The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Podcast Helps To Free A Man Sentenced To Life In Prison | Jenifer Lewis

Episode Date: September 21, 2022

A judge overturns the conviction of Adnan Syed, Trevor covers the reaction to Ron DeSantis's decision to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard, and Jenifer Lewis discusses "Walking in My Joy."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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seat. Please take a seat. Thank you so much, take a see. We've got a really fun show for you tonight. Water is the new cocaine. Podcasts are the new defense attorneys, and the Republican Party now has two Donald Trumps. So let's do this people, let's jump straight into today's headlines. All right, before we get into the big stories, let's catch up on a few other things going on in the world. First up, an executive from the vegan burger company Beyond Meat was arrested after a fight in which he allegedly bit another man's nose. Which, God damn, when vegans have a cheat day, they really go hard. They go hard.

In health news, the FDA has officially warned people not to do a Tick-Tock trend called the NyQuil Challenge, which is where people are cooking chicken in Nyquil. I don't know, I mean, this sounds fake to me. But if it's not, why would you stop it? White people are finally seasoning their chicken. That's a win. Let them do it. Let them go.. Let him go.

Oh, and in international news, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing criticism after a video circulated, showing him singing Bohemian Rhapsody at a London hotel, two nights before the Queen's funeral. Yeah, people are saying it was disrespectful, and they're right. You don't sing a song by Queen when the Queen has died. That's insulting. You sing Wu Tang. It was her favorite group. But seriously, I don't get why people are so angry about this. Who cares? It's not like he's saying, another one bites the dust, you know?

You're not too sensitive. But let's move on to some of the biggest stories of the day. Starting with a criminal case that was probably in your ears every Thursday morning back in 2014. A judge in Baltimore today overturned the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whosefahed, who's case was featured in the hit podcast serial and ordered his release from prison. Syed now 41 walked out of the courthouse after spending more than two decades behind bars. In vacating the ruling the judge found that the

original prosecutors did not turn over evidence to the defense that could have helped Syed and evidence uncovered since would have added quote substantial and substantial and significant probability that the result would have been different. The decision to vacate Syed's conviction came down just hours ago and tonight he's back home with family and as you can see in this video, one of the first things he did is go right for the fridge and dive into some leftovers. I'm sorry, this is an insane story.

This guy was sentenced to life in prison. Then years later, a podcast brings attention to his case and now after 22 years locked up, he gets to go home. And I know people are celebrating this and I understand why, but I'm going to be honest with you, I find it weird that America confuses fixing a mistake with a happy ending. You know what I mean? Good news, we got emergency water. theyxin' to Jackson, Mississippi. Why do you need emergency water? Good news! We took all the pink slime out of the meat.

The pink what now? And so yes, happy, but come on, people, you know? I will say, it was heartwarming though to see him back home with his family eating leftovers. Yeah, no, just because knowing families, there's probably one uncle who's like, who the hell had my leftovers? I know you did 20 years, but I was saving that! But can you imagine that that guy was in prison since the year 2000? Think about all the things he's missed out on. He's gonna be chatting to his friends like, oh man, I'm so excited to be free. Let's go to an Rkellylly to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be 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 th. their their their their their their their their their th. th. thi. thi. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. twooooo. twoe. twoe. to an R. Kelly concert they'll be like ah ah got some bad news yeah but this does raise a big question right what does it say about America that it takes a podcast to help free a man from prison

because what I think it says is that either America needs to reform its justice system or podcasts need to become part of the justice system. Yeah, think about it. Think about it. Everyone hates jury duty, but everyone loves podcasts. So maybe we get rid of juries and just have everyone in America listen to the podcast. And then they all vote, it just becomes a nationwide jury. They're paying attention. They actually call.

Yeah, because this is something I've realized. If you add entertainment, Americans are always interested. Like nobody wants to sit in a courtroom. Ah, but people have watched 700 seasons of law and order. Sometimes during jury duty, they're like, this is boring. I'm going to watch more law. Think about if the trial was a podcast, everybody wins. Justice is served, jurors on board, and best of all, everyone gets to go home with a promo

code for a shirt that you don't have to tuck in. Now, here's the thing. The full story is this. It wasn't just the podcast that helped free Saeed. What happened was, Said got lucky enough that his case caes came up for a review to a prosecutor, to a prosecutor, to a prosecutor, to a prosecutor, to a prosecutor, to a prosecutor, to a to a to a to a to a to a to a to a the th.. the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, thi, thi, and thi, the, the, tho, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, th, th. th, to, to, to, to, to, to, thi, thi, thi, thi, and, thi, and, and, and, t, t, and, and, t...a, t.a, t.a, tod, tip, too, tttoo, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, t for review to a prosecutor who used to be a public defender. And that prosecutor dug through the case files, deeper than she had to, and found all sorts of problems with the original prosecution. So she asked the judge to vacate the conviction,

and let's say it go. Yeah, and they did this while they decide whether or not to put him on trial again. But remember, the prosecutor didn't the prosecutor the prosecutor the prosecutor the prosecutor the prosecutor the prosecutor the prosecutor the prosecutor the prosecutor thuuu se se se se se se se se. th. th. thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that that thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, th. tho, th. thi, th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that that that thi, that thi, that thi, that that that that's thee is that's that's that's too thaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, thee, decide whether or not to put him on trial again. But remember, the prosecutor didn't have to do any of that. She could have just said, yeah, maybe it wasn't a completely fair trial but tough shit, but no, she said no. If we're going to put somebody in prison, it has to be without any doubt. And that shows you the difference between a justice system that thus the system that wants justice versus a system that just that just that just that just that just that just that just that just that just that just that just that just thi the thus thus thus thus thus thus thus thus thus thus thus thus the is just the is just theateat is just thi is just thia thioleat is thioleat is thiou-s is thiou-s thiou-s thi the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thi is is is thi is thi is thi is thi is thi is thi is thi is thi is the the the the the the the thi is thi is a thi is the is the is the is the is to to to thea to tea tea tea tea tea tea thauu. thea thea thea thea thi wants to put people in prison. This prosecutor is like those employees in the shoe store who offered to check in the back when they don't have your size. You know what I mean? When they actually go, let me check in them as opposed to those employees. We're like, sorry, man, I ain't got your size. You're like, can you check in the back? They're like, I'll be bad if you're the move on to some news about climate change. Because no matter what else is going on,

climate change is still happening. The ice caps are melting. It's not like they're like, oh damn, did you see that Adam Levine's story on Tick-Tock? I'll melt later because you've got to check this out. No. The climate change is still getting worse. And it doesn't mean that it's got that's that's that's that's then worse then worse then then then the the thi thi the thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi fact, in Mexico, the effects of climate change have created business opportunities for drug cartels. An investigation by Vice News has found that Mexico's notorious Sinhaloa drug

cartel is now in the water business. After a major drought dried up lakes and rivers across northern Mexico, the cartel began siphoning off anything that remained and selling it to farmers and businesses. In some cases, they even hijacked water trucks at gunpoint. Yeah, you hear that? Drug cartels are running water now. Controlling the water. We laughed at the fire festival guy, but sooner or later, every one of us is going to be sucking bee for a bottle of Poland Spring.

Because here's the thing, just because climate change happens gradually, it doesn't mean it's not a crisis. People watch Mad Max and they're like, oh, that's a bit unrealistic, but remember, that's not day one. It didn't start like that. Immortant Joe didn't roll up into the office office the office the office office office office office office office office office office office office office office thoffseau like that? Immort and Joe didn't roll up into the office like that. It was gradual. And if drug cartels are not going to be selling water, that means now we have to be worried about whether or not it's pure. And if we're not going to start cutting it with like urine or, yeah, or even worse, Dasani, you never know. that's the same. And if you're not disturbed about what's happening in Mexico, you should be because water is

a resource people. It's a resource that everyone needs to survive. It's not something that should be controlled by drug cartels. That's Nestle's business. And Senaloa is stepping on their goddamn turf bend the hole. Speaking of climate change, as the world tries to become more green, one of the major challenges has been airplanes, right? The problem is, it's hot to make them green and we need them.

We use them for everything. You know, shipping products, people, you know, dragging giant signs across the sky, so people know that there's a mattress sale. Without planes, how are you ever going to to to to Huh? Have you ever tried to smash in a hot air balloon? The splinters get everywhere! Plus that old man is judging you the whole time. Well, you paid for an hour, so you still got 57 minutes left, kid. Pshps. So the truth is we're going to have to get serious about fighting climate change,

even if it means taking some big swings, which is why Air Canada has made an exciting new announcement. Air Canada is buying electric planes for the first time. It is purchasing 30 battery-powered regional aircraft from Hart Aerospace, a Swedish company. The planes can carry up to 30 passengers and will generate zero emissions. Now that's what I'm talking about, people, electric planes, cleaner, efficient, quieter, so now you'll really be able to hear the baby crying behind you, you know? I was like, oh, that's one in a thing.

I don't know about you, but I'm excited for this, you know? Like I can't, I can't wait to fly on maybe the second or third one they make I yeah like let them fly for a year then I'll jump on I'll jump on immediately I mean like here's the thing they won't even let us fly with a big battery on a plane because they're scared it'll burst into flames but now the whole plane is just a big battery you want me to be comfortable with that I'm just saying it's not no I the the the the the th you the th you th you the th right I'm just the th right th th th the th thus thus thus thus thus thus to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to th th th th th th th th th th thi. I'm just thi. I'm just thi. I'm just the. I'm just the. I'm just the. I'm just the. I'm just the. the. the. the. I'm just the. I'm just to to to to to to to to the. Maybe we just make everything on the ground electric first before we do it in the sky. It's gonna be dope when you think about it you know because once electric planes are going it's gonna be easy. Just leave them plugged in charging at the airport and boom zero emissions. We should also

prepare ourselves though for that occasional flight when we find out at 30,000 feet that the plane wasn't fully charged because, yeah because the plug did that thing where it just hangs off. Do you know the plug does that? Now you're on 4%? I was just like, uh, ladies and gentlemen, does anybody have a portable charger? I'm joking. That's not how technology works. Come on, people. If the plane gets low on battery,

you just put it in an airplane mode. Problem solve. Come on. All right, finally. Finally. Here's a story I have to share with you guys because I can't tell if it's amazing or terrifying or both. Like how many ants do you guys think they are on earth? Huh? A billion? A trillion? Well it turns out you're way off. And the Washington Post report scientists calculated how many ants are on earth. And they say the number is unimaginable. Scientists from the University of Hong Kong analyzed hundreds of studies and concluded that there are nearly 20 quadrillion ants burying around the planet.

There are about 2.5 million ants for every person. Wow! 20 quadrillion ants on the planet. I heard that news today and I was like, what? That doesn't even sound like a real number. Sounds like what I'd make up if someone asked me how many ants they're on the planet. I'd be like, I don't know, like 20 quadrillion? But no, an actual scientist has counted them all. And I mean, that's the person I feel bad for. Because they were probably like 17 quadrillion and 35, 17 quadrillion and 36. I was like, hey Sam, you want to grab a coffee? I was in the middle of something! Oh, one, two, three.

And you heard what they said, they said this number means there are 2.5 million ants for every person. And that's really bad news. Yeah, because I can fight like 20 ants tops. After that, I'm leaving the picnic. All right, that's it for the headlines. But before we go to a break, it's time to check in all the latest social media trains with our very own, Ronnie Chang,

everybody. Everybody. Hey, how's it going? Look at that face. Look at that face. Look at that face. Hey, how's it going, man? What's happening online, Ronnie? How's it going? Online? Oh, it's fucking terrible.

I've been reading it all day and it feels like someone's been taking a sledgehammer to my crotch and I'm not in a fun way, you know what I mean? But other than that, I'm doing pretty good. Excited for fall. Halloween's coming up, right? Probably gonna dress up like a cat. Meow meow. All right. So, uh, anyway, so as you know, the big dumb trend of the day is happening on

TikTok or where people are cooking chicken with NyQuil, otherwise known as chicken a la Cosby. And, um, my question is, why are people complaining? Okay, this might be the best Tick-Tock challenge yet. I mean, dumb teenagers are gonna eat this? Get sleepy, and then what, go to bed? Where's the downside? And everyone's like, I know, looking at this going like,

that's disgusting. Who can eat this is gross? Guys, this isn't even close to being the grossest food I've seen in America. Okay, let me tell you I eat in a middle school cafeteria twice a week and that shit is inedible, right? You call those fish sticks? Now, for legal reasons, the party poopers, otherwise known as the lawyers, have said that I cannot encourage anyone to abuse NyQuil. So, for the record, do not eat delicious Nyquil Chicken. But the most annoying thing on the internet today is because of this serial podcast, everyone's

espousing the benefits of podcasting. All these people trying to free other people from prison using podcasts. Let me tell you something. Okay, right now in prison is mostly Trump advisors and January 6 rioters, okay? So let's just think just through a little bit. Okay, do you want to get the capital destroyed? Enough already. Enough, enough with the podcast. Enough podcasting.

It's gone to the point where every unqualified loser with a mouth and a microphone has a podcast now. All right? I mean, just look at this guy. All right? This. New podcast episode drops tomorrow. Okay, first of all, you don't drop a podcast episode. Okay, this isn't a Kendrick Lamar album. Also, on second thought, oh, that's a really nice title. Here's a third thought. Do you need a TV show and a podcast?

I mean, how much do you need to hear yourself speak? And look at this pensive podcasting face here. I'm so serious. Look at me being serious. It almost looks like you freed someone from prison with your podcast. Have you? Have you gotten anyone out of prison? Free Steve Bannon, man.

Free my boy Bannon. Yo, Bannon, what's up? Hang in there, we'll get you out. And by the way, by the way, 20 quadrillion ants? That's too many ants, all right. Alright, someone should get on that. Back to you, Trevor. Thank you. Thank you so much, Ronnie Chang. When we come back, we'll tell you who is out-trumping Donald Trump, so don't go away. Welcome back to the Daily Show. As you know, last week the immigration debate in America was reignited once again by Ron DeSanctus.

Welcome back to the Daily Show. As you know, last week the immigration debate in America was reignited once again by Ron DeSanctus, Florida Governor and the Dad of your School Bully. You see, for months now, Republican governors in Arizona and Texas have been trying to draw attention to border security by busing migrants to places like New York and Chicago. But De Sanctus took things up a notch by hiring a plane to take 48 Venezuelan migrants from Texas and their thxxxx and th. and their. and th. and their. And their th. And th. And th. And th. And th. And th. And th. th. And th. And thi-i-to to to to to to to thi-upe to theiran-a-Ianananananananananananananananananananananananananananan, to theirun. theirun, theirun, theirun, theirun, theirun, theirun, theirun, their. their. their. their. their. their. thi. thi-a-a-n. thi-n. thi-in, toe-n. toe-in, toe-in, toe-n. tol, toe-Ian, tol, tol. tol. tol. tolipededn. tol. tolionanananananananananananananananananananananananis took things up a notch by hiring a plane to take 48 Venezuelan migrants from Texas and drop them off in Martha's Vineyard. And if the Sanctus was looking for attention, well, he definitely got it. Some Democratic lawmakers want the Justice Department to open an

investigation after 50 Venezuelan migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard last week. This morning of Texas sheriff launching a criminal investigation against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Massachusetts authorities won a federal human trafficking probe into what it calls inhumane acts by DeSantis and others. They were told there was a surprise present for them and that there would be jobs and housing awaiting for them when they arrived. This was obviously a sadistic lie.

They were lured by false pretenses and then transported across state lines. That is enough evidence to open a criminal investigation for the federal crime of kidnapping by invaglement. Kidnapping by invaglement? I swear to God, Republicans are going to give me a law degree by the time this shit is over, because we keep learning about new things, invagalment? But yeah, basically DeSanxas tried to pull a stunt that may have turned into an actual crime. But it doesn't surprise me. It doesn't surprise me that Ron DeSanxas is doing this. He looks kind of a human trafficker. No, no, no, no, at him. Just look at him. Look at him. Tell me,

tell me that's not the pose of a man who's smuggling a group of Venezuelans up his butt. Look at that guy. I'm gonna explode. So, to many, to many Democrats, especially, DeSanantis is basically just a kidnapper in a frumpy suit. But what's interesting is over in Maga World, DeSantis has been getting a hero's welcome. This weekend in Kansas, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis received a standing ovation from Republican voters when he talked about the southern border.

As stunts go, this has been an incredibly brilliant. Obviously a boss move by DeSantis. I think this is brilliant. They need to do more. Tomorrow, Martha's Vineyard needs a hundred. The next day they need 200. The next day they need a thousand. Martha's Vineyard lost their mind. Ron DeSantis, he's playing chess here. Democrats and our allies in the media. They're playing checkers. The hypocrisy is now out in the open. This is amazing. This is checkmate. Ooh, checkmate. Yeah. I like how Republicans are like, no, no, we're not using immigrants as pawns, but also checkmate.

As you can see, conservatives, they're just jing their pants over this thing. It was brilliant. A boss move, yes, Queen. Martha's vineyard lost their mind. this thing. It was brilliant. A boss move. Yes, Queen. Martha's Vineyard lost their mind. And by the way, did it really? Did Martha's Vineyard lose its mind? Fifty migrants showed up out of no way. And the people of Martha's Vineyard gave them food and shelter and then exchanged hugs with them as they boarded buses to leave. Now, I know Ted Cruz has never been hugged before, so th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to to to to to to to to to to to their, to their, their, their, th. th. th. to to th. to th. th. th. thi, their, thi, thi, th. Did it really, did it really, did it really, did it really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really, did it their, did it, did it really really really really, did it their, did it their, did it their, did it their, did it their, did it their, did it their, did it their, did it, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thirying to strangle each other, but that doesn't look like people losing their minds to me. And this really shows you how America is living in two completely separate realities right now. In the Democratic world, this was a heartless and illegal stunt. In Maga world,

this was the most brilliant thingSanx wrong by welcoming the migrants with open arms. Magawold says they proved DeSanctis right by shipping the migrants off to a military base after two days. It's pretty wild. I mean, at this point, America's basically the multiverse. There's one universe where DeSanthanctus is a god and simultaneously another universe where he's headed to prison and he says, those hot dogs for fingers. But believe it or not, believe it or not, there is actually one conservative who is upset with Desantos. And you'll never guess who it is.

Rolling Stone reports that Trump is upset about DeSantis' decision to fly nearly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard last week, not because he thinks it was a depraved and irresponsible and inhumane practice to target asylum seekers. No, Trump is angry because it was his idea first. According to the story, the former president, quote, vented that DeSantis' latest stunt was yet another one of my ideas that the governor allegedly stole from Trump. Oh man, poor Donald Trump.

This is sitting at home like, you stole my idea. And by the way, stealing stuff is also my idea. Read the news. Read it in week. My dear. But you know what's really telling here is that in a way, Trump has a point. Right? He is the guy who came up with the idea of turning all politics into a series of stunts. That is what he did. The Muslim ban, build the wall.

That shit didn't solve anything, but it got the people going. And now pulling stunts has become the driving force of the Republican Party. But Trump, he's stuck watching it on the sidelines. Yeah. And I feel bad for you, Mr. Trump. But the fact is, Ron DeSanctus, you see what he's doing. He's slowly becoming the Republican Party now, stealing your tricks, making it his own. And so you get a, you better get used to this. You better get used to being smuggled in his butt hole for the ride. All right, stay tuned, because when we come back, Jennifer Lewis is going to be joining me on the show. So don't go well. Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is an award-winning actor and singer you know from Blackish and everything

else. She's here to talk about her new book, Walking in My Joy. Please welcome the legendary Jennifer Lewis. Howdy, howdy, howdy, howdy, handsome? Oh my God, don't think I'm not gonna flirt. I am ready, howdy, howdy, handsome. Oh, my God, don't think I'm not gonna flirt. I am ready, ready, I wore this. I wore skin. I wore skin. Miss Jennifer Lewis, welcome back to the Daily Show. How are you? Look, look, I wore skin. Ms. Jennifer Lewis, welcome back to the Daily Show.

How are you? Thank you, Pumpkin. I am, wow. I am on a world win book tour. Guys, no, no, no, I am having the time of my life, baby. You know this is what I do. I love the audience, the live audiences. You don't just do it, you do it well. You know, I was reading through your resume again.

I was like, this is insane. You are a part of America's entertainment culture. I mean, everything, for 400 different episodes of TV shows and, you know, you have, have what is like almost 70 movies that you've been in is four Broadway shows you've been on you've been on you've been in 15 animations right now. 15 wait wait wait wait wait wait in 15 different voices. Crazy. Wow. Crazy. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. And so it feels very belated but I have to say congratulations on getting your star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Thank you. What a moment. Yeah, it was a, it was, it was just, it was a glorious day. That's the only word I can use for it. I was so happy to be in my skin to accept something that wonderful, to become part of that cultural treasure that is, you know, my name carved and marble. I'm like, ew.

All right. You know, what was important about that day is I told the audience when I accepted that it wasn't my work on camera and on stage. It was the work off stage. I'm bipolar. I went and took care of myself, my soul, and the disease itself, the disorder itself, I wanted to enjoy the fruits of my labor. I never thought I'd run around quoting the Constitution, but we all have a right to pursue happiness. I love that. Yes, and I tell people, baby, baby, wait, you, you don't think you're going to get

somewhere and be happy. You got to be happy on your way to happy. Because you get, no, really. You know, we think we're going to get somewhere. Look, baby, girl, you take yourself with you. If you're depressed at work, you're depressed at work, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you're going, you take yourself with you. If you're depressed at home, you're going to be depressed at work. If you're depressed at work, you're going to be depressed when you have sex. Well, I wasn't. I'm sorry.

Ha ha ha ha. The book is all about that. Yes. Obviously, you were on the show, and we enjoyed your memoir, which did exceptionally well. And this is a different type of book. I loved it because the memoir was your journey. The memoir was a linear storytelling of how you came to be the legend that we know in love but walking in my joy I love that in these streets is a series of essays that I feel like gives us an insight into the things that inspire you to be

joyful every single day. Absolutely I live on purpose. I write it down. Journaling is one of the greatest tools to pulling oneself together, to gather your thoughts. You know, we think the same thoughts every day. Over and over, we go to bed the same way we eat sometimes the same food. Come on, guys. When we get out there in the streets, especially after COVID, we have to be more kind to each other. More kind. I say it that way. I could say kinder, but more kind. It's a difference. We have to be patient with one another. You know, they're new workers. The world has changed. The world is also in mourning. I just left Cambodia. I went down to Ancawat. Jesus, go if you can, darling. Oh my god, I've never seen anything like it in my name. I mean, it's stunning.

And I'm not going to tell you what it is. Look it up. And I went on to Agra India and saw the Taj Mahal. Wow. I went to Petra. Wow. I 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 tra. the tra. the the the ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. I-a. their ta. ta. I'm ta. I'm tomomomomoma. I just so soa. I just soa. I just soa. I'm just soa. I'm just Agra India and saw the Taj Mahal. I went to Petra, to Jordan, the Hills of Moses. And I saw the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Baby I went around the world. Uzbekistan in Central Asia. But listen, when I go to these places, I don't just go see the touristy sites. I tell my God, baby, take me to the trenches. I want to see the people. What's going on?

I went to South Africa. I saw where Mandela stayed for 27 years. And when I got back home, I said, hey, little Jenny Lewis, you owe time to give it back. Tell me, I got everything I wanted. I did, I got fame, I got fortune. I got fortune. I love this. Listen, listen, I got joy.

I got joy, but listen here, that fortune I'm talking about? Don't ask me for no money. Don't ask me for shit. You gotta love me. You have some of the best... I can see now how the book comes to be, because you have these stories in the book. I mean, you talk about traveling, coming face to face with a water buffalo in Africa. Baby. You talk about one of the craziest the cccicicicicicicicicicicici craziest the c some the c c c c c c c c c c cc c. I the c. I the c. I the c. I the c. I the c. I the c. I the c. the co the tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho to to to to to to to to to to to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to me th. to th. th. th. th. th. th. Don't th. th. th. Don't th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the tho the tho tho tho tho tho thoooo. thooooooo. toa. toa. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to with a water buffalo in Africa. You talk about one of the craziest moments I've ever heard of somebody having in an airport

where the SWAT basically is called because somebody said you had a gun when you didn't. Don't ask Nancy the piano player. I'm on my way to Nevada Springs, Beauty, Nevada, to do a concert in the 80s. We're walking through the gangway. We're joking around me and my piano player, right? She gets up to the door. Oh my God. She looks at the stewardess because we've been laughing and laughing and I might have said, way back there, a girl I'll kill you if you don't stop. You know, wait, wait, wait, wait, so we're laughing and laughing she gets down there and says to the stardess careful she's got a

gun. Dumb ass Nancy. They took that bitch to jail. I said, what? Oh, they took us both off the plane though. Because I hadn't done anything. Honey, they put our hands up and searched us. I told that cop, I said, a little to the left, baby. Oh, yeah, they looked at the left. And then they put her in handcuffs. I said, wait a minute, that's my piano player.

Who the fuck gonna pay for me and the violence? And the only reason she got out was I still had a New York address, and they let her out, they knew she didn't have a gun. They used it as a practice. Wow, really? Yeah, they knew that girl. I I I I I I I th. I th. I th. I th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tho. tho. tho. tha. tha. tho. thoea. thoen. thoe. thoe. tho. tho. tho. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. I didn't have a gun, and they knew we were just kids. We were our 20s for God's sake. Nobody have a fucking gun.

And they knew it, but they used it as a drill. I mean, they stormed through the back of the plane, baby. There were SWAT teams, tanks. I was like, damn. For little old me. Baby, don't joke at the airport. I know you know it now. That was before 9-11, honey. You say that shit now, it's over. Hey, take your ass on.

Every single story in the book is like this. Thank you so much for joining on the show. I love you. It's like a private show. Thank you. Walking in you. I love you. Thank you. It's like a private show. Thank you. Walking in my d'oeuvre is available now. Jennifer Lewis, everybody.

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