Sunday,
April 7 – John opened on Trump’s new
nominations for the Fed, demonstrating why both are utter “goofs” and why, with
the Fed, that’s an even bigger deal than his unqualified and scandal-ridden nominees
usually are. We also covered the scandal
of Baltimore’s mayor pocketing all kinds of money from a children’s book series
she peddled to healthcare centers (and more recently, baby clothes) – I loved
John’s rant on how a baby bib with “Let’s Eat Healthy!” written on it won’t
teach a baby to eat healthy. The main
story was on manufactured homes, and like many topics the show has discussed,
it turns out it’s a predatory industry that exploits the desperation of the
poor. I appreciate the digging the show
did to find quotes of one manufactured-home slumlord openly describing his goal
of holding homeowners “hostage,” jacking up the rent on the land as they’re
stuck with a home that’s rapidly diminishing in value.
Monday,
April 8 – I liked Trevor’s remarks on Joe Biden undermining his “readiness to listen” by joking about inappropriate
touching. Crazy blurb on Putin jamming
nearby GPS whenever he travels, and in the bit on a poacher killed by elephants
and lions, I loved, “Lions kill everyday, but an elephant never forgets!” Next was Kirstjen Nielsen stepping down, with
Trump’s general view that she wasn’t tough
enough on immigration. Great bit on
Trump calling her daily, with Trevor noting how distressing it is just to read
his tweets every morning. We covered
Herman Cain’s nomination for the Fed; the recap of his complete inability to
answer questions back in his presidential run was, let’s just say, not
encouraging. Trevor declared himself
“the only late-night host” who could pronounce guest David Oyelowo’s name right
on the first try; the actor discussed the non-musical miniseries of Les Mis and themes within it that feel
timely today.
Tuesday,
April 9 – Opening blurbs on March Madness, Eric Swalwell joining the
presidential race (“Two more and we get a free car wash!”), the video of the
congressional hearing on white nationalism getting swamped with
racist/anti-Semitic comments (sigh,) and a new “consent condom” that requires
two people to open the package. We
looked at Democrats’ investigative goals for Trump: his tax returns (Trevor was right – such
insane logic that because “he didn’t release them in 2016 and people still
voted for him,” that means he never has to release them?) and the full Mueller
report. Ronny did a fun piece on food lawsuits; I liked the theme that Americans’ demand for food that is both cheap and healthy is at odds with itself. Soccer star Abby Wambach was the guest,
discussing gender equality. I loved what
she said about how women are taught to be grateful just for having a seat at
the table, let alone an equal one.
Wednesday,
April 10 – Fun stuff about Bernie Sanders
“coming out” as a millionaire, with Trevor wondering if his message will
change: “Forget the 1%, they’re
fine! It’s the .1% that’s the problem!”
Neat bit on the first image of a black hole – I liked Trevor’s point
that before, we only thought we knew
up what one looked like, and it just turned out that Hollywood images were
mostly accurate. And I had to love the
clip of Maxine Waters laying down the law with Steve Mnuchin at his
congressional testimony. Good story on
Democratic candidates trying to get the Black vote – nice point about
Charlamagne Tha God’s radio show becoming a campaign stop, and I liked Roy’s bit
on classic pandering from white candidates (with Bill Clinton as the
king.) The guest, Oprah Winfrey, got two
segments. She had a good sense of humor
about the reaction she causes, and I love what she told Trevor about the
importance of what he does.
Thursday,
April 11 – We opened on the dictator of
Sudan “stepping down” (after a military coup, natch,) news on the college
admissions scandal (I loved the bit on Lori Loughlin turning down a plea deal
because she thought the prosecutor was “bluffing” and Trevor’s riff on actors
thinking everyone is acting,) and Kim
Kardashian’s legal aspirations. The big
story was Julian Assange’s arrest, featuring Trevor’s tangent on Assange’s
cat’s officer wear and the very good question of why Assange was being such a tool
in the embassy that was granting him asylum.
Desi did a field piece on Wall Street’s reaction to the MeToo movement,
where “false accusation panic” apparently runs rampant and some men wrongly
think the lesson is “don’t hire women” – sterling job, guys. The guest was musician Lizzo, who delighted
with her story about playing classical flute during a concert to stick it to a
woman who’d earlier doubted her right to be there.
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