The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Rihanna Teases New Single After 6 Years | Diane Kruger

Episode Date: October 28, 2022

Vladimir Putin might drop a dirty bomb in Ukraine, Ronny Chieng argues about Halloween with random strangers, and actor Diane Kruger discusses her children's book "A Name from the Sky."See omnystudio....com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:01:20 This is the daily show with Trevor Noah What's going on, everybody. Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm sorry to know it. Thank you so much for tuning in. Thank you for coming out in Corksend. Look at this. So much fun. Oh, we're going to have a great time. Take a seat. Take a seat, everybody. Take a seat. We've got a great show's do this people. Let's jump straight into today's headlines.
Starting point is 00:02:05 All right people, I'm gonna be honest. With all the news happening right now, I don't think we have enough space in today's show. And I try, I tried everything. I even tried putting all the news in a Panini press and smushing it down, but it didn't work. The news just became crispier and more delicious, but we still don't have enough time. Fortunately, not enough time. It's just enough time for a segment we call,
Starting point is 00:02:41 ain't nobody got time for that. All right, let's kick things off with the war in Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces are continuing to make gains on the ground against Russia, and Russia is continuing to make gains in scaring the shit out of everybody. Tonight, Vladimir Putin personally overseeing Moscow's first major nuclear drills since he invaded Ukraine, simulating a massive nuclear strike. And for the first time, Putin issuing an ominous and unfounded warning. That Ukraine plans to blow up a dirty bomb, laced with radioactive material in its own territory. Western Allies warning Russia could use such an event as a false flag to blame Ukraine for
Starting point is 00:03:32 an attack that Moscow carries out itself. A dirty bomb is not a nuclear bomb and would be less harmful, but by using conventional explosives to spread radioactive material, it's an effective weapon of terror. Yeah, that's right. Russia might be gearing up to use a dirty bomb, which is a bomb that spreads radioactive material. Not a regular bomb that's into kinky shit, like you were thinking. Not me, that's what you were thinking when you heard that. And right now, Putin is saying that Ukraine is planning to use a dirty bomb on themselves. But everyone can see through this.
Starting point is 00:04:09 We know it's just a cover so that Putin has an excuse to use one on them. It's so transparent. It's like a kid going, just so you know, mom, I heard that Ukraine is going who to blame and by the way please don't buy raisinets Ukraine doesn't like those ones but transparent or not this is pretty terrifying and not just for Ukraine does Russia think these things through you on the same border think about how how how everything's gone wrong look at how poorly Russia's entire invasion has gone huh dropping a dirty bomb will probably end up backfiring on Putin he's gonna be there in in the the the war in in in in in in in in in in in in their their their their their their their their their their. their. their. their. their. their. their. the the their. the their. their. th. th. their. their. th. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I's. I'm. I's. I'm. t. t. It's t. It's t. It's. It's tr. It's just just just just just. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And.iring on Putin. He's going to be there in his war room like, oh shit, the radiation gave all Ukrainian soldiers laser eyes.
Starting point is 00:04:49 That's so cool. What about our soldiers? Did they get powers too, General? It's like, yes, Mr. President, our men can't stop pooping. the threaten to the Ukrainian war efforts. that would be bad news for everybody except, to to the they, to they, their, their, except, except, except, except, except, except, their, except, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the radiation, the radiation, 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, thiiiia, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a, radiation, radiation, radiation, radiation, their radiation, their radiation Russia is also now threatening to shoot down American satellites that are helping with the Ukrainian war efforts, which would be bad news for everybody except Space Force because they finally have something to do. But we don't have the time for that. Because while Russia is planning shady shit in Ukraine, China is already doing shady shit
Starting point is 00:05:17 all over the world. The Dutch Foreign Ministries investigating claims that China is operating at least two unofficial police stations in the Netherlands which would breach diplomatic protocol. According to the allegations detailed in this report, Beijing has been operating underground undeclared policing units to carry out persuasion operations aimed at coercing those suspected of speaking out against the Chinese regime to return home. But what's happening in the Netherlands might just be the tip of the Chinese regime to return home. But what's happening in the Netherlands might just be the tip of the iceberg. The Spanish NGO Safeguard Defenders
Starting point is 00:05:49 says it's uncovered more than 50 unofficial police stations around the world. It's found outposts in at least 21 countries, including the UK, the US, and many parts of Europe. OK, if this is true, this is terrifying. Can you imagine China has a secret police force in other countries where they harass and intimidate Chinese dissidents who are living abroad? And then they try and convince them to move back to China. Which, how does that even work?
Starting point is 00:06:14 What are agents just grabbing Chinese people abroad? Hey, we've seen the crap you talk about China. You say one more thiii. China will destroy you. You better shut up about China, you hear me? Oh, and by the way, would you like to move back to China? We miss you. It's a great place. We've got Weechat now. Now, China claims these offices are not secret police stations. They're just used for administrative purposes, like giving people driver's licenses and stuff.
Starting point is 00:06:40 But if that's true, why are they keeping them all secret? Huh? You don't need to be shady if you're just doing paperwork. Yeah, the DMV lady is never like, oh, you need to renew your passport. Be at this parking lot at 0500 hours. Tell the man in the green jacket that the sun shines in November. He'll give you a briefcase with your passport and a gun. thii thu thu thu thu thu th we will retake it, okay? Now if we had time, we could talk more about how China is increasingly throwing its weight around the world. Or we could figure out the best way to protect ourselves from Chinese influence and surveillance. I mean,
Starting point is 00:07:16 maybe we can find the answer on Tick-talk, but we don't have the world in secret, there's an even bigger superpower who just announced her plan to dominate the globe. Fans of superstar singer Rihanna have been clamoring for new music from her for years, and now it appears their weight is almost over. Rihanna shared a 15-second teaser on Twitter of our new single titled Lift Me Up. It's for the upcoming Black Panther movie Wakanda Forever. This marks Rihanna's first single as a lead artist in six long years for her fans. Oh yeah! Thank you. Thank you Jesus. Rihanna is releasing new music and on top of that her song is going to be part of the new Black Panther movie.
Starting point is 00:08:09 Are you kidding? Oh man, that's going to be so great. I mean it's going to be great for us. It won't be great for the Wakandans because it's going to be hard to concentrate on fighting the bad guys when a Riana song starts playing playing. You know it's time the the the oh, sure, are you hearing this right now, huh? Are you hearing this? Could you understand how big this is?
Starting point is 00:08:32 Rihanna plus, Black Panther? What? I haven't experienced this much black joy since, since that time Obama featured on that Cardi B track. Oh, man. It was just like, whop, whap, that's right. 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 I I I I I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll th. I'll tho, I'll th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. tha, tha, sure. thi. thi. Sure, sure, sure, thi. Sure, thi. Sure, sure, sure, thi. Sure, sure, sure, thi. Sure, sure, thi. like, oh, whop, whapwap, that's right. I'll tell you what makes my pussy wet, voting. Vote. Everybody votes.
Starting point is 00:08:50 A whop, whop, whop, wha, wap. I will say, though, I'll admit, Riana is keeping us thirsty. thire. I've been all begging. We've been begging for an album for six years. And now she's like, okay, okay, I'll give you one song. And we're like, thank you, Rianna. Thank you, just one song. Now, if we had the time, we could celebrate the release of this new track by listening to all of Rianna's previous albums,
Starting point is 00:09:15 but we don't have the time for that. Because while Riana is about to to to to to take to take to take to take to take to take 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. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. Thank you. th. Thank th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. Thank. th. th. th. Thank. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thank. th. the. the. the. thank. thi. thank. th. tha. thank. tha. thank. tha. thank. tha. th. thank. th. tweets. One day before he's expected to officially take over Twitter, Elon Musk walked back his previous promise to remove most moderation on the site, reassuring advertisers that it would not become a free-for-all hellscape where anything can be said with no consequences. Musk also visited Twitter's offices carrying a kitchen sink, tweeting, entering Twitter HQ, let that sink in. Oh, oh, get it, get it? Let that sink in. Oh, get it, get it, let that sink in. I know a lot of people think that was corny, but I think once you have 87 children,
Starting point is 00:09:53 you're allowed to make dad jokes. You can do it, it's fun. Let that sink in. What I want to know is where did he get that sink? Not mean, it works for the joke, but would he get the sink? Right? It's just the one he ripped out of the wall when the judge told him he had to buy Twitter. Ah! If anything, Elon is the right billionaire to make this joke, you know? Because if Jeff Bezos walked into Amazon with a sink, his employees would be like,
Starting point is 00:10:19 oh wow, we're finally getting a restroom? No! No, go away. Go away. And as for that statement, you know, to the advertisers that Elon sent, I will say it's interesting to see Elon go from the free speech cowboy of the West to pandering to the advertisers and saying Twitter will be a safe space for your advertising dollars. Yeah, the man has owned Twitter for one minute and already he's like, free speech is great, but you know what and saying Twitter will be a safe space for your advertising dollars. Yeah, the man has owned Twitter for one minute and already he's like,
Starting point is 00:10:48 free speech is great, but you know what else is great? Money, yeah. Honestly, it's embarrassing. Yeah? Not even, not even one day of owning Twitter. And Elon is already caving into the advertisers, folding like a tortier around a crunch-raprapped supreme filled with Karnay Asada steak. Available only at Taco Bell. What a shill.
Starting point is 00:11:12 What a shameless, shameless, shill. Now, if we had more time, we could get into how Twitter. Or how funny it would be if everyone stopped using Twitter and Elon Musk just straight up lost $44 billion. But we don't have the time for any of that because while Twitter is entering a new phase its top rival just got some very bad news of its own. Meta the parent company of Facebook reported earnings that disappointed Wall Street in a big way. The stock plunging more than 20% after the company revealed that it expects its losses associated with building the Metaverse to keep growing. Meta has already lost a staggering 9.4 billion
Starting point is 00:11:52 dollars on the Metaverse so far this year. But Zuckerberg is vowing to stay the course. Look, I get that a lot of people might disagree with this investment, but people are going to look back on decades from now and talk about the importance of the work that was done here. Not a lot of sympathy for Zuckerberg but the wealth destruction across the board here remarkable. From his peak last year Zuckerberg is down about 95 billion dollars. He used to be the third richest person in the world aftertoday, he could fall to 26 or 27. Ugh, puh. 26 or 27th richest person in the world.
Starting point is 00:12:30 Ugh! Ugh, puh. Disgusting! Now, what could you buy? Like, everything? Yeah, thanks to his investments in the metaverse Mark Zuckerberg has lost 95 billion in his personal wealth. If the man was capable of feeling human emotion right now, he'd, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he'd, he'd, he'd the the the the the their, he'd their, their, their, their, their, their, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, their. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th, he. th, he. th, he. th, he'd th, he'd th, he'd th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, th. th. th. th. thanks to his investments in the metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg has lost 95 billion in his personal wealth. If the man was capable of feeling human emotion right now, he'd be stressed as hell. Because keep in mind, keep in mind, once you fall out of the top 10,
Starting point is 00:12:55 you no longer get to go to the VIP area at the Illuminati Orgy. No? You're in general admission. It's a terrible view. You can't even see the virgin goat sacrifice. What happened? Did it happen yet? Did it happen? It's actually a goat that's a virgin sacrificing something else. It's weird. Now, before you feel sorry for Zuckerberg, remember, it's not all bad for him. Yes, he's down 95 billion dollars in the real world, but in the metaverse, he's still worth 10 trillion Zuck bucks. Oh yeah And I will say kudos to mark
Starting point is 00:13:27 Kudos Mark Zuckerberg a lot of people have been talking about Taking down big tech for a while, but he's the only one with the balls to do it to his own company Be the change you want to see in the world She's a leader Now if we had more time we can talk about how virtual reality is never really going to catch on until the hardware becomes less intrusive and cumbersome. Because I mean, right now, putting on one of those Oculus headsets feels like I'm carrying a small child on my face. But we don't have the time for that, because I must honor our sacred sponsors with this precious
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Starting point is 00:16:06 or wherever you listen to the Daily Show. You know, there's so much arguing in America today. But we here at the Daily Show think there could be even more. So to do our part, here's Ronnie Chang with another installment of Prove Me Wrong. Pouser Candy, Hyper Kids, Candy Apples stuck in braces. It's like Christmas for Dentists. Except it's Prove Me Wrong. Halloween edition. Halloween sucks. Prove me wrong.
Starting point is 00:16:56 But there's candy. Dude, it's America. There's candy every day. Will you give me free candy? Stop trying to get free shit from people. Take away once in your life, guys. And the haunted houses. Yeah. I have to say about the haunted houses. Those are fun. A little like nervous system.
Starting point is 00:17:13 And I can't do that on Valentine's Day. That's not fun. Yeah, I don't like holidays where I sometimes shit my thanks. thus. thus. thus. th. th. th. th. th. the th. th. the th. thous. thous. the to thous. to to to to the the to tho. to tho. tho. to to tho. to to the the the thoes. to the the hoa. the hoa' the hoa' the hoa' the hoa' the hoa' the hoa' the hoa' the hoan. the hoan't the hoan't the hoan. the hoan. 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 thous. thous. thous. thousand. thousand. thousand. thousand. toea'er. toanananananananananantoananananantoananantoanananantoanou. toea. to to say. is the history of Halloween? Satan's party before Christ comes to wipe him out. That's all I know. Wait, so we end the year with Jesus because of we summon Satan during Halloween? People liking candy. You think that's how they started? Yeah. I guess not knowing your traditions is also an American tradition. Every other holiday is scarier than Halloween. Prove me wrong. Easter, what's scary about Easter? No, Easter, there's a giant bunny that shit's chocolate that we pick up and eat. I think Chinese New Year is less scarier than Halloween.
Starting point is 00:17:57 We're talking about this, this drag, there's like lion dancers, people are letting fireworks. I mean, you just have to keep your head out of scribble and just keep lighting fireworks. Okay, look at these other American holidays, okay? Thanksgiving, genocide, fall of July, bombs, Christmas, some old guy breaks into your home and leaves shit and eats cookies. Flag Day. Halloween is definitely scarier than Flag Day. So you're telling me, you go down to the deep south and you got a bunch of guys waving American flags at you.
Starting point is 00:18:29 You're not going to be a little bit scared? I think Mother's Day is less scary than Halloween. Really? Well, it depends on the mother. I have a great mother. Do you wish that he was married? Yes. Do you still like Mother's Day? Valentine's Day isn't that scary. Valentine's Day you have to put yourself out there with a Valentine's to tell someone that you like them with the chance that they might not like you back. That is way scarier than a bunch of kids running around dressed up as the princess from frozen.
Starting point is 00:19:02 Okay, on Valentine's Day, if you get rejected, you know, you move on, but if you reject kids when I'm giving them candy on Halloween night, and they might stay at your house for like hours in the heck your house. That's what I do when someone rejects me on Valentine's Day as well. Scary costumes are better than sexy costumes. Ew. First of all, scary costumes, way warmer than sexy costumes. It's not too cold, it's fall.
Starting point is 00:19:28 It's not winter, it's faw. Okay, for rest of us non-models, we get cold when we're not wearing clothes. There's a price for fashion. Yes, exactly. He gets to be like, honestly just kind of hot, today. Period. Period. Like dress up as like a hot kitty cat or like a hot bunny. And no one gives a shit. Yeah, but this is New York City. You can dress up as a hot kitty cat all the time and no one will give a shit.
Starting point is 00:19:51 Yeah, but what about like Minnesota? If you live in Minnesota and you dress up like a sexy cat, you're going to freeze to death. Hose don't get cold, okay. So do you think that sexy costumes are better than scary costumes? Yeah, it makes everybody happy. Love is in the air. Sexy costumes will get you laid, so... You know what, I think you just won the argument right there. I think this topic is over.
Starting point is 00:20:23 I guess you should take the best. Thank you so much for that Ronnie Chang. All right, stay tuned because when we come back, Diane Kruger will be joining me right here on the show, so don't go away. Finding great candidates to hire. Finding great candidates to hire can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. You might get a lot of resumes, but not enough candidates with the right skills or experience. But not with Zip Recruiter. Zip Recruiter finds amazing candidates for you fast.
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Starting point is 00:21:38 zip. Zip Recruiter the smartest way to hire. It's been said that nice skies finish last. But is that really tri. tri. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I the the thi. I the thi. I the thi. I the the thi. I'm the thi. I'm thi. I'm thi. thi. tha. I'm thae. th. to to to to to to to to 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 try. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. tip ti. ti. tip tip ti. try. t nigh skies finish last. But is that really true? I'm Tim Harford, host of The Cautionary Tales podcast, and I'm exploring that very question. Join me for my new miniseries on the Art of Fairness. We'll travel from New York to Tahiti to India on a quest to learn how to succeed without being a jerk. We'll examine stories of villains undone by their villainy and monstrous self-devaring
Starting point is 00:22:14 egos and we'll delve into the extraordinary power of decency. We'll face mutiny on the vast Pacific Ocean, blaze a trail with a pioneering skyscraper and dare to confront a formidable empire. The art of fairness on cautionary tales. Listen on the IHart Radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you listen to the day of show. My Debt Tonight is an internationally renowned actor, you know from films like Inglorious Bastards and Troy. She's here to talk about her new children's book called A Name From the Sky. Please welcome Diane Kruger. Diane Kruger. Welcome to the Daily Show.
Starting point is 00:23:07 Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Diane Kruger. Welcome to the Daily Show. I don't speak French, so I don't know. But you do. You're one of the more impressive actors I've ever come across.
Starting point is 00:23:21 I don't speak French. I don't know. But you do. You're one at the Daily Show. I don't speak French, so I don't know. But you do. You're one of the more impressive actors I've ever come across in my life because not only are you in some of the most iconic films, but you do it in multiple languages. So we've seen you in English films, we've seen you in German films,
Starting point is 00:23:39 we've seen you in French films. I would love to know where you are most comfortable acting. Which language? Truly, I don't want to brag, but truly I'm comfortable in all languages. It took me a while. Yeah. That sounds like such a brag. I know, it's awful. No, you know what, in French I feel like a little bit of a different person. I feel sweeter, you know, I feel a little... Oh, I like that. Yeah. In German, it's definitely more to the point. That makes sense.
Starting point is 00:24:08 Yeah, yeah. Yeah. And English is just, it's the easiest language, I find. What do you be like the easiest in general? Easiest in terms of like, it goes fast, it's funny, like it's short, you know, they'll dub the language or they'll change with the person. You're one of the few where German-speaking people love your movies in German and then French speaking people love your movies in French. It's rare to find that. Now you're adding to your resume as well.
Starting point is 00:24:31 I mean, when they said Diane's coming on for a book, I mean, what's coming on. the book? And they said, a children book. So I was in Los Angeles just before the pandemic and I was working, right? And my mom from Germany was there helping with my daughter who was about one at the time. And then the world shut down and weeks turned into months, literally. And I hadn't spent this much time.
Starting point is 00:24:58 It was my mom since I was 16. And we started talking about my childhood and stories, you know, I had forgotten that. And I remember that when I was a kid, I was kind of an odd kid, that she changed my life by telling me the meaning of my name, which was quite unusual in Germany. I know that sounds strange. Diane is a strange, not a, you know, uncommon. You talk about that in the book, but Diane, I didn't know, is it not common in Germany? It's not common at all. So do they say Diane or do they say? They say Diana and it rhymes with banana, like Diana banana. Oh wow.
Starting point is 00:25:29 So, yeah, I was- Even in Germany, the kids are the same. If not worse. Dia banana. Okay, I can see it. But you know, look, so I started writing things down and I thought, well, if I felt odd with a name like Diane, I'm sure there's lots of kids that feel odd about their name or they feel they don't fit in.
Starting point is 00:25:50 And so I started writing it down and I thought about my own daughter and how long we thought about giving her name and that's kind of how it started. It's a really wonderful book about belonging, about where you come from, why you're special, why you're important. When you think of your life, you know, as a mom now, what are some of the things you hope to instill in your child that, you know, you wish every child should have? You know, I really truly believe that every child that is truly that is born as perfect as it is, right? And we all have, I can see it in my daughter and her friends. They all have something special that is so powerful and they don't know it yet, right?
Starting point is 00:26:27 And when I became a mom, I felt the responsibility and the opportunity to give her wings, like to curate her world so that she can be whoever she wants to be, whether that's, not everybody can be an actor, whether she wants to sell ice cream in Washington Square Park. Right, but whatever makes you you you is great, right. And so I didn't grow up like this, but my mom changed my life when she said at 15 you can quit school and go to Paris for a year. Wow. But she really did, she trusted me, right? She said, okay I'm going to trust you because I was going to get kicked out of school for working as a model and my principal said... wait your school school was going to kick you out for working as a model. Yeah, because I was getting jobs in Paris and I was missing school.
Starting point is 00:27:10 It was a German school I'm assuming. Okay. Yeah, that sounds like a very German thing. It's just like, nine. Kinda cannot be sexy. Okay. Exactly. And when I told my mom, I couldn't believe it that she said that, that, that, that, that, that, to be, to be, to be, to be, to be, th. th. to be, thi, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to me, to me, too, thi, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, to me, to me, to me, to, to, they. they. they. they. they. they. they. they. they. the the the the the the the they. I, the the the the the the the the the they. I was, th thi. I was, thi. th thi. tooooooooooomoome, too, too, too, too, too, too, too, th too, th too my mom, I couldn't believe it that she said to me, no, I'm going to trust you. Okay, I know this is what you want to do.
Starting point is 00:27:27 You should go. That is wild. And you'd never look back. No, but it's truly the reason why I am who I am today, the life that I've had is thanks to that. And that's that's one children and we should trust them. I love that. And how old is your daughter now? She just turned four. So she can read the book with you.
Starting point is 00:27:49 She must love it. What does she think about the book that's written inspired by her? Hey, you know it was a little touchy feeling. I mean, she totally called red shoes on her dress with a blue dress and red shoes. She that was a minor meltdown. She hated her outfit? Yes.
Starting point is 00:28:12 Yes. Miner melt. I like your daughter. Yeah. Now, you know, she's four. It's getting a little better. And I said, I need to leave because I'm talking about your book honey and she started crying she said please don't sell my book it's my story I don't want to sell it and so it's cute I love this well you know what it's a wonderful
Starting point is 00:28:32 story it's I love seeing you express your life in a completely different way thank you so so much for joining us thank you so much for being here. Thank you so much for being on the show. Really appreciate you. A name in the sky is available now. Make sure you get it for you and your kids. Ban Kroog everybody. All right, we're going to take a quick break.
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