The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Women Bear the Burden of America's Childcare Crisis | Dax Shepard

Episode Date: February 4, 2021

Trevor explores the longstanding childcare crisis in the U.S., Desi Lydic offers rehab services to entitled "Karens," and Dax Shepard talks about "Top Gear America" and "Armchair Expert."Please visit��dailyshow.com/DreamingOutLoud to help provide healthy food, sustainable food systems and economic opportunity to marginalized communities. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. 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 on Apple podcasts starting September 17th. Hey, what's going on, everybody? I'm Trevor Noah. This is the Daily Social Distancing Show, and today is February 3rd, also known as day 3 of Black History Month. That's right, time to break out those decorations people. Yeah, I already brought my Frederick Douglas down from the attic. I gave him some reindeer so he doesn't get lonely. Anyway, on tonight's show, we explore America's child care crisis.

Jeff Bezos is updating his resume and Republicans are being forced to choose between their money or their guns. So let's do this people th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th this people, 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, th. Time th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. Time, th. Time, th. Time, th. Time, th. Time, th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. to ti. ti. ti. to ti. to ti. thi. Time, thi. are being forced to choose between their money or their guns. 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 Amazon. It's the reason you stayed up until 3 a.m.. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. 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. th. th. th. to to to to to to to to to to to to th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the th. the th. th. th. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. the the the the the the the the. the the the th. the th. edition. Let's kick things off with Amazon. It's the reason you stayed up until 3 a.m. reading reviews of paper clips. Yesterday,

founder and evil doorknob Jeff Bezos announced that he'll be stepping down as CEO to become the company's executive chair where he'll dedicate his time to things like philanthropy and space travel. And can I just say, you know you're rich when you're like, I'm retiring to spend more time with other planets. Although, if we're honest, he's not exactly retiring. Right? Jeff Bezo says he's transitioning to the role of executive chair. Now, I don't know exactly what an executive chair is, but I looked it up on Google, and it looks

like this. And I guess that's just a perk of being a billionaire. You can get plastic surgery to look like a chair and still have money to go to space. I mean, whatever makes you happy, man. What? I was like, like, it's a position. Either way, I just wanted to say congratulations to Jeff Bezos. mean, what he created is a testament to the power of innovation and the simple dream of destroying bookstores.

Now, in case you're worried, Jeff Bezos will be fine without having a steady income. I mean, sure, he's no longer the richest person in the world after being passed by future Batman villain Elon Musk, but he's still worth $184.6 billion. And he made that money the way any billionaire does. Hard work. Smart investments and mugging delivery guys. And now there are Amazon news, the e-commerce giant agreed to pay nearly $62 million to settle charges.

It skimmed tips for delivery drivers. The Federal Trade Commission says Amazon began pocketing some tips from customers to drivers between 2016 and 2019. The FTC says the e-commerce giant asure drivers who were part of the Amazon Flex program that they were still receiving all of their tips. No, I'm sorry guys no. How rich do you have to be? Huh? Amazon is worth a trillion dollar. Trillion dollars and still it's sneaking tips away from its drivers?. toxxxxxxxxxxx to tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii tip tip tip tip tip tip tip tip tip tip tip tips tips between to tip between to 20. Huh? Amazon is worth a trillion dollar, trillion dollars! And still it's sneaking tips away from its drivers? Like, nah man, no tip from that house either.

I know it's crazy, right? But Amazon can't get away with this because they're not a real person. You see, if a real person got caught at a bar stealing tips from the table, the fight. And maybe that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's th. thii. thiolate. that's thiolate. thiolate. thiolate. thiolate. thiolate. thiolate. thiolate. thiolate. thiolate. thiolate. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the thi. I's the thi. I's theeea. I's toea. I'ma.a. I'ma.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a a fight. And maybe that's actually what needs to happen. You know, if a company does something that would get a person's ass beat, then that company has to pick an executive to get his ass beat. Yeah, that way that'd be at least somebody at Amazon who would have said, no, guys, guys, guys, guys, we're not stealing tips. I can't get thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thrown thr- thr- thr- thrown thr- thr- thr- 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. thr. thr. the thr. the. the. the. the. the. the. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. thea. the the the. So just appoint someone like that, you know? You can even give him a made-up title,

like, executive chair. Wait, so it's a real thing. But let's move on to Washington, D.C. Home of America's sharpest penis. Ever since metal detectors were installed outside the House of Representatives in the wake of the Capitol riots, Republicans have been causing a scene by trying to sneak past with their own guns. And it's gotten so bad that Democrats had to finally lay down the law.

Fines for house members who refuse to pass through new metal detectors, the $5,000 fine for a first offense and a $10,000 fine after that will be deducted straight from lawmakers' salaries. Every Republican present voted against this new rule,, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the, the, the, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thiolose, thioluo, thiolus thioluioluan, thiole, thiole, thiole, and thioliolus, and thioliolus, and thioliole, and thiole, and thiole, and thiole, and thiole, and thiole, and thi, and thi, and thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thiiiiiiiiolomean, thiiiolomean, the, the, thiologe, the, the, thiologe, thiol Every Republican present voted against this new rule proposed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the wake of the capital insurrection. Some Republicans like a Louis Gohmert of Texas, Lauren Bobert of Colorado and Andy Harris of Maryland, they have already tried to defy these new security screenings. Pooh, you've got to admit, man, these Republicans have got some balls.

They're really out here like, I need my guns. This place is dangerous. Any minute now, I could incite another riot. Look man, there is no reason that any member of Congress should need a gun on the floor of the house. None, okay, maybe except Louis Gohmert. I mean, he needs his gun for hunting rabbits. So look, I hope that these fines will finally force Republicans to behave themselves. On the other hand, though, bringing your gun in and paying the fine anyway might just

be the way Republicans flex from now on. Just be walking around like, yeah, that's right. I got that metal detector money, bitch. Speaking of the insurrection. One thing that that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that set it off was the conspiracy theory that the Democrats stole the election using rigged voting machines from the company Dominion. It's a conspiracy theory that was pushed by Trump supporters like Mike Lindell, the MyPillo Pilow founder and Ultrite Mario, and the right-wing network Newsmax talked about it all the time. But last month, Dominion finally told Newsmax, to, the the th, the th. they, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the the time. But last month, Dominion finally told Newsmax,

yo, if you don't get our name out of your mouth, we're gonna sue your channel 349-ass network into oblivion. And based on what happened yesterday when Lindell tried to go back on Newsmax, the network is taking that threat seriously. We have all the election fraud with these Dominion machines. We have 100% proof proof proof proof proof when they took it down, my week, Mike, I put it back up my personal, I put it.

It was my, Mike, thank you very much. Mike, Mike, you're talking about machines that that we're at. We at Newsmax have not been able to verify any of those kinds of allegations. We just want to let people know that there's nothing substantive that we've seen. And let me read you something there. While there were some clear evidence of some cases of vote fraud and election irregularities, the election results in every state were certified, and Newsmax accepts the results as legal and final, the courts have also supported that view.

So we wanted to talk to you about canceling culture, if you will. We don't want to relitigate the allegations that you're making, Mike, because we understand where you are. So let me ask you this. Do you think that this should be temporary, because it appears to be permanent, could you make an argument that it is temporary? What? Could you make an argument that this could be a temporary banning rather than permanent? No, I wanted to be a permanent because, you know what, they did this because I'm

revealing all the evidence on Friday of all the election product with these machines. So I'm sorry if you think it's not, Mike, can I ask our producers, can we get out of here please? I don't want to have to keep going over this. We, NewsMack have not been able to verify any of those allegations. Mike, wait, wait. Mike, hold on a second.

Let's talk a little bit about just what is happening. Damn, that defamation lawsuit has Newsmax shook. See that dude? He paced out of there like the Chipotle just hit. But you see, that's the power of the courts right there. Because Mike Lindell tried to stage a coup and Newsmax was fine with inviting him on. But the second he started saying shit that was going to get them sued, all of a sudden they were like, bop, bup, no, no, no, no, my man. Overthrowing the government is one thing, but a lawsuit, that shit serious. And keep in mind, this is Newsmax we're talking about. Remember Newsmax is like Fox News after it stopped taking its meds. But at least for a minute, Dominion managed to sue them into behaving

like actual journalists. According to this statement from my lawyer, your facts are incorrect. And finally, news from the world of sports. It's safe to say that any NBA game, where LeBron plays is gonna be exciting. But the real action at Monday's Lakers Hawks game was happening courtside.

She's being called Courtside Karen after getting into a heated courtside exchange with LeBron James. Just got kicked out of the game for talking to LeBron. Don't talk to my husband, my father. But during the verbal altercation with LeBron, her mask came down. You can hear a security guard talk to her. Once she got kicked out, she was still livid. Listen, let me tell you, LeBron James looked at my husband during the game and cost him out, and I stood up and I go, don't f-talk to my husband,. Talk to my husband one more time and I will fuck you up

LeBron added the following quote I thought I was talking to a father and daughter Until she started calling him husband. I was stunned Ooh, the shade. Lebron finished that game with 21 points nine assists and one murder, but come on guys we know that that guy wasn't her dad because a daughter would have just been like, oh my god dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad dad. 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 they. they. they. they. they. they. the the the the they. I the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the they. the they. they. they. they. they. I the the the the they. I the the the the the they. I th. th. th. I th. the. the. to. to. to. to. th. to. the. the the the the the the the the the the know that that guy wasn't her dad. Because a daughter would have just been like, oh my god, dad, you're embarrassing me. Drag him, LeBron. By the way, it is really good to see fans in the arenas again. You know, they're just like,

suck these nuts, you piece of shit. Man, it's so now have yet another breed of Karen. Yes, my friends, they're mutating faster than the coronavirus. And just like coronavirus, carons are a huge drain on American society. Luckily for them and us, now there's a place where Karen's can go for treatment. There's an epidemic in this country that's spiraling out of control. Please don't come close to me. And I'm picking a picture calling the clock. Women across the country lashing out, flying off the handle, set off by problems, great

and small. Mostly small. And you're not wearing a mask. Can you show me your papers. The man harass me for not wearing a tasks. I have a 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. I to to to to a breathing problem. I have a right to my pizza. If you or someone you love exhibits these disturbing symptoms, there is hope. The care intervention virtual rehab clinic.

We study and treat the root causes and behaviors of the Karen and reintegrate them into society as fully functioning citizens who mind their own damn business. You'll come to us a Karen but leave a Brittany or Denise or whatever your name was before. Unless it was Karen, in which case you're going to have to change it. No matter what type of Karenism you suffer from, we can help. We specialize in a wide range of wild and out women, including Maga Cairns, drive-through Cairns, and even COVID-Carons.

They won't let me in without a mask, but it's my constitutional right to buy Froyo and cough on whoever I want to. Cairn, let's just try on a face mask. See how it feels, yeah? But I can breathe. You can breathe, or you wouldn't be complaining so fucking much. Yeah? But I can't breathe. You can breathe, or you wouldn't be complaining so fucking much. My face has rights! But of all the Karen's we treat, I'm most proud of our work with racist Karen's.

Hi, yes, I'd like to report a black man who is trying to come in my door. He says he's a male man, but... Can you please send somebody quick? Karen, I'd like you to try some exposure therapy now. Roy, are you there? Hey, what's up, Desi? Okay, this is my friend Roy. I just want you to watch him for a few minutes without losing your mind.

Look at him. It's a sandwich, Karen. Can I go? Once you check in, our therapies will cut straight to the root of your caroning. I think the manager that you really need to speak to is to seek help. Call us now. We know how good you are at whipping out your phone. Rehabilitation is possible. And I know that because I'm not just a counselor here. I'm also in recovery.

This coffee's cold. I'm calling the police. It was cold. Thank you so much for that, Desi. When we come back, we'll discuss why your babysitter should be free. And Dax Shepard is joining us on the show. 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 on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Let's talk about children. They're like puppies that walk on two legs.

But with the pandemic, taking care of them is harder than ever. And guess which gender has been settled with that burden. The child care crisis is pushing working moms out of the labor force. More than 2 million women have left the workforce in the U.S. since this pandemic began. When you look at that December job support on a net basis, women made up all of the job losses, losing 15,000 men net gained 16,000. Even before the pandemic women shouldered more household chores. When schools shut down and daycares closed, many women felt

they had no choice but return to jobs as homemakers. Burnout among working moms who are juggling it all, the homeschool, the child care and the demanding jobs. My son's headphones are not working right now, so I'm spending my day working while hearing the school in the background. I usually get about an hour or so of uninterrupted work time. So, there is also the fun fact that my son is in band and they have to do it virtually. Man, I feel so bad for that mom. She's got to work with her kid playing French horn in the background.

Honestly speaking, all brass instruments should be illegal. No one's ever said car horns are great, but how do we bring them indoors? But look, if your kid has to play a brass instrument, then you should make sure that it's a trombone. Because at least that way, they can provide sound effects for your zoom calls. I'm sorry to say this, Mr. Chairman, but our revenue is down this quarter. Thanks Timmy. You've got to admit moms are taking on so much more these days. Working, homeschooling their kids, running a house. It's a very different pandemic

experience than childless people are having. Because childless people, their complaints are like, oh man I wasted all day watching Netflix again. I didn't even get to Hulu. Ah man, what a tough day. But while Corona has exacerbated these problems, child care has been a major issue in America long before everyone started wiping down their junk mail. It's the subject of another episode of, If you don't know, now you know. Let's be honest, people. America is great at many things.

Rebooting British TV shows, making anything flaming hot. But providing parents with child care isn't one of them. And the consequences are felt throughout the entire country. The US is one of the only developed countries that does not have free care for young children. Overall, the cost of child care has roughly tripled since 1990, which is more than the overall rate of inflation. The average cost of care per child is more than $26,000 per year for parents and parts of the USA. That's more than housing and college tuition. Child care costs can wipe out or the the th. the th. the the the th. the th. the the the th. th. th. the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the thea thea thea theaugheauiauiauiauiaqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq. trike. treec. treec. treec. treec. tree. tree. tree. taa. ta. ta. t. ta. t. t. ta. taa. ta. ta. taqaa taa ca ca c. taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa c. ta. ta.'s more than housing and college tuition. Child care costs can wipe out or merely wipe out.

Any economic benefit the woman would get from working. As a result, women will often stay out of the workforce to care for their child. This is going to cost upwards of $700 billion this year to the U.S. economy in terms of lost productivity. That's 3.5% of GDP. Labor participation rate of women in the United States kept pace with top countries in this area like Norway for instance. Our economy would be 1.6 trillion dollars larger. Better child care is a win for everybody. There's just no downside to it. That's right. It turns out this burden isn't just on moms. It directly impacts the entire country.

America is missing out on economic growth, equality and probably burden isn't just on moms, it directly impacts the entire country. America is missing out on economic growth, equality, and probably inventions. You know, like a combination refrigerator toilet. America could have had that by now if the woman who had the idea didn't have to quit her engineering job to take care of her kids. And not only does this hurt women's productivity, it also hurts men's productivity. Because if women aren't in the office, then men have to spend, to to to to to to to to to to to to to their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, their, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, their, and, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the, the, the.ea.ea.ea.ea.ea.ea.ea.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e.e. men's productivity. Because if women aren't in the office, then men have to spend all day mansplaining stuff to each other. Hey, Bob, Bob, let me show you how to turn that file into a PDF.

Hey, Gary, how about I show you how to save it onto the network drive? No, silly, you got to format it correctly. Here, let me show you. Hey, do you know all the formatting shortcuts? Here, let me teach you. Have you seen a Cohen Brothers movie? I mean, like, really seen it? Quentin Tarantino. Now, the truth is, this child care problem isn't actually that difficult to solve.

All you gotta do is let kids get jobs. I mean, a textile mill is just arts and crafts with quotas. But there's also another less illegal solution for child care that other countries have figured out a long time ago. You let the government pay for it. The cost of child care is generally paid for by a combination of the government, parents and providers. In the US, the cost falls mostly on parents and providers. In other countries like Denmark and Sweden, the government foots most of the bill.

In Sweden, tax revenue supports generous child care programs and gives employees vast leave of absence opportunities. Those programs in turn help make Swedish citizens more employable. They also don't have to ration big portions of their paychecks to things like daycare or student loans. In Finland, the government offers public daycare for any child until the age of seven, or if the parents decide to opt out, they're entitled to paid leave for the first three years of their kids' life. The French government offers a family allowance to help pay for child expenses, all the way up until the kid's th is th istop of all this, families get tax credits for daycare and schooling expenses. It's a generous system that costs the state tens of billions of euros each year, a high

cost that's worth it. The more active women are in the workforce, the more they have babies, and more babies and more babies means more future workers and future taxpayers. Okay, I mean, that makes tha tha tha tha tha tha tha thiiii thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi the the the the the the the the thae thae thae thae thae thae tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha tha s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s ce. I te. I te. teoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoeoe.eoeoeoeoeoeoe.eoe.eoeoeoeoeoe. te. te. Okay, I mean that makes sense, but it's a little weird for that lady to refer to babies as future workers and taxpayers. I wonder if she rolls up to her new nieces and nephews like, are you going to grow our GDP? Yes you are. Yes you are. Although, just for the record, she's not totally right.

If the past four years have taught us anything, it's that not all kids work. But look, overall, I think these countries have it right. And it's actually sad when you see Americans get shocked when they learn how other countries handle child care. Wait, they get three years of parental leave in Finland? That's crazy. But it's not crazy. It's just that other countries expect thiiiiiiii that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's not that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not that's not than that's not than than than than that that that that that that that that parental leave in Finland? That's crazy. But it's not crazy. It's just that other countries expect their government to make life easier for its citizens.

Over there, they say, wow, it's hard to raise kids. Let's have the government help. Only America goes, wow, it's hard to raise kids. But the government needs all the money for drones and tax cuts. So sorry, Suzy, Su Su Su Su Su Su Su Su, I I I I I I I I I I I I I thse, I thse, I thiiiiii. their th. their thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thozy thozy thi. their thozy thozy thozy th. But th. But th. But th. But th. But th. But th. But th. But th. But th. But th. But th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th., but the government needs all the money for drones and tax cuts. So sorry, Susie, I hope this iPad can raise you. But the craziest part is, we know America is capable of giving everyone access to child care because they've already done it. Back when everything was in black and white.

When World War II came, the government started recruiting women to work in factories as the men went out to war. On the production line, Rosie, 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 th, I, I, I, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th. tho, I, I hope, I hope, I hope, I hope, 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, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I the, I the, I the, I thed, thed, thed, thed, the thed, thed, thed, thed, thed, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, the the the the the the the the the the the the th came, the government started recruiting women to work in factories as the men went out to war. On the production line, Rosie the Riveter steps in when the draftees step out. From 1940 to 1945, the total women in the workforce rose nearly 30 percent. And they very brilliantly realized that if women had children, something had to be done for the children. So this was the first and only time that the American government, the federal federal federal federal federal, the federal, the federal, the federal, the federal for the children. So this was really the first and only time that the American government, the federal, at the federal level,

said, okay, we have to support child care. Essentially, the US was the closest it had ever been to having universal child care. An amendment to the Lanham Act gave families access to child care, including summers and holidays only had to pay roughly $10 a day and today's dollars. But once the war ended and the men went back to work, government funding dried up.

You see, America was willing to pay for child care when the only alternative was being overrun by Nazis. But then once the war was over, America just got rid of it, which is not fair to moms. And it's going to make them a lot more hawkish when it comes to war. The next time America's got tension with Iran, American moms are going to be like, come on, come on, Ayatollah, you've got to make this happen. So the point is, better child care is possible in America. And it would be great if America took of this global war against the coronavirus to make child care available for everyone.

Because if America misses this opportunity to act, it'll continue to let down its moms, dads, and worst of all, its children. Not now, Timmy. All right, when we come back, Dax Shepard will be here to discuss his brand new show all about cars. Yeah, that's right, Jerry Seinfeld. You're not the only the only the only the only the only the only the only the only the only 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. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. to-a. to-a. to-a. to-a. to-a. to-a. to-a. to-a. t t t t t right, Jerry Seinfeldt. You're not the only comedian who's allowed to do that. Ha ha! We'll be right back. 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 17, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. So earlier today, I spoke with Dax Shepard. We talked about his wildly successful podcast, his brand new Top Gear show, and so much more. Dax Shepard, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Yeah, hey, can I say something right out of the gates?

When I said I was coming on your show, there was like four women around. And all of them unanimously were like, thia, thia, thia, 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, 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 was like four women around and all of them unanimously were like, oh my God, Trevor. They went on and on and on and now that I'm looking at your face, I totally get it. I mean, you're as truly, you're really are. Oh man, it's the lights. It's the lights. You would be shocked at the quality of light you can get on Amazon, my friend. Great quality lighting that makes you look better than you've ever looked in your life. I appreciate that, man.

But welcome, welcome to the show. It's good to have you on because you have so many things going on. First things first. Let's jump into Top Gear USA. Congratulations. That seems like a dream job. I feel like I do top gear in real life and then now you get paid to do it. That's not fair. I mean, Top Gear is the biggest car show in the world. Like I grew up loving it, you know, Jeremy Richard and with Jeremy, it's Richard and it is, why am I forgetting him?

James, James May. Yes, James May. And so, huge show. And I mean, in America, obviously, there's different nuances. huge show and I mean in America obviously there's you know there's different nuances, there's a different vibe. But the thing about Top Gear is it's always been a show about the people's personalities and then how they tie into the cars. So tell me a little bit about Top Gear USA. Yeah, so I totally agree.

You know, at its height, I think, Top Gear, the one, the version you're today, the version, the version, the version, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the version, th, thin, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, the version, th.......... Revere is had 750 million viewers globally. So yeah they did something very special. There was something about their chemistry that made all these little challenges so fun and that's very much what our agenda is on top gear America this year and I have the best two co-host ever Rob Cordry who's hysterical who obviously comes out of your Petri dish. And and and Jethro Bovington, who's a bona fide, like English automotive journalist who races, so he and I are crazy competitive. It's a miracle we're both still alive after season one.

But we got, we hit the chemistry jackpot, and it's the most fun. And to your point, yeah, I spent every penny of discretionary income on cars and going to the track. And I go on this show and they write me a check on Friday. So what is your, like what is your, what's your forte? Everyone who loves cars has their thing. What's your thing? You old school, new school, fast, slow, luxury?

I love cars that look slow that are insanely fast. In fact, if I had to pick a car movie, a movie car that was most stimulating was, and men in black if you remember, they had that really box and dumb FD, and you turn out, oh, it's a race car. So I collect station wagons. I have three station wagons, and all of them are crazy fast. And there's nothing as funny as beating someone in a 9 in a 9 in 9 in a the in the in the in the in the in a the the the the the the the the the the the the crazy fast and there's nothing as funny as is beating someone in a 9-11

off of a stoplight in a 94-wood grain Buick Roadmaster station wagon. Really that where the fun of motoring is. Do you know what you do to somebody when you do that? I love the joke of it, but Dax, I wonder if you appreciate how you have emotionally scarred people that you have done this to, because people work hard their entire lives to buy that Porsche. They finally get it. Oh, I know. They're in lives my great joy in doing it. Because, you know, someone who just writes a check for a 9-11, if I can dethrone them in a 94 wood-grained station wagon, I just, that's punching up.

And someone's down. I want the 9-11 to beat a guy in a station wagon, I'd have a moral conundrum on my hands, but I don't. What can we come to expect from top-gear USA? You know, like where's the show gonna take us? And what are you most excited for? Well, you know, it's a nice mix. So we get into tons of brand new cars and super cars, but then there's all these challenges where we're trying to pick what we think the best car for some weird obstacle be, overlanding, right, on a $5,000 budget. And those end up being really fun episodes because if you buy three cars off Craigslist with five grand, one and three of them are going to break within a couple hours. So it's just got this built-in plot in that none of our cars ever work a whole episode.

And that's when the show gets really fun, in my opinion. That's just one thing that Dax Shepard is up to right now. Your podcast, armchair expert, is wildly successful. And I wonder if you were as shocked at how much your guests changed with the pandemic. Because you always used to interview people in person and now, I mean, you're getting everybody from like Bill Gates to Hillary Clinton. Are you surprised at how much of a reach your podcast has now? Oh yeah, I don't think anyone's more shocked than I am personally.

I did not anticipate it would be successful. I did not anticipate. Yeah, I get to talk to Bill Gates at some point. But the pandemic, which initially I was like, oh, I hate this. I love it in person. Something happens. We all know there's some biochemical thing that goes on and I was really hesitant. But then, to your point, all these people that don't have the extra hour to commute to my attic, a attic, a attic, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to thicicicicicic actic actic. A attic, thia, thia, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, their, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. I, th. And, th. And, th. And, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the the the thrown, thrown, the thrown, throoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I the. I the, that don't have the extra hour to commute to my attic are now available. All these amazing historic rock stars in Bill Gates and Hillary Clinton and Sean Penn and so it's been, you know, some pluses and minuses and definitely the level of the guess that we've gotten to have and I'm sure like you've experienced it's gotten easier to do this. Like I, it took a minute for me to find the rhythm of this. What. What. What. What 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 to the to be, 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 to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, th, th, th, the, the, the, tha, tha, tha, their, their, their, their their their their their their their their the thaugha, tha, tha.a, tha, tha, and I'm sure like you've experienced, it's gotten easier to do this. Like it took a minute for me to find the rhythm of this. What I love about the podcast is not just that you're learning stuff, but I like that you, I like that you stick your neck out there.

I like that you're not afraid to be wrong. I like that you, you are think that you've learned more because of the podcast? Have you started trying to learn more? Or were you always just that person who dived into information and then just, just you know, kept all of it in your brain? First of all, thank you. My favorite compliment other than you're hot,

which happens only once a year is you're smart. So you just gave me my very second favorite compliment. But I do think I have like, I have a superpower, which is I'm dyslexic. It took me forever to learn to read. Like I read really slow, but I retain it all. And then also when you are dyslexic and you're growing up, because you can't get the info visually, you have to retain it auditorily. So I could tell me a story today and I could probably shock you in three years that I would remember almost the whole story. So I do have a big advantage from that history I think with dyslexia.

And then mostly I have experts every Thursday like scientists and you know social biologists all this stuff and I basically have to like learn their discipline for a few hours so I can at least communicate with them. You know, I don't want to be completely, having them explain the most basic things to me and wasting the whole interview on that. So I love it. It's like I'm back in college, but I never have a term paper doing.

I think for me, you're living the perfectly balanced life right now. You've got all the brains and the conversation happening in the the the the podcast, and then once in a while you jump into an extremely fast car and you burn tires on a racetrack somewhere. I think that, my friend, is life as it should be lived. Yeah, I'm like a caveman in one side, a caveman with glasses on the other side. Thank you so much for joining me on the show, and I'll see you again soon. Okay, great. A caveman on the one side and a caveman with glasses on the other side.

Thank you so much for joining me on the show and I'll see you again soon. Okay, great. All right, man, take care. Don't forget, Top Gear America is streaming now on the motor trend app. An armchair expert is available wherever you listen to podcasts. 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.

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