TCB Infomercial: W Kamau Bell
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Hey, there's something I got to tell you. You're not going to hear this, but I got to tell you, it's on you. It is your job to stop the fascist takeover of our country. It's on you. I know, I know, you don't want to hear it. I know you don't want to hear it, but in the movie that is made about this era, the camera is zooming in right now on you, on your character. It is on you. And I know you're like, but I'm not ready. I don't know what to do. I didn't train or whatever. No, you know, Neil wasn't ready. Luke Skywalker wasn't ready. Katniss wasn't ready. Shuri from the Black Panther wasn't ready. Moana wasn't ready. Those pups on Paw Patrol are never ready. Except for Chase. He's a cop. But yeah, it's on you.
It's on you to figure out how to stop America's fascist takeover. Jesus Christ. He wasn't ready either, actually. Yeah, but it's on you. No politicians are going to save us. Nobody else. It's on you. You're welcome. I'm sorry.
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When the president has troops and his law enforcement kidnapping people off streets and taking them to places where they don't want to go and not giving them ever access to a lawyer in that process, that's fascism. Ta-da! Congratulations. You're Venezuela. Yeah, no, and I think Venezuela, we did an episode of United Shades of America about Venezuela. I remember. So I'm happy, not happy, but to hear your wife say that and hear her positive, I'm like, oh, so I've been right. I've been saying this happened in Venezuela. And one day you look up and, as I learned in that episode, and suddenly you're using the currency for a napkin because it's not worth anything because they've totally raided everything and nothing is worth anything anymore.
And people are using garbage or emptying out garbage cans to steal water. It's like that... That we're on that track right now.
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Oh, yeah. Cats and kittens. Welcome back to the commercial break. I'm Brian Green and there's no one here with me as Chrissy is out on her menfo break. But I had an opportunity to talk to W. Kamau Bell on a TCB infomercial Tuesday. And I'm super excited to share that conversation with you. If you do not know W. Kamau, he is an American comedian, television show host, political commentarian, general observationalist of the world around us. And I do appreciate what he has to say. Actually, I feel and I'll tell him this. I feel like I'm bringing a cotton swab to a knife fight because W. Kamau is currently the reigning celebrity Jeopardy champion. amongst all the other things that he is. The United Shades of America was a very popular show that was on CNN for, I don't know, seven or eight years.
It had a number of seasons. And I watched almost every episode of that because it's a great look into the psychology and psyche of America at that time. I think that it started filming in like maybe the mid 2000s and or yeah, maybe the mid 2000s. No, no, no, no, no. in the mid-2010s. And then it just ended a couple of years ago. Go check out that show. He's also on tour. He's doing Select Cities. I'm going to put a link down in the show notes. W. Kamau makes no bones about it. He is... Like I said, he's a commentary. He's a humorist. He's a comedian. And he talks a lot about politics, and he talks a lot about his observations around politics, usually in a very funny way. But, you know, politics is not your thing.
If you don't like your commercial break with a bit of politics... I encourage you to listen to the episode anyway, but I'm just giving you fair warning here. I think it's a prescient time to bring W. Kamau on the show and have this conversation with him. I'd like to get his opinion. I'm laughing because he is currently the spokesperson, like the television spokesperson for the ACLU. And so I just saw a commercial with him on it for the ACLU. And now he's going to be here on my television screen yet again. So... Why don't we do this? Let's take a break, and when we get back through the magic of telepodcasting, I will bring W Kamau here, and we will have a nice conversation with him, and we will ask him all the pertinent questions, like...
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–7:44
2
How does W. Kamau Bell prepare for uncomfortable conversations?
7:44–15:11
3
What role does comedy play in bridging cultural divides?
15:11–23:02
4
How do personal experiences shape views on racism and activism?
23:02–30:56
5
What insights does W. Kamau Bell share about democracy's future?
30:56–39:26
6
How can humor be used to discuss serious political issues?
39:26–47:02
7
What challenges do comedians face in today's political climate?
47:02–55:40
8
What is the significance of platforms like Substack for content creators?
55:40–56:29