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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

The Black Lives Matter Movement Sparks Change | Spike Lee & Josh Gad

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Roy Wood Jr. proposes a union to counter police unions, Spike Lee discusses his movie "Da 5 Bloods," and actor Josh Gad talks about "Central Park," "Reunited Apart" and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:02.7

BOW!

0:05.9

Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of the Daily Social Distance Show.

0:10.0

I'm Trevor Noah and it is now week three of the protests against police brutality,

0:15.7

month three of us staying inside because of coronavirus,

0:19.4

and year three of me not eating dairy.

0:22.3

Wait, is ice cream dairy?

0:23.7

Anyway, on tonight's episode, Roy Wood Jr. solves racism.

0:27.2

NASCAR crashes the Confederate flag and how Canada can solve all of America's problems.

0:33.1

So let's get into it.

0:34.3

Welcome to the Daily Social Distance Show.

0:49.1

Okay, first up.

0:50.3

Let's talk about some of the change that's taking place in America right now.

0:54.4

In the weeks since protests began following the murder of George Floyd,

0:58.3

the movement has been more successful than many people could have imagined.

1:02.2

53% of American voters now say that they support Black Lives Matter.

1:07.2

When only two years ago, it was around 40%.

1:10.8

Multiple major corporations in America have now said that they are actively

1:15.0

going to diversify their workplace and hire Black people who they've previously

1:19.5

discriminated against for so long.

1:21.7

And millions of white Americans are now desperately trying to find a second Black friend.

1:26.9

But one of the biggest shifts in America is something the country has been resisting for 155 years.

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