The Philip DeFranco Show - PDS 5.31 WHO LEAKED IT?! Bo Burnham, Joe Rogan, Austin Fights Back, New Gun Ban, & More News

Episode Date: May 31, 2022

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Something from the comments. Ryan Raver writes, I've been told the first thought that goes through your head is the way society has shaped you. The second thought that goes through your head is who you are as a person. Now, my first thought when I read that was, that's stupid. But the second thought I had was, oh no, I think that's right. Now, specifically, that was in reference to Ethan Klein, who we talked about yesterday on the Memorial Day show,

saying something very, very big and then immediately pulling it back. But yeah, thank you, Raver, for making it so that I second-guess every thought I have for at least the next 24 to 36 hours. This is a news show. But anyway, sup, you beautiful bastards? Welcome back to the Philip DeFranco Show. Hit that like button and let's just jump into it. Hey, y'all, first up today... Please say yourranco Show. Hit that like button and let's just jump into it. Hey y'all, first up today... Please say your reason for calling.

Yeah, my card got declined. Your thumbnails contain too much Ethan Klein. Press 1 if... No, well... Yeah, that's a different thing. So many of you, like myself, know the struggle of just trying to get a fucking human on the phone when you're calling one of these companies. Like, it sucks to the point that everyone has, like, kind of a game plan when they call.

It's like, okay, I'm gonna call. The moment I hear a voice, I'm going to start just hitting zero or zero pound zero or just some random bullshit when it should just be easy. And apparently among those that think this is the socialist led coalition government in Spain, because they just introduced a bill that will force companies to give you a real flesh and blood human being with a soul or maybe not a soul, but definitely emotions. Well, maybe not emotions, but the power of understanding sometimes if you ask for one during a customer service call though specifically this

will only apply to companies that provide basic services like utilities phone internet etc as well as any with more than 250 workers or that make over 53 million dollars per year and on top of that this bill also does away with long wait times forcing companies to answer the phone within three minutes plus mandating utilities and others keep their customer service open 24-7, 365 days out of the year, with all other companies having to do the same during working hours. And to top it all off, customer complaints must be responded to within 15 days. So, firms that break the law would have to pay a fine anywhere between $160 to over $100,000. With their consumption minister saying,

Customer service is a critical part of our relations with consumers Which unfortunately and far too often causes endless headaches for Spanish families because far too many companies create bureaucratic Labyrinths to stop you from exercising your right to service You know many who agree are like yeah corporations are incentivized to just dump you down the rabbit hole of automated dialogue trees rather than Invest in a customer support team though on the other side those same companies would argue They need to cut costs to stay competitive and customer service is one way to do that. And the thing is, well, I know for some, this can kind of seem like a petty issue, right?

A minor inconvenience for most people hassling with cable companies or airlines. There are also instances like if your internet's down or you're having issues with gas or electricity being stuck on hold for hours can fuck you over. Especially if between work and kids, you just don't have the time. You know, personally, I'd love to see something like this

in the United States because when you get stuck in one of those rabbit holes, it makes people so angry, they might say, Someone should bomb that building. But they should not do that or say that. And then, I'd like to take a second to wish everyone a happy Bo Burnham Drop content within the last 24 to 36 hours day. As you may or may not know, here on the Philip DeFranco Show, this is a holiday, a working holiday, but still a holiday.

And specifically, he released over an hour of unseen footage from his special Inside. And among the things included, you have outtakes and B-roll, as well as alternate versions of songs like All Eyes on Me, as well as completely new skits and bits. And actually, one of those that's gained some traction on social media in the past 24 hours is a bit where he seems to be making fun of comedian dude bro podcasts. They don't understand comedy. Of course not. We're joking. It is not that serious, guys. Okay. It's not that serious. We're joking around. And also, we as comedians are philosophers. Yes, dude.

All right, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor. We are important. We hold up a mirror. History-changing cultural figures, and you need to recognize that, all right? Comedy is an art form. Yeah, of course it is. We're artists. It's an art form.

And it's important because it's one of the only art forms that is not gay. No. Well, no, we can't say that. Right. Yeah, gay. Yeah. Now they're going to come after us, right? We're going to get canceled for saying this.

You homophobes. We're not being homophobic when we say that. Gay is just means gay. If there was another word that meant gay that wasn't gay, we'd use that. We would. But there isn't one. But there isn't. It's gay.

But yeah, so it's really just a war on comedy that i realized i was you know i was having a conversation with my sparring partner nice and it seems to be especially because the bit at the end about having a sparring partner a number of people saw this as you know bo burnham taking a swing or a jab at joe rogan here's the thing he may or he may not but he didn't specifically mention him by name and i think like bro podcaster talking about cancel culture is like an entire genre at this point but regardless of all of that i just want to say thank you, Bo Burnham, for blessing the timeline with this. Granted, for a little bit, it brought me back to the headspace I was at right before you released Inside, which I think for a lot of people was like this cathartic experience. What a weird and horrible, exhausting time that was.

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sometime in June, we're seeing a lot of states and cities making moves, including Austin. Right, because for some background here, in addition to currently having some of the strictest abortion restrictions in the country already, Texas is one of the 13 states that have so-called trigger laws that would take effect almost immediately

after Roe v. Wade is overturned. And according to Politico, Texas's trigger law, which would go into effect 30 days after SCOTUS overturns Roe, includes the nation's harshest criminal penalties on abortion. Under the law, they're performing, inducing, or attempting an abortion where, quote, an unborn child dies as a result of the offense would be considered a first-degree felony. Are you talking about in addition to fines up to life in prison? Well, their provision has an exemption to save the life of a pregnant person. There are none for rape or incest. Beyond that, abortion

rights activists say that the language in the Texas law is so vague that it could be used to not only target abortion providers, but also people who end their own pregnancies using medical abortion pills. And so as a result, Austin City Council member Chito Vela explains, in Texas, you're an adult at 17. We are looking at the prospect of a 17-year-old girl who has an unplanned pregnancy and is seeking an abortion being subjected to first-degree felony charges, up to 99 years in jail, and that's just absolutely unacceptable. So to preempt this, Vela and a group of other Austin City Council members have proposed a resolution that would essentially decriminalize abortion in the city if Roe is overturned. A move that has been described as the first push by a major city in a red state to try

to circumvent state abortion policy. The resolution, dubbed Austin's Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone, or GRACE Act, is still in draft form, but Vela says that it aims to protect both patients and providers in two key ways. First, it would restrict city funds from being used to investigate or report any suspected abortions. And second, it would also make the investigation of alleged abortion crimes the lowest priority for the Austin Police Department, and advise them not to cooperate with other law enforcement agencies on these matters. And while, yes, the GRACE Act is still in its early stages, experts have said that other parts of Texas could follow suit because they are given a lot of discretion to decide what laws they want to prioritize and how they will

enforce them. And all of this makes sense for Austin. For years, they've implemented efforts to protect abortion access in the city, including providing logistical support, transporting, lodging, and child care. And that's in addition to already district attorneys in several major Texas counties saying they would refuse to prosecute people who seek to terminate their pregnancy if the state's trigger law takes effect. So obviously, as we see this play out in Austin, it's very likely we're going to see this play outside of Texas. But for now, that's where we are as we wait to see this incredibly consequential decision come down sometime in the next month. Also, in other news regarding Roe v. Wade, the walls might be closing in on whoever leaked the draft opinion in the first place.

Whereas you might remember, first most people assumed that it was probably a left-leaning clerk trying to blow the whistle. Then you had some speculating that it could have actually been a conservative trying to set the opinion in stone before it got revised. And pretty soon, we may find out who's right because the investigation opened by the court earlier this month is getting serious. With three sources telling CNN that officials are now taking steps to require law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits. With some clerks reportedly so alarmed that they're considering hiring outside counsel. And some lawyers with us warning that the move on cell phone data could be potentially intrusive, raising tensions within the Supreme Court to almost unprecedented levels. Though, very notably, the exact language of the affidavits, the intended scope of the cell phone search, its content, and the time period covered are still unknown.

We're also finding out that Chief Justice John Roberts met with law clerks following the leak, but it's unclear whether systematic individual interviews were conducted. And of course, to be clear, we don't know for sure if it was even one of the clerks who leaked the draft. By key staffers within each justices, chambers, and select administrative offices would have had access to it. Plus, you also have the justices themselves, though one of them doing that seems far-fetched. The list of potential people, it's long or short depending on how you look at it. Former clerks reportedly told CNN that the draft could have been sent through regular channels to nearly 75 people. And then, you know, in the wake of the mass shooting of an elementary school in Texas last week, there's been a lot of talk about, you know, what regulation, what legislation might we

see in the United States? Well, right now, anything definitive remains to be seen. Our neighbors in the North are moving. With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealing yesterday that his government is introducing new gun regulations. We're introducing legislation to implement a national freeze on handgun ownership. What this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer, or import handguns anywhere in Canada. Meaning that eventually, privately held handguns will largely be a thing of the past there. And I say largely because there

are a handful of extremely narrow exceptions to the law that give an extremely small number of people access to handguns. With Trudeau stating that the law was necessary to combat rising violent crime in the country, and adding that the firearm should only be used for sport shooting and hunting. But by no means is that all, because while an eventual ban on handgun ownership is the headline-grabbing part of the legislation, it does include other things as well. It also gives authorities the ability to revoke firearm licenses from gun owners involved in domestic violence or criminal harassment, and it would restrict handgun magazines to just five rounds,

putting it in line with current regulations in most rifle magazines. Right now, the law is expected to pass. It's been widely met with praise there. With some even asking that a general ban on handguns be implemented, something that was already done with military-style weapons a few years ago. But, of course, that does not mean there hasn't been some pushback. While Canadians don't have a right to firearms like we do here in the United States, they are still quite popular compared to most nations. With one of the biggest criticisms and accusations is that all of this is just borderline

performative action. And that's because handguns, like most firearms in Canada, are at least considered restricted weapons. And that comes with a slew of licensing requirements, such as background and mental health checks, as well as limits on how the gun can be stored and where it can be used. But possibly the biggest criticism is that this targets legal handgun owners under the guise of public safety, even though they rarely commit crimes. Right, licensed gun owners commit homicide at just.6 per 100,000, which is far less than Canada's national average of 1.85 per 100,000 people. Now, that's not to say that gun crime isn't happening in Canada, because it definitely does.

That's because many firearms illegally make their way into Canada from the United States, where buying a gun is way easier and rarely tracked, with them often eventually finding their way to either gangs or violent individuals. But people have countered those criticisms, pointing out that Trudeau's legislation is looking to target this problem specifically by increasing the penalties for smuggling firearms, as well as giving authorities more resources to tackle the problem. But ultimately, that is where that story and today's show ends. Thank you for watching, liking, being a part of that conversation down below. My name's Philip DeFranco. You've just been filled in. I love your faces, and I'll see you tomorrow.