The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty | Jordan Jonas

Episode Date: October 20, 2023

Ronny Chieng & Michael Kosta tackle the latest news including Trump’s former lawyer, Sidney Powell’s plea deal, AI technology developed by researchers at the University of Kentucky that reads ancient scrolls, and The Daily Show’s Troy Iwata discusses the Scholastic Book Fair’s decision to create a separate section for race and gender books. Ever wonder about the man behind Joe Biden’s iconic whisper? Meet Nolan Peacock (Michael Kosta), Sr. Whisper Advisor. And wilderness guide & self-reliance expert Jordan Jonas discusses how he developed the skillset to win season six of “Alone”, his personal connection with nature and conservation and why building a fire is the most important survival skill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This is the Daily Show with your hosts Michael Costa and Ronnie J. Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Michael Costa. And I'm Ronnie Chang, that's right, you're getting two hosts for the price of one. Wait, yeah. They're cutting our paychecks in half? No, they're just not paying you. All right, so let's just get right into the headlines.

Let's kick things off with some sad news that might tug at your heartstrings. President Donald Trump might be going to jail. Yeah. We all react to grief differently. But yes, prosecutors in one of Trump's 400 court cases might have found a surprise witness, one of his own lawyers. Some breaking news right now. Donald Trump's former lawyer just pleaded guilty.

Sidney Powell is who were talking about, now entering into a plea agreement in the Georgia election subversion case. This is a deal that comes just one day before her trial was due to start and as part of this plea deal she has agreed that she will testify in any future trials which raises the possibility that she could testify against Trump in the future which obviously is a huge deal. That's right. Sydney Powell might be flipping on the Don and if you don't remember Sidney Powell she was Trump's craziest lawyer which is is amazing, considering that Trump's other lawyers included this guy and this guy. Being Trump's craziest lawyer is like being the most divorced dad at an embassy

suites. Embassy sweets, not an embassy, and definitely not sweet. Now, under this plea deal, Powell will avoid prison time, but she will have to pay a $9,000 fine and write an apology letter to the citizens of Georgia. I mean, just a letter. This woman actively tried to steal an election. At least you could do is apologize door to door like a sex offender. Yeah.

Hi, I'm Sidney Powell.'m molested democracy. Good point, Ronnie. Yeah. At the very least, she should write an apology to Mike Pence for almost getting him hanged. I mean, obviously he won't read it because he considers receiving mail from a woman to be a form of sex, but it's good etiquette. I mean, Costa, I gotta say, you know, Sidney Pohwell, sounds like a pretty great lawyer, to be honest. I mean, man, she got treasoned down to an apology letter. Like, that's amazing negotiation. Is she still

practicing? Because I might want to hire her. But, what, no, why would you hire a criminal lawyer? You have legal problems? No, nothing major. Just some minor drug trafficking. Drug trafficking? Like fentanyl? Oh, no, no, like anything you want, man, I can't, I can can can can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I can, I th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thr-I. thr-I. thr-I. thr-I. thr-I. thr-I. thr-I. thr-s. thr-s. thr-s. thr-s. thr-s. thr-s. 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. to, to, to-s. to-s. to-a. to-s. to-a. to-s. to-s. to-s. th I can hook it up. Yeah. All right, let's move on to some breaking news from the world of AI. Every day people are using AI for groundbreaking things like cheating on their homework or drawing the Mona Lisa with giant boobs, but now researchers are using it to unlock ancient human mysteries. Artificial intelligence or AI is allowing researchers at the University of Kentucky to read an ancient scroll burned by Mount Vesuvius. Now the scrolls are too fragile to unfurl, but UK's Dr. Brent Seals and his team of researchers have developed technology to try and read what's on the scrolls without opening them. One word that's already been deciphered is purple, but a more recent discovery has given scientists more to translate.

Wow. Purple. I mean, I was hoping for ancient wisdom or like how to summon a demon, but yeah, you know, mixing red and blue is cool too, I guess. Although, if we can't read the scroll ourselves, how do we know if the AI is right? Well, we're just going to trust it? Because Chad GBT told me three days ago that Gandhi invented the cinnamon challenge. So, anyway, it's also a waste of time because I already know what's going to be on that scroll.

Okay, it's going to be someone writing, hey, sure hope that volcano doesn't kill everyone in town. Purple. Yeah. I mean, do we want to know what ancient people have to say? We always think it's going to be something profound, but it's always just, it's human. It's going to be something racist, don't you think? I mean, think about how racist your grandpa was 60 years old and you imagine that he was just 2,000 years older. Yeah, I agree, don't want to read someone's 2,000 old tweets. And I agree. Also, like, what are we looking for in there?

Like, what kind of wisdom? How smart can these people be? Like, they put the most important documents next to a volcano. That's true. And they say it's too delicate to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to. to. to. to. to. to. the tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. thoomk. tho. thooomoomoom. the th. the thoom. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. tho. thr. the thr. thr. the. And. the the. And. the. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And, the. And. And. And, theea. And. And. And tha. And tho. And tha it. Yeah, good point. Yeah. Just pick the least important looking one and open it. Open the scroll. Open the scroll. Open the scroll. Open the scroll. Open the scroll. Let's move on. Let's move on to America's new, let's move on to America's new national pastime, book banning. States around the country are trying to ban any new national pastime, book banning. States around the country are trying to ban any books that expose their children to diversity.

But now one prominent children's book publisher is standing up and saying, hey, we can help you with that. Changes are coming to school book fairs after several states passed laws limiting discussions of race and gender in schools. Scholastic announced its fares will now have a separate section for books covering race, gender, and sexuality. The new diverse books categatigory includes 64 titles such as biographies of Malala and LeBron James as well as books about same-sex families. Schools can opt to exclude all these books from their sales.

Hold up. Hold on. Yeah so now bigots can just check a box and exclude all these books from their sales. Hold on. Hold on. So now bigots can just check a box and now all the books will be removed? Come on, guys. If you're going to be racist and sexist, you can't also be lazy. You know? You got to put the work in. You go through the books and find all the race and gender stuff yourself. Look, and who knows?

You know, maybe if you actually take the time to read these books that you think are so terrible, actually absorb them. You might just find out that all kids' books are terrible, you know? I love you, Ronnie, man. Yeah. For more on this story, let's go live to an elementary school not far from here with our senior book for an expert, Troy, what are? Troy, it's a real scandal, keeping kids from reading these classic books. No, no, I think they should be kept from kids. Have you actually read? Troy, it's a real scandal keeping kids from reading these classic books.

No, no, I think they should be kept from kids. Have you actually read some of these books? They get really graphic. I mean, James crawls right up inside that peach, like right up in there. Troy, come on. Even if some of these books are a little mature, kids should be able to buy them if they're curious. No, the last thing we need is a bunch of buy curious kids. That is no way to treat our children. Your children, I don't have them. Kids are disgusting. Okay, look, Troy, we all think kids are disgusting.

But do you really believe these books are going to walk kids minds? Actually, if I can get personal for a second, I am a living example of how damaging these books can be. When I was in school, I read a Japanese manga book, and look at me now. I am half Japanese. I am half Japanese. Wait, wait, the book turns you half Japanese.

And why only half? Well, I didn't finish it. But... But... But... As you can see, the damage was done. That's how influential books are. Okay, so I guess the solution is to separate the books. No, actually, separating them has been a disaster.

Have you ever told a child that they can't have something? It becomes the only thing they want. These kids have stormed the forbidden section like it was a Nickelodeon version of January 6th. They beat Cocoa Mellon with a flagpole. There was even, there was poop on Nancy's desk, but that, that was because of a first grader had an accident. They must have read that book, everyone poops. OK, well, Troy, I'm still reading that, so no spoilers, please.

Look, man, if banning books doesn't work, then how can schools protect kids? Well, I think the only answer is a compromise. Stop banning books, but also, stop teaching kids how to read. Oh. Okay, that works for me. Troy Yawatta, everybody. Yeah. All right. When we come back, you'll find out why President Biden talks the way he does, but don't go away.

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We're going to be talking about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday. Listen to the Daily Show. President Biden addressed the nation tonight on the war in the Middle East. Luckily he has a special skill when it comes to speaking and we found the guy who taught it to him. All right, testing levels, let me know if you can hear this. I'm Joe Biden. Soul of America. Scranton. How works for me? I'm Nolan Peacock,

and I'm Joe Biden's senior whisper advisor. I don't in any way dismiss what Senator Murphy says about the environment. Don't dismiss it at all. So she minded. I wrote the bill about the environment. Not dismiss it at all. So she minded, I wrote the bill on the environment. Before the president gives any speech, it's my job to comb through it and find the most jarring moments for him to whisper. All right, what do you think about this? 1.9 trillion.

Yeah, that's the spot right there. I got them $.9 trillion dollars reliefs. They're going to be getting chews in the mouth. Who's custom to get you this week for child care. Here's my idol. Old Teddy Roosevelt. You all remember what he said, right? Speak softly. I can carry a big stick.

What's that? I'm not familiar. You may wonder, why whisper? I'll tell you why. I can't think it may be playing that about that now. Sorry, what'd you say? Exactly. You see, now you're interested.

As a whisper advisor, you're always looking for new inspirations, honing your craft. In fact, lately, I've been experimenting with something I like to call reverse whispering. Think about it. Think about what you'd think about at the time. Some people question my methods. They'll claim there's no good reason for a president to suddenly whisper in the middle of a speech. A lot of attention today, whispers from President Biden lighting up social media,

where the hashtag creepy Joe started gaining traction very quickly. I don't understand why he keeps doing the creepy whisper thing. What's with the creepy whispering all the time? But when President Biden nails a whisper so unexpected, so borderline confusing, you wonder if you're hallucinating? Guess what? Gross the show. So talking about. That's good. That's good. John Stewart here.

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with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. Welcome back to the Daily Show. My guest tonight is a wilderness guide and self-reliance expert who won season 6 of the History Channel Show alone. Please welcome Jordan Jonas. So, thanks for coming to New York City. Thanks for the invite. Now, I'm in your world. Yeah, what an honor. Thanks for the invite. Now I'm in your world. Yeah, you're in my world now.

We were trying to get a hold of you. You live in Montana. Yeah. The booking department was freaking out. Are you going to make your flight. You weren't responding to anything... Yeah. they they they they they they they they the they the the the they they their their their to to to to to to to to to to to to too right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right right. We were. We're they were. We were. We were. We were. We were. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We. We were. We were. th. We were. to. We were to. to. to. We were t. All. We were t. All. All. We were t. All. All. We were t. We were tol. We were tol. We were tol. We were tol. We were trying to get a hold of you. You live in Montana. The booking department was freaking out. You're going to make your flight. You weren't responding to anything. And then they told me you sent this text yesterday. I literally just galloped on a horse for the last 10 miles in the wilderness, so I'd be able

to catch my flight in the morning. Ha ha ha ha. This isn't like a bullshit act. You are a wilderness guy. I was in the woods. Yeah, it was a fast horse, fortunately. So I made it out. You won season six of History Channels alone. You spent 77 days alone in the Arctic. You killed a moose with a bow and arrow. Then a Wolverine was trying to steal your moose meat, so you killed that with a hatchet.

Dog eat, dog world out there. You figured out a way to fish in the frozen tundra which helped you win. Tell me about winning alone. Oh man, what a... I never pictured that as being a career opportunity. No, it was an incredible experience, man. Nothing like the pressure getting dropped off on a helicopter and you don't get another meal until you catch it. Right. I don't like that indefinitely.

But you also get the pure joy that's almost hard to replicate of every time, every time you catch a fish or a rabbit or whatever it is. Pure joy. And like that all the way up until the end, which, which, which, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, th. I, th. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I thi, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm thi, I'm thi, I'm thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, nothing, nothing, thi, nothing, thi, nothing, nothing, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thiiiiiiiiiiii, thi, thi, thi, thi, that all the way up until the end, which, yeah. I mean, I think it's sometime, we get so jaded watching reality TV. I mean, this is, you're alone. Yeah, yeah. No one's giving you granola bars and saying like, I wish. It's really a survival show. It is. It's cool. It's like so, it feels so similar to what all of our ancestors

used to go through, you know, and on a daily basis just trying to survive, trying to make, you know, make your way forward. And all of our dopamine, serotonin, all that is lined up with that experience. You know, kind of the modern life. the modern life's a the tha a tha tha tha tha thi, a thi, a thi, a thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, theaton, thi, thi, theaton, theolioli, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the is, thea. And, thea. And, thean, thean, thean, thean, thean, thean, thi. And, you know, now our serotonin is released through life. Yeah, I do my hunting online. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

So, yeah. When you're dropped off in that situation, are you think, you need big game like a moose? I mean, I need a to bea mousse? I mean, I, I need reliable fishing. I mean, what's the strategy strategy strategy strategy strategy strategy strategy strategy strategy strategy strategy, well my initial thought, I mean I for sure, my main concern was food. Like I thought I'm a skinny guy, I'm gonna starve out here. So I was all focused on food. I thought I'm gonna bait a, catch a bunch of fish, make a pile of fish and bait a bear in

and hunt that. Right. But I didn't catch many fish to begin with with with with with with with with with with with with the the the the the to the to the the the to begin the the the the to begin to begin the the to begin with no bear. So I got an opportunity at a moose and just rolled from there. Yeah. Tell me about where some of this skill set came from. Yeah. Because this story fascinates me and it seems to have really affected your view on the world and affected who you are. Yeah when I was in my early 20s I went over to Russia and spent a bunch of time living with nomadic reindeer herders.

Sure. That's the guy you do. You know, anyway, next question. Yeah. Yeah, you do that in your 20s. As you do? Yeah. But it was a fascinating experience. I didn't even know people really still live like that until I basically dropped off at

the tipi, but they're nomadic living in the wilderness year-round, follow the herds through the woods. And I learned a ton from them. And they all, of course, became good friends. And I spent a lot of years living with them. You know, I should be honest with our audience. Jordan and I have met before and I took one of your wilderness expeditions. My wife and I started to watch alone during COVID as a lot of people did and were just blown away at the show and also you because you had all this amazing skill set, you could feed yourself,

you could survive, but then there also seemed to be a connection and humility with nature that was really beautiful. Now I know you, I know that's all bullshit. But, um, so my wife buys me for my birthday this wilderness survival expedition with Jordan. Honestly, after the COVID, I think she was just trying to kill me. And this is me on the right, and this is, I can't even explain to you th you th th 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 that that that that was, that was, that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that was that that was that that that 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 th. I th. I th. I the. I the. I th. I the. I th. I th. I th. th. th. Honestly, after the COVID, I think she was just trying to kill me. And this is me on the right, and this is, I can't even explain to you everything about this, but I flew to Missoula, Montana. I drove four and a half hours. Then I got on a horseback for eight hours with you and nine other people whose partners were trying to kill that.

We were at 13,000 feet maybe in the bitter root mountains. 10,000 feet. Let me exaggerate a little bit. And you really taught us some things in a really gentle kind way. There's a picture of you teaching us how to trap some small animals. What is this trapping device? Talk to these big city folk about this. You guys all know about this.

That's like a basically a mouse or a rat trap. It's called a Paiu deadfall, but that's one of the, if you don't trap the mice that are harassing you at night, you'll have a miserable survival experience. I thought that would be particularly helpful for so many New Yorkers. Yeah I know that's it is. That's an excellent trap to learn. You were so kind to me. We one day we were walking on the mountain we see this lake and I don't know if you didn't have an itinerary or if out in the wilderness you don't have an itinerary. No schedule. Yeah so you go do you guys want to walk down down on that lake and we. And we. And we. And we th. And we th. And th. And th. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. tho. thi. thi. tho. tho. tho. that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. Yeah. th. thi. th. I the. the. I the. I the. I the. I tho. I to. I toge toge toge toge. I toge. I toge. I toge. I tho. I the.iner. No schedule. Yeah. So you go, do you guys want to walk down to that lake? And we're like, yeah, of course it took all day. It's exhausting. And we get down to the lake and we start fishing but we just had a

thinne a little bit of fishing line. I remember you handed me this casting reel in the lake. I was holding onto my hook. but it was not natural for me. Is it important for you to introduce people to nature in this way? I mean, you could have easily been like, Jesus Christ, you threw the wrong thing into the lake. No, I actually love it, man. I feel like it's so important for people, especially in the modern world to be able to escape, and I love, you know, it's awesome to be able to empower people to to go the to go the the to to the to to the to to their their to their their world, to be able to escape. And I love, you know, it's awesome to be all empower people to go out there and experience what nature does have to offer. Who did that for you?

Where did you learn? Well, I kind of grew up on a farm in Idaho, and that helped. But I really learned a lot living with the natives. I'd say, you know, it's kind of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of, that's kind of, that's kind of, that's kind of, that, that, that, that, th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, their, their, the, their, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, 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,. Yeah, yeah. So then Jordan just grabs like some fishing raw, a piece, a stick and some fishing line, and he just gets like 11 fish. He was a picture of that. That's where we camped that night. And then he didn't just cook them like rudimentary style.

He did a nice little smoke, here's the fire with the fish on it. He's, you know, tell us the the the they, the they, the the they, the fire, the fire, the fire, the fire, the fire, the fire, the fire, the fire, the fire, the fire, 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, and the, and the, and the, and the, and the, and the, and the, and the, and the the, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th................................................................................... on it. Tell us about that. Oh yeah, alder, you know, so up in the northern regions, alders a great smoking wood. So I like to lay those green alder sticks down on top of the coals, put your fish on top of that. Delicious. It was excellent. Tell me about, let's say, hunting, people can have a reaction to hunting, big game hunting. It's easy for me to see pictures online and see this and go, I don't like this, you're killing an animal.

I also feel like you care a lot about nature and conservation. How can those two be connected? Yeah, that's actually a really fascinating question. I think we are no matter what we think we're a part of nature. And in my experience, people who hunt, who rely on nature to, you know, feed themselves or families, there's almost, there's few people that are more in tune with the health of a particular ecosystem because you rely on it. So, though you do take individual animals at times, you know, according to all the laws and all that, you're also really wishing the best for the species and working to provide that through via conservation,

which is when you're hunting, you're paying money into the system. They put that money back into the science and the habitat protection that protects animals. So interestingly enough, the good news is we've done a great job of conservation and have brought white tail and elk and all these animals that from the brink of extinction to, you know, thriving numbers, through ethical hunting, you know? Yeah.

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And it was sad to me. Yeah. But we then cleaned it, we cooked it that night, it was my dinner and I just thought on the flight home I made a lot of notes as I had so much I had to be thankful for. I was like I'd never been that close to my food before. You appreciate it. I go to the grocery store, I buy four pounds of whatever, three of it goes in the track. I mean it's like man that was like such a different connection and that's gone for the most part from us. Yeah I know I think we've all been disconnected we were talking about packaging earlier. You know everything is coming to package. That was right. He's the other guy but yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's it's important to have that connection with the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. the other. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's like. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. th. th. th. th. th important to have that connection with our food.

Otherwise, it just all happens on a farm or in a field somewhere. And you can act like you're not a part of the system, but we are. So we should do our job well. Yeah, I, um, I bought your axe. Ooh. So, uh, got any potted plants? I, people on the subway were looking at me weird, but, um, tell me about this style of that. You used a similar axe on a loan. And tell me some of the characteristics of this axe.

To me, an axe is for chopping wood you buy at the gas station when you're on vacation. But you actually used it as a survival tactic. Yeah, I'm a real connoisseur of a good axe. And after I. Has anybody at the Daily Show ever had an axe out here before? Absolutely not. So the features, I kind of combined all the things I like into it and an axe into one. It has a, it's the right link, the right weight and size.

It's got a single bevel edge, which if you'd like to pull that off. Watch, I'll do this and I'll cut myself. Yeah, careful. They are sharp. So this is, here, I'll let you do it, dude. Why am I doing this? So there you go. It's sharpened from one side so that you're left-handed. I see. Yeah. So if I was left-handed, it's got that flat edge.

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to chat with me. I really appreciate it. Your Instagram is fascinating. There's so many great videos and pictures of you with your kids doing this stuff. What's the goal there? I mean if it's a kid, my kid, I tell them the do so, I take my kid the tennis court and she stands in the corner and kicks leaves. Are you worried your kids aren't gonna love and appreciate nature? No, that's a good question. I think they will but I don't I don't want to force the the the the the they they they they they they they they they they they they they they th they th th th th th th th th thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi they will they will thi thi. I they they they they they will they will they will they they will they will they they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will they will th. th. I thi thi thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi. I thi thi thi. thi. think thi thi thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi they will they will they'll they will they will to force anything on them. They might come live here as far as I know but yeah I want them to have the So it's a great place. I love when New Yorkers hear from other people what they think about New York

No, but I want them to have the ability to tap into nature because in the modern world with all the distractions and all the you know psychological issues there's almost nothing like being able to get out in nature disconnect you know and and be understand your thoughts and all that and so I want to make sure they can always have the skills and ability to create that space for themselves and so I'm convinced my daughter's three and a half I'm convinced if we take a walk outside and I put my phone somewhere else a lot of stuff gets solved Just walking together outside, you know, and That's my little parenting hack

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to where you really, your phone is off, and you really do have time to think your thoughts and to talk with the people that you're around. And I think even just doing that occasionally, we'll recharge you enough to get back into the chaos of the modern world with a little better, more level head and priorities in line. What about a survival tactic? What's one little thing? I do gotta know how to build a fire.

Fire. Yeah. So I usually carry a lighter. I'm glad you said that. Let me, no, I'm just. One of the things that I loved was we, when we get on the horseback, it was kind of raining. And you started grabbing things off of the tree, little bark. Yeah. And you put it in your pocket, it's raining. Everything's wet. And you put it in your pocket. And I go, what are you doing? What are you doing? He go, well, in nine hours from now, when we need a fire at night, this will be dry. And I was like, you're thinking more further ahead about this than I do about my career, my family. Is that an important part of me?

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the whole way you're an honor to talk with you. Thank you very much. Jordan said. For more information about Jordan and his weather expedition, check out Jordan Jonas. to take a quick break. We'll be right back after this. Is it easy? Hey everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show, coming out every Thursday. We're going to be talking about the election, earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls?

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