Desus And Mero On Politics, Fame And Life In The Pandemic

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🗓️ 9 February 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero went from calling up "anyone in their phone book" in the early days of their podcast Bodega Boys, to booking big names in politics like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Barack Obama on Desus & Mero, their late-night show airing on Showtime. Covering a mix of pop culture, politics, headlines and internet hijinks, Desus and Mero talk to Sam about keeping their show's vibe while working from home, how their view of politics has evolved as their platform has grown and the strange ways that life has changed now that these Bronx natives are famous.

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0:00.0	It is such an honor to talk to you both.
0:02.7	I know both of your voices so well,
0:05.1	but some of our listeners might not.
0:06.9	So both of you one by one, say your name
0:10.5	and the first concert you're gonna attend
0:13.2	once the pandemic is over.
0:14.8	Yo, it's your boy, Jesus nice.
0:16.8	You know it from Showtime's, Jesus and Merrill,
0:19.0	I am the chocolate one.
0:21.2	Ah, the first concert I'm going to attend
0:25.3	when this panoramic is over is gonna be Coachella
0:29.5	and it's not gonna be attending it.
0:31.0	Me and Merrill are gonna be headlining it.
0:32.9	It's gonna be great.
0:35.4	Yes, and I'm the kid about the human do-ragg.
0:37.3	You know what I'm saying?
0:38.2	I am the caramel one.
0:40.3	I'm the Steph Curry flavored one if you will.
0:42.7	Okay.
0:45.7	Yo, yeah, we headlining Coachella bro.
0:48.2	That's dropping a bomb right here on NPR.
0:50.5	We're going there in the chopper.
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