The Daily Show: Ears Edition - The New York Times Drops a Bombshell on Trump's Taxes | Jane Goodall

Episode Date: September 29, 2020

The New York Times reports on President Trump's taxes, Roy Wood Jr. examines voting rights for Florida's ex-felons, and Dr. Jane Goodall discusses chimps and climate change. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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starting September 17th. Hey, what's going on, everybody? Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. I'm Trevor Noah. Today is Monday, the 28th of September. And guys, I can't believe it myself, but today marks the five years to the day of my very first daily show episode. Yeah, so I just want to take a moment to say, thank you, man. Thank you to everyone out there who's been watching the show.

Thank you to everybody who's been supporting us over the past five years. I am truly grateful because this has been one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one the wild the wild the wild the wild the wild the wild the past five years. I'm truly grateful because this has been one of the wildest rides of my entire life. I mean, I still remember how when I started, people were telling me that I sucked, and that I was a horrible host, and that I shouldn't even be in a TV studio, and well, now those people got their wish. Anyway, on tonight's show, we meet the next Supreme Court justice. Roywood Jr. looks at the effort to help felons get the right to vote, and the world finally finds out why Donald Trump has been hiding his taxes. So let's do this, people.

Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. From Trevor's Couch in New York City to your couch somewhere in the world. This is the daily social distancing show with Trevor Noah. Ears Edition. Let's kick things off with the Supreme Court. The only people who have more control over your life than Jeff Baysas. For decades now, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the cornerstone of the court's liberal block. But over the weekend, Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett as her replacement, and it looks like having three names is the only thing she and her predecessor have in common.

37 days out from Election Day, the president selecting Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the seat vacated by the late justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At age 48, Amy Coney Barrett would become the youngest member of the Supreme Court, a native of New Orleans, she went to college in Tennessee and graduated from law school at Notre Dame where she taught law for 15 years and is a devout Catholic. Barrett, a former clerk for Justice Anton and Scalia could reshape the court for decades to come, pushing it

further to the right. In 2003, she suggested that a key Supreme Court decision upholding Roe v. Wade and a right to abortion was wrongly decided. If she's confirmed, the court would be more likely to uphold efforts by the states to restrict access to abortion. And the court would probably be more likely to broaden the reach of gun rights. If she's confirmed by the time the Supreme Court's today-o'-breakers to obhaer. the Supreme Court's 2012 ruling upholding it. That's right, people.

Trump's nominee to replace RBG could help overturn Roe v. Wade, kill Obamacare, and expand gun rights. So that means someday in the future a fetus can shoot you and you won't have insurance to pay the hospital bills. This is like Mike Pence's wet dream if he was allowed to have them of course. And what's really shocking about these issues is how out of touch the Supreme Court could be from the country at large. I mean 63% of Americans want Roe v. Wade kept in place. 56% support Obamacare and 64% support stricter gun laws. I guess this is what the founding fathers always wanted, you know a branch of government that would th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. What, th. What, th, th, th, th, th, th, the th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. th. th, th. th. th. th. thi, the the the the the the the the the thi, thi, thi, and thi, thi, thi, thr-s, throwneeean, throoooan, throoan, thean, thean, thean, thi. And, thoo the founding fathers always wanted, you know, a branch

of government that would act like an evil step parent for the rest of the country. Please, ma'am, may I have some health care? No, now go to your room and play with your AR-15. Waa! Pah-pa! And those are just some of the issues she'll rule on in the next couple of years. Because keep in mind, Barrett is only 48 years old, so she'll be sitting on the bench for decades, which is really bad news for liberals. And really bad news for her. I mean sitting on a bench for decades with no seat cushions, that's going to get uncomfortable.

Or is that not how it works? They've got like, ah. Now usually, confirming a Supreme Court nominee can take up to three months. You need time to vet the nominee. You need time to hold the hearings, and you need time to take them to the mall for their glamour shots. But since the election is just five weeks away, Republicans are putting the process on fast forward. And based on the schedule thoes that that that that that that that that that that that that that that than schedule than schedule than schedule to vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett just days before the election.

And you almost have to appreciate how balsy this is. I mean this is the same party that went from you can't confirm a Supreme Court justice during the same year as an election and now they're practically confirming someone on election day. It's a complex legislative maneuver known as the shrug emoji. And you know, I wouldn't mind Republicans doing a complete 180 on this, if every now and again, they flipped on a different belief, you know? Like how poor people don't deserve to live.

You know, do a 180 on that one, spice things up. And right now, Democrats don't have a lot of options to stop the nominee. In fact, Joe Biden has resorted to appealing to Republican's sense of decency and urging them to vote against filling the seat right before the election. But I'm going to be honest, Republicans are not giving off a strong decency vibe right now. From notorious R.G.V. to Notorious ACB. The Republican grassroots fundraising group, Winripe, Winripe is now offering limited edition t-shirt

referring to President Trump's new Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, as the notorious ACB. The shirt is a play in the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is often referred to as a notorious RBG. The shirt comes one week after Ginsburg's passing. Ah, yes. Nothing says class indecency like mocking a deceased Supreme Court justice by stealing her nickname. Not only is this insulting to R.B.G.'s to rap. Because there's no way Amy Coney Barrett even knows who Biggie Smolls is. I bet if you asked her, she'd probably think you were taking

measurements for her robe fitting. In fact, Amy Coney Barrett is the exact opposite of R.B. So technically, she should be Tupak. I mean, if you're gonna theiraaaaaa. I'll thoen, th. I'll th. I'll th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. th. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. B.. C................................................................................................................................................................, she should be Tupac. I mean, if you're going to do it, do it right. Well, it should be Thug Pro Life T-shirts, you dumb asses. Actually, that's a good idea. Don't, don't give them that. But guess what? Two can play at this game, conservatives. You steal a liberal's nickname. Then I'm gonna steal a conservative's nickname. From now on, I'm gonna go by Ted Cruz's Monica. That's Monica, thia's Monica, thia's Monica, I's Monica, I's thine, I's thine, I's thuze. I's to to th. I's to to to to to to go by Ted Cruz's moniker. That's right. You can call me Trevor if Wolverine was addicted to fudge Noah. Of course if I was Trump I would also be rushing to fill the Supreme Court seat and not just because it's important but also because it takes attention away from the coronavirus which is still rampaging through the country. In fact after dropping during the summer

corona cases are now on the rise again in 21 states. But apparently for the governor of Florida, that sounds like party time. The Orlando Sentinel reports coronavirus infections in Florida have topped 700,000 as the state reopens businesses. The governor lifted all restrictions on restaurants, bars, clubs, and other businesses in the state on Friday in a move to reopen the economy. Under the order local leaders cannot find people for failing to wear a mask in public. Florida is third in the nation for COVID-19 infections. Governor Rhonda Santa says he's willing to consider a college bill of

rights so college students can socialize and participate in activities without worrying about getting thrown out of school. He wouldn't say whether it will be done through an executive order but the announcement he made after Florida State University announced that it will suspend any student who attends or host large gatherings on or off campus. Wow. Ron De Sanchez is not messing around. While other states are out here gingerly trying to figure out how to safely open around

coronavirus, this guy has just declared that Florida ain't quarantining for shit. In a weird way, I kind of get away he's coming from guys. I mean, there are times that I just wanted to say, you know what, forget the masks. Forget being cuffed on by strangers the s stranged. S strangers. the saned. the saned. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the th. th. th. the th. thii. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. toe, toe, toe, to bea, to bea, toe, toe, toe, toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the thi. the thi. the the thi. thi. the. the. thea. thea. thea. tea. toea. tea. toea. tea. toea. toea. te. te are times that I've just wanted to say, you know what, forget the mosques. Forget being safe. I miss being coughed on by strangers in the subway. But then I remember that people are still dying from coronavirus all the time, and that brings me back to my senses. But oh man, if you ignore those people dying, boy, then it's a party, baby. But then you remember, then you're sad. I don't remember. And I know. I know that some of you right now will say, is it really a good idea for the state

with the most deaths over the past week to say no masks, no restrictions, no nothing? But guys, when has Florida ever been about good ideas? This is the state that legally defined tank tops as black tie. Good ideas is not their thing. But I will say, even for Florida Florida. thia. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. th. thi. th. th. th. th. th. that, 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 th. th. I th. I th. I th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to thin. th th th th th th th tops is black tie. Good ideas is not their thing. But I will say, even for Florida, I'm surprised that they think a pandemic is the time to fight for college kids right to do a kegstand. I mean, if there was ever a college game that seems like it was invented by coronavirus, it would be kegstands. Crazy idea, guys. But what if we all like took turns putting our mouths on the same tapapapapapap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap same tap same tap same tap same tap same tap same took turns putting our mouths on the same tap over and over again. That would be fun, right?

Moving on. There are now just 36 days until the election, which means liberals have 35 days to learn how to use a gun. Your bitch asses, your NPR subscriptions aren't going to help you when there's a civil war. Anyway, let's check in on the state of the race in another edition of Vote Gasm 2020. Throughout this race, both candidates have been picking up key endorsements. Joe Biden has gotten endorsements from Bernie Sanders, Cindy McCain, and Crest Whitestrips, while President Trump has been endorsed by police unions, Franklin Graham, and COVID-19. And if I'm honest, I don't know how much endorsements actually sway potential voters at this stage of the race.

But yesterday, Joe Biden got a major endorsement that raised more than a few people's eyebrows. Dwayne the Rock Johnson is throwing his weight behind Democratic vice presidential candidate, Joe Biden. As a registered independent for years now with centrist ideologies, I do feel that Vice President Biden and Senator Harris are the best choice to lead our country and I am endorsing them to become president and vice president of our United States. Can you smell what the rock is cooking? If you can't smell it, that's one of the symptoms of coronavirus, you should probably go get it checked out.

Guys, this could be massive. Every franchise the rock gets involved in is a huge success, so I think Biden is at least nine terms as president. Plus, not only is the rock the world's biggest movie star. He also has the skills to drive Joe Biden across the Canadian border when Trump tries to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to th th th th th th th th th th th thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown the the the the the the the the the virus the virus the virus the virus the virus the virus the virus the virus the virus the th of th of th of th of th of th of th of th of the the the the the the the the the throwne throwne throwne thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thro thro. thro thro thro thro thro the thro. thro the the not only is the rock the world's biggest movie star, he also has the skills to drive Joe Biden across the Canadian border when Trump tries to throw him in jail. Honestly, though, if you ask me, I think this is good news for Biden and tru-and-Trump. Yeah, because the rock could have just announced

he's running for president, and then he would have won't have won, why the hell would I take political advice from someone who's been in the WWE? And I totally get that. I mean, you elected one of them to run the country and look at where that got us. But the big moment that everyone is waiting for is happening tomorrow night. When Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off for their first presidential debate. And in normal campaigns, candidates prepare by researching the issues and doing mock debates. But if Donald Trump gets his way, this debate prep might involve peeing in a cup. The president is demanding that Biden take a drug test, suggesting Biden had used

performance enhancing drugs during his primary debates. You've said this numerous times, but do you really believe that Joe Biden will be on any type of performance enhancing drug ahead of the debates, or are you just joking? No, not joking. I mean, I'm willing to take a drug test. I think he should too. The Biden camp fired back, saying Vice President Biden intends to deliver his debate answers. In words, if the president thinks his best case is made in urine, he can have at it. Oh, please, people, can we go one election without talking about Trump's dick? And yes, of course Joe Biden is taking drugs. So is Trump.

They are old men, very old men. They both leave CVS with wheelbarrows full of pills just to stay standing. But I don't know what Trump is talking about here. Because what drug has ever made a person sound more in touch with the challenges America faces? I mean, I must have missed the scene in Scarface, where Tony Montana comes out with his face dusted and coke like, OK, I'm reloaded.

And I'm going to introduce some sound fiscal policy to shore up Social Security to you motherfa-fixen cockroaches! I mean, if there was a performance enhancing drug that makes someone better at being president, I want the president taking that drug. Wouldn't you? In fact, everyone in government should take that drug. Wouldn't it be great if every person at the DMV was operating at Obama level? Actually, I take that back. Obama at the DMV would be a nightmare. By the time you get your license, it's already time to get it renewed. The forum you wanted to fill out was actually,

uh... the... If I'm perfectly honest with you, I'm actually surprised that in America, of all the people who are forced to take drug tests. The president isn't one of them. Because if you got to take a drug test to be a cashier at TJ Max, you should damn well have to do it before you get the code to the nukes. All right, we have to take a quick break. But when we come back, we'll tell you why you are probably paying more taxes than the President of the United States. Don't go away. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it.

This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look. to. to. to. to. th. to. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thoe. th. A. th. the. tho, tho, tho, thoom. thoom. the the the thoom. the the th. the. the. th. th. th. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. And. th. the. the. the. the. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the.'m Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts, starting September 17.

Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. So ever since he first started running for president 50 years ago, I'm going to say, Donald Trump has refused to show the public his tax returns. And now, we might finally know why. Breaking news, tax bombshell. The New York Times gets its hands on President Trump's taxes, showing staggering business losses, crushing personal debt, and a tax bill that's just a fraction of what most hard-working Americans have to pay.

This morning, the New York Times reporting that President Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the White House, and the same amount his first year in office. On top of that, the paper says that of the 18 years they examined, he paid no federal income tax in 11 of them. Whoa, hold on. The President of the country almost never pays taxes, and when he does, he only pays $750? Yo, that shit pisses me off. Because Trump is always out there like, we're building back our military.

We? No, mother-fixie. We're building back the military. You didn't pay for shit. If you didn't chip in, you don't get to put your name on the card. And just for those keeping score, Trump paid $750 in taxes and $130,000 to a porn star, which means if the IRS wants to get money from Trump, you guys know what you got to do. And this story didn't just expose how little Trump has paid in taxes over the years. It also revealed some of the accounting tricks that he used to do it. The paper also accuses the president and his companies of claiming questionable deductions. The article reveals that among the write-offs Trump has taken over the years are more than $70,000 for haircuts while on the apprentice.

Nearly $96,000 paid for Ivanka Trump's favorite hair and makeup artist, and approximately $2 million for Donald Trump Jr's legal defense for the Russia inquiry. He also wrote off more than $109,000 for linens and silverware and nearly $200,000 for landscaping at Marilago. Trump reportedly racked up $26 million in quote, unexplained consulting fees. The Times finding that Ivanka Trump was the recipient of some of those payments, which would raise flags because she was also an employee of the Trump organization. Okay, first of all, you're not supposed to pay an employee a consulting fee.

But also for Trump, there's a cruel irony that the one payment to a woman that might actually get him in legal trouble was to the one woman he can't sleep with. And the craziest thing to me is that he took a $70,000 deduction on his hair. Because to me, now it looks like two crimes might have been committed here. One is Trump's tax evasion, and two is whoever swindled Trump into paying $70,000 for what they did to him. On the other hand, though, $70,000 for Trump's hair might actually make sense. Because whoever did that, needed to bend the law of physics. And I'm pretty sure that ain't cheap. And if you ask me, the worst part of the story for Donald Trump isn't that he got out of paying taxes, because, I mean, let's be honest,

lots of billionaires paying taxes. I mean, billionaires paying their fair share of taxes is like someone going to a pumpkin patched it. It's like someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone someone. It doesn't happen. But what the story exposes, isn't just that Trump is bad at paying taxes, it's that he's even worse at business. The investigation paints the picture of a businessman whose empire is seriously struggling. According to the Times, most of the President's core businesses, including his golf courses and hotel, just blocks from the White House, report losing millions, if not tens of millions, year after year. The Times says documents show the President reported more than 47 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $1,000000000000000000000000, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, losing millions, if not tens of millions, year after year. The time says documents show the president reported more than $47 million in losses in 2018 alone, and he faces a personal debt totaling $421 million, money that could come do while he's

in office if he's elected to a second term. Okay, can I just say, if you decided to lend $400 million to Donald Trump, that's on you. Yeah, I hope he doesn't pay you back, because you are the one person on earth worse with money than he is. But just take a second to think about what all this means. If Donald Trump does win a second term, his creditors will come asking for their $400 million while he is still president. I don't know about you but that's thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. the president's the president's the president's the president the president the president the president the president the president the president the president the president the president the president the president the president their $400 million while he is still president. I don't know about you, but that has me worried. Because I don't want the president's decisions for the country getting influenced by his

deep financial troubles. And also, because there's a good chance that Trump is going to pay off his debt by selling off American treasures. How much will you guys give me for the Grand Canyon? It's a priceless testament to nature's majesty. I'll let you have it for 400 bucks. 350, deal. I gotta say, guys, after reading this story in the New York Times

and learning this about Trump, everything makes so much sense now. Like, this tax story is the Rosetta Stone that helps us figure everything out. Trump doesn't actually want to be president. He just really needs that secret service protection. Shit, if I had $400 million in loans coming due, I'd also be trying to cancel the election. It also explains why Melania isn't leaving Trump.

I mean, if she divorces him, she gets half of the $400 million in debt. I also now get why Trump was rooting for Bernie Sanders so hard. He wanted him to win so that the government the him out. I mean, it all makes sense now, people. It even explains why Trump has been destroying the post office. Good luck collecting your money when you can't mail him a bail. Either way, people. America's president is in big trouble. He has a mountain of debt, and his businesses are failing, which is why Africans have

come together to to try and help out those most in need. Hello, I am here with a message for my fellow Africans. Over the years, America has given us so much help, but now there is an American who needs our help. The President of the United States is in deep dead. He is so poor, he has to eat out of buckets. He cannot afford to educate his children and now they are so stupid. And every day he struggles to drink water. But for just the price of a cup of coffee a day, you can help the president go from being in enormous debt to being in just a lot of debt. And if you donate today,

you will get a personal letter from the president you had. But please hurry, he is so man-nourished. He has begun to slough his words. God bless the United Churches. Thank you very much. Remember, you can help an American president in need, because without your help, he could soon be living in a shit-haul. So touching. All right, we've got to take a quick break. But when we come back, Roywood Jr. is helping ex-felons. What?

Don't go away. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at.

That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. It's been two years since Florida passed a referendum to restore voting rights to citizens returning from prison. But the battle is still far from over. Roywood Jr. has more. Florida, they get to bad rap for crazy senior citizens, crystal death, gator attacks,

toxic algae, marlago, sinkholes, oh, and lightning strikes. But now, it's also making a name for itself for giving ex-felons their right to vote back. The Sunshine State just gained more than 1 million voters. Voters agreed to restore voting rights the convicted felons accept murderers and sexual offenders. It was one of the many amendments on the ballot, amendment four.

Desmond Mead is the director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition that helped pass Amendment 4.4 million people back voting, boom, bam, mission accomplished. Good job, brood. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. We had legislators in Florida mandated the payment of fines and fees before they're able to register the vote. I see why Florida's shaped like a dick, because they... I'm always trying to fie over. register the vote. I see why Florida shaped like a dick because they always

trying to f-e' you over. That's right. The Republican control legislature swooped in to ruin the party by making re-enfranchised voters pay for the right to vote. Why you ask? Laws that these politicians put in place adversely impact people who are poor and minority communities. So basically, this bill affects black Democrats. This law affects people from all walks of life, from all political persuasions. And at the end of the day, we live in a state where presidential election have been decided by less than 600 votes, right? We have one week left to raise sufficient money, right, to allow a significant

number of returning citizens to be able to participate in this election. So this effort is entirely nonpartisan and not aimed at helping poor black people? I didn't believe Desmond. And then I'm the Gary. Man, let me tell you. If it wasn't for the coalition, you know, it would be very difficult for me to do that and be able to vote in November. I think it's very important for everybody out there in with that record to move on. Forget about your past and try to improve your life from there on now. When I was 60 years old, put myself through college, I can do it. They can do it. Well,, that's great. So now you can get out there and vote for the Democratic nominee Joe Biden. I'm voting for Trump. I'm sorry, you say what? I'm voting for Trump. I'm voting for Trump.

Hang on a second, man. I just is a connection. You're breaking up. I know who did you say you voting for Donald Trump. And it's not just Gary. his Eric is on th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi 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 the the the the the the the the the the the the th. I thi. I the. I the. I the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. to, Erica, is on the Trump train, too. I voted for Trump in 2016, and I will vote for Trump in 2020. Well, thank goodness you can vote for a Republican, in spite of Republicans, trying to block you from voting for a Republican. Absolutely. Right on. But a disproportionate number of returning citizens that would get the right to vote

again are black. Don't you think having a law in the books that mandates that they pay fines and fees first is a little, just a little racist? I don't believe that at all. Can I answer that? Oh, absolutely. I say no. You want to know why?

All lives matter. We all bleed the same. We're all children of God. If the people were fighting for to stop voter suppression, decide to instead vote for the guys doing the suppressing, how are we ever going to fix this country? Roy. Who the hell is that?

It's me, John Legend. John Legend? Man, how the hell you get in my Zoom? I'm talking to you through the power of music. Uh, okay. But anyway, listen, John, how do we say democracy if the people who get the right to vote are voting for the same people that are suppressing their their their their their their their their their their who get the right to vote back are voting for the same people that are suppressing their right to vote. We have to learn that voting isn't a privilege for a select virtuous few.

It's a right for every American citizen. No matter if they messed up in life, they deserve the right to vote. But John, we only have a week left to register people, not to mention the hundreds of millions and fines left to pay. This is impossible, man. Listen, Roy, we cannot give up. This election is too important. I need everybody out there. You got to donate, please, to pay the fines and fees. Save, save, save, say, our democracy.

See. Yeah, yeah. Same, same, same, our democracy. See. Yeah, yeah. Oh, Zoom sing-alongs. Do not work, Roy. We are off-beat. Is 41 too old to learn the piano? Yes, it's too old, Roy.

Give up on your dreams. Award winner John Legend had me convinced. We can still make a difference by helping returning citizens register to vote. Even Gary, yes, Gary. Our best friends are right. Do you know Gary sung at their wedding? Man, I was the only cracker there.

Gary, I'm happy that you had your right to vote restored. And I hope you execute that right to vote at the polls on November 12th. Isn't it November 3rd? I promise you it's the 12th. Thank you so much for that, Roy. We're going to take a quick break, but don't go away, because up next, I'll be talking to to to to to to to to to to to to the woman who taught us all about chimpanzees. That's right, Dr. Jane Goodell is on the show. Stick around. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives.

But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a Second Look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. So earlier today, I spoke with world-renowned animal behavior expert and conservationist

Dr. Jane Goodall. We talked about her legendary work with chimpanzees, the threat of climate change, and her hopes for the future. Dr. Jane Goodall, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Well, thank you so much for inviting me to join you. I feel like it's not even my invitation to give. You are somebody who has been in the hearts and minds of so many people across the globe. You've been studying our primate cousins for six decades now. I mean, arguably we know more about the world of primates because of you than we ever would have had you not gotten involved.

Have we learned everything there is to know about our primate cousins? I don't think so. I mean, you know, after 60 years we're still learning new things about the same chimpanzee community. And especially we're now entering the fourth generation, you know, they can live to be about 60 years old. But you studied them all this time, you know, you can see the effect of different kinds of mothering. You can look at, now we can detect the fathers by doing DNA analysis from their fecal samples. So we can say, well, does the paternity have any influence on the personality of the child? All questions like this are absolutely fascinating.

I've always wanted to know, how did Jane Goodell at 26 years old decide, you know what, I'm going to go and study chimpanzees and what makes them tick and who they are? Well, it actually all began when I was 10 years old, growing up in England, growing up in the days before TV and computers and cell phones, spending time outside. Then when I was 10 I read Tarzan of the Apes and I decided I'm going to grow up and go to Africa and live with world animals and write books about them. Everybody laughed. How will you do that? You don't have money. World War II is raging and you're just a girl. But my mother, my amazing mother, she's right here behind me.

She just said, if you really want something, you're going to have to work really hard, take advantage of every opportunity, and if you don't give up, maybe you'll find a way. And that's the message that I take to young people around the world, particularly in disadvantaged communities. We seem to be the only species that at an alarming rate destroys our environments. You know, we don't see any other animals doing this. We see a natural balance in nature.

We see an understanding of one thing affecting the other, but it feels like more and more. And you discuss this from the perspective of an animal researcher, habitats are being destroyed, the world is changing. Do you see those effects within the chimpanzee communities that you so often frequent? Well, no, but you know something, I think if they developed an intellect along the lines of ours, they would probably do exactly the same.

And I feel that what we're doing to destroy the planet is because we can do it. We've got ourselves into this situation where we can cut down a forest just like that. And what's the result of it? Well, we've basically brought a pandemic on ourselves, and we've basically brought about the climate crisis. That's, we've done that, and it's high time that we step back and say, gosh, we, don't we care about the future of our children? Don't we care about the health of the planet? Because we're actually part of this natural world, not separated from it. You have become even more famous

over the over the past few years, not just for your research and your work, but also as being an outspoken climate change activist. Over the past few months, in fact, we've seen your social media explode with people just engaging with you and connecting with you and you really have become one of the loudest voices calling for change when it comes to our fight to stop the climate from getting warmer. What do you think people don't understand in the conversation? I think people are burying their heads in the sand.

I think, you know, even climate change deniers have begun to say, well yes, the climate is changing. I mean you can't deny it, can you? I mean you cannot deny the fact that temperatures are hotter. You can't deny the fact of these terrible fires that are ranging in so many parts of the world. You can't deny that the ice is melting and you see the ice on the tops of the mountains disappearing the snow and you can't deny the drought. So yes, but there are still some people who say yes, yes, but that's just natural. It's nothing to do with us. Well, those are people who refuse to listen to science because the scientists have proven

that the levels of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, have risen exponentially and in a way never seen throughout the whole course of evolution. So what do we say to them? I don't know if they refuse to believe it, but young people, they're beginning to understand it, they're beginning to understand that it's our fault. But you know, there's a tendency now for people to lose hope because some scientists are saying we've reached the tipping point, it's nothing we can do.

That, I refuse to believe in. We've got a window of time. If we get together, then we can at least start to heal some of the harm we've inflicted. What would you say to a young person who has lost hope, a young person who wants to change the world but feels like they cannot? Yeah, well, that's why I started this roots and tooed because I was meeting young people like that, that's when you're about it. That's when I said, no no you're wrong. And the main message of this program is that every single day we live we make some impact on the planet and we get to choose what sort of impact we make, what do we buy, where did it come from, did it

harm the environment, was it cruel to animals, we can choose. However, those living in deep poverty and the the tham tham tham tham tham tham them them them them them them they they they they they they they they they they they they they the the the the the the theate theat We can choose. However, those living in deep poverty, and there's so many of them, they can't choose. They're going to destroy the last trees to try and grow food to feed their families, or feed the last fish, are going to buy the cheapest junk food because they have to survive. So changing the gap between the haves and the have not,

alleviating poverty, thinking each one of us about our environmental footprint, these are the things that really matter now. Everybody can get involved in. If you roll up your sleeves and you say, well I can't change the world, but I can clean the stream and then that stream water will run clean into the river and there are many other people cleaning streams and the river's getting cleaner and cleaner and eventually water into the ocean. Then you know that all around the world there are people tackling the same things that you care about. Then the cumulative effect of individual action starts to hit

you. And then you feel helpful. It's when you take action that you leave this feeling of despair and the helplessness. Well, I hope as many people take action as possible. I thank you for changing not just my life, but I think the lives of many, many millions of people around the world. Dr. Jane, thank you so much for joining me. to to th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi............................................................................ th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th, many millions of people around the world. Dr. Jane, thank you so much for joining me on the show. Well thank you and you're doing exactly the same, Trevor, so shake on it. Thank you so much.

All right, people, well that's our show for tonight. But before we go, as you saw on the show earlier tonight, thousands of formerly incarcerated people in Florida are being kept from the polls due to a modern-day poll tax that requires them to pay off fines to the state. These returning citizens are disproportionately people of color, with more than a third being black. But you can do something now to help returning citizens in Florida vote this year. Also a quick reminder, tomorrow night is the first presidential debate. Yeah, already. So keep an eye on our social media fe- taxe to to to to to to to toe toe toe toe toe toe toe the the the poll the the the the the the poll the the poll the the the the the the the thomorrow night is the first presidential debate, yeah, already. So keep an eye on our social media feeds, where we'll be covering it all live as

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