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Episode Date: February 19, 2021

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Let's kick things off with the ongoing crisis in Texas, where half a million residents were still without power today and more than 200,000 were without clean water because treatment plants are failing and pipes are bursting. Texans have been lining up for clean water from public spigots, boiling their own, or even trying to melt snow. Yeah, melting snow for clean water. I mean, you know that the infrastructure is screwed when your best option for water is to mug a snowman.

But the saddest part is that these people are the lucky ones. Because it turns out one poor Texan had to travel 800 miles just to get heat, water, and electricity. Senator Ted Cruz, he is now facing a whole lot of questions after he was spotted on a plane traveling to Cancun Mexico in the midst of this unfolding crisis in his home state of Texas. If you go on social media, you will see social media users posting multiple pictures of the Senator and his family in the Houston airport waiting to board their flight.

Dead crews. No, man, you've got to be shitting me, dude. Your people are literally eating snow right now, and you're jetting off to Cancun? I'm not even mad that you were selfish. I'm mad that you were so stupid. How can you be in politics for 10 years and still have no idea how bad this would make you look? What were you thinking? I know my people are freezing and hungry right now.

So what they need is a photo of my beach barred, because if they see me in a speedo, their eyes will burst into flames and their their their their their their their their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, thi, their, thiolk, and thi, and, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and th. th. th. th. th. and th. and th. and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi, and thi. thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, t teeanananan, tean, tean, tean, tean, tean, tean. And, teanananananananan whole family can warm their hands over those flames. I mean look I get that Ted Cruz is tired. You know the man deserves a break off to try so hard to overthrow the government but this is not the time Ted when your constituents said they need clean water they didn't mean go find a wet t-shirt contest in Cancun. I mean seeing Ted Cruz skip town for the beach has been very frustrating for the people in Texas. But on the other hand, it has been really exciting for all the people in Cancun who got to meet him on the street. Wow, bro, I didn't know that Senior Frog was a real guy. That was awesome. And what's even worse is that when he got caught, instead of owning up to it and apologizing,

he acted like a total Ted Cruz. Breaking right now an update on the reports to Texas Senator Ted Cruz took a trip to Cancun as the state was dealing with massive power outages, something that had many of you upset online. The statement from Cruz saying in part, with school canceled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with the to be a good dad I flew down with them last night and I'm flying back this afternoon Oh I see we all got this thing wrong Ted Cruz wasn't going on vacation people he was just chaperoning his girls on the flight to Cancun so in some way this was like a reverse taken I want you to know that I'm a man with absolutely no skills whatsoever

and I'm going to safely accompany my daughters on this trip. Seriously Ted Cruz blaming his daughters for this is just gross. Being a good father means putting them on a bus, not throwing them under one. Although to be fair, maybe Ted Cruz just doesn't know what a good dad is. I mean his dad killed JFK. Foo. But let's move on now now now now now now on now on now on now on now on now on now on now on now on now on now on now on now on now on to to to to to the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th th th th th th th th th th th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. this this th. th. this this th. th. th. th. th. this th. th. th. this th. th. th. this this th. this this th. th. this this th. this th. th. this th. th. this th. th. th. the. the. the. thee. theeeeee. this theeee. this theee. the. this this the. to the place people wish they could send Ted Cruz, Mars. It's the next frontier in space and home to a legendary pop star named Bruno. Well now scientists are about to find out if anyone else has lived there. This morning one giant leap toward finding out if there was life on Mars. The Mars Rover Perseverance successfully touched down on the red planet. The successful landing will kick off NASA's most ambitious mission yet.

The rover, after traveling 300 million miles in seven months, will touch down on an ancient lake called Yezero, a site where ancient life may have been best preserved. The most dangerous part of the mission begins when the rover enters Mars's atmosphere, a period known as the Seven Minutes of Terror. Yes, the Seven Minutes of Terror. And I'd be terrified too if I spent $3 billion on Rumba. Please work, please work, please work. Best Buy won't take this back, please. But luckily, it landed safely, and now we're all getting a look at Mars, which we need because things aren't going so great here on Earth. I mean you know shit's bad in your

neighborhood when you start looking at the Zillow listings for other planets. Although if you ask me, you don't need to be digging in the dirt and analyzing soil samples to find signs of life on Mars. If you want to know if anyone lives there, just go up there and shout, cancel culture isn't real. Someone will pop out from behind a rock like, tell that to Chris Harrison. Even if they don't find life, though, this is still a huge deal to land a new rover on the red planet.

And the next step for human life is to send Stacy Abrams up there to turn it blue. You can do it, Stacy. You can turn anything blue, girl. But let's move on now to our top story. COVID may not be gone yet, but our patience for it definitely is. So as the vaccine rollout continues, America is figuring out how to reopen its schools. And that heated debate is the topic of our brand new segment, getting back to normal-ish. One of the bigger tragedies of the coronavirus pandemic,

has been the school closings that have forced nearly all American students into online classes. And it impacts everyone. Students, teachers, parents, next-door neighbors who can hear your Zoom school through the wall while they're trying to record a TV show! And after nearly a year of remote learning, President Biden has made reopening schools one of his top priorities, sort of. President Biden promised to have schools reopened in his first 100 days.

I think it's time for schools to reopen safely. But the White House is struggling to explain what they mean by schools being opened. The CDC rolled out its guidelines for reopening schools, much to the frustration of some stressed out parents and students who have been looking for a way back to in-person learning. The CDC guidelines focus on five strategies for in-person learning, including universal mask wearing, physical distancing, hand-washing, cleaning and contact tracing. But the CDC also recommended full in-person learning return only in places where levels of community transmission are low.

The problem, right now, almost 90% of American children attend schools located in high community spread areas, so-called red zones. OK, it's good to finally have guidelines for how to open schools during a pandemic. But it's kind of discouraging that the guidelines are, try not to have a pandemic in your area. Because it's like, uh, yeah, that would be nice, but we want to keep going to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe toe the the the toe the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the te.. te. te. te. te. te. tg. tg. te. te. te. te. toe. te. toe. te. toe. guidelines are, try not to have a pandemic in your area. Because it's like, uh, yeah, that would be nice, but we want to keep going to TGI Friday,

so what's your plan B? But what do we expect? Opening schools is so intertwined with a global pandemic that it's bound to be difficult. If anything, it's a lesson to not make campaign promises. Because if schools can't open in his theirininininininininininininininininininininininininin. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. th. toe. to be to be th. th. th. that's, that's, that's, that's, that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to be to be to be to be. to be. toe. toe. th. toe. th. th. th. th. toe. toe. toe. toe. the. the. the. that's that's that's that's that's that's toe. that's gonna do? He's gonna have to wiggle his way out of this. I meant 100 business days. Then schools will be open. Although obviously no one should be inside the schools, but the doors will be unlocked, just like I promised. But Joe Biden is right. Safely reopening schools needs to be a priority. And you know that things are bad when even kids are complaining that schools are still closed.

All across the country, students are facing unprecedented challenges. We're all really struggling. Basically, it sucks. I miss my friends, and I feel like I'm missing out on a big part of high school. I really only got to be in person for my freshman year. In the classroom, things are comfortable and easy thiiiiii thi things things things things are things are things are things are things are things are things are thi things are thi thi thi thi thi.. thi thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. And thi. And th. And thi. And thi, thi, th. And th. And th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thiii. thii. thii. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. of high school. I really only got to be in person for my freshman year. In the classroom, things are comfortable and easy, but at home, things are very difficult and intense. It's kind of hard to pay attention during class when you have to be like in front of a screen,

like almost the entire day. I need a break from my mom. I just need to go back to school. One one one one one one one one one one one one one one. I just need to go back to school. One second grader wrote this for an assignment on Martin Luther King Day. I have a dream. I want schools to open, but I can't do anything about it. Oh, that is so cute. Oh my God.

But it's not the point of the assignment. D minus. Read the instructions of the assignment. D minus read the instructions next time. I actually feel bad for these students. No child should have to spend six hours a day staring at a boring screen. That's what your 20s through your late 60s are for. But it is pretty weird to hear kids say that they want to go back to school. Then again this pandemic has done that to everybody. Every adult I know now is like, oh my god I can't wait to be to be to be to be to be to be done that to everybody. Every adult I know now is like, oh my God, I can't wait to be on an airplane again,

sitting in that middle seat, squash between two people's armpits while the flight attendant tells me that they're all out of the good crackers. Oh, I can't wait. And this is about more than just kids feeling cooped up. There's some evidence that their education is suffering, and that their mental health definitely is. Kids are stressed out, they're depressed, and not to mention having them on the computer at home is incredibly disruptive for the parents who have to work.

I mean, imagine presenting a sales meeting right when your kid's teacher is getting to the end of Charlotte's web. So as you can see, third quarter projections are really, wait, she dies? So it's no surprise that many parents are saying schools should just open up no matter what. And when that doesn't happen, they're blaming the teachers. Across the country, anger from parents is boiling over. Figure it out or get off the podium. Much of their anger directed at the teachers' union. Our school board has forgot who the primary benefactors and primary reason for their existence

is and that's the 187,000 students in this county. We can talk about teachers being afraid to go to work. Our doctors and nurses afraid to go to work? Yes, but they go because it's an essential service. There are some teachers who are benefiting from teaching at home, and this may be a reason they don't want to go back. Then there's the teachers that are posting on social media about going out to restaurants in other counties, yet also posting that they don't think schools

and don't want to work or quit. It's time to poop or get off the pot. It's such a shame that parents have to fight with teachers over the safety of our schools. You know, it makes you miss the days before the pandemic, when all they fought over was teaching evolution. And to all the parents out there, I know that these are unprecedented in scary times. But please don't forget, teachers are not the enemy, okay? Your children are the enemy. If their dumb asses didn't need to be educated, nobody would be fighting at all. So, if kids are antsy and parents are angry,

why aren't teachers going back to their classrooms? Well, I mean, maybe there are some teachers who just like working from home. For one thing, it's a lot harder for a school shooter to get you over Zoom, and it definitely smells better than being in a class full of eighth graders. But most teachers want schools to reopen as much as anyone else. And they've seen the report saying that it should be done as safely as possible. The problem is that much like nude beaches, what sounds good in theory doesn't necessarily match the reality.

A recent CDC study says there's little evidence for transmission in schools where precautions are met, but some teachers unions say school systems do not have these COVID-19 precautions in place for a safe reopening. We have very old ventilation systems in our building and and as you can see, there is not one fan installed into our building right now. Just because there isn't much contribution to community transmission doesn't mean that there isn't individual risk to the teachers and staff who are working in the schools. I want to go back, but I don't want to, I'm not risking my life, my family's the kids, not just just the kids. the kids. the kids. the kids. to to to to to to to their th. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. to to th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. And, th. And, I'm th. And, I's is is is is is is. And, I's is. And, I's is is. And, I is. And, I is. And, I is. And, I is. And, I is. And, I is to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. the th. the th. says states should prioritize teacher vaccinations, but should open schools even if they can't.

That's a problem for some teacher groups who have been urging schools to vaccinate educators before saying them back into a classroom. Teachers are being left to run around to try to make their own appointments at pharmacies to get vaccinated, like some sort of bizarre hunger game situation. Yeah, teachers are out in these streets fighting for vaccines like it's the hunger games. And kudos to that guy, by the way, for working in a reading lesson into his interview. You know, because he's like, I feel totally disillusioned with the American dream, much like the titular character in the Great Gatsby. And I'm not going to lie. All of this has made me a little confused about what America actually believes in when it comes to supporting a teachers.

Because right now, it feels like there's mixed messages. Teachers need to carry guns so that they can keep themselves safe in schools. Could we get a vaccine so that we can be safe in the schools? Hell no! Suck it up, you cowards! But more importantly, if opening schools is a priority, then America should act like it. And it should give teachers the resources and the protection that they need, not only because it will get schools open again, but because it's the least you can do for teachers in return for them explaining to your kids how sex works. All right, when we come back, we'll find out how Tucker Carlson got that way.

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Fox News host and America's Dickish Stepbrother. Yesterday, Fox announced that Calson will be an even bigger presence at the network, with a podcast and a series of specials. But the question is, how did Tucker Carlson become the legend that he is today? Well, to find out, here's the first installment of our brand new segment, The Daily Showography. What makes a legendary journalist? Gravitas, honesty, eyes so piercing they can give you a nose ring? No.

It's adaptability. And no one's better at that than Tucker Carlson. Man of a thousand faces, but also somehow only one face. Tucker Swanson-McNear-Carlson. His father was a journalist and U.S. ambassador to the Seychelles, a popular vacation spot for people's money. His stepmom was an arist to Swanson Frozen Foods, a heritage he still pays tribute to with his trademark frozen facial expressions. He has a brother, Buckley Swanson Peck Carlson. You don't really need to know anything about him, but how about those names, huh? Others might have tried to

downplay their wealth, but downplaying was never Tucker's style. Well, I'm like extraordinarily loaded just from like money I, you know, inherited. I've never needed to work. He didn't need to work. We could be living in a world where Tucker, Bronson, McChad Carlson isn't on TV every night. But luckily for America, that didn't happen. After college, Tucker took his talents to journalism, rising to prominence as the liberal's favorite conservative.

Everyone liked him. He seemed normal and unwhite supremacisty. Tucker, Swan Lake McNordstrom Carlson, took that palatable conservatism to CNN and PBS, eventually becoming the perpetually bow-tied co-host of CNN's crossfire. There he helped steer cable news away from meaningful discourse and more towards people shouting talking points at each other like a housewives reunion. It was going great until one day when a comedy central extremist

infiltrated the set and wrecked havoc. You're partisan, what do you call it, hacks? Now this is theater. I mean, it's obvious. How old are you? 35. And you wear a bow tie. Yeah, I do. So.

After surviving that ugly attack, Tucker made the difficult decision to move on. Desperate times called for desperate Tuckers. So the butterfly emerged from yet another cocoon and flew to MSNBC where he was both respected and likable. Someone you could definitely trust, like Matt Lauer. You know who was pals with him back then? Rachel Madow.

It's weird to see now, like Emperor Palpatine going to brunch with Baby Yoda. Carlson's low-rated MSNBC gig didn't last long, but his personal brand only grew stronger. He was not going to rest until the world knew all 36 of his names. Having flunked out of TV twice, Tucker Seamus MacDuck Carlson began rebuilding his journalism career by working with one of radio's most respected broadcasters. Bubba the Love Sponge, where he was able to channel his inner shock jock. I love women, but they're extremely primitive. If you're talking to a feminist, and she's giving you, well, you know, men really need to be more sensitive

and just, you know, actually, you just need to be quiet and kind of do what you're told. I'm not defending underage marriage at all. I just don't think it's the same thing exactly as pulling a child from a bus stop and sexually assaulting that child. The rapist in this case has made a lifelong commitment to live and take care of the person. So it is a little different. Rock is a crappy place filled with a bunch of, you know, semi-literate, from a monkey, Canada. She just does seem a little cocky. You said it, I'm just agreeing with it. One thing couldn't be denied. Tucker Carlson said all that, out loud, on purpose, knowing other people would hear him. Plenty of people would be proud to coast on calling women the sea word, but not Tucker. In 2010, he remade himself yet again as the public intellectual behind the new website,

the Daily Caller. Soon he was ready for his most important role yet. Fox News superhero. Tucker Vanderpump McRib Carlson was home. And this time, he became something completely new, a man of the people. Democrats have become the party of the elite professional class, eager to lecture you about open borders, global warming from their gated communities. The most privileged people in our society shouting down at Trump's voters. Damn you, working-class Americans!

You must be quiet! Doctor, you went to the elite schools of this country. I did. I did. And that's why I know it's a scam. It was a performance of a lifetime. An aristocrat who spent his entire adult life life, media, acting as if he had just crawled out of the coal mines and sat in front of a TV camera. And Carlson wasn't afraid to use his new clout to uplift the most needy among us.

People who hate immigrants. Our leaders worship multiculturalism because all cultures are equal, except for they're not all equal. Our civilization is superior and we need to defend it. Latin American countries are forcing demographic change on this country to rate that American voters consistently say they don't want. We have a moral obligation to admit the world's poor, they tell us, even if it makes our own country poor and dirtier and more divided. Isn't it crowding your country the fastest way to despoil it, to pollute it. Tucker's swamp thing McRuff Carlson was like a beautiful, reverse statue of liberty,

telling everyone to get their tired huddle masses out of here. But any Fox News host could hate immigrants. In fact, most of them did. So Tucker upped the ante. How precisely is diversity or strength? Do you get along better with your neighbors or your co-workers if you can't understand other or share no common values? White supremacy that's the problem. This is a hoax. This may be a lot of

things this moment we're living through, but it is definitely not about black lives and remember that when they come for you and at this rate they will. We have every right to fight to preserve our nation and our heritage and our culture. In the skull of the African here, the area associated with submissiveness is larger than any human or any other subhuman species on planet Earth. Tucker was on fire like a cross on a black family's lawn. But as 2021 began, he was once again restless for a change. So Carlson put on yet another hat, this time made of tinfoil.

Democrats rigged the election in front of all of us, and nobody did anything about it. And what about this vaccine? Why are Americans being discouraged from asking simple, straightforward questions about it? Questions like, how effective are these drugs? Are they safe? And by the way, how much of the drug companies making off this stuff?

The Biden's affection is totally real. It's in no way part of a slick PR campaign devised by cynical consultants determined to hide the president's senility by misdirection. Not at all. Their love is as real as climate change. A little nuts? Well, th But unlike the moon landing or a 44-year marriage, you can't fake ratings like this. And while yes, at least one person did sue for defamation, a judge dismissed the case on the grounds that any reasonable viewer knows that even things Tucker says are facts are

not actual facts. So whatever the future holds for him, one thing we know is that Tucker, Severus, McFlylsen, will do it with a smile, or whatever's going on there. All right, when we come back, NBA legend Russell Westbrook tells me about his brand-new documentary, about one of America's most tragic moments, and we talk about the new amazing things he's doing with his foundation. So don't go away. Finding great candidates to hire can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. You might get a lot of resumes, but not enough candidates with the right skills or experience. But not with Zip Recruiter.

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starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Earlier today, I spoke with NBA Superstar and Philanthropist Russell Westbrook. We talked about his foundation, his new docure series on the Tulsa Race Massacre, and so much more. Russell Westbrook, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Thank you, man, thank you for having me.

I appreciate it, man. Oh, man, I appreciate it, man. You are easily one of the most electric NBA players of all time. You run a new tea team team team team team team team team team new tie team new tie team new tien tie tie tie tie tie tie tie tien tm, tm, tm, tm, tmue, tmue, to to to're on a new team now and you're living in a new city. I would love to know two things. One, what is it like moving to a new city during COVID? And two, do you ever get used to living in new places? Well, you know, the first thing is moving during COVID has been crazy. Unfortunately, you know, I'll probably say my wife probably has to take more to responsibility of getting the kids and getting everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything everything ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac ac. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the their to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their their their their their their their their their their. their. their their. their. their their. their. their their. their their their. their their their their their their their their their their their their their the. Wea. Wea. Wea. And tea. And tea. And tea. And tea. And thea. thea. thea. the responsibility of getting the kids and getting everything acclimated, find a new place to stay, making sure we're traveling safely and making sure we're doing all the right things. And right.

It can be a little crazy because the kids don't make it easy, sleep schedule and getting everything. That is my main concern is the kids. The kids are the family are doing great and that's the most difficult part. I can kind of manage and figure it out. But right, right, right, the kids, it's the most important part. And for you, do you ever get used to just living in a new city? You know what? It's crazy because the last three, two years for me has been very different in the past.

I was in Oklahoma for 11 years. And then I went to to to and then COVID hit and I went back to LA and then got traded to D.C. And it's been very different for me. In the past, it's different for kind of everybody around me because everybody knows me knows I'm very a routine type of person and kind of wants to be in the same place all the time and it's been difficult for me. to try and the timesk. to be to be to be the the the to be the the the tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha. thae. thaeateateating. thae. tha. thaeating. traineating. train. train. train. to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be train. train. train. train. train. trated. trated. trated. trated. trate. trate. trate. trate. tra. tra. tra. tra. tra. tra. trated. trated. trated. trated trated trated trated trated difficult for me at times but I'm happy that I got my family here. It makes it easy for me to transition easy and the team and the organization has been amazing and the people has been great so DC. That's so, that's so, let's talk a little bit about that routine. The routine before you play a game is one of those interesting parts of of your life for me and that is what Russell th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thus, the thi, the the the thi, thi, thi, thrush, thr-in, thi, the the thr-in is the, the, the organization is the organization is their the organization has the organization has the organization is their the organization is their, and the the the the the organization is the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the organization, the the the the the the the the the organization, their their their thrush, thrown, the, thrown, the, the. thean, thean, tean, tea. tea a game. You are literally a walking fashion ramp.

It's like Paris Fashion Week all the time. Who is dressing you and how do you stay ahead of the trends the way you do? Because like it's never like boring. It's never like, my own Russell Westbrook. It's like, no, no, no, he's always ahead of the curve. Well, you know, I wake up and I just go for what I feel.

Fashion is something that I personally love to do and embrace the ability to be able to be, express myself through clothes. I think that's the best part of my fashion. I wake up, I can be like, oh, I want to be, I want to wear yellow, or I want to wear pink, I want to wear green, I want to wear baggy clothes, I want to wear a suit. That's the best part about it, and I just go with it. I think that's part of what makes Russell Westbrook such an interesting character, is that like, you know, for so many athletes, we only know them in the sport. And so what I've always enjoyed about getting to know you as a person fashion, whether it's the love of your community. Like you talked about Oklahoma, for instance, 11 years in Oklahoma. And what I appreciated was, you loved Oklahoma,

Oklahoma loved you. You learned about the city, you ingratiated yourself to the people. And now you've taken that a step further. And you're gonna be creating a film about the story of what happened in tellso. Talk me through a little bit about that and why you felt it was so important for you to get involved in telling that story. Yeah, man, it's crazy because being in Oklahoma,

like you mentioned, for 11 years, so I was able to kind of connect with the people, and obviously connect with the history of the community. And to me, that's the most important part, and I'm to that, that, that, that, that, that, th, that, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that, that, that's, that, thi, that, that, that, that, that, it's, it's, it's, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, thi, thi, thi, thi, it's, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi.. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. It's crazy, it's crazy, it's crazy, it's crazy. It'ssa kind of up and back through my years there. And I didn't know anything about the Tulsa Massacre Black Wall Street until I got there. And then once I heard about it, I was in shock because I was surprised that nobody, and especially our African-American communities are people to have black-owned businesses, don't understand and didn't understand the impact that the massacre had on the world and how it can change our future. And instantly, you know, I was lucky enough to be able to connect with Stelly and be able

to create, and obviously now with history, create this docucied series to be able to not just show everybody what happened, but educate ourselves to be able to now in the future, find ways to be able to help impact our communities, especially our black-owned businesses and kind of uplifting. You've definitely done that with your own foundation. My favorite foundation name, the Why Not Foundation, I love it. Because it's just about why not, man, let's do it. It feels like Russell Westbrook. It's like, why not? Why can't we do it?

Why not do these thi? You've always believed in going into communities, finding youth that have been left behind, finding youth that don't have opportunities, educating them. And what you're doing now with the foundation is you're working really hard to get kids involved in tech and computer literacy, which is a slightly new direction for you. Yeah, I think the biggest part, especially with the foundation we kind of started in 2012, and I wanted to start an education and making sure our youth was educated and having books and resources. And as I've gotten older and been able to kind of see what's important the way that our warden our society is kind of moving. I want to find ways to be able to, you know, enhance the foundation

to find different avenues and moving forward now we've been you mentioned, working in tech and working in workforce development, working on the mental health and mental wellness side as well. You know, foundation is, to me, it's very, very important because a lot of people can, you know, you can write a check, you can do anything and just go about it. But if you're a kid from the inner city, and you don't actually feel that impact or that inspiration, it doesn't really change your life. And I know that personally because I lived it. And to me, I want to make sure that I can be the voice,

I can be the person that those kids, our youth can look to and say, you know, he came back to our community, he helped us, he's, gave us access, he gave us the ability to be able to change our lives sometimes even the entertainment industry, so many black people or even people from just you know poorer communities get a lot of money in a little bit of time and then a few years after their career ends it's all gone and they're broke and then the cycle continues and you like man what happened there was an opportunity there that is lost. Now that happens

on a on a smaller level as well just just every day in communities, as, you know, managing money, learning how to create money, learning how to grow money is something that not everybody is taught. You're passionate about that and you're teaming up with Varro right now to work on that. Just walk me through what you're going to be doing and why this was what you wanted to get in. Yeah, man, you know, honestly. Yeah, man, you know, honestly, I'm so grateful for Varro because we've, as a team internally been trying to figure out, you know, the right partners to be able to get and understand

financial literacy, understand the financial gap in our society, understanding the systemic financial inequality that we face, you know, today and especially in the finance world. And Varles, man, this unbelievable partner being the first all-digital bank with a national charter, which is important because it allows them to be able to help everybody, not just one particular area or people, but it allows them to be able to help people about checkings and give them about their savings, they understand about credit card, but educate them on exactly what is happening. Because as we know, and as you mentioned, our underserved communities and our communities

of color have struggled with that over many, many years and that have plagued us. And to me, I want to make sure that I can be the person to step into that space and partner, and partner with an unbelievable partner like VARO that has the same mission and minds to help our unbank communities. And to me, I think, it it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it, it's thi, it's thi, it's thi, it's thi, it's thi, it's thi, it's thi, it's thi, it's thi, it's thi, it's thus, I's tho, I'm thi, thus, thus, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, th. And, th. And, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that, thr, thr, thr, thr, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to throooooooo. thruge, to me, I think it's an unbelieve opportunity, and I'm very, very excited about it. So, you know, it's funny. I was chatting to a friend of mine about all the things that you do. You know, I was like, oh yeah,

you're coming on for the boss. I was like, no, he's like, I thought Russell Westbrook was an asshole. He's a really dope guy. Oh my goodness. And I was just like, do you ever, do you ever have that where people see you on the court and you've got their game face and they're like, man, you don't want to talk to Russell Westbrook, but you're like a soft guy who loves helping people. Do you ever, that's the biggest challenge of my life. You know, it's crazy. It's honestly the biggest challenge of my life because I play the game with so much passion and aggression and want to do great. I want to be the best of the game. But at the same time, I want to be the best off the floor and helping this and many people is possible and being impactful. I don't want to just talk about it. I don't want to just to just to just the to just their to just th. th. th. their th. th. th. their th. their their th. their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their. I'm th. I'm th. I'm together. I'm. I'm together. together. together. together. together. together. together. together. together. together. together. I. I'm. I'm the, doing that. But I want to be the one to change our world in many directions that we've talked about,

finances and education, mental health, workforce development. I want to put my hands in everything. There's nothing that I feel like I can't do. And that's what obviously the why not mentality comes from, but every day, it's a challenge man for me to be able to change that change the narrative but like listen hey guys I'm a human being I'm normal I want to help I want to do the right thing and you know to me my main job Trevor honesty just to make sure that I stay humble and understanding that I've been gifted with this

platform to be able to give back to many people as possible and I'm a find ways to be able to do that with every avenue that to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the to to to to the to the to be the to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to do to do to do to be to be to do to be to be to be to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do to do the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the to be.e. to be. I I I'm going to make sure that I continue to help and impact as many people as possible. That's why my friend you are an MVP both on and off the court. I appreciate you taking the time, Russell Westbrook. Take care of yourself my friend. Appreciate it, brood. Thank you. For more information on the Russell Westbrook Why not foundation, please the website. to take a quick break, but we'll be right back after this. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change.

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