Is Trump Funny? (With David Cross)

Majority 54

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.7 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Jason and Ravi are joined by David Cross, Emmy-award-winning performer, writer, and producer. They cover how we should think about the latest news, like Trump's latest scandals and the Canadian trucker protests. Plus, they talk the role of comedy in politics, including the perplexing question: Is Trump funny? If you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their Athletic Greens. See what all the hype is about when you go to AthleticGreens.com/majority and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order. Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp.com/m54. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp.com/m54. Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today. Visit upstart.com/majority54. For the best sleep of your life, head to HelixSleep.com/Majority54. Helix is offering listeners up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders and two free pillows. Jason is back with a new season and a new co-host, Ravi Gupta. Each week, they'll tackle our most pressing issues, giving you the tools necessary to successfully have conversations across the aisle. Majority54 is a Wonder Media Network production. It's produced by Grace Lynch, Edie Allard and Adesuwa Agbonile. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander. Majority 54 on Twitter Jason on Twitter Jason on Instagram Ravi on Twitter Ravi on Instagram David Cross on Twitter Find David's new comedy special at officialdavidcross.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Jason Kander.
0:04.1	I'm Ravi Gupta.
0:05.3	And this is Majority 54, the podcast for meaningful conversations that change minds,
0:09.8	change boats and win elections.
0:11.9	We are joined today by Emmy Award winner and two time Grammy nominee David Cross.
0:17.2	He is an inventive performer, writer and producer on stage and screen.
0:21.4	His latest stand up special, I'm from the future is hilarious.
0:24.6	I highly recommend it.
0:25.9	You can see it now by going to officialdavidcross.com.
0:29.2	I told my son this morning, David, that I was going to talk to minion from Mega Mind
0:35.0	and he was duly impressed.
0:37.4	And your son is 24?
0:39.4	No, he is.
0:40.4	He's 24.
0:42.4	Still lives at home, which was exactly how I planned it.
0:45.4	Yeah, that.
0:47.2	You've never been introduced with Mega Mind before, didn't know what the pivot was there?
0:52.0	No, that's fine.
0:53.0	I like that movie.
0:54.0	I like that.
0:55.0	That was fun, I was a bummer that it didn't do better so that there'd be more of them,
1:00.0	but I'm happy with that.
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