The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Bracket of Bulls**t: Pandemic Edition - The Winner of 2020 | Danielle Brooks

Episode Date: April 8, 2021

Trevor explores the rise of NFTs, Michael Kosta and Roy Wood Jr. announce the winner of the 2020 Bracket of Bulls**t, and actor Danielle Brooks discusses "Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia."To help at-risk students grow produce for their communities and build a sustainable, equitable food system that fights food insecurity, donate at dailyshow.com/TeensForFoodJustice. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. 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. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17th. Hey, what's going on everybody? I'm Trevor Noah,

and this is the Daily Social Distancing Show. Today is World Health Day. Finally, it's the one day this year where we can sit around worrying about our health. Anyway, coming up on tonight's show, Siri is getting a makeover. We'll reveal the winner of the pandemic brackets and we try and explain what a goddamn NFT is. So let's do this people. Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. From Trevor's Couch in New York City to your couch somewhere in the world.

This is the Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. the ears addition. All right, let's kick things off with Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader and action figure that got way too close to a light bulb. Like most Republicans, McConnell has been very upset that corporations like Delta and Coca-Cola are speaking out against Georgia's new voter restriction law, which limits drop boxes, makes it illegal to pass out water to people waiting in line, and lets people skip to the front if they're wearing boat shoes. And now, McConnell is telling corporations to just stay out of politics

completely with one small exception. There's also big news concerning the fallout from Georgia's new laws restricting voter access. Major League Baseball announced July's the all-Star game will be played in Denver following its removal from Atlanta in protest of the Georgia law. Today, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, traditionally a big supporter of corporate free speech,

slammed companies like Coca-Cola and Delta for speaking out against the law. Republicans buy stock and fly on planes and drink Coca-Cola too. So what I'm saying here is I think this is quite stupid to jump in the middle of a highly controversial issue, particularly when they got their facts wrong. I'm not talking about political contributions. Most of them contribute to both sides. They have political action committees. That's fine.

It's legal. It's appropriate. I support that. I'm talking about taking a position on a highly incendiary issue like this. And punishing a community or a state because you don't like a particular law that passed, I just think it's stupid. Now that, that's my Mitch right there.

Ha ha! Look at this Mitch, Mitch ass, ma'am. Keep your mouth shut and hand over the money. Woo! That's literally what bank robbers say. For real, Mitch McConnell does not give a fuck, man. He just lays out the game for you straight. Ah, here's a political opinion for you. Ah, cash rules everything around me, cray motha, moth-dolle, ma'a. And you know, this is especially hilarious coming from Mitch McConnell.

Because don't forget, don't forget. He helped create the situation today where politicians are so dependent on big business for campaign spending that they basically let companies write all of the laws. But you see, Mitch, after you spent decades helping companies intervene in politics, you can't now be upset that companies want to intervene in politics. The monster you created is coming after you. Just like how you enabled Trump, and then he came after you. Or like how you enabled your foreskin. And then it took over your neck.

And by the way, I like how McConnell is especially offended that businesses would take a position in a highly controversial issue. Because I mean, if the issue isn't controversial, then why would they announce their position at all? What does that mean? It would be weird if Coca-Cola came out like, it is our official position as a company that it can be nice to sleep in on the weekend. Don't act me. Moving on to international news. Back in 2018, you might remember that Donald Trump took some time off of golf to tear up the deal that was supposed supposed that was supposed that was supposed that was supposed supposed those those thoed thoed tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho to tho to to to to to the the deal. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to their 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 their..... 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 theoooo. the thea. thea. the. that was supposed to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons.

And now, Joe Biden's attempt to get things back on track is off to a delicate start. The U.S. and Iran began indirect talks today to discuss possible U.S. reentry into the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Iranian and American officials held talks today in Vienna. Well, sort of. But their representatives didn't meet face-to-face. Instead, each group spoke with European diplomats who then shuttled back and forth across the city between the two parties, hoping to move the conversation along.

Okay, you've got to admit, this is hilarious. The United States and Iran are so at odds that they won't even talk directly to each other. They're just passing messages through other people like they're in middle school. Uh, France, could you please tell Iran that we can be friends again? But only if they say they're sorry first. Uh, France, maybe you could go and tell America that they started it, so they should apologize first? We started the fight? We are, what about the hostages? I'm not talking to you, America, I was talking to France. Okay, everybody, come down, come down.

Let's just all have a little sex and we can figure this out, eh? And don't get it twisted, repairing this relationship is gonna be tough. But that is what Biden signed up for. He's going to spend his whole presidency repairing the things that Trump messed up. Getting control of the pandemic, fixing the post office, cancelling the White House subscription to wet butt magazine. You don't need a paper copy. It's all online now. And finally, let's get into some technology news.

We're all familiar with Siri, right? The surveillance state omnispy who helps us schedule meetings, but the next time you ask Siri to do something for you, the voice that says it doesn't know what you mean could sound a little different. Siri is getting a bit of a voice makeover. Apple's virtual assistant will now feature four voice options to more than its previous update. Now Siri will also no longer default to a female sounding voice in order to be more inclusive. Apple changed things up after other companies' virtual assistants

faced backlash for all defaulting to female voices. Apple says you're gonna notice the Siri changes in a software update later this year. I'm sure that Apple has its reasons, but it's kind of an asshole move to fire Siri in the middle of a pandemic. You didn't hear this from me, but just the other day I heard Siri asking Alexa if she could borrow some money. Okay I understand why they're changing this, but I'm a little worried about having a male Siri. Hey Siri, how do I get to the opera?

Dude, you want to go to the opera? The game is on tonight! No, no, no, bro, I meant how do I get to Buffalo Wild Wings? You know I smash. Right, Siri? Hey, Siri, you know I smash, right? All right, but let's move on now to our main story. Over the last few weeks, you may have heard people talking about NFTs, which I found out too late does not stand for nudist fishing trip. Again, I'm sorry.

But what are NFTs? And why are people trying to get rich off them? Well, let's find out in another episode of, If you don't know, now you know. If you've heard about NFTs, you probably know that it's the latest hot trend that teenagers have to explain to their parents, and grandparents, and boyfriends. But this trend also has big money behind it. the new craze that teens have to explain their traners to to to to to their their their their to their their their to their their their to their their their their their their their parents and grandparents and boyfriends. But this trend also has big money behind it. The new craze breaking out in the crypto world and it's all about crypto collectibles,

non-fungible tokens or NFTs are exploding in popularity. In February alone, NFT sales hitting $340 million. That's up from $12 million in December. NFT stands for non-fungible token. Now, in economics, fungible means you can trade one identical unit for another. I think a dollar bill, gold, oil, or Bitcoin. Non-fungible means it's unique.

It can't be replaced. In music, the Kings of Leon releasing an NFT-only album. In social media, Jack Dorsey's first tweet selling for nearly $3 million. The art world just turned upside down with the sale of this digital collage entitled The First 5,000 Days, a work that took 13 years to create. It sold Thursday in an auction for $69.3 million dollars. That's right. Move over GameStop. There's a new confusing internet money thing in town.

But yes, NFTs are blowing up so much right now that one digital collage sold for $69 million. $69 million! I would never pay that much for a collage. Never! Unless it was the one from that two-puck where all the little videos of Tupac turned into one from that Tupac video where all the little videos of Tupac turned into one giant image of Tupac. Do you remember that? Yo, that shit blew my mind. But if I did spend $69 million on a picture, best believe that would be the only picture I show people ever again. Didn't you just have a baby, Trevor? Yeah, yeah, don't worry about that. Look at this picture. Look at this, though. Look at this picture.

$69 million. $69 million. Shut up! Huh? The problem, though, is that if digital pictures become the new status symbol, you realize that rap videos are about to get boring as hell. Because I mean, instead of showing off expensive cars or pet their what, rappers are just going to be clicking through their computer. This we're getting money so like, hey, this we're getting money so like,

hey, this may all seem insane. But the truth is, guys, the idea of spending money on digital collectibles isn't much different than spending money on anything else. You know, anything else that people collect, like baseball cards, or Beanie Babies, or the fingers of secret service agents. NFTs are really just a new twist on that. The idea of collectibles has always been very physical. You have comic books that you read or you have art that you hang on your wall, but with these, it is meant to be entirely digital.

On the surface, buyers appear to be purchasing what's already on the internet for free, like this video of a monstrous dunk by LeBron James. The clip recently sold as a digital trading card for $208,000, but you can still watch it online at no cost. Think of the Mona Lisa. It's an original piece of art. It couldn't be swapped out for, say, a Mona Lisa poster from the Louvre gift shop, because the poster doesn't hold the same value. Exactly.

A Mona Lisa from the gift shop isn't as valuable as the painting itself, unless Leonardo Da Vinci also painted Mona Lisa onto a mouse pad. Oh, if you don't mind, can you stay a little longer, please? This one is for Greg and HR's desk, okay? Yes, smile, but not too much a smile, just like a kind of smile. Ah, perfect, perfect. Oh, he's gonna love this one for the mouse, huh? And I know, I know right now, you might be saying,

But Trevor, why would I want a clip of Lec, the clip, to have an NFT of something you never see, like the Knicks winning a championship. But it's not just a clip of LeBron Dunking. It's the official clip of LeBron Dunking. And that's what makes it valuable, because people love to have things that no one else has. Check out this dog turd. Ew, gross! It's the only turd that dog ever made.

I'll give you a million dollars for it. And if you're thinking, well, that's kind of unusual, but it would still be cool to buy the original version of a digital artwork or a song or a video. Well, here's where it gets weird. That's not exactly what you're buying either. An NFT is kind of like a certificate of ownership for virtual assets.

Essentially when you buy an NFT, you're not buying the horse, the horse is somewhere else. You're buying the racing papers that say, here's where the horse came from, here's who's owned it over all these years, here's this horse's record. What the buyer gets is essentially a long string of numbers and letters. It's a code that exists on the Ethereum blockchain. It relies on blockchain technology, sometimes described as a kind of digital record keeping. It's a secure way to track when digital items change hands online. Yes. Essentially what you're buying with an NFT is a long digital receipt that has your transaction along with every transaction that has ever happened.

So basically it's like a CVS receipt. You know, it's miles of irrelevant information, but somewhere buried in there, it says that you bought a Gatorade and pretzels and maybe condoms, but not condoms, you went for the gatorade and pretzels. In other words, the point of NFTs is to create artificial scarcity. And this isn't just so that speculators with too much money can make even more money, it can also be a way for artists and musicians to make a living in the digital age. Like right now, one of your favorite musicians is probably scraping by on a fraction of a penny

every time someone streams one of their songs. But if they auction off that song to the highest bidder as an NFT, now, that musician that you love won't have to rent out his face for ad space. But there are also some potential problems with NFTs. For one thing, like cryptocurrency, making some NFTs requires massive amounts of energy, which contributes to climate change. So every time you buy one, you basically have to think, how many polar bears am I willing to kill

for this distracted boyfriend meme. I mean, not five, obviously, but maybe four? Oh, and there's something else you might want to consider before you sink your life savings into an NFT. Along with all the hype around NFTs, experts have raised some concerns. Basically, the blockchain is a permanent record, while the record is permanent and stable. The location where the work is hosted may not be. Effectively, you are buying access to a code that runs through a gateway online.

If the gateway, effective, the website goes down, you've lost whatever you just bought. And if that server happens to be holding the object goes down or it's smooth, who's ever controlling it, forgets to pay their hosting fee, then your NFT could point to nothing. Let's say that I buy an NFT, and I go to the link for the third-party hosting thing that has gone down, and what I see is the most expensive for a four of my life.

Woof. Man, if I spend $69 million dollars on a JPEG, you better believe my basement is going to have more backup servers than Hillary Clinton. Imagine if you spent millions of dollars to own the crying Jordan meme and then you lost it. Now you don't even have a meme to show how sad you are. Like this would be the dumbest way possible to lose a valuable collectible. At least if you lose a rare piece of artwork, what happened? A cat burglar, they're they had to pull to pull to pull to pull to pull to pull to pull to pull to pull the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their. their. their. their. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. their. I' the. I'll to lose. I'er. I'er. I'er. I'er. I'er. I'er. I'er. I'er. I. I. I's. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. That's t. I. That's t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t tryeauu tryu t tryu t tryn.e.e.e.e.e.e heist. To lose an NFT, you just need a janitor to bump the surge protector with a vacuum.

So, now you know about NFTs. And they may be the next big thing in the world of collectibles, but if you invested in one, you better pray the server that's hosting it never goes down. Otherwise, that rap video is about to get real sad. This we're getting money so like, hey, this we're getting money so like, hey, this we're getting any so much music. Mom! The thing shut down!

All right, when we come back, Michael Costa and Roywood Jr. discover what part of the pandemic life you found the most annoying. So don't go away. 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. Really? But that's all about to change.

Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. All of last month, we were running our annual brackets of bullshit. And this year, you the viewer got to vote on which trivial annoyance of the pandemic bothered you the most. And you cost a whopping 1.2 million votes. That's insane. Not even the Georgia voting laws could stop you guys from weighing in. Someone was sneaking you water, weren't they? Where did? the? the? the to? to? to? All? All? to? All? All to? All to? All? to to to to to to to to the to the to to the the to the the to their their their their their their their their their? All? All? All? All? All? All their their thoome. All. All. All. All? All? All. All? All? All? All? All. All? All? All. All? All the. All? All the. All? All th. All th. All the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their to to to their to to to toe? All. toe. toea? toea? toea? toea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea? Allea? Alle. Alle. All. All. All. All even the Georgia voting laws could stop you guys from weighing in. Someone was sneaking you water, weren't they? Where'd you get the water? So, here to announce the winner of this year's bracket of bullshit are our very own, Michael Costa

and Roywood Jr. What's going on, everybody? I'm Roywood Jr. And you know I'm Michael Costa. Man, old man, Costa. The competition in this tournament was so hot and broke that that that that that that that that th th th th thoe thoe thoe th thoe tho tho tho tho tho th. th. tho th. tho tho tho the tho tho tho' tho' tho' the tho' the' 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. the the the the the the the the the the to to to to to to to to to to to to to thean to to thean toean thean thean thean thean thean the old man, Costa, the competition in this tournament was so hot it broke that stupid little forehead thermometer. But we finally came away with one winner out of our 64 rock-solid contenders. 64, nice. Costa, I think you're thinking of 69? Not the way I do it. Roy, there was a couple of contenders that got crushed right out of the gate. For example, ear pain from mask bands got obliterated. Now, that surprised me because my ears hurt so bad.

I thought about pulling a double van Gogh. Yeah, but it was up against people who don't know how far six feet is, which is the worst. You know, is this six feet? See, that's why I'd never never the the th leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never I never th th th th th th, is this six feet? Is this six feet? See, that's why I never leave the house, but I have a six foot party, sir. If you can smell my pickles, you're too close. Meanwhile, over in the social region, zoom parties came out well ahead of getting dumped over zoom. Peace! That one was a shocker because getting dumped over zoom is rough. Yeah. I mean, you're looking at somebody, I'm sorry, Michael, I don't want to share my screen with you anymore.

It's time to put our love on mute. Sorry, I didn't catch any of that. But another mismatch, the toilet paper shortage absolutely wiped the floor with talking to the houseplants in round one. Which is ironic because the toilet paper shortage is the worst time timeto have a blowout. Yeah or when you're pooping. On the other hand one of the tightest races was between having to cut your own hair and being quarantined without a partner. Oh, haircuts one. the margin of victory was as thin as the razor I had to cut my own hair with. Who knew the most valuable part of hanging out in a barbershop would be the actual haircut?

Yeah. Roy, for me, the biggest underdog story of the bracket was Kim Kardashian's 40th birthday party. While the rest of us were in lockdown, Kim jetted her friends out to a private island, and I had no idea how much this annoy people. Probably because they weren't invited. Kim's party made it all the way to round four. It even beat that video of celebrity singing, Imagine. What? Imagine there's no justice, Roy. But what finally stopped Kim and her tracks was Jeff Bezos. People are outraged over the fact that the world's second richest man

and first richest shave ferret actually got richer during the pandemic. Yep. That's why Jeff Bezos's growing net worth made it all the way to the finals. By the way, Roy, what is Bezos's network? It's so obscene, it's just going to get bleed. Oh, say it, dude. Say it. Okay, fine. It's $1.

Damn. That really is the sea word of money. But, is it going going to to to to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to annoy to an to an to of money. But is it going to annoy people as much as the bracket's other finalists, mask under the nose wearers? Why do people leave their nose uncovered Roy? The nostrils are like the third easiest opening for coronavirus to enter the body. I think you mean second. Not the way I do it.

So after five rounds, it all comes down to Jeff Bezos's growing net worth versus mask under the the the the nose.. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. the nose. 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. the the the the the the the the the the next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next next. toe I do it. So after five rounds it all comes down to Jeff Bezos's growing net worth versus mask under the nosewearers. And without further ado the winner of the Daily Show's 2020 bracket of bullshit pandemic condition is mask under the nose wears. Oh man this was a well-deserved win, Roy. Oh, I couldn't agree with your more, Costa. Just look at your dumb nostrils sticking out of that mask. It just pisses the shit out of me. I hear you, Roy. I want to slap it off my own face.

Huge thanks to everyone who participated, and to mask to mask under the nosewear is everywhere. Congratulations. Now pull up your goddamn mask. Pull up your mask. Pull up your fucking mask. Michael Costa and Roywood Jr. everyone. Thanks so much guys. All right, when we come back, Daniel Brooks is joining me on the show to talk about what it was like playing one of the all-time great gospel singers Mahalia Jackson. So stick around. 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. You're rolling. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show.

Earlier today, I spoke with Tony Award-nominated actor, Danielle Brooks. We talked about what it was like portraying the legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and so much more. Danielle Brooks, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Thanks for having me. It's great. Are you kidding me? Thank you for coming back. Yeah, man. It's crazy because last time I was on your show, I was secretly pregnant. I've loved watching your journey of you becoming a mom. What's that been like becoming a mom and then the pandemic starting is like well now I'm a mom but I'm also in a pandemic. Yeah, it's crazy because you know a lot of people has suffered and had a hard time with the pandemic so it feels really just not it just feels really bad to say that it's been a blessing,

you know, like it's actually been good to have time to watch her grow and to watch her crawl and walk and learn to say mommy and all of these things that I might not have gotten a gift to do if we want to. So, you know, I count my blessings. I mean, the pandemic is slowly fading away. People are getting vaccinated. It looks like America's moving in the right direction. And we're here to celebrate your latest role,

Mahalia Jackson. Talk me through this. I mean, it seems like the most obvious thing now. But you're playing Mahalia in the lifetime biopick, and it's everyone's just raving. Thank you so much. Like they came out last Saturday and Sunday is coming out again this Saturday on Lifetime and the response has been crazy like my heart is so full and it hasn't felt this way in a very long

time because when you know that your gift is just aligning so well like everything that you're supposed to be doing you're doing it and to also you know acknowledge and and give this black woman her credit. You know, Jackie Jackson deserves her story to be told, and so I'm really glad that I was given the opportunity to do that, you know? People might go like, oh yeah, Mahalia, she's amazing. I love Mahalia Jackson's music, but but beyond the music, what she was dealing with in the the country, the the the their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that's, thi, thi, thi, that's, tho, that's, tho, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, thi, and, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thin, thin, thin, thin, thea.a, you're, you're, you're, thraaaugh, you're, you're, you're, you're, you're, you're, thr-a, you're, soa, somea, and, but beyond the music, what she was dealing with in the country and as an individual, I mean, that's where it seems like the real story lies. Come on, Trevor, that was the thing was, I think a lot of the world, and it's okay, but a lot of the world, including myself, did not know much about Mahalia Jackson. And I think while we knew was that she was the queen of gospel music, we might th, th, th, th, th, 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, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, 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, thri, thri, thri, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th she was the queen of gospel music. We might have heard Amazing Grace or Precious Lord or how I got over, but we don't know much about the person behind it. And so to me,

I always knew that there was something there because she's a human being. Like, everybody has a story, right? So something's going to be there. So once I started doing some research, it was so cool to discover like her desire to want to be a mother, her, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, to to to, to to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, to, and, and, and, and, to, and, and, to, and, and, to, to, to, to, and, to, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, to, th. And, thi. And, thi. And, to, to, thi. And, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to be a mother, her going through the Spanish flu, having hysterectomy and saying, you know what, I'm not going to sing at jazz clubs or blues clubs, I'm going to stick to gospel. But the thing that excited me the most was her connection to Martin Luther King and how she truly is the reason for that I have a dream speech as we know it today, not that it wouldn't be as famous, but as we know it today, because she told him to say, she told him, tell him about the dream, Martin, tell him about the dream, and he went off script, you know, what he had written and did that.

And so to me, I was like, yo, I don't want to point that? That was really fun. So it's really great to shed light on her and what she did in some rights movement. And like you said, like, you know, how comparable it is to now and relevant it is to now. You know what, what makes this so special for me is the fact that you aren't just portraying her, the man, you are singing, Danielle. At some point, I remember going, is this dubbed? Are they playing it?

Are they, but it was, that was you. All of the music I sang. That's the one thing I'm learning to do is build a little more pride in my work is because for a while, I was very shy when it came to singing and it's easy for me to hide behind a character and show the world what I can. If it's me, I'm like, oh gosh, you know, but um, so that was so much fun to like say, okay, Daniel, you get to embody Mahalia's voice. What is that in your body? And how more can you give of yourself without holding back or being scared or even just like just

doubting yourself? Like how much can you give? Because as an actor, as what I love so much is that you do get to give all of yourself. And you have to. You have to. Like I am a vessel being used to play her. So that to me was just a gift to kind of through the lens of Mahalia show the world what I'm capable of doing because I don't know if Danielle would have been able to do that without Mahalia. Wow. I'm grateful for

that for sure. So I'm excited to see what happens after you know and I'm gonna try to be a little more bold and say you know what? No, I'm gonna try to do more, you know so. So, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so. So, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thto try to be a little more bold and say, you know what, no, I'm singing. It's dirty, you'll see. I'm going to try to do more, you know, so. It feels like Danielle Brooks is always looking for different avenues to express herself as a human being. What haven't you done that you still dream of doing, where you go like, this is my, you know, this is the project I'm ththis is this is this is this is th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, the project, thin, thin, thin, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, I, I, I'm, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm going, I'm going, I'm going, I'm going, I'm going, I'm going, I'm going, try, try, trying to get to it. This is what I really want to try and do. Trevor, there's so much that I'm, there's so much. I always want to show people that I'm capable of doing more than they expected of me, especially going to Juilliard. I think that was what opened my eyes to the fact that for me, I'm first I'm getting to be in Peacemaker with John Sina and James Gunn is directing and written it who's done Gardens of the Galaxy and the side squad. And so I'm out here in Vancouver like being a bad butt.

Just to help you say badass but you know bad but out here with the guns and stuff and getting to like fight different people and things and that's been a lot of fun so like to show people like yeah I can do some action and um but I also want to just continue to stretch the limitations people's mindset on on black women and show them that you know a person like me can do it all even if it's, you know, playing someone in, I don't know, Australia, whatever that is, or different time periods and all of that, just kind of stretching that and letting people know like, there's more to us. So, that's, that's the goal. Well, I'll tell you now, every project they watch of yours,

that answer will be, I think, repeated over and over again. Danielle, thank you so much for joining me again. Congratulations on an amazing, amazing job that you've done, and I'm looking forward to the next one. Thank you. Take care. Don't forget.

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