The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Cities Are Running Out of Burial Space | Bakari Sellers

Episode Date: February 2, 2022

Tom Brady announces his retirement from the NFL, Ronny Chieng offers alternatives to traditional burials, and "Who Are Your People?" author Bakari Sellers discusses his children's book. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Happy Black History Month, people. Yeah, that's right. There's going to be a really interesting Black History Month for multiple reasons. Number one, I think it's an interesting timing for Black History Month, because it's COVID obviously, and now people don't want to shut down the school, but I realize this might help everybody. You know, because on the one hand you've got Black History Month, which a lot of people don't thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, thi, thi, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, th, yeah, th, yeah, th, yeah, yeah, th, yeah, th, yeah, 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, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi down the schools, but do want to shut down the school. But I realize this might help everybody. You know, because on the one hand, you've got Black History Month,

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the parts out. They're going to be like, today everyone, we're going to be like, every story is gonna sound like that. It's gonna be like, hi kids, here's the story of Martin Luther Kane, Jr. He was born, and then he, he, he, and he preached for a while, and he was... And then Barack Obama. Coming to you from the heart of Times Square in New York City, the only city in America. It's the Daily Show, Ears Edition. Tonight, no more rings for Brady. We're all gonna die. And Bacari Sellers. This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Hey, what's going on everybody? Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah, and joining me for today's headlines is our very own. Roy Wood Jr. What's going on Roy? What's up?

Happy Black History Month. Happy Black History Month, brother. Yeah. I like Black History Month, man, because this is a time to reflect and think about our past. Right. And everything that is important from the past, which reminds me, I don't know if I ever got that 200 from you that that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, 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 be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, to, to, to be to be to be to be to be to be to, to be to be to be the to be to be the to be the too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, to me, to me, to, to, owed me. You remember from the Super Bowl from two years ago when we bet and you said you was going to Vimmo? Yeah I think it's good for us to let the past stay in the past. Happy Black History Month. All right let's jump straight into today's headlines. We kick things off with big news

from the world of sports. We're two weeks away from the Super Bowl. the one day a year where men can 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 th th th th thin thin the the thin thi the the the the the the th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I that you that you th. I th th th. I th. I th th 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. I th. I th. I th. I to to to the to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to theeeee thee the the the the the the th world of sports. We're two weeks away from the Super Bowl, the one day a year where men can express their emotions openly. And one familiar face who won't be there this year is Tom Brady, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and dude with almost as many rings as Shang Chi. Brady has appeared in every Super Bowl dating back to 1902. I don't if that status right. It might be 1920. But, but, but, but, but, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, if, th, if, if, if, if, if, if, if, if, if, if, if, if it, if it, if it, if it, if it th, if it th, if it th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, the the th, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th, th, th, the th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the 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,. I don't know if that status right. Might be 1920.

But if it feels weird watching it without him this year, you better get used to it, because he's never going to be in it ever again. Breaking news this hour. Seven-time Super Bowl champion, Tom Brady is retiring from football. He removed all doubt. The 44-year-old quarterback played 22 NFL scenes including 20 seasons with the New England Patriots. He won seven Super Bowls. I want to read from his statement here. This is difficult for me

to write but here it goes. I have loved my NFL career and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention. Other things that require my attention? It's a weird reason to retire? It sounds like he's got like household chores. I've loved playing in the NFL but I've got 20 years of laundry piling up so it's time to call it quits guys. But look whether you loved him or hated him you have to admire Tom Brady's journey. I mean when this dude started his career he was picked almost dead lost in the draft. And yet he he he he he he he, he, he, he, he, he he, he he, he ended, he ended, he ended, he ended, he ended, he ended, he ended, he ended, he ended, he ended, he ended mean, when this dude started his career, he was picked almost dead lost in the draft. And yet, he ended up dominating the game for 20 years, which is an important lesson

for all the little kids out there who might be coming in lost. And that lesson is, this probably won't happen to you. See, this was only going to happen one time and Tom Brady took it. I'm sorry. So if you keep coming in dead lost, you probably want to quit and do something else. You got this. Now if we're being honest, this retirement isn't a surprise to anyone, right? What is surprising is that at 44 years old, this dude was still dominating the NFL. Think about it, the NFL, when people car accident each other for a living.

And this guy was doing that in his 40s. Most people I know in their 40s are like, ah, ah, my back hurts. I think I slept too long. And now that he's put up his cleats, the question is, was Tom Brady the best football player of all time. Some people say yes because he holds all the records and won the most Super Bowls. Other people say no because he didn't do that for my team. So it'll be a big debate for a while. But there's no doubt that he is a legend of the game. So congrats, Tom Brady on a wonderful, wonderful career. Although sadly it means that now Grunk has to be put down. Let's go out behind the barn the barn the barn the barn the barn the barn barn barn barn barn barn barn the barn barn barn. the barn. the barn. the barn. the bar the bar. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. 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. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t is t. te. te. te. to te. to to to te. to te to to te to te to te te to te te to. to. to. to. to.unk has to be put down. Let's go out behind the barn, Grunk.

We're going to take you someplace special. You know what I respect about Tom Brady for the most part, man, is that he kept his scandals on the field. You know, the Flake Gate with the ball and then whether or not it was a Tuckoo-Fumble way back in the most part, man, is that he kept his scandals on the field. You know, the Flakegate with the ball and then whether or not it was a tuckroo fumble way back in the day. I honestly, I think like the maga had his locker, that was probably the biggest, oh, we don't know about Brady. No, no drug, no drama, no, none of that, Wife is very unmurdered. All right, but let's move on to the hottest fad on the internet right now.

And no, I'm not talking about hardcore pornography. I'm talking about Wordle, the online puzzle game that's turned your Twitter timeline into a lame version of Tetris. Wordel is especially interesting because of where it came from. You see, it was just invented by one guy in Brooklyn who just made it as a gift for his girlfriend, which is really sweet. Or a really subtle way to tell her that she doesn't know how to spell.

I need you to brush up on your five-letter words. You're really embarrassing me at parties. Anyway, his vision for Wordle was for it to be a simple friendly game, totally free, no ads, no app, and not addictive, just pure fun. And yesterday, that vision paid off when the New York Times announced that it had bought Wordel from this guy, thrown thi. Which is great for the guy, thoe, thi. to to 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. that thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. So, thi. So, thi. So, thi. 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, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, than a million dollars, which is great for the guy, but now everyone else is wondering, will Wordle still be free? So CNN asked that question to the New York Times.

And the answer was, I don't know, you guys, you guys tell me what you think. Jonathan, I don't want to make this a hostile interview, but you need to answer the question that every wordle user wants to know to you commit right here and now that forevermore in perpetuity, Wordel will be free to everybody? Thank you for having me. It's great to be here. And yes, when the word, when world comes to New York Times, it will be free.

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I mean, at the beginning, he was like, ha ha ha, you're gonna make us pay for Wordle? Then all of a sudden he was like, are you gonna make us pay for Wordle? Answer me, bitch! Do you see how nervous the New York Times guy was like, because in the beginning he he was like, yeah, it's gonna be fair. And then at the end, he was like, look, man, just please, man, come on, man. That CNN anchor has the skepticism of a guy who's been burned by a drug dealer. You know, he's like, wow, so this is totally free? And a week later, he's like, I see what you did. Yeah, I see what you you you you you you th you th you 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. 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. th. th. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. te. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. You got me good. Now, I don't know if you play Wordle. I do. And I'll be honest, when I heard this, I was kind of sad.

Yeah, because I was like, does this mean that Wordle loses its purity? You know? Like, now are we going to have to pay to play? Or is the website going to start tracking me? Am I going to start getting targetted ads for the letter the you know? You're asking the wrong questions, dog? You asking the wrong question. The question is not whether or not Wordle is going to remain free. The question is, will Wordle still be easy? Have you tried to do a New York Times crossword appellate?

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And if you were in the mood for dinner and a show last night, well, this, my friends, is where you wanted to be. CBS Philadelphia says a massive brawl broke out at a Pennsylvania Golden Corral restaurant over an alleged steak shortage. A former restaurant employee says he was told that the fight may have started when the buffet ran out of steak and a customer cut in line. Take a close listen and a man can be heard saying, all I wanted was some steak. America, America, this is you. This is how you know COVID is over for people.

Americans are ready to go indoors again and fistfight over food. We're back, baby, we're back. Give me some of that lettuce, bitch. I mean, the only silver lining in this story is that the fight happened at a golden corral. Because if that fight was at a waffle house, the high chairs would have still had kids inside them. Do you see that guy throwing the chair, by the way? He didn't throw, he just smashed the light. You know where the lights, like,

I wasn't even involved in the shit. Now the light is smashed,time chair throwers. These were like buffet people. And then they were just like, the buffet has never not had the buffet. They didn't know what to do. You can see there's people just losing their minds. Ah! And the iatus kicked in that moment. And I know Golden Corel is probably embarrassed by this, but think about what a huge compliment this actually is to the cooks in your kitchen.

Your steak is riot worthy. Yeah, right now the managers at Ruth's Chris are probably yelling at their chefs. Just like, why isn't anyone getting stabbed over our steaks, huh? Step up your game, people! I saw this, which, oh, by the way, cyber, I don't know if you knew this or not. Former Golden Corral employee right here, Roy Woodginger. You're lying. Tell us in Florida, North Monroe Street.

You worked at Golden Corral? 1999 to 2001, baby. I've been in them trenches. Never seen nothing like that in my life. But I was calm when I was watching the video watching watching the video watching watching watching the video watching the video watching watching the video watching watching the video watching the video watching the video watching the video watching the video watching the video the video the video the video the video the video the video the video the watching the video. No panic. Did you think people are gonna get hurt? Yeah. No, nobody was gonna get hurt in that fight. Have you eaten at a buffet in America?

Okay, then you know, this is the knife. I stole a lot of knives when I were to golden corral. This is a authentic buffet knife from a today. I want you to see the tip right there. Dull, can't stab nobody. You can't get no poke action with that. So nobody was going to die in that. You can't saw nobody to death at a buffet fight. That's the one thing that I really appreciated about that video is that nobody was on the ground. That's the thing also, and for you the same bucket as Waffle House. Well, I didn't mean to offend anybody. I know you love like fuss-food. The Southern little offended, bro.

I'm sorry. Waffle House fights are one-on-one. Golden Corral is a family experience. And you look at that tape, everybody's fighting. Family, coming together. Still unifying. Even in violence, Golden Corral, on mission. I. th. th. th. th. th. th. to. to. th. to. th. th. th. to. th. the th. th. th. th. th. their, th. th. to. to. to. to. to. th. to. thi. the th. th. th. th. th. th. tho, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, because, th, because, because, because, because, the the the the the the th, because, because, because, because, th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their, their, their, their, their, their, their. I. I. I. tho. tho. the. thoooooooooooo. toge. toge. thea. thea. thea. thea.. tha. tho lumping them all in. Very disrespectful. I apologize. Very disrespectful. Also, a lot of different races in there.

A lot of white people in that fight too. I noticed that. That was the thing that I appreciated. Was that Black History Month, white people, allies fighting with, well, not with black. In the same fight, the same fight, the same fight. About the same thing. Pretty much. Yeah, man. But yeah, I got my name tech, man. It's the one thing I kept. I never quit Golden Corral because you never know. You just left? You just left? I kind of just, I told him I'd be back. So technically you have two bosses, right? You've got like me and then there's someone at Golden Corral who's like, yeah, Roy works for me as well. Yeah, his his his his his his his his his. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. the name. their. the name. the name. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I's is is. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. Yeah. I's. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I. Yeah. 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. the. the. I. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. the. the. the. the. the. Put this on real quick in case he see me.

Because he needs to know that I'm on the clock. I can get my bread. All right, well, I guess you learn something new about your friends every day. Well, you know what, let's take a quick break. And when we come back, we'll look at all the exciting ways that you can get rid of your corpse. You don't want to miss it. I didn't I don't think you don't have another joke. Hang on this. It's Golden Crow. Hey Mr. McCrack, what's behind him? I'm on the way. Yes sir. Bring me back a starter, please, Roy. Welcome back to the Daily Show.

We have all experienced supply chain issues recently. Right? You order something, it doesn't arrive on time, it's happening to everything. Some groceries are harder to find. Cars are harder to buy. And I was supposed to have a studio audience by now, but apparently they're stuck on a container ship off the coast of California. But believe it or not, these supply chain issues might affect you even after you're dead. From the pandemic to quarries closing, businesses that make monuments for grave sites are

having trouble getting granite. A lot of the products that we sell, it's mined in India or Brazil or Italy, and when they all shut down, they weren't sending anything out. This originally would take, oh, maybe two months to get, now eight months. Okay, before we move on, can I just say for a second, I love a gravestone that shows someone's priorities? You know, like most of the time, it's like loving father, devoted husband, but then this dude was just like, screw you family, I'll be playing golf with Jesus. And I'm sorry, but eight months is too long to wait for a gravestone. I mean, after eight months, how are you even going to remember where you buried the person? All right, everyone.

You guys all remember this leaf and what it looks like, okay? We'll come put the gravestone here in eight months. You got it everybody? It's an orange leaf leaf, with a little tiphine, something like that. So obviously this is extremely inconvenient for a lot of people, but it got me thinking, like maybe this gravestone problem could be an opportunity to reexamine how modern society handles the dead. Because it's actually kind of a big problem, starting with cemeteries. Because yes, cemeteries are the number one place

got to make out, but it turns out, they're also more crowded than a Boris Johnson quarantine party. We've got a grave issue on our hands. As the world's population increases and becomes increasingly urban, the cities of the world are running out of room to bury their dead. In frogs, cemeteries, in big cities are overcrowded. In LA's rapidly filling cemeteries, some family plots being listed at over a million dollars. New bylaws passed in Vancouver will allow the city's only cemetery to bury multiple unrelated people in the same grave. This means that up to three people who want to participate will be able to share a grave. Okay, okay. Getting buried with two other people? I mean that raises

a few questions from my side like what is the body arrangement? You know are we are we stacking them like pancakes or are we dropping them in vertical like crayons or are they spooning? Because I mean if we're spooning that's cool and everything I just want to be the big spoon because I don't mind doing it for a while but I'm not going to do it for eternity I want to be cuddled too, you know? Plus my arm is going to be dead, like dead dead. And I don't know a lot of people right now might be like, Trevor, you can't be putting dead bodies on top of each other. What about their dignity? Yeah, but think about it.

Have you been to New York? People already stacking the living on top of each other. I mean, if we have to have to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have, to have, to have, to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have, to have to have, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, the the the the their, their, their, their, their, their, their, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have roommates, to have a roommates, to have a roommates, to have a roommates, to have a roommates, to have a roommates, to have, to have to have roommates, to have roommates, to have, to have, to have, to be buried in the city that you lived in. I understand that. You know, it makes it easier for your loved ones to come and visit your grave. And you have a shorter commute when you go to haunt them every night. But the fact is, cities are running out of space. And it's not even just a space issue, because now we're learning that traditional burial methods also leave behind a toxic trail for the people who are still living. Right now what most Americans consider a traditional burial takes a big toll on the environment. About 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluid are used in US burials each year. A typical body requires three pounds of this formalin solution and sends a

120 gallons of untreated funeral waste directly into the sewage system, including blood, fecal matter, organ fluid, and carcinogenic chemicals, as well as whatever unknown diseases the body contains. An option that's becoming more popular in the US is cremation. But despite its apparent minimalism, cremation is resource intensive too.

It takes around 28 gallons of fuel to turn just one person into ash. You're heating a body for two hours up to 1,800 degrees. You're releasing pollutants into the atmosphere. It's most significantly in mercury. Each year, cremations in the United States release the same amount of CO2 as 70,000 cars. Yeah, it turns out all that stuff that we do to dead bodies is super bad for the environment. I mean, I guess on the plus side, all that toxic shit we dump into the sewers

is gonna make some cool new ninja turtles, but aside from that, it is pretty disturbing. And by the way, You know, all this time I thought throwing bodies into the river was just a way to cover up their crimes but it turns out they just really care about the environment. So our modern burial rituals come with a lot of baggage. There's the space issue, there's the environment, and I haven't even gotten to how awkward it is to tip the grave digger. Thanks for burying Nana. He has a dollar, or $300? I don't know, man, this is weird.

And while traditional burials aren't going away any time soon, there are more and more sustainable alternatives out there for people who decide to think outside the coffin. Around the world, there's a growing movement to make funeral practices more sustainable. One of these is a process called aquamation that is essentially a way of dissolving a body. It uses a heated bath of potassium hydroxide and water that can be safely disposed down the drain. It's more environmentally friendly since there's zero toxic emissions,

and it has about one-tenth of the carbon footprint as a cremation. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee just signed a law making it the first state allowing human composting or turning a body into soil. Recomposition is the ultimate green way to go using an eighth of the energy of cremation. And there are other options, the infinity burial suit, a shroud that helps the body decompose, or the ecopod where your body becomes the root of a new tree. Now that's how I want to go out. What? Ecopod pod pod pod pod pod pod pod pod that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the that 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 the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thoomeoomeoomeoomeoomeoomeoanananoomeoananoanoananoomeauanoomeau.oom, tooom, thoom, theau. the. three. Now that's how I want to go out. What, EcoPod, do you hear that? I want that.

I die, they turn me into a tree. I grow. I provide for the community with my fruits. Provide shade for the kids when they play. Then when I get old, they chop me down and to thea toilet paper. Then, I get I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I get I get I get I get I get I get I get old, they chopped me down and turned me into toilet paper. Then, I get in that ass, Cindy. Yeah. You said I had zero chance, but now you wiping your ass with me. I'm in there, girl.

I played the long game. No, seriously. I actually like this idea of a green burial. I mean, yeah, it's good for the environment. I also help you flex on everyone else when you get to heaven. Oh, you got buried? Yeah, I just thought that that was kind of bad for the environment, so I was melted and acid instead. I guess I'm just a little bit better than you are as a person. Mr. Rogers. Well, anyway, for more on the alternatives to traditional burials, we turn now to our burial expert, Ronnie. Hey, uh happy lunar new year Ronnie. Yeah well

thanks for making me come to work to talk about death. That's not bad luck at all. Oh my bad I guess I didn't think about that sorry. Well what a surprise but at least I got a chance to pick out some flowers for Valentine's Day. They're just sitting out here for free. I don't think they're free Ronnie I think someone left them there for for the dead. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 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 their they. Yeah. Yeah. they. they. their their their their. their. their. their. Yeah. Yeah. their. their. Yeah. their. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. their. Yeah. their. they. they. Yeah. they. Yeah. they. they. they. they. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I. Yeah. Yeah. I. I. Yeah. I. Yeah. I. I. Yeah. I. I. Yeah. I. th. I. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th free, Ronnie. I think someone left them there for the dead. Yeah, exactly. What a waste. Just like this entire cemetery, wasted on the dead. I mean, this is prime real estate. Look, right here, this could be a cheesecake factory.

And over here, this could be another cheesecake factory. Look, you do have a point. There's all sorts of alternatives to cemeteries, like for instance, human composting or acquamation. Yeah, I don't know what any of those words mean. Trevor, here's what I think, okay? We need to stop throwing away perfectly good bodies, and we need to start using them. I don't like where this is going. Yeah, I don't just mean sex stuff, okay?

There's all sorts of things a dead body can be used for. Like, think about it. How many times have you watched law and order and thought, that's not even a real dead body? I've never thought that once, Ronnie. Oh, trust me, when you've seen as many dead bodies as I have, you become a real stickler for details. Okay? But, but fine to work in the carpool lane. Wouldn't we be worried about the police seeing you with a dead body in your car? Pff!

That's why you only use dead white bodies so you don't get pulled over. Right, and that makes sense. The point is, I got a ton of ideas for dead bodies. Okay, uh, Uh, okay, uh, scarecrows, uh, all natural mannequins at the gap, uh, sex stuff, that was your idea. Uh, put one in the foyer, so if a murderer comes to your house, he'll think someone would be him to it. Okay, what else?

Uh, sell one as an NFT? Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, what? anfe? NFTs? I don't know people just keep yelling at me about NFTs all right it can be any dumber than an ape that looks like Gwinnif Paltrow. Yeah I don't I don't get the apes but but but let me ask you this which one of these things like these new techniques do you want us to do with your body? Oh my body oh no none of that I'm going full mausoleum covered in gold I'm thinking 10 bedroom 10 bath bath bath bath bath bath bath bath bath bath bath bath bath th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th is th is th. I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm thin th. I'm thin th. I don't thee. I don't thenn't then't then't the. I don't th. I th. I th. covered in gold. I'm thinking 10 bedroom, 10 bath, and it'll have a cheesecake factory in it. That actually sounds great, Ronnie. I bet you can't wait to be dead. Well, that's like the worst thing you can say on lunar

new year to someone, all right? That's disgusting. I'm sorry, your pronunciation is even worse. Just wish I die. I'm sorry, you know, let's take a break. And when we come back, I'll be talking to Bacari Sellers. We'll be here to talk about his new book that is just in time for Black History Month, so stay tuned. Is it that bad? that bad? Oh, Onghe, Fah Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, Fah, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, I, I's, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, I. th, I. th. th. th. th, I. th, I. th, I. th, I. th, I. th, I. th, I. th, I. th, I. th, I. th, I. th, I. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. 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 ta, to to. it's racist even when you try. Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is Civil Rights Attorney and CNN political commentator Bacari Sellers.

He's here to talk about his new children's book, who are your people? Bacari Sellers, welcome to the daily show. Thank you for having me. to be here in person. Yeah, in person, right. Yes. A lot of people I'm th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. th. 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. th. th. th. the the the the the the the th. the the t the t toda. the toda. toda. the toda. the toda. toda. toda. toda. to. to. the first time and I go like, I've met you. And it's like, oh, no, I met you virtually. You look much more handsome in person than virtually. Thank you very much. Thank you, thank you. You're much taller than I thought you were. You could have said handsome.

You're thea. to to to to to to say, I, I, I, I, I, I, 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, t, the. thea, ttttttttthea, ttttttttthe. thea, tttttttttt. 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, t, t, t, t, t, t, t, ttttttttthe. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. t to the show. I'm glad to be here. You've lived a really interesting life, you know, because there was a moment in your career where people genuinely thought you were going to be one of the next new faces of the Democratic Party in this country. You know, you serve for I think it was eight years in the state legislature and people were just like, oh, this guy's going all the way. We see what he's doing. You know, he's from a civil rights family. He's really intuned to what's happening. And then you were like, nope, I'm done with this. What happened?

I don't know if it was, I'm done with it, but I think that having an opportunity right now to be a father and write books now. This is my second book. It's my second opportunity to be on the New York Times bestsellers list. There's just so much that I can do. And when that opportunity presents itself, you know, when Jim Clyburn retires maybe, well, I get back in that political scrum,

but I mean, Trevor, would you want to go to Congress and serve and have less seniority than Marjorie than Mar Mar Gates or Madison Cawthorn. Like this is not an appetizing thing when you think about the American political system we have today. So I think I may get back out there, but right now I just want to take care of my kids and my wife. Let's talk about the book. Who are your people? Who are your people? Who are your people? A wonderful title that could be interprets it the wrong. You know, because in America at least it's very uncomfortable when people say like, where are you from?

Who are your people? Because people have used it as, you know, you know. Down South is a colloquialism that when you meet people for the first time, like when I met my daughter's boyfriend, she's 16, you're like, who are your people? Because you get to know, you want to know where their family, their family, what they come from. And so who are your people is just trying to get people to understand where you come from? And I wrote this book because I wanted, personally I was sick and tired of my twins having to see purple people or blue people on TV. I wanted them to be able to see people that look like them, like the movie in Kanto, for example. And in this book, they're able to see them and their people and have, and their, and their, and their, and their, and their, and their, and their, and their, and their, and their, and their, and their, I, I's, I's, I's, I'm their, I'm their, I'm their, I'm their, I's, I'm their, I'm their, I'm their, I'm their their, I'm their, I'm their, I their, I their, personally, I their, personally, I I their, I I I I I I I I I I I their, personally, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I their, personally. their, I I their, personally. their their their their tien. tien. tien. tien't, personally, personally, personally, personally, I'm thea, personally, personally, personally, I'm thea, personally, personally, personally, I'm thea, personally, thea, personally, I'm toease. their, I'm when young black and brown kids read it, they'll get a sense of pride. When white kids read it, they'll get a sense of empathy. And to your point earlier in the conversation, we live in a

country where we have an empathy deficit, where people no longer care about the struggles and plight of others. Maybe this is some utopia that I'm living in or youthful naivet. But I firmly believe there's more there's more th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. their th. thin, thin. thin-I thin. thin-I thin-I thin-I thi. their, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. their their their their their their their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thae. to toge. to toguuuu. toguuuuuuuuu. te. te. te. te. te. toe. toe. thae. thae. that brings us together than divides us, but we have to embrace those differences. In the book, you know, when they said, okay, Bacari's coming on with a book, I was like, okay, okay, great, I love his previous book. I have pictures for you. Yeah, and then they're like, there's pictures now, I was like, oh, it's a kid's book. And then I they're they they they they they they they they they they they they said, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you know, you, you, you, you know, you know, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, 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.'re just getting shouted at and the signs that say no Negroes except I was like wow this is one hell of a children's book and then I started thinking I was like two things one I was like you know some people might be like oh man is this this what you

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theory. It's absolutely not critical race theory, but is getting caught up in all of this, this utter anti-intellectual BS is the best way that I can phrase it. Because what's wrong with kids learning about who they are? What's wrong with kids learning about where other kids came from and being proud of that. I don't see anything wrong and it and hopefully it teaches a new generation a dream. It feels like it comes out at a perfect time as well, not just because of what's happening in the conversation around books, but because of Black History Month, you know,

Black History Month is one of the most interesting times to observe, especially when you come from outside of America. Because where I'm from, it's always Black History Month. You know? I want to come there. You're welcome. Every day is Black History Month. No, really. Needs to be your slogan.

You need to work on that market. It really is an interesting thing to understand. As somebody who has worked with some of the most devastated families in this country as they've dealt with civil rights abuses as they've dealt with hate crimes you know what do you think black history should be about? I think we need to understand when Carter G. Woodson found it Negro History Week and chose February. He did it because of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass two of his heroes at the time and that's how we ended up in black in the history. the history. the his. the his his his his. the his. the his. the the. the the. the, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, the, th. I, the, th. I, th. I, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, as, th. I, as, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. I, th. 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, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi.a.a. I.a. I. I'm, thi. I, two of his heroes at the time, and that's how we ended up in black in February for black history, Negro History Week, then Black History Month. For me it's about

the richness of a culture, the perseverance and overcoming. You're talking about slavery and oppression. Four hundred years, Jim Crowe, my father literally went to segregated schools. My mother was a part of her desegregating class in high school. This isn't generations ago. We're talking about pain, but we're also talking about the triumph of overcoming. And so there's a lot to be proud of, but if people don't recognize that pain, then they can never understand the struggle of what it is to be black in America. There seems to be a paradox for some people in understanding the duality of being black. You know, like some people think black people can only exist in a state of pain and suffering. And those people are just, oh, I'm so sorry that you're black.

It must be so hard all the time. And then there are some people who exist almost in a state of being like, oh, get over. And I always try and explain to people. I go like, no, it's it's th, it's th, it's the whole, I go like, no, it's about understanding all of it. The whole person. Right. And like, you know, I think the most perverse phrase we have in politics right now, and I hate when people teach young people to be colorblind. I don't want you to be colorblind.

Like, I mean, I want you to be able Trayvon Martin was killed, or when George Floyd was murdered. But I've also recognized that we have a great history of overcoming in this country. And a lot of people disagree with me on this premise, but I fundamentally don't think there's anything irredeemable about this country. I fundamentally believe we have to re-imagain what she looks like to be in more inclusive America that includes all of us. But what's interesting is how many times

black people fought for their progress in the country because of the rules that it had written for not them. You know what I mean? It's an interesting paradox. It's a bounce check and I think King said it best. I mean it's a someone wrote down a promise to give people this and then it bounced. It it it it it's it's it's it's it's it's it's they their it's 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. to to to to to to to to to their. to their. their. their. their. their. their. their. th. to. their. t. tre. te. true. te. true. te. te. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. the give people this. And then it bounced. They knew it was insufficient funds. And so here we are. We're trying to reclaim what you promised us in that check. And so what you're saying is you're hopeful. You believe that there's a chance that America could be able

to pay the amount on that check. I believe so. I believe America right now is an unfulfilled broken promise to so many people. Whether or not you're Muslim, immigrants, gay, black, a woman in this country, it is a bounced check and an unfulfilled promise. However, I still have faith in tomorrow. However, I still have faith in tomorrow. However, I still have faith in tomorrow.

However, I still have faith in tomorrow. tooe tomorrow. South Africa, every day is black history. You know what I'm talking about? I love it. Look at this. We're running campaigns right here, man. You let me know when you're going back into politics, and I will be right behind you, not following you, but just cheering you on. Just cheering me. Thank you.

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