The Daily Show: Ears Edition - California's Gubernatorial Recall Election | Ian Manuel & Candace Parker

Episode Date: May 11, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a wild recall race, Ian Manuel discusses his memoir "My Time Will Come," and WNBA star Candace Parker talks about her return to Chicago. Donate at http://www.dailyshow.com/TherapyAid to support the Therapy Aid Coalition's efforts in providing training and compensation to volunteer psychotherapists so people impacted by national crises can receive quality mental health care and support. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hey, what's going on everybody? I'm Trevor Noah, and this is the daily social distancing show. Today is Monday, May 10th. And I hope that you all had a great Mother's Day yesterday. And I also hope that everyone on Instagram got a lot of solid feedback about how bangable their moms are. Anyway, coming up on tonight's show, Russians are hacking our gas tanks. Bees join the war against COVID, and Caitlin Jenner is running for Governor and

away from homeless people. 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 Years Edition. All right, people, let's do this. Let's kick things off with the coronavirus pandemic. It's the thing that is both almost over and, and worse, and worse, and worse, and worse, and worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, worse, people, let's do this. Let's kick things off with the coronavirus pandemic.

It's the thing that is both almost over and somehow worse than ever. Even as vaccines are making everybody safe, it is clear that COVID-19 is a lot like Benifer, in that it is never really going to be over, which is why a new breakthrough in testing for COVID-in. Dutch researchers are training bees to detect COVID-19 infections in samples, and they say that it could cut the waiting time for test results from hours or days to down to just seconds. Bees have an unusually keen sense of smell, and the bees indicate a positive test result

by extending their tongugs to get a reward in the form of sugar water. Takes about a month to train these bees. Researchers say that it could be used in parts of the world where there is currently no COVID-testing available. Ah! You see people? You see what happens when we don't get vaccinated? I told you guys. What did I say? I said if we don't get global vaccinations up and running, we're all going to end up getting licked by bees. Remember when I said that? And now look what happened? Huh? Huh?

Huh? I also love how they say this is going to be used in countries where regular testing isn't available. Poor countries always get screwed, man. In America, they're going to be like, my brother, you think you have COVID, what you need to do is put your head inside this beehive and cough. Cuff again. No, no, you must cough harder. No, they don't worry about this thinging.

They are going to to tecececece already have so much on their plate. They pollinate our crops. They make our honey. They teach our kids how to have sex with birds. Give them a break. I just hope that this gets people over their vaccine hesitancy. Because now, if you don't want to get the vaccine, fine. But that means you've got to get a bee test if you want to go to to have fun tonight? Yeah, because... Ah! This beast!

Ah, the beast! Oh my god! This beast! Oh, my god! So yeah, you're gonna be in there? I'll see you in there, girl. But let's move on now to some news from the world of sports. The Kentucky Derby

It's a Super Bowl for athletes who poop standing up. Well it turns out that this year's winner may have been downing something a little stronger than a mint julep. Now to a scandal that's erupted in the world of horse racing. Medina Spirit, this year's winner of the Kentucky Derby failed a post-race drug test. The Colts Hall of Fame trainer, seven-time tuby winner. Bob Baffert, Bafffer, Bafffer, now, now, now, now, now, th, th, th, toffed, toffed, toffed, toffed, toffi, th, toffi, toffi, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, too, too, too, too, too, and, and, too, tooom-s, too, and, and, too, and, and, and, too, and, and, too, too, and, too, and, too, too, too, and, too, too, too, is is is is is is is a too, and, and, and, the tooome, the the the theiii-s.a, is a they-s.a-s-s-s.a-s.a-s.a-s.a-s.a-s.augheanananananananananedeanananedeanedeanede.a,a,a,a-s.a,a-time derby winner, Bob Baffert, now suspended indefinitely by Churchill Downs. The substance and anti-inflammatory was also found in the system of Gameen, another Bafford trained horse that finished third in last year's Kentucky Oaks race. Former President Trump is weighing in, he's saying, so now even our Kentucky derby

winner, Medina Spirit, is a junky. This is emblematic of what is happening to our country. The whole world is laughing at us. Yo guys, I still can't believe this guy was president. I mean, this man is a legend. What other ex-president spends their time roasting horses? It is weird, though, to put this on the horse, right? I mean, it's not like the horse wants wants to take to take to take to take to take to take to take to take to take to take to take to take to take the to the to to the the to their to to to put this on the horse, right? I mean it's not like the horse wants to take drugs or train all day or race around a track getting slapped on the ass, it's a horse. It wants to do what horses want to do.

DJ. They love DJ. They love DJ. At the same time though, if it was up to the horse, I mean the horse would definitely tak the too.. the the the the the the the the the the the the thapapapapapapapapapse. their. to to too. too, too, the the too, too, too, the the too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, to to to to to to to to too, too, too, too, too, to to to to to to to to to to to too, too, too, too, too, tr. tre, tre, tre, tre, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, tr. trace, trace, tr. trace, tr. tr. tr. trace, tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. train, tr. Because horse racing is the sport with the biggest difference between winning and losing. If you win, you spend the rest of your life banging other horses. If you lose, you're going to be holding macaroni art together. And finally, a threat to America's infrastructure that's scarier than Woody Harrelson in the new Venom trailer. If the line at the filling station is a little longer than usual this week. It might just be because somebody has hacked the gasoline. We're going to begin with this, so the race against time, after a cyber attack on a major source of fuel for the East Coast. Colonial Pipeline halted operations on thousands of miles of pipeline on Friday after hackers forced to shut down by taking the company's data hostage.

Colonial runs pipelines from Houston, Texas to Linden, New Jersey. Transporting more than 100 million gallons of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and home heating oil every day. A criminal gang with links to Moscow is a leading suspect. There is a ransomware crew known as Darkside. They use kind of a double-tap technique of both locking up the networks and demanding, demanding ransom. Overnight, gasoline futures jumped more than 3% to 222 a gallon the highest since May of 2018.

Another concern is panic buying. Analysts worry that nervous consumers could drain gas supplies, which would also push prices higher. Okay, all right, this is outrageous. If you want to take data hostage, you do it the legitimate way, by getting people to sign up for your social media network. Now, maybe I'm not that tech savvy. But, is there a reason a pipeline has to be on the internet in the first place? Like, who was out there like... All right, guys, I think it's fine to transport billions of gallons of oil through this pipe,

but what if we could also use it to watch Tick-Tock? Huh? And look, hacks happen all the time. But this attack is a big deal. And it could even cause a shortage of gas in America, which by the way, Daddy Yankee try to warn us about, but what were we doing? Too busy grinding to listen. So yes, people are now going to be going out trying to buy gasoline before the price goes up again, and it's going to be chaos. I mean, not for me, though. I already have all the gasoline I need. See, the trick, and nobody realizes this, you want to save gasoline a to to the gasoline, to the gasoline, to the gasoline, the gasoline, to the, the, the, to the, the, to, to, to, the, the, to, to, to beaughe, to beaugh, to bea, to bea, to bea, toe, toe, tooke, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, to bea, toe, to bea, to bea, to bea, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, to bea, to bea, toe, the theomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeauaurueueueue, theirirm, toe, too, too, too, too, too, toe, too, too, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, to save gasoline ahead of time. And the way to do that is you soak up the gasoline

with a bunch of oily rags. See? Yeah, and that way, I can stack it up in my apartment and I only squeeze out what I need. That's how you stay safe. But let's move on now to our main story out of California, home to national treasures like Yosemite, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Hype House. Back in 2018, California elected former San Francisco mayor and the only white dude who puts

guerrilla glue in his hair, Gavin Newsom, to be the governor. And for a while, he was as popular in California as Botox. But now, a lot of people aren't smiling anymore. California officials confirmed last night there will be a recall election for Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom this year. A petition collected enough signatures to put Newsom's fate up to the voters who elected him two and a half years ago. Initially praised for his aggressive response to the pandemic,

Newsom came under fire for whiplash on and off business restrictions. But the anger exploded and recall signature surged when he was caught ignoring his own advice at an expensive dinner with lobbyists, with no masks and no distance. As a state struggled with COVID restrictions, Newsom was photographed dining at the French laundry, an exclusive restaurant in California's wine country. We're all human. We all fall short sometimes.

We all fall short sometimes. We all break our own quarantine rules to eat foie gras with a burnage reduction. That's what was so bad about the scandal is that it was his policy in the first place. Like if anybody else broke quarantine like this, it would seem irresponsible. But when the governor does it, it feels like he just wanted everyone to stay home so that he could get a good table. And he didn't just get court eating out. He got court eating at the fanciest restaurant in the country. Which I mean sort of makes sense.

Like if I'm gonna destroy my career for a dinner out, I'm not doing it for Applebee's. Shit. I'm going McDonald's at least. So, thanks to the scandal and his handling of COVID in general, Newsom now faces a recall election. And you know California isn't happy with Newsom if they were able to get that many people to sign a petition during a pandemic. I hate that guy so much I will touch this pen that 10,000 other people have touched. Give me that pen. Give me that pen.

Hmm. Now if you don't know what a recall election is, it's essentially a way for voters to express their anger towards an elected official without storming the capital and trying to kill Mike. And thu some. thu some. thu some thu some thu some thu some thu some thusem some thususususomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeomeome. the the the th. th. thus. thusam. thusam. thusam. to to to to to to to the capital and trying to kill Mike Pence. And now if Newsom loses the recall election, he'll be replaced by someone else a year before his term was supposed to be up. And already, there's more people on this ballot than there are sliding into Melinda Gates's DMs. The race to recall Governor Gavin Newsom is already becoming a circus. Dozens of people have announced their running or hinted they could be. So what are the requirements to run in the recall? Not a lot, and that's why a lot of people do it.

You have to be a US citizen, registered to vote in California and not convicted of a felony involving bribery. The entry fee is just under $4,000 plus 65 signatures. If you collect 7,000 signatures, there's no fee at all. Running in the California recall may be the best bargain there is in terms of seeking fame and fortune. It only costs $4,000 to get on the ballot and that gets you your message before 22 million California voters. Damn. Why do I feel like it's easier to run in California than it is to vote in Georgia? And making it this easy to run could cause problems in any state, but especially in California.

I mean, think about it, everyone there is trying to break into movies. Every candidate is just going to be using the debates as an audition. Californians, constant wildfires make me angry and sad and Shakespeare. Did I get it? But not every candidate is in the race to get famous. Some are trying to cash in on their fame. That's right. The highest profile person in the race is Caitlin Jenner, Olympic gold medalist and yet somehow least successful Kardashian. Jenna is a Republican who says she wants to focus on the issues

important to ordinary citizens. Unfortunately, she's not off to a great start. Caitlin Jenner under fire for comments that she made during an interview at her own airplane hangar. My friends of leaving California. Actually, my hangar, The guy across right of every minute, he was packing up his hangar. I said, where are you going?

And he says, I'm moving to Sodona, Arizona. I can't take it anymore. I can't walk down the streets and see the homeless. Wow. I'm tired of walking walked. No, but for real. It's crazy that someone's so good at running could be so bad at running. I mean, I can't think of something more out of touch than complaining about people who have no home while you're sitting in a home you bought for your jet. I mean, half the reason people are pissed at Newsom is for being an out-of-touch-rich guy. You got to counter that. You can't be out the the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their the reason people are pissed at Newsom is for being an out-of-touch rich guy. You gotta counter that. You can't be out there making speeches like, the butler at my third mansion really hates

this place. We need to improve it. Isn't that right, Jeeves? So yeah, it's definitely not relatable for Ketl and Jenner to to talk about her private plane. But on the other handhandhand, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. th. th. th. th. the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, tho, tho, tho, tho, the, the, thr-n' tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, 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. toe. toe. toe. too. too. toe. too. toean. toean. toean. toean. toean. toean. toe. toe. toe. tho. toe. to keep her from driving. And there's another potential obstacle to Jenna's success as well. I mean, she's the most famous transgender person in the world. And the Republican Party as a whole likes trans people about as much as they like tax hikes or Liz Cheney. Which may be why Jenna is going out of her way to assure voters that just because she's trans? Doesn't mean that she's on board with

the trans agenda. Backlash this morning against Caitlin Jenner from some LGBTQ rights activists. That's after the Olympic champion and one of the most well-known voices in the trans community, one of the highest profile trans-Americans, says she opposes trans girls playing on girls sports teams. This is a question of fairness. That's why I oppose biological boys who are trans competing in girls sports in school. It just isn't fair.

It's a dramatic shift for Jenner, a transgender woman and advocate. I also want to acknowledge all the young trans athletes who are out there, given the chance to play sports as who they really are. That's right. As soon as she started running for office, Caitlin Jenner flipped her political positions to get more votes. And if you ask me, I actually think it's inspiring. You know, because she's showing the world that a trans person can be just

as opportunistic as any other politician. That's progress. But still, this must be a big letdown for the trans community. I mean, you expect that if someone has lived your experience, they'll be in your corner. You know, it's like if Biden got elected and then suddenly banned grandpas from finding a quarter behind your ear. That's a betrayal. You've forgotten your roots, Joe, and you've forgotten this quarter. Now as we said Jenna is hardly the only candidate in the race, but because she's such a celebrity, the other candidates have to work so hard to just get noticed. One of the candidates for California governor kicking off his bus tour in Sacramento with a 1,000 pound bear beside him.

Republican John Cox held a news conference at Sacramento's Miller Park and behind him, you can see that bear, a live one, as a prop. Cox has also just spent $5 million to run TV ad campaigns that feature him standing right next to that bear. He's calling it his Meet the Beast campaign. It's a wonderful animal. You know, it's a symbol of the big beastly changes that we need to make in California. How close have you come to the bear?

I kissed the bear actually. It's a very tame bear. It's been in hundreds of movies. It's a member of the screen-actors grill. You kissed the bear? My man, it's a bear. I know you think it's tame, but let me tell you something. There's no such thing as a tame bear, all right?

There's only bears that haven't decided to rip your face off yet. In fact, let me ask you something. Does anyone really believe that this guy's campaigning with a bear because of some kind of symbolism? I mean, it feels like he bought a bear while he was drunk, and now he's trying to figure out how to make it work for his campaign. California's so bad, I can't even bear it anymore. We need to rewrite these grizzly laws. Like, for example, making it tha tha thiiiiia to thia thia thia thia thia thia thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, to thi, 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 th, to th, th, th, th, th, th, to th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. I th, th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I thi. I thi. thi. thi. thi. thr-s, thr-s, toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. too. too, making it easier to return an animal you accidentally got off eBay. Is anyone else with me? Put, yeah, put my mom down, bear!

So look, we're going to keep an eye on this race as it moves forward, but when you look at the major candidates in the race right now, Californians basically have a choice between two candidates who are out of toucest with bears. And one guy who's way too in touch with bears. So, it wouldn't surprise me if Californians are looking at these choices and saying, you know what, maybe I'll just vote for the bear. All right, when we come back, I'll be joined by Ian Manuel, a man who was sentenced to life in prison as a 14-year-old child.

And then, Candace Parker, WNBA Legend, is joining me on the show. 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. 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 17. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. My first guest is Ian Manuel, an activist and a poet who are sentenced to life without parole at the age of 14. He's here to talk about what he endured in the prison system and how his shooting victim became his number one advocates. Ian Manuel, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Thank you for having me, Trevor. Man, you have lived a life that I wouldn't wish on anybody.

You've written a book about it, and I'm not going to lie, your story has all of the most surprising conclusions because you were 14 years old and you got sentenced to life. That was it. What was really fascinating in the story is how the judge explicitly says, hey man, there's no second chances even if you're 14 years old, you know, when that judge says you're sentenced to life. Did you know what that actually meant or like how long did it take to sink in? I didn't recognize that life meant life until I was nearly in my 20s or 30s. As a child, you don't

recognize what life without parole means. And that was based on a Florida law that says a child of any age indicted for a life or death felony shall be treated in every respect as if he were an adult. And that law is still on the book so children can still be subjected to this no matter if they're eight, nine, or ten. It felt horrible, man. No human beings should be treated like that, especially a child. You weren't just sentenced to life with no parole. You at some point were sent to solitary confinement. And you spent over a decade in solitary confinement? Actually, I spent 18 consecutive years from the time George H.W. Bush was president to when Barack Obama was on his second year of his first turn.

So from 1992 to 2010, if it wasn't for me diving within the depths of my imagination and learning how to write poetry, I would have went crazy in there. I really need to understand this like on a human level. You know everyone, every therapist, every research, every scientist has said one of the key things human beings need to exist is human connection. For those who really don't understand solitary confinement, can you explain that? What is it like existing in a box for 18 years?

About the size of a walk-in elevator or a free elevator. There's a still bunk, there's a door. It's about five or six steps from the wall to the, to the front door with a size nine and a half shoe. And it's just, and it's not like they put th th they they they they they they they they they they put they put th they put th they put th th th th th th th the front door with a size nine and a half shoe. And it's just, and it's not like they put me in that cell and left me there, right? I was tortured. I was gas with chemical agents. I was beaten.

I mean, if what happened to George Floyd happened in broad daylight, imagine what's happening behind closed prison walls when there's no one to videotape it. And what makes your story interesting is one of the advocates the the the the the advocates the advocates the advocates the advocates the advocates there's no one to videotape it. And what makes your story interesting is, one of the advocates who said, we need to let this man out of prison, he cannot spend his entire life behind bars, was the woman who you shot in the face, Debbie Bagri, who you are now friends with. And she said, hey man, if I can forgive this person and if I can move forward with them, the American legal system needs to do the same thing. Talk to me about how you made contact with her, why that journey began,

and what that did for both of you as human beings. I was going through my paperwork and I seen Debbie's phone number and address in the police report. So I reached out to her and I called her and I remember the first thing I said was Debbie. I like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and to apologize for shooting you in the face. Then she asked me a question that no 14-year-old should ever have to answer. She said, Ian, why did you shoot me? And I just remember saying it was a mistake. It all happened so fast. And I asked her could call back? And I called back and I just asked, I don't remember much about that second conversation except I asked her, could I write her? And she said, yes, and that's how I corresponded it. And that led to Brian Stevenson sending me a letter and taking my case and appealing it to the US Supreme Court to overturn my life sentences.

If you were appealing to people who would in no way shape or form be on the side of anybody who's committed a crime, how would you explain to them why they should consider not having you know a life sentence especially for a minor who the courts or the justice system considers an adult? Yeah, I would just say that as children, our brains are still to the the thiiiii to be on the the thor the the the the the the the thir the the the the the the the thi the the the the the thi the the the thi the the thi the thi thi thi to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to be on to to to to to to to to to the the the the the 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 would just say that as children, our brains are still developing. And I am nowhere near the person I was at 13, at 14, at 15. I evolve. We as human beings, we begin to evolve, and we become different people. So to say to a child that you will never change is scientifically untrue.

It's proven through science that we develop and we grow. So you should not eradicate, because that's what the judge sought to do. He sought to eradicate me from earth. And I just feel like we as humans deserve a second chance at life. What do you think it is about poetry that saved your brain? Like, you know, because you talk about it with so much passion, you go like, this is the only thing that kept me copus, mentis. What is it about the poetry that helps you cope?

Well, I'll give you an example by reciting one of my poems, my time will come. It says, I promise you the brunt of my oppression has a purpose and the same person that you persecute will one day be worshipped. Though I stand before you bare-chested and shirtless with my soul and emotions naked, just wanting to be nurtured. Yeah, despite the desperation, desertion and hurting, my time going to come. Though I compose this poem, not knowing if I'll ever be able to perform it in an auditorium, I do it with the faith of a poet that believes he was born to do it, like an acorn caught up in a storm, flung from the branch where it was born.

You can only hold me back for so long. My time gonna come. Despite the difficulties and disappointments, my determination remains undaunted. Though the waters of my tomorrows are deep and uncharted, the buoyance of my character will float unwavering towards them, like a song written, yet unrecorded, my time gonna come. Though you wrap me in chains, and sprayed me with chemical flames, and did all of the things you did to add to my pain, my circumstances will change. I believe this with the deaths of my being, that as long as this world continues to spin,

it cannot end until it's been enjoyed by end. Remember this day, because things won't always be this way. My time gonna come. My time gonna come against all conceivable odds. My time gonna come. Thank you. Man, ah. Your story isn't easy in.

It's complicated. The issue isn't easy, Ian. It's complicated. The issue isn't easy, it's complicated. But I think one thing I appreciate about your book and your conversation is that we're dealing with human beings. You're a human being. The person you shot was a human being. The people who are incarcerated every day are human beings. And we hope that they'll become human beings when they come up,

but we don't treat them like like like like like like locked up. So thank you for the time, Ian. Thank you for joining us, and best of luck, brother. I appreciate you, man. Thank you, Trevor. Don't forget, everybody. Ian's memoir, My Time Will Come is available now. All right, when we come back, the W, but 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. 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 on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Welcome back to the daily social distancing show. My next guest tonight is WNBA superstar Candace Parker. She's she's here to talk about what it's been like returning home to play for the Chicago Sky, and what she gets up to behind the scenes with Shaq and D. Wade on TNT.

Candace Parker, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Thank you for having me. I'm excited. I'm a fan, just so you know. I'm not a casual fan. Oh, wow. Okay, that puts that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's 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. thi. thi. thi. th. th. tooom. tooom. too. too. too. too. too. to bea. to bea. too. too. too. too. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. too. too. tooo. toooooooo. toe. toe. toe. too. toe. toe. too. too. toe. a fan. Oh wow okay that that puts a lot of pressure on me because now I'm a I'm a fan of yours because it's not often I get to talk to anybody who is considered the greatest at anything that they do. I'm gonna I'm gonna read just a small list of some of your achievements you've won an WNBA title right two Olympic gold medals two regular season MVP,

and a finals MVP. You're also the first player to win rookie of the year and MVP in the same season. Last year you were named the Defensive Player of the Year. My question to you is, have you already started writing your whole of fame, speech? Like, do you plan ahead or are you going to try and make it seem like you didn't know at the is it going to be one of those like oh modest oh what a surprise listen I'm I'm just realizing now like I've been in this

thing for 14 years and like I have a daughter and the people that I'm playing with are closer to her age so I think it's more so just more concerned about worried about how my socks are if I'm not looking like th like th l not th like th like th like th like th like th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th thi tho tho tho to to to to to to thi thi. 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 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 the thi thi. I thi. I the thi. I the the the. the the the the the the toeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeean. I's to to to the. I to's more so just more concerned about worried about how my socks are if I'm not looking like an old lady, all those things. You say that but you are still competing at the highest level, you know? The season's about a kickoff. Everybody in Chicago is excited because you have just switched to a new team. It's almost a homecoming for you because you're from Illinois. What are your expectations for the upcoming season and how do you deal with that pressure of a whole city going, all right, Candace, we need you to fix what happened last year. We need

you to take us to the top. First, I'm really excited. I grew up in Naperville, which is western suburbs of Chicago, and I started playing basketball here and you know just to be able to come back to where it all started Because around the Chicagoland area I grew up in the 90s So it was all bulls all who's next all prep high school college everything like they follow basketball and so I would always to be to the the the the the they. And so I would always run into people and they would always be like, I remember seeing you when you to thr. 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 the the the their the they. their. their. their. their. their. their. I their. I their. I their. I their. I their. I their. I their. I their. I their. I their. I 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. I the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the now to come back and just play and, you know, to be able to have dinner with my dad and have breakfast with my mom, my grandma can come see me play. I mean, all that stuff is so special to be a part of and I'm excited. I'm, you know, with the challenge, you know, to try to win because if you're not trying to win at the beginning of the season, yeah, I don't know what you're doing. You aren't just the best on the court. You're also one of the best off the court as well.

People love you. I'm one of the people who loves you. I love your commentary on TNT with Shack and D. Wade. I love the camaraderie that you guys have formed. I love the game. their camaradry that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you that you guys that you guys that you guys that you guys that you guys that you guys th, th you guys th th the the the the the the the the the the the the the the best the best the best the best the best the best 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 is the is the is the is the the thea thea thea thea thea thea thea thea thea thea the best the best the best the how you go at it with Shaq. Like that relationship seems so authentic. Like you guys are fighting, you're laughing, you're arguing, but it's like you're in the same space. How long did it take for you to form that? Is that a natural thing? I grew up watching these guys. Like I grew up as a fan on a couch debating with my two brothers who are fans by the way Trevor. I have to shout out Anthony and my team. They are extended. We won WMA championships. We've done all these things. Gone to the Olympics, it's like you're going to be on the daily show. Are you kidding me? So, huge hit. But I will say that my childhood coming up debating my brothers and being around them all the time kind of prepared me for th..... I th. And th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. th. th. th. th. th. to be to be to be to be thi. I, to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be th. I, thi, thi, thi, thi, 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, I, I, toe. I, toe. I, th. I, thi. I, thi. I, thi. thi. thi. the. the. thea. thea. toea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. I'm the. I'm the. I'm th around them all the time kind of prepared me for Turner Because honestly like that's what it's like on set you debate you might not have any facts to debate it

But you try because there's a lot of yelling and screaming and just saying you don't understand and that's what it is and honestly like when I came in You know, I know there's a lot to do with like me being the only woman on set and things like that and I t told him immediately like I'm not trying to be one of the guys. I'm try to be one of the players. Oh, nice. And they've and they've embraced that. Honestly, like I'm a teamate. But we just have a tma. to be the to just, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I's, I, I, I, 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, 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, and, and, like, and, and, and, like, and, and, like, and, like, and, and, the show after the show. I feel like you could just add it to the list of things you're doing because you're playing, you're in front of the camera. Rumors are that you're starting a new podcast now. Is that true? Can we confirm that? Yes, I'm very excited to be starting moments with Candace Parker. I have a 12-year-old daughter and she is just the center of my entire world and just talking with other parents. to to to to to to to the to the to the to the to the the the to the the the the to the the the the the to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their th. th. their their th. their their their their their their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their 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 the the the the the the th. th. the. thea. thea. to. toea. trea. trea. true. true. true. true. true. the the the other parents, got Tio Maori that was a guest,

D. Wade, of course, and Gabby, our amazing parents. So just really excited to chat with a lot of different experiences because I think there's no blueprint when it comes to raising a child. Is it harder or does it get easier raising a child, when you are an elite athlete? Because so much of your time is taken up by the game. Like, how do you create a stable base for a child in a world that is so unstable because

of sports? Layla has been with me from day one. We didn't spend a night away from each other until she was almost two or three. I nursed for 15 months, so my coach saw a lot of, you know, switching in the locker room while he's going over plays, but that's just the way it was. And you know, I wanted to balance both. And I'm very lucky because I have an amazing family that helps me with my daughter. And I have amazing kid.

She gets it. She's one of the best travelers. She's been to Russia, China, like everywhere in Europe. Like she's amazing. But I will say this, I think a lot of people give professional athletes credit for being able to balance motherhood. But there's a million other women out there that have it way harder.

That's jobs don't let them bring their kids to work. That don't let them take off when they they they they they they they they're they they're they're they're they're they're they're think their their think their thi thi. that, you know, don't let them take off when they're sick and just different things like that. So, I am very happy to have that balance of motherhood and I realize, you know, you have tough days but, you know, it's all worth it. Oh man, yeah, I hope everyone listens to the podcast. It must be fun hearing some of the behind the scenes of everyone's moments as a mom. Good luck with your next venture out in Chicago.

Good luck with your new podcast. Thank you for joining me on the show and I hope to see you again. Thank you so much. Remember, you can catch Candace play with the Chicago Sky when the WNBA season starts again on May 15th. All right, we're going to take a quick break, but we'll be right back after to 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.

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