Giday, humans. Welcome to uncomfortable conversations, the show that blows past the guardrails of what we're supposed to talk about and how polite we're supposed to be and how we're supposed to tiptoe around subjects and not say the right, the wrong thing, because we always want to be perceived as being on the correct side of politics and abiding by the norms of our tribe.

No, no, no, no.

Me no do that, not here.

Oh, goodness, was that some kind of foreign accent?

I'm going to be cancelled before the show or even begins.

Fantastic guest today, though.

See how I changed the subject there?

That was quite adept of me, wasn't it?

I just sidestepped any potential controversy.

Tyson Yonka Porter, what a guy.

Incredible person to meet.

And this is extremely refreshing.

You know, I sometimes say uncomfortable conversations is not supposed to be a show

where I have literally uncomfortable conversations and make the guest feel unwelcome.

That's not my object. Frequently, I have very uncomfortable conversations and make the guest feel unwelcome. That's not my object.

Frequently, I have very pleasant conversations on the show.

But I do try to talk about subjects that might make people feel uncomfortable if they step

outside their comfort zone in the ways that they talk about them.

But the show is not uncomfortable between me and the guest.

Well, this episode may be an exception to that.

It gets a little bit actually uncomfortable,

because I think sometimes when we're talking about race,

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