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Episode Date: June 30, 2022

Sweden and Finland are joining NATO, Desi Lydic examines the origins and evolution of Pride Month, and writer and podcaster Van Lathan Jr. discusses his memoir "Fat, Crazy, and Tired."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Thank you for being here. Good to see you. Good to see you. Take a seat. Let's do it, everybody. We've got a great show for you tonight. Russia is turning Europe into the Avengers. Desil-Idydydyke finds out where Pride Months. but your flight this weekend has just been cancelled. So, let's do this people, let's jump straight into today's headlines. Okay, let's kick things off with some major international news. It has now been four months since

Vladimir Putin sent his troops on the shittiest road trip ever. And not only has he failed to quickly overwhelm Ukraine, he's managed to unite the rest of Europe against him. A landmark announcement today, NATO formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, and President Biden announced that the U.S. will strengthen its military posture in Europe. NATO's 30 member countries are poised to add two more. The move will more than double the length of NATO's border with Russia. And I'm pleased to announce that we now have an agreement. Sweden and Finland applied for NATO membership last month.

Putin's decision to invade one neighbor had them worried he might be willing to attack another. After 200 years of military non-alignment, Sweden has chosen a new path. Wow, this is huge. Sweden is joining NATO. You understand they've been in neutral country for 200 years. 200 years. Even when the world wars were happening, they were sitting on the side like, well, that's none of my business. But today, they are ending the world wars were happening, they were sitting on the side like, well, that's none of my business.

But today, they are ending their neutrality. This is so wild. This is like the moment in a Kung Fu movie, where the monk drops his broomstick and is like, I'm taking a new vow to whip some ass. And surely at this point, even Vladimir Putin can admit that this invasion has been an abject failure, right? Because you realize the whole reason he gave for invading Ukraine was to stop the expansion of NATO and now his war has caused the expansion of NATO. You know?

It's sort of like those, um, those dare anti-drug programs, remember those? They try to scare kids away from drugs by sending cops into schools who are like, gather around, let me teach you about drugs. And then 12-year-old kids were like, okay, crack sounds fun. We're doing crack guys? Now look, it is a big deal. It is a big deal that Sweden and Finland are joining NATO. But I'll be honest, I don't know if it's going to scare Russia into retreat. Because let's be honest, these people aren't exactly the Vikings they used to be, you know?

Yeah, back in the day they would pillage your village and have sex with you on showtime, you know? But these days they're not exactly military superpowers. I mean, I they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thiol-s, thi. thi. thiol-s, thoom. thoom. thoom. thoom. I're thi. We're thi. We're thi. We're thi.. We're thi.. We're thi. We're thi. We're not th. That's th. th. th. th. th. That's th. th. That's thi. That's thi. That's thi. That's thi. That's thi. That's thi. That's thi. That's thi. It's thi. It's theea.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a. I's theea.a. So, their fighter jets are probably made by IKEA, you know? Yeah, they look great, but you don't want to sit on them. Actually, you know what, maybe that's what they should do. Yeah, they should use their IKEA powers to help them win the war in Ukraine. That's what they should do. They should try and distract the troops with meatballs. Just be like, would you like some?

Would you like some? Or, or they should put those stickers on the floor all over Ukraine. Yeah, because that way, the Russian troops will never get where they're going. Where's Kiev? I keep ending up in the kitchen section. God-damn' it's again, Boris, again, again, Boris. But let's move on from the war from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from the war from from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from from from from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from from from from from the war from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from the war from the on from the war in Europe to the war that America is waging on women's bodies. Ever since the Supreme Court decided that having a child is a sacred choice between a woman and her state legislature, abortion laws have been chaos. Because you see, some states banned abortion. Some states are protecting abortion, and other states banned abortion, but then their courts unbanned those bans,

so abortion is legal again until they re-ban it. Which means right now women's reproductive rights are as unpredictable as the MacRib. It's here, it's gone, it's back again, it's gone. And it turns out the overturning of Roe v. Wade has been such an earthquake that it sent shockwaves through the rest of the world. In fact, France and Israel saw what happened in America and decided to strengthen their abortion rights in their countries. Imagine that. Just imagine that.

And I don't know if you remember this, but that's what Canada did. They saw the two mass shootings in America and they took away Canadian dumb. So I guess in a way, in a way America still is a world leader, you know? Yeah, America does something and that leads the world in the opposite direction. Yeah, at this point America's almost like the dumb kid in class that you reverse cheat off of, you know, it's just like, he circled C, so it's definitely not C. But the big question in the states is, if abortion is illegal, how are the states going to enforce that? Well it turns out they might have a snitch in your pockets.

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, many women are now deleting their period tracking apps. Now privacy experts are concerned that data from apps like flow and clue could potentially be used to identify someone that's seeking an abortion. The data on your phone in apps, search data and other digital data is not necessarily protected by HIPAA. I think it's important that people realize there have been past court cases where online searches for abortion pills or abortion services have been used to prosecute women.

That's right. If prosecutors are aggressive enough, they could use your apps or your search history on your phone to prove that you had an abortion. Which, first of all, is a very unhealthy practice in a relationship. You don't search through anyone's phone, okay? It destroys trust. Don't do it. And also, what a shit world for women to be living in? Think about, like, you need to use your phone for abosurc-in toll. thin, tho' thiiiii. th. th. th. th. th. thoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. too, too, too, the their, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th. th. th. th. th. thooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. too. toooo. too an abortion tellake. Like how are you going to search for abortion pills without Google? Or you're just going to have to write a question on a piece of paper, throw it out the window and hope for the best?

But that's where that's where we are in America right now. Women taking care of their own health have to cover their to each other through encrypted apps. They have to kill the duolingo owl before it snitches on them in English and Italian. And you know, you know this puts into perspective just how much our phones know about all of us, all right? Only when they say the government's going to use the things on your phone to come after you because your phones know where you go, you know who you're with, what we eat, what we buy, which actor we can't remember from that movie whose name we forgot. It means at any moment cops could just bust down your door like, bam, you're under arrest! And by the way, it's Richard Gere. Yeah, that was him.

That's why whenever I use apps or anything online, I try to throw the authorities off. Yeah, like when I thi thi ever I thi ever I thi ever I thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thry to throw the authorities off. Yeah. Whenever I'm doing something shady, I never search, where do I find weed? No. I search, where does Mitch McConnell find weed? Yeah. Yeah. Now, now the cops are looking for Mitch McConnell and I've got the munchies. All right, let's talk about summer vacation, that special time of year where you don't get laid in a different city. The US travel industry is expecting record numbers this weekend as the summer season kicks

off with some 42 million people driving to their vacation spots. So if you have to pee, go now! Because we are not stopping. And believe it or not, as chaotic as it's going to be on the roads, it turns out it could be even worse in the sky. Hundreds of flights canceled across the US today. More than 1,000 flights canceled over the weekend. The summer travel season is heating up and so is frustration. For thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thous thousa thousa thousa thousan thoes their their tooes. too-a. too-a. too-a. too-a. too-a-a-up. too-up. tooes. tooes. tooes. tooes. tooes. tooes. too too tooes. too the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. the th. the. the. the. the. too' thea-s. too'-s. too'-s. too'-s. too'-s. too'-s. too'n. too'n. too'n summer travel season is heating up and so is frustration. For thousands of Americans this week, their summer getaways landing them in an airport

Armageddon. More than 2,000 flights axed just since yesterday. Travel App Hopper reports more than a quarter of recent flights have been delayed, fuel by industry staffing shortages, soaring demand and severe weather. The chaos comes just as airports brace for another flood of travelers July 4th weekend and anticipated 11 million to pass through airports over the holiday despite the soaring cost of travel. Envoy Air, a regional carrier owned by American Airlines is now offering pilots triple

pay to work on their days off, saying it's part of a proactive strategy to run a reliable schedule during the peak summer travel season. Industry experts say, big picture, the airlines just weren't ready for this kind of demand coming out of the pandemic. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, hold on. Did they say airlines didn't expect that there would be a surge in air travel after the entire planet was trapped in our bedrooms for two years straight, speaking to our grandmasters through a hazmat suit, you didn't expect that shit? What is it? Why is it that airlines are always shocked?

Why is that airlines are always shocked? By things that should be easily predictable? You're shocked? Oh, I was shocked. Who would have thought? People want that that that that that that that that that that that that that th? th. th. th. th thought people want to travel after they couldn't for a long time? Oh, guys, it turns out that by booking too many people for the flight, there are now too many people for this flight. There is no way to know that this could have happened. Who could have seen this coming? Of course people to try and the people who January 6th were just there for a change of scenery. You know? I was like, I don't really want to hang Mike Pants, but it's better than staying home in Idaho.

And you've got to admit all the TV during the pandemic made it worse. We watched all those cool shows where people were having fun in Fiji, you know, or in Paris, or in South Korea. It made everything look so cool. I want to play red light green lights. So of course people are traveling in record numbers. And you know, you realize we don't even care that flying has gotten worse and worse. Everyone wants to travel. Everything's gotten worse about flying. Everything's delayed. Legroom is shrinking.

Your bags are always on another flight going somewhere else. But we don't have a choice, right? Airlines have got us, man. Yeah, soon the airlines are going to be like, all right, we've replaced all the seats with just a spike that goes up your butt. What are we going to do? We're just going to be. We're just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just going, we're just going, we're just going, we're just going, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we're just, we just, we just, we just th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th thi, we're just going, thi, th thi, th th thi th thi th thi thi th thi thi thi thi thi thi. thi, we're just going thi, we well, loop it up, because I'm going to Disneyland. I'm going. I will say, I am happy that cabin crews and pilots are getting paid more because of this, yeah. Because they said that pilots are getting paid triple their normal salary just to come to work,

which is great for them. Yeah. Although I will say I'm a little worried that the airlines being so desperate might make the pilots a little cocky. Uh-huh. What's going on, bitches? Mr. Kevin speaking? I'm just, uh, FYI. Today I'm bawling out of control. We're closing at 50,000 feet to wherever the hell I want to go because what are you going

to do about it? Find another pilot? Ha! Good luck with that. There are none I can do whatever I want. In fact, here, check this shit out. Whoa! Oh, oh, man, that was fun.

By the way, fastening your seat belts. I should have set that first, right? Well, whatever, enjoy your flight. Where's my co-pilot that I gotta pee? Oh, there's no one here. Okay, I guess I'll just do it right here. Ah, Sit back, relax, and enjoy the flights. Bolling! I can't believe you cheered for that pilot, what in an asshole. Oh, speaking of people getting paid more.

All across the United States, workers are unionizing to fight for better rights. Right? Yeah, this is happening everywhere. From Amazon to Starbucks, even Apple, and now the movement is gaining so much steam, it's even stretching back in time. Medieval Times workers in New Jersey will vote next month on forming the company's first union. The group pushing for a safer and more enjoyable workplace, citing safety concerns. They claim guests can be disruptive, make loud noises,

and startle the horses, who will then throw the cast members off their backs. Unruly children and drunken adults have been known to grab actors and even reach out to touch the falcon as it flies overhead. Workers say medieval times skimps on security to save money, leaving performers to enforce boundaries and police the crowd. Wow. Do you know how wild the crowd has to be to mess with people in armor carrying swords?

I mean, I knew white people get drunk, but this is a whole other level. This is, I'm going to fight that horse, bro. You know what they need to do actually? They need to make a new policy that if you cause shit at medieval times, you get a medieval punishment. Yeah. Forget getting escorted to the parking lot. You're making people's jobs and misery. You're going down to the dungeon where a group of, like, plague rats are going to eat your dick off. That's what they should do. You're in medieval times. You're in medieval times. Because here, you're the the the the their their, their, their, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, forget, forget, forget, forget, forget, forget, forget. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, forget. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, th th th. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, th. Yeah. th. Yeah. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th th t t t t t t t t t to. t to t t to t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t rowdy at medieval times. It's never going to happen. Those people are just trying to act like they're in medieval times. That's why they're trying to grab the falcon. People in the year 1130, they were definitely getting drunk and messing with birds. That was one of the only hobbies back then, right? You could drink mead and thrown. thrown their fulc-a. You could thiiiiii. thrown. thrown. thrown. thrown. thrown. thrown. thrown. thrown. thrown. thrown. thrown. thr-a. throwns. throwns. throwne. the main activities. What are you doing next weekend? I'm dying. Oh, no, I'm going to catch a falcon.

So I'm glad these workers are trying to unionize. First of all, I love medieval times. You know, where else can you get a glimpse of what America is going to look like when the Supreme Court is done? But also, also, also, these are serious performers. Have you seen them in character? They never break. Never break character. Almost made me wonder if they stay in character during the union negotiations. You know?

We hereby demandeth that our health care plan cover leeches. Also, our wenches and hoars want maternity leave. Oh, shit. I'm sorry, Kimberly and Amber want maternity leave. I got carried away. You know, whenever I see medieval times, I always wonder if 500 years from now, they're gonna have a themed restaurant

where people come to watch actors pretend they're in the 2020s? Because we're in the old times of then. You know, is there someone who's gonna stand in the middle, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, welcome to Millennial Dimes. Watch us this man of legend, binge is Netflix while also scrolling on his phone. Ooh! Ha ha. All right, that's it for the headlines. But before we go, let's check in on the traffic with our very own.

Roywood Jr. everybody. Oh yeah. What's up, man? What's going? What's up? Oh What's going on? What's up? Oh man, good to see you. So, what's happening with the traffic, Roy?

I don't even think we need to talk about today's traffic. You never want to talk about the traffic, Roy. No, I do. I do want to talk about this weekend it's gonna be a huge travel it is it is it's gonna be a lot of you just need to be wherever the traffic ain't that's where you need to be I'm sorry what yeah look I just want to give people a couple tips I just want to give people a few tips on how to deal with the holiday traffic oh like we're all we already know the basics we're all we all to the basics the basics the basics we al the basics the basics the basics we al the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics to the basics the basics the basics to to to to to to the basics to to to to the the basics 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 basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics the basics 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 toa the the the the the the the the the the stuck on the freeway, you just take the shoulder, you drive on the shoulder. If you're in a carpool lane, you just get, you blow up the sex dolls and you put the sex dolls in the carpool lane. If you got a rental car, you get the coverage, you bulldoze people out the way. Those are, those are the bread and butter.

But this traffic, fourth of July traffic, now? Whatever street you on, call in like a fire or a heart attack or an emergency up the street where you're trying to go and then follow the ambulance to wherever you need to go. You just follow the ambulance. That sounds crazy to me. That's, I got that from Die Hard 3. It's a great movie. A lot of good traffic tips in that movie. That only works for a couple of miles. You you you you you you. You's, you, you, you, you, you, you, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, tho, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the the the the thi, the their, their, their, their, their, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thr-s, try, try, try, try try try try try try try try try try try try try try thr-upe, up th Like, that only works for a couple of miles. Yeah. It only works for a couple of miles. You know, if you're trying to go somewhere far, you have to call in eight, nine tragedies to get the way you're going. So if you're trying to get far, it's got to be bigger than dealing with traffic, you've got to avoid traffic is to leave early. Uh-uh. Leave late. Oh, you mean like 8 p.m. 9 p.m.

I'm talking about for July 4th travel, you should leave July 10th. Leave late. Leave late. Leave late. Yeah, okay. Fine. Yeah, but then you miss the traffic, but you also miss the traffic, but you also miss the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. to miss it thi. to miss it to miss it thi. to miss thi. to miss to miss thathea to miss to miss to miss to miss to miss to miss thathea th. toe. toe. toe. toe. to late. La. La. La to late. La th. La th. La th. La th. La th. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. L. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. ta. ta. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. ta. ta. ta. ta. t you miss the traffic, but you also missed July 4th, like the hot dogs, the fireworks, you miss it all. Yeah, you miss all of that, but you also miss sitting on your ass in a car for three and a half hours.

You miss the traffic too, that's the beauty of that. But you miss. What are you missing with, what, what you, what you miss? America. Every day we eat a hot dog and try to blow up some shit. This is July 4th it's just a reason to do what we was already doing. People was popping fireworks in the hood where I grew up all the time. Fireworks and barbecue is a regular occurrence. I mean, this is not something new man. Okay, missed July 4th to escape July 4th traffic. All right, that's, that's a tip. That's a damn good tip. tip. tip. tip. tip. tip. tip. tip. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thiol-I's thi. thi. thiol-I's tooom-I's th. th. th. th. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. th. their. the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. to-a. to-a. to-a. theee. toea. thea. thea. th. toea. the. thea. thi. thi. thi. th, that's that's a tip. It's a damn good tip. I don't like the judgment in your face right now. I'm not judging you. I just think it's weird. All right. Look, I'm just, but I'm, look, it's just important over the holiday weekend that you stay safe. You know what I'm saying? Stay safe. You do your best to obey the speed. the tree. You do you you you do you do you do you do you do your you you do your you you do your you you do your to the the the the th. You th. You th. You do your the the thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the the the the the thi thi the the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their the the the the th th th th th th th th th thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi thi thi. thi thi thi thi the. the the the theat theat teat teat tip. tip. tip. the. theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat theeeeowsy, especially if you've got kids in the car.

If you've got kids in the car and you're feeling drowsy, you pull over, let them kids drive. Kids got to kick in and they got to pull their weight. So you let them kids drive. Yeah, but that's illegal. You just get in the back illegal that's a crime. It comes off their record when they're 18 there ain't nobody tripping on no kid hitting a couple of so what you six-year-old side swiped a couple cars don't nobody care they didn't see all the records I'll teach about that later well these are some

fantastic tips Roy any anything else? You know what man I got a man. I'm headed down to Alabama for 4th of July. And I think my son just pulled up. I gotta, my son driving me. How old is your son, Roy thrown? 8? You know what? Roywood Jr. everybody. He can reach the pedals though. When we come back, Desi Leidic is going to tell us how June got so gay, so don't go away. No. It's going to be that fantastic. Finding great candidates to hire can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

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Happy Pride Month, everyone, or as it's called at Mike Pence's house, June. Pride is a celebration of queerness, acceptance, and club remixes you can actually dance to. And today, I'm here at Rupal's Private Pool to tell you how Pride Month came to be, because just like all queer people, June has a coming out story of its own. You could say Pride's roots go back to the 60s with Philly's Reminder Day pickets. Reminder Day was like the precursor to pride is now in the same way that Madonna was the precursor to Lady Gaga. And if you don't get that reference, you should probably stop watching now because this is a pride segment and you're a terrible ally. The 60s also saw protests all over America, like the Black Cat tavern riot in LA and a protest at the White House demanding equal employment opportunities for gay people. That's right, it used to be legal to fire people just for being gay, which makes no sense.

Who you have sex with should have no bearing on whether you get to keep your job. Unless you do it on the copy machine. Well, in fact, that is how most paper jams get started. I learned the hard way. But then, of course, came Stonewall in, when police raided a gay bar in New York City called the Stonewall Inn, and the queer community fought back. It was such a significant moment in America's gay rights movement that to this day that whole block is now a historic site visited by people from all over the world. The only way that corner of Christopher Street would attract more gay people is if Brittany had a residency there. Stonewall was the big turning point. Though they

still faced so much discrimination, the LGBTQ community finally felt empowered enough to hold big public celebrations. The first ever official gay pride parade was held in Chicago in 1970, but one day later, New York held an entire pride week. During this seven-day celebration, the community marched from the village to Central Park with slogans like gay, gay all the way and gay power, which isn't just a good slogan. It's also the energy energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the energy the the the the the the the the the th th th the the the the the the the the the the the the thooooo. tho. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. their. their. their. their. 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, te. te. te. te. tea. tea. tea.ea. tea.ea.ea.ea.ea.ea.ea.ea. t like gay, gay, all the way, and gay power. Which isn't just a good slogan, it's also the energy source that keeps the lights running on Broadway. Of course, we can't talk about pride without the symbol of it.

No, not your grandparents googling what is scissering. I'm talking about the rainbow flag, which was designed in 1978 by Gilbert Baker. He called himself the gay Betsy Ross, which makes sense. Not only did they both design iconic flags, but they also belonged to communities where wigs were very popular. One of the coolest things about Gilbert Baker was that he refused to trademark the Pride Flag. He wanted everyone to be able to share it and reinterpret it, which is why today the flag has become as fluid as sexuality itself. By the time we reached the 80s, the AIDS crisis came to the forefront, and Pride took on a new mission. It wasn't just about visibility and acceptance.

It was about de-stigmatizing and promoting public health, which was especially important because the federal government pretty much just pretended AIDS didn't exist, like what Tom Hanks does with Chet. Once we made it to to to to to to the 90 the 90 to the the the the the the the the the the the the the th, th, th, th, th, th, thine th, thine, thine, thine, the, th, th, the, the, thi, the, the, the, the, tho, tho, the, th. th. th. th. th, th, th, th. th, th, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. Chet. Once we made it to the 90s, Pride was even more mainstream than ever before, and in 1999, President Bill Clinton signed the executive order officially recognizing June as Pride Month for the first time. Yeah, if two people of the same gender wanted to have sexual relations, that was fine with him, even if he didn't totally understand the definition of sexual relations.

I did not have... Clinton's executive order referred to June as gay and lesbian pride month. Then in 2009, President Obama changed it to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride month. Then President Trump dialed it back a little and just called it LGBT pride month, which makes sense. No big words and it's less scary for Mike Pence. But these days, the Biden administration extend in the name the name the name the name the name to to to to the name to the name to the name the name to the the the the the the to the the the the the the the to the the the to to to the the the to the to to the the the their their to their their to to their 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 the the the the thuuu. the thu. thu. the. the. the. the. the the. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the.e.e.e. the the scary for Mike Pence. But these days the Biden administration extended the name again to lesbian gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Pride Month, making it as of now the only thing that's been built back better. But whatever you call it, Pride has

truly become a global phenomenon. It's celebrated everywhere. Manila, South Africa, Brazil, Madrid. Pride's gone to so many places. If it had an Instagram, you'd have to mute their stories. We get it, Pride. You had fun in Spain. Stop making the rest of us feel so boring. So this month, don't forget where Pride came from,

and all the people who fought to make it a reality. The LGBTQ community still faces many challenges, but it's also experienced a lot of progress. And if you ask me, that's worth celebrating. Hello, hello, hello. Shit, RuPaul's back from vacation early. I'm going to go to go. Thank you so much for that, Desi. All right, when we come back, Van Nathen Jr.

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And he's here to talk about his new memoir, Fat, Crazy, and Tired, Tales from the Trenches of Transformation. Please welcome Van Lathen Jr. Welcome to the Daily Show. What's up, my man? It's good to see you here, especially after reading the book. You know, I know many people will probably know your face from TMZ. You know, people have seen you on your podcast now, which is weird, it's good to see you here, especially after reading the book. You know, I know many people will probably know your face from TMZ. You know, people have seen you on your podcast now, which is, thia, thia, you, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia, thia, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, that, that, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi, thi, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you seen you, you know, on your podcast now, which is weird, because now we watch people's podcast, which is whatever.

But yeah, but it feels like you've done everything, and now you're in the world of being an author with what, I mean, I have to say, is a really, I think it's a really revealing book, you, you open yourself up, it's really vulnerable, fat, crazy, and tired. Talk me through why you thought this was going to be what defined your memoir. So initially, like part of my story has always been my weight loss, right? Yeah. I used to be a lot heavier. I was around like 370 pounds, right? Wow. And so whenever you tell someone that,

that's kind of the response. It's like, wow, right? And I remember the first time I ever expressed that to a lot of people, they were so amazed by it, that I was like, well, let me write a book and talk about how it was that I took control of my health. And I know people are looking at me right now and they're going, well, wow, he's fat.

I don't think anyone would say that. No, no, what I'm saying is, the pandemic came and like everyone else, I, you know, I put some weight on. So when I started reading the book, I had a revelation, that like, there's something inherently wrong about me telling people how it 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 revelation, that like, there's something inherently wrong about me telling people how it was that I became socially acceptable. Interesting. That there's something wrong with me saying, hey, I was this one way that people for no good

reason excoriate you and make you feel, you know, shame for it, you know, shame for you. Right. Even though it's inspirational for some people, it didn't feel right. So I thought it was better to explore some of the stigmas, some of the ways that sometimes people lose control of their health, and some of the very good reasons that you might find yourself mentally or physically in a spot you don't want to be in, and that's kind of what the book is. The book takes us on the on the book the book thus on the book thi on the book thi on thi on thi on thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the book, the too, too, too, to be to be to be to be to be to be the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thi, thi, thi, to be to be to be to be to be to be, too, thi, too, too, thin, thin, too, too, their, too, tooomoomorrow, too, too, too, too, tooomorrow, too, too, too, their, the their, the book is. The book takes us through your life. You know, it touches on your relationship with your father.

It touches on your journey as a human being. Many people recognize your face from TMZ. And you talk about that in the book and the place that it was and the life that you were living. I found it really interesting that you wrote about the environment at TMZ in what felt to me like a very measured way. You know, you talk about Harvey, who everyone knows is the face of TMZ on television, and you talked about how he shaped you, how he encouraged you, how he nurtured you into a lot of who you are today. But at the same time, you talk about the conflicts that you had with him when you felt like TMZ was, you know, pushing Trump propaganda.

Yeah. How did you find, you know, I guess it's not a balance, but how did you reconcile a relationship with somebody who you grew to admire against a person who clearly had politics that you were against? It feels like that's happening all over America. It's insanely difficult and my heart goes out to anyone who's dealing with it. It's not easy. And the thing that's not easy about it is,

the feeling that you feel being black, being a woman, being gay in this country, when you can see danger coming, and you're saying to someone who, for whatever reason, you had a relationship with, this is dangerous. This is dangerous. As black people, we are experts at thiiiiiiiii th. relationship with. This is dangerous. This is dangerous. As black people, we are experts at sounding the alarm. Like my mother, I would bring people home.

My mother would be like, that boy right there. The third from over, my mother would be like, the third one the blue, it's a snitch. And I, and you, we're always telling each other watch out for danger watch out for danger so trunk comes and I'm like danger danger danger danger danger danger and it's not just me it's so many people in the office danger danger danger danger he's not going to do any of that stuff we're actively out there peddling some of that stuff. And where are we at now, Trevor? Where we at now?

Everyone who had whatever reasons they had for throwing their support behind them and being as vocal is about supporting him as they did, millions and millions of women now don't have control of their own bodies. And I wonder, like if I could the thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi wonder, like, if I could even talk to him right now, which him and I don't speak anymore, how do you feel as a regards to part of your legacy having been a part of something like that? Especially when it wasn't just me, it was the women in the office,

it was all kinds of people saying, this is not something that we are that we're comfortable with. Right. And it, and it, and it, and it, tha, th. And it, tha, thin, thin, th. thin, 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..... I, thi, thi... I, thi. I, thi.. I, thi. I, thi. I, thi. I, thi. I, thi. I, thi. I's, thi. And, thi. And, thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. toeean. toean. toean. toean. toean. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. comfortable with. Right. And it ended up being, to be honest with you, something, you know, I talk about it in the book that was a real sticking point between him and I. And once again, I'm not gonna, people gonna have whatever kind of opinions they want to have about Harvey, but at some of the lowest points in my life, I thought I had an advocate there and it was just really, really disappointing during that time politically. It really is a fascinating book that takes us through your life, through your journey, and I know you've gone on to do many things now. You know, you worked on as an executive producer, the Oscar-winning short film, Two-Distant Strangers.

You know, you're now an author. It feels like your life is opening up, and you're getting into a place where Van Laten is changing. I mean, people, I didn't know this. I didn't know that you used to be a tour guide on one of those TMZ buses driving around in LA. And you know, your life has gone in a really magical direction. What do you hope to achieve from here? Where you're trying to go? And why?

Are you guys ready for it? to thiii. super flaky weird answer. Yeah, yeah, we're ready. Are you guys ready for it? I'm peace, man. Like, what I want out of my life is physical, emotional, and psychological peace. My father died, right? My father died, right? And I'll be honest. The way my father, who was, he died while I was writing the book.

So I have a chapter in there about him. The way that he died sort of, for me, reflected the way that he lived. He was just going. He was a man that could run through any wall. You put a problem up in front of him, he doesn't negotiate the problem, he obliterates it. But he's always waiting for the next thing to overcome, right? You never get to that point to where you have an understanding who you are, what you are, and the environment around you.

And the lessons that I learned from him, you know, the way my dad died, I didn't get a chance to even see him. I got a call, hey, hey, your father's to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be, to be, to be, to be, to to to to to to to to be to to to to to to to to to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to to get 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 point. the the the the point. the the the the the the the th. the. that point that point that point that point that point that point that point that point that point that point that point that point that point that point the. the. that. to make sure that I have things in my life in order to where I feel good, peaceful, and reassured about where I'm going, who I am, and how the people around me feel supported and encouraged. And so that's the most important thing in my life, beyond anything, professional, beyond anything, any amount of money I can get. I like money. But I just want to have some peace, bro. I love that, man. I appreciate you, thank you.

I appreciate you, theat. Fats, Crazy and Tired is available now wherever books are sold. We're going to take a quick break, we'll be right back after this. Thank you. Thank you. Well, that's our show for tonight. But, before we go, before we go, th. Thank, th. Thank, th. Thank, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. Thank, th. Thank, tho, tho, th. that, that, thanks, I tho, I tho, I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I'm tha, I'm tha, I'm tha. Thank, tha. tha. Thank, tha. Thank, tha. Thank, tha. Thank, I'm tha. Thank, I'm tha, I'm tha, I tha our show for tonight. But before we go, before we go, before we go, if you or someone you know needs help accessing abortion care, please go to abortion finder.org or call the National Abortion Hotline at the

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