Questlove | Zelenskyy Delivers Moving Address to Congress as Putin's Invasion Sputters: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2022
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivering a virtual address to Congress as Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine continues to sputter, leaving hope that there can be a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
Then, Questlove talks about his Oscar-nominated documentary Summer of Soul, waking up way too early for the nomination announcement and Steven Spielberg gushing over the film.
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| 0:12.9 | Listen to the lead starting five on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:21.5 | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to Congress this morning and |
| 0:26.7 | received a standing ovation, making him the first comedian to actually deserve one. |
| 0:36.9 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night |
| 0:41.5 | with Seth Meyers. |
| 0:42.8 | On today's show, Seth Cats with Musician Questlove, who directed the film Summer of Soul, |
| 0:47.0 | which was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards. |
| 0:50.2 | But first, a closer look. |
| 0:52.0 | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to Congress today as Vladimir |
| 1:00.3 | Putin's invasion of Ukraine continued to sputter, leaving hope that there can be a diplomatic |
| 1:04.7 | solution to the conflict. |
| 1:06.0 | For more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:12.6 | Zelensky delivered a deeply moving and impassioned address to Congress today and received a bipartisan |
| 1:18.2 | show of support, including a standing ovation the moment he appeared on screen before he even |
| 1:23.2 | said a word. |
| 1:30.8 | I can say with absolute certainty, that's the warmest reception anyone has ever received |
| 1:35.6 | on Zoom. |
| 1:36.6 | I wish I got a reaction like that from my staff when I joined a virtual meeting. |
| 1:40.8 | Most of the time, they have meme-yuded, which becomes clear when it's their turn to talk. |
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