Monday, July 15 – We returned with
news of Black actress Lashana Lynch as the new 007 (not the new Bond, BTW.)
Trevor had fun imagining the possibilities, like 007 being captured by the
villain who then asks if he can touch her hair. Next was Trump’s “go back where
you came from” tweets directed toward outspoken, progressive Congresswomen of
color, 75% of whom were born in the U.S.; I loved what Trevor said about
Trump’s inability to see “Black/brown” and “American” as anything but mutually
exclusive. The show also touched on the upcoming Facebook “event” to storm Area
51. Strong piece on Jeffrey Epstein. I especially enjoyed the tangent about how
Epstein lived across the road from Bill Cosby (Law & Order: East 71st St., ha!.) Next up was the
blackout in NYC, featuring New Yorkers helping out and Broadway actors
performing on sidewalks. The guest, Dapper Dan, talked about his journey in
fashion.
Tuesday, July 16 – Fun jokes on a
submarine drug bust – I loved the fact that these submarines can’t actually
submerge (the “low riders” of the sea!) We also got quick bits on the flyboard
at Bastille Day (loved Trevor’s impression of early battles before the soldiers
get a hang of the technology) and the Emmy nominations. Loved the story on
responses to Trump’s “go back where you came from” tweets. Trevor’s commentary
was great, especially the points that 1) President “If You Don’t Like It Here,
Leave” spent much of his campaign saying America was going down the tubes and
2) Bernie Sanders speaks critically about many American systems, and Trump has
never told him to “go back where he came from.” Michael had a field piece on
efforts to protect environmental features (like Lake Erie) by granting them
personhood rights. Rapper Nas was the guest, discussing how he put his new
album of “lost tapes” together.
Wednesday, July 17 – We opened on
FaceApp, El Chapo’s sentence (life plus
30 years, which means he’ll have to stay in jail if he reincarnates,) cocaine
badly hidden under a toupee (loved the joke that the real criminal was the friend who told the guy he looked good,) and
Elon Musk’s plans to “fuse” humans with AI. More on Trump’s racist tweets,
focusing on congressional reactions. I loved Trevor’s remarks about the
representative who acted like you have to explicitly name someone’s race to be
racist, and it’s beyond bizarre that an actual rule prevents Congress from
calling the president racist on the House floor. We checked in with the Jeffrey Epstein story, looking at old footage of him partying with Trump in the ‘90s
(which, at minimum, refutes Trump’s claim that he barely knew him.) The guest
was South African artist Nelson Makamo; I liked what he and Trevor discussed
about the perception of African art by the western world.
Thursday, July 18 – First up was the
heat wave (Trevor’s advice? Everything seems cooler in Celsius,) followed by
Instagram hiding “like” stats and a couple wild viral videos of bears trying to
get into people’s homes. A Trump rally in North Carolina gave us the latest on
the “go back” tweets, with supporters chanting “send her back” re: Ilhan Omar.
In response to Trump’s claim that he “stopped” the chanting by “very quickly”
continuing his speech, the show synced up the footage with a video of an
Olympic race to show that there was literally enough time for “Usain Bolt to
win a gold medal” while they were chanting. Next was the protests in Puerto Rico – good jokes on how “Trump says that kind of shit and gets away with it”
isn’t a reliable strategy for anyone else in government. The guest, journalist
Isha Sesay, discussed her new book on the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram and the
importance of keeping the girls present in people’s minds.
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