31:48,689 --> 00:31:51,458 I don't want that to go away, as we, like, as the pandemic 787 00:31:51,558 --> 00:31:53,160 -moves more into the rearview mirror. -Right. 788 00:31:53,260 --> 00:31:54,828 -Take that one part of it-- more community, -More of it. 789 00:31:54,962 --> 00:31:56,964 more looking after each other and more honoring mothering. 790 00:31:57,030 --> 00:31:58,866 -Thank you so much for joining me on the show. -Yes. Thank you. 791 00:31:58,966 --> 00:32:01,001 -I appreciate so you much. -(cheering, applause) 792 00:32:01,101 --> 00:32:03,337 Essential Labor, a fascinating book, 793 00:32:03,437 --> 00:32:04,972 is available now. We're gonna take a quick break, 794 00:32:05,038 --> 00:32:06,707 but we'll be right back after this. 795 00:32:06,807 --> 00:32:08,976 -Thank you again. -Yeah. 796 00:32:09,076 --> 00:32:11,111 (cheering, applause) 797 00:32:16,693 --> 00:32:17,861 -(cheering, applause) -Well, that's our show for tonight, 798 00:32:17,961 --> 00:32:20,030 but before we go, before we go, 799 00:32:20,130 --> 00:32:21,431 please consider donating 800 00:32:21,531 --> 00:32:23,133 to the National Black Justice Coalition. 801 00:32:23,233 --> 00:32:25,435 Since 2003, they have been America's 802 00:32:25,535 --> 00:32:27,370 leading national civil rights organization 803 00:32:27,470 --> 00:32:29,372 advocating for federal policies 804 00:32:29,472 --> 00:32:31,908 that fight against racism and homophobia. 805 00:32:32,008 --> 00:32:33,977 So if you can, please donate at the link below 806 00:32:34,077 --> 00:32:36,646 to help them reach their vision of a world where all people 807 00:32:36,746 --> 00:32:39,449 are fully empowered to participate safely, openly 808 00:32:39,549 --> 00:32:41,985 and honestly in family, faith, community, 809 00:32:42,085 --> 00:32:43,386 regardless of their race, their class, 810 00:32:43,486 --> 00:32:45,589 their gender identity or their sexual orientation. 811 00:32:45,689 --> 00:32:47,457 It's a really great organization. 812 00:32:47,557 --> 00:32:49,793 Until tomorrow, stay safe out there and remember, 813 00:32:49,893 --> 00:32:52,362 if you can't solve the real problems in your life, 814 00:32:52,462 --> 00:32:54,731 just get a bulldozer and crush somebody's bike. 815 00:32:54,831 --> 00:32:57,901 Now here it is, Your Moment of Zen. 816 00:32:58,001 --> 00:33:00,871 ♪ ♪ 817 00:33:00,971 --> 00:33:03,173 We got a heck of a mess here. 818 00:33:03,273 --> 00:33:04,508 Okay? We-we-- 819 00:33:04,608 --> 00:33:06,943 Inflation is hitting my people so hard 820 00:33:07,043 --> 00:33:09,079 they're coughing up bones. 821 00:33:09,179 --> 00:33:11,882 I-I don't care what the inflation is 822 00:33:11,982 --> 00:33:14,584 in other parts of the count-- the world, I'm sorry 823 00:33:14,684 --> 00:33:17,187 they're having inflation in other parts of the world, 824 00:33:17,287 --> 00:33:20,657 but them in misery doesn't make my people feel better. 825 00:33:20,757 --> 00:33:22,559 They're still miserable. 826 00:33:22,659 --> 00:33:26,463 Inflation is hitting people so hard they're coughing up bones. 827 00:33:26,563 --> 00:33:28,665 ♪ ♪