DEI Rollback, Ending Birthright Citizenship, Charlamagne on Staying Mad | Al Madrigal

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Podcast Information:

• Title: The Daily Show: Ears Edition
• Hosts: Ronnie T. and Roy Chang
• Release Date: January 24, 2025
• Description: Jon Stewart and The Daily Show News Team cover today's biggest headlines. The “Ears Edition” features full episodes, extended content, exclusive interviews, and more.

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I. Introduction and Overview

The January 24, 2025 episode of The Daily Show: Ears Edition kicks off with hosts Ronnie T. and Roy Chang diving into the tumultuous first week of Donald Trump’s latest presidential term. The episode is rich with satire and sharp political commentary, setting the tone for an engaging exploration of current events.

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II. Trump's DEI Rollback

A. Executive Actions Against DEI

The episode opens with a humorous yet critical look at President Trump's aggressive stance against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs within the federal government.

• Roy Chang outlines Trump's initial moves:

  "It's almost the end of Trump's first week in office and he's done a lot. He shut down windmills. He saved TikTok, he caught Common San Diego. And the man just can't stop, won't stop."
  [00:56]

• Ronnie T. elaborates on the administration's directive:

  "The Trump administration is asking federal workers to snitch on their co-workers in a rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion programs."
  [01:25]

• Roy Chang mocks the covert nature of DEI efforts:

  "Don't even think about doing DEI in secret, right? Don't be meeting up in back alleys like, yo, yo, you got any lesbian resumes for me today?"
  [01:47]

B. Historical Context and Legal Implications

• Ronnie T. highlights the revocation of Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 affirmative action executive order:

  "One of the president's executive orders revokes an executive order signed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965 that the Trump administration says mandated affirmative action."
  [02:12]

• Roy Chang sarcastically praises Trump’s focus on historical policies:

  "Donald Trump went back in time to kill baby DEI. It's kind of impressive that he got this much focus."
  [02:23]

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III. Trump's Attempt to End Birthright Citizenship

The discussion shifts to Trump's controversial efforts to revoke birthright citizenship, a move swiftly challenged in courts.

• Ronnie T. reports on the judicial blockage:

  "A federal judge has just temporarily blocked President Trump's order attempting to end birthright citizenship. The judge in this case is saying that they have been on the bench for over four decades. And this is a quote from the judge inside the courtroom: 'This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.'"
  [03:11]

• Roy Chang ridicules the judge’s stance:

  "This is like the judge equivalent of a Kendrick diss track. Like, all the other judges were like, oh, shit, we concur. Usually the judge says, this is constitutional or unconstitutional."
  [03:32]

• Ronnie T. and Roy Chang continue to mock Trump's legal strategies:

  "Trump doesn't expect all these executive orders to pass legal scrutiny. He's signing those things the way, like, guys swipe right on every Tinder profile."
  [03:56]

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IV. Backlash Against Snoop Dogg and Nelly

The hosts examine the public’s negative reaction to Snoop Dogg and Nelly performing at Trump’s inauguration.

• Ronnie T. mentions the backlash:

  "Snoop Dogg, Nelly are facing backlash right now after performing at Donald Trump's inauguration party today, fans took to X to express their anger."
  [11:04]

• Charlamagne tha God critiques the unnecessary targeting of artists:

  "Please stop wasting your energy attacking old school rappers. The only thing they did wrong is inspire Mark Zuckerberg's new look."
  [11:17]

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V. Guest Segment: Al Madrigal on Los Angeles Wildfires

Former correspondent Al Madrigal joins the show to discuss the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and the community’s response.

• Ronnie T. welcomes Al:

  "Please welcome former Daily Show correspondent, the great Al Madrigal."
  [17:58]

• Al Madrigal shares his experiences amid the fires:

  "Pasadena Community Job center is amazing. They had a thousand volunteers on the weekend. Water, food, so many people have been displaced."
  [28:10]

• Al emphasizes community solidarity:

  "It's been a few years. Where have you been?"
  "I've been in the back. Nothing's come up."
  "It's all these very specific tips that no one else understands because it's this Daily Show correspondent thing."
  "The community has come together. Like I've never seen it."
  [Various timestamps]

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VI. Charlamagne tha God's Commentary on Political Divisions

Charlamagne tha God provides a scathing critique of both Republicans and Democrats, highlighting the deepening political divide.

• Charlamagne discusses the instability among Democrats:

  "Some of y'all are not gonna make it through four years, okay? Because you could barely handle these last four days."
  [10:48]

• He criticizes Democrats for their inconsistent stance post-election:

  "Democrats told the truth about Trump being a threat to democracy. But now that the election's over, they're living like it isn't true."
  [14:24]

• Charlamagne urges Democrats to focus on upcoming midterms:

  "Midterms are 21 months away, so y'all need to take that frolicking with fascist bullshit and drop it like it's hot."
  [16:24]

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VII. Conclusion and Community Call to Action

The episode wraps up with reflections on community efforts and a call to support the Pasadena Community Job Center.

• Ronnie T. encourages donations:

  "Please consider donating to Pasadena Community Job Center. They're an organization that has been a part of the community for 14 years, providing over 12,000 jobs to skilled workers."
  [29:11]

• The hosts reiterate the show's commitment to covering pivotal events and supporting those affected by disasters.

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Notable Quotes

• Roy Chang on DEI Rollback:

  "Trump is gonna try whatever he can to shut the border down."
  [02:23]

• Charlamagne tha God on Democratic Inconsistencies:

  "If you tell us someone is Hitler, you at least have to act like he's Hitler."
  [12:50]

• Al Madrigal on Community Response:

  "The community has come together. Like I've never seen it."
  [26:24]

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Final Thoughts

This episode of The Daily Show: Ears Edition masterfully blends humor with incisive political analysis, offering listeners a comprehensive look at the current socio-political climate. Through sharp satire, engaging interviews, and candid discussions, Ronnie T., Roy Chang, and their guests provide a nuanced perspective on the challenges and responses shaping today's America.

Transcript

[Ronnie T.]

You're listening to Comedy Central from the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central. It's America's only source for news. This is the Daily show with your host, Ronnie T.

[Roy Chang]

Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Roy Chang. We got so much to talk about tonight. Donald Trump tells DEI to gtfo. The Constitution lives to see another day. And that's finally a good reason not to get a face tattoo. So let's get into another edition of the second coming of Donald J. Trump.

[Ronnie T.]

I'm gonna come.

[Roy Chang]

It's almost the end of Trump's first week in office and he's done a lot. He shut down windmills. He saved TikTok, he caught Common San Diego. And the man just can't stop, won't stop. On Monday, he wiped out all federal DEI programs. And yesterday he ordered that if anyone, anyone, if you see anyone trying to be inclusive, you better tell teacher.

[Ronnie T.]

The Trump administration asking federal workers to snitch on their co workers in a rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Employees have been told to any colleagues who work in diversity, equity and inclusion roles or they could face consequences. NBC News obtained emails sent to multiple agencies that say some of these programs are disguised using coded or imprecise language.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah, you hear that? Don't even think about doing DEI in secret, right? Don't be meeting up in back alleys like, yo, yo, you got any lesbian resumes for me today? And I know you think di was only invented in 2020 by Democrats looking for a fresh new way to lose elections, but Donald Trump is dedicated to rooting out di all throughout history.

[Ronnie T.]

One of the president's executive orders revokes an executive order signed by President lyndon Johnson in 1965 that the Trump administration says mandated affirmative action.

[Roy Chang]

That's right. Donald Trump went back in time to kill baby dei. It's kind of impressive that he got this much focus. Trump is doing deep dives into these obscure old policies like he's MAGA John Oliver. And look, I, I, I'm not, I'm not gonna pretend to know more about civil rights law than Donald Trump. I mean, he's been sued over it many times. But if a discrimination law has been around since 1965, it might be a load bearing civil rights thing, so maybe don't touch it. But DEI is not the only thing Trump is shutting down. He's also shutting down illegal immigration. In fact, it was probably the biggest thing he talked about during the campaign, aside from Arnold Palmer's penis, which is actually a thing that happened. But today, Trump faced his first setback.

[Ronnie T.]

Breaking news out of Seattle. A federal judge has just temporarily blocked President Trump's order attempting to end birthright citizenship. The judge in this case is saying that they have been on the bench for over four decades. And this is a quote from the judge inside the courtroom. I can't remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one. This is a blatantly unconstitutional order.

[Roy Chang]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What does the Constitution have to do with this? The Constitution is for gun stuff. Okay? Who died and made this woke activist a judge, huh? Oh, uh, Ronald Reagan, that liberal cuck. This, this judge. This judge has been judging for four decades and has never seen something, and I quote, so blatantly unconscious. I mean, that's like the judge equivalent of a Kendrick diss track. Like, all the other judges were like, oh, shit, we concur. Usually the judge says, this is constitutional or unconstitutional. Okay, but this is, like, next level unconstitutional. This is like if you took a pregnancy test and it said you are the least pregnant anyone's ever been in 40 years. But Trump doesn't expect. I don't expect all these executive orders to pass legal scrutiny. He's signing those things the way, like, guys swipe right on every Tinder profile. Okay? Yo, he just needs one or two to hit, and that's the weekend, baby. The point is, Trump is gonna try whatever he can to shut the border down. And last night, Trump sat down for some conversation and light manspreading with Sean Hannity to explain why in an Oval Office.

[Ronnie T.]

Sit down. Last night, President Trump repeated false claim claims that other countries are sending their prisoners here. They've emptied their jails. I would. If I were the president or prime minister or something of another country, I'd empty my jails right into America.

[Roy Chang]

You did do that, like, three days ago with the. With. With the January 6th thing. Remember that guy handed you. You do all those Cheesecake Factory menus and you signed them all. That was the thing. But look, Trump doesn't care whether migrants are technically criminals or not because he can tell just by looking at them.

[Ronnie T.]

Sean, who would ask for open borders with people pouring in? Some of whom I won't get into it, but you can look at them and you can say, could be trouble. Could be trouble. There are people coming in with tattoos all over their face. Their entire face is covered with tattoos. That identifies you. Typically, you know, he's not gonna be the head of the local bank.

[Roy Chang]

Breaking news, old man, not fan of tattoos. And, yeah, probably the guys with face tattoos aren't Gonna be bankers. But maybe bankers should have face tattoos. I mean, one teardrop for every loan application they've denied. Hey, clear of J.P. morgan. That guy's loco. Now, obviously, immigration is a complex issue, so I wanted to find a reporter with some real expertise. So for more on the border crackdown, please welcome back senior Latino correspondent Al Madrigal. I feel like it's been a few years. Where have you been?

[Ronnie T.]

Where have you been? I've been in the back. Nothing's come up.

[Roy Chang]

Oh, okay. Okay. Well, tell us what's going on right now, Ron.

[Ronnie T.]

It's obviously a difficult time, and if I can, I'd like to speak out in defense of the hardworking Americans who have been unfairly denigrated by Donald Trump.

[Roy Chang]

Well, obviously you're referring to undocumented immigrants.

[Ronnie T.]

Oh, no, not immigrants. I'm talking about Americans with face tattoos. Right. Some of our greatest citizens have tatted up domes. Mike Tyson, Post Malone, the barista at Blue Bottle, who won't follow me back on Instagram. Face tattooed Americans do the jobs the rest of us don't want, like working in a weed dispensary or doing guest verses on a Doja cat single. And if you get rid of people with face tattoos, who the is gonna live in Albuquerque?

[Roy Chang]

Okay, I thought you were gonna tell us about the new US IM Immigration policy.

[Ronnie T.]

What are you talking about? America doesn't have an immigration policy. America has immigration reactions.

[Roy Chang]

What do you mean?

[Ronnie T.]

We don't know what we want from immigrants. We want to keep them away from our kids, but we also want them to raise our kids. They can't have our health care, but we depend on them for affordable lawn care. We hate drug trafficking, but we love drugs, man. So until we have actual policy, immigrants are going to have to lay Low for 1,458 days, but who's counting?

[Roy Chang]

Okay, that's a long time. Do you think immigrants have a plan besides keeping their heads down?

[Ronnie T.]

I will say this. If Latino immigrants are smart, they'll shift their attention to non Latino immigrants. Excuse me a moment. Hi, Di Snitchline. I would like to report an Asian from Australia hosting the Daily Show. Yes, he is very easy to recognize. Super shifty. Just had a Netflix special, and he's got, like, five different accents rolled into one.

[Roy Chang]

Wait, are you talking about me? Dude, I brought you on the show.

[Ronnie T.]

Oh, yeah, he also brought a Latino to do work for him. Super handsome. Hasn't been here for years.

[Roy Chang]

Okay, look, it was a mistake to bring you back. Get out of here. Al Madrigal. El Madrigal, everybody. When we come back, Charlemagne, that God will be joining us. So don't go away. Welcome back to the Daily Show. Hey, we all know I've got some great opinions, but turns out I'm not the only one. Studies show that. But other people also have opinions. So here with another installment of in my opinion is our good friend Charlamagne tha God.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yes. Well, the first week of Trump 2.0 is almost up, and one thing is clear. Some of y'all are not gonna make it through four years, okay? Because you could barely handle these last four days. That's right. People are losing their whole damn minds, and it's causing them to lash out at the wrong targets.

[Ronnie T.]

Snoop Dogg, Nelly are facing backlash right now. After performing at Donald Trump's inauguration party today, fans took to X to express their anger, with one user saying that they no longer respected the artist for participating.

[Roy Chang]

Snoop performing during Trump's inaugural weekend.

[Ronnie T.]

Not this Snoop Dogg.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, everyone's talking about Snoop and Nelly. I knew Trump would take America backwards, but I didn't think it would be to two people. Please stop wasting your energy attacking old school rappers. The only thing they did wrong is inspire Mark Zuckerberg's new look. Yeah, he looks like Flavor Flav if the flavor was mayonnaise. Yeah. Look, man, the reason people are mad is because back in 2017, Snoop denounced artists who played Trump's first inauguration. But in his defense, you think Snoop remembers 2017? Snoop has burned more trees than the LA wildfires. And look, and don't get me wrong, you should be angry at people suddenly making nice with Donald Trump. But instead of Snoop and Nelly, what about the Democratic politicians who spent four years calling Trump the new Adolf Hitler and then started doing stuff like this?

[Ronnie T.]

President Biden, welcoming his successor to the White House, observed all the traditional niceties. Joe Biden greeting Donald Trump at the White House with two welcome home. There were smiles, there were handshakes. I mean, there was a real respect between the two. This moment between former President Barack Obama and President elect Donald Trump has gone viral. They chuckled like old buddies. Trump even made Obama laugh.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm sorry, if you tell us someone is Hitler, you at least have to act like he's Hitler. I know when Barack got home, Michelle was like, hehe, how.

[Roy Chang]

So?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Hitler got jokes, huh? In fact, here's the energy I wanted to see more of on Monday.

[Ronnie T.]

All these journalists are like, congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration? Congresswoman, are you going to the inauguration? Are you going to the inauguration? Let me make Myself, Clear. I don't celebrate rapists. So, no, I'm not going to the inauguration tomorrow.

[Charlamagne tha God]

See, yeah, that's right. That's right. That right there, that's backbone. That's principles. Man, I'm gonna miss AOC when she's deported to Nicaragua. So what am I saying here? What am I saying here? Democrats shouldn't have shown up to the inauguration. Yes, bitch, that's exactly what I'm saying. And maybe you're thinking, what's wrong with being civil to your opposition? Listen, that's just political norms. Politics haven't been normal since Trump came down that ugly ass escalator. And eight years later, it seems like Republicans are the only ones who realize that. Think about this for a second. Trump lied for years about the 2020 election being stolen. And he gained supporters by living his life as if that lie was true. Meanwhile, the Democrats told the truth about Trump being a threat to democracy. But now that the election's over, they're living like it isn't true. In fact, they're saying they can get along with them.

[Ronnie T.]

We could work together.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I will work with anybody who wants.

[Ronnie T.]

To be a good partner. I'm not the leader of the resistance.

[Roy Chang]

I will never back away from partnering.

[Ronnie T.]

With the Trump administration where our priorities align. I don't want to pretend we're always going to agree, but I will always seek collaboration first.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Collaboration? Really? You called him Hitler, but now you're saying that Hitler has some good ideas. That's the same thing Kanye said. And we don't even let him make sneakers anymore. What are you even gonna collaborate on? Are you gonna make sure the immigrant concentration camps run on solar power? Like, listen, man, Donald Trump won this election by a little over 2 million votes. And Democrats are acting like he's unstoppable. Do you remember how Republicans acted when Biden won Biden 7 million votes.

[Ronnie T.]

Republican senators are vowing to use the filibuster to derail President Biden's legislative agenda. 100% of my focus is on stopping this new administration. I want to make Joe Biden a one half term president. On January 21, I will be filing articles of impeachment on Joe Biden.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You see that? That's what you call being space laser focused. Okay, okay. They tried to impeach Biden on day one for the crime of getting elected. I like that energy, though. I like it. They weren't worried about alienating Democrats. They said Democrats, they ride up their base, and it worked. Today, Democrats are patting themselves on the back for allowing a Peaceful transfer of power. And I have no problem with conceding the election. But. But don't concede the Constitution. Yes. So, Democrats, Democrats, I am begging you for once, treat Republicans the way they treat you and treat Trump as if you believed everything you said about him is true. The four days we've just seen shows us where all this is going. When there's a train speeding toward a cliff, people don't want you going, I'm gonna work with the conductor to fix the WI fi. They want you to stop the damn train. So, yeah, I'm not wasting my time being mad at Snoop Dogg. I'm mad at the Democrats for acting like they're the ones too high to remember anything they said in the campaign. Democrats better get focused. Midterms are 21 months away, so y'all need to take that frolicking with fascist bullshit and drop it like it's hot. That's it.

[Roy Chang]

Follow me. The God, everybody. When. Welcome back El Madrigal to join me on the show. So don't go away. Welcome back to the David Show. My guest tonight is a comedian, an actor who stars in the NBC series Lopez vs Lopez. Please welcome former Daily show correspondent, the great Al Madrigal. I love you, man. Good to have you back.

[Ronnie T.]

Great to be back. It's been a long time.

[Roy Chang]

You haven't been in this building in years.

[Ronnie T.]

I think nine years.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah.

[Ronnie T.]

We were talking about a lot of the same faces. It's great.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah, it's been. That's what I love about. One of the things I love about the show is the strong alumni network.

[Ronnie T.]

It really is incredible when you think about, you know, all the people that we were with. We had a little bit of crossover. So right when I was leaving, you came in. Roy came in. Klepper had been there for a bit.

[Roy Chang]

Clepper had been there for a bit.

[Ronnie T.]

Desi was coming in.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Ronnie T.]

But then. Yeah, it was. It's a strong group.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah. When I came in, you gave me tons of great advice, man. And look, I thought. And then I hosted the show.

[Ronnie T.]

Yeah.

[Roy Chang]

So there you go. Yeah. So thanks a lot. No, you gave me. No, this guy. This guy gave me, like, tons of little. You told me all the secret hiding places. You literally were like, this is where you go when you need to practice your script before you start in the back.

[Ronnie T.]

Totally. We'd run it. I was just back there, and you.

[Roy Chang]

Sent me this chain letter of correspondent. Chain letter.

[Ronnie T.]

So I had done a TV show, a sitcom, with Rob Riggle.

[Roy Chang]

Yes.

[Ronnie T.]

And then asked him for Advice. And Rob was so great.

[Roy Chang]

And Rob, who was also a former correspondent.

[Ronnie T.]

Former correspondent. And he dug up Colbert's notes on field pieces and sent me this great text. And then I passed it on to you and Roy and Desi, and then you passed it on to the new people. But it's this thing that gets passed on. I shared it with Costa, not knowing that you had already shared it.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah, yeah. And that's the thing, this chain letter that if you don't pass on now, you get cursed to death. It's like a presidential thing with just tips for correspondence.

[Ronnie T.]

I'll never forget John Oliver, first day grabs me and said, because when you do these field pieces, he said, you need to live in the edit, so you need to make sure that you realize where you're going to cut and what you need to say. But one of the most important things I learned was never to let one of the producers drive.

[Roy Chang]

You mean drive the car?

[Ronnie T.]

Drive the rental car. These guys all live in Manhattan. They don't have cars. So you're doing like a nine point turn in an intersection. You're like, what are you doing in.

[Roy Chang]

Like Kansas or something?

[Ronnie T.]

We're gonna get shot.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah, yeah. Into people's driveways. Yeah. And that's the thing. It's all these very specific tips that no one else understands because it's this Daily show correspondent thing. And now you're on Lopez versus Lopez. Yeah. Can you tell us about that show?

[Ronnie T.]

I mean, it's a multicam on NBC. It's on Friday nights at 8:30. I play stoner friend and I had no idea that that was a dream of mine. But it's pretty awesome because I'm a method actor.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah, yeah. And you.

[Ronnie T.]

It really is. It allows me to do all the other things that, you know, I do. I have a business, I write a lot. So it. You're kind of done by noon.

[Roy Chang]

Oh, you mean being on the show.

[Ronnie T.]

Being on a multicam is the greatest gig of all time.

[Roy Chang]

Okay.

[Ronnie T.]

And I'm working with George Lopez.

[Roy Chang]

He's very cool.

[Ronnie T.]

And if you haven't watched the show, there's a lot of real life trauma that he and his daughter are working out. So it's a very unique show in that you see things happening even in rehearsals where you're like, oh, this is very real and this is very emotional and they're going through some stuff while they're making this thing. So it really is incredible.

[Roy Chang]

Wait, wait. Okay. So him and his daughter actually having.

[Ronnie T.]

Oh, he was, they were. He, you know, left her. They got divorced, mom. And you know, got divorced from George and he took off and came back. And that's the premise of our show. Right, but that's real life.

[Roy Chang]

So the show is literally live therapy.

[Ronnie T.]

Pretty much. No, it really is. And with a ton of jokes and it's very funny.

[Roy Chang]

It's like iconic comic, it's a multicam sitcom, but it's still a real.

[Ronnie T.]

Dealing with some heavy stuff.

[Roy Chang]

Damn. And I mean you did you know George Lopez before you got on the show?

[Ronnie T.]

I was like, I had a mean Joe Green moment with him. That's an old reference for a lot of people.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah, no one gets that one.

[Ronnie T.]

But he, his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I knew friends of friends that were going, and I was the only like young Latino stand up comedian there and he was doing a shot with all his buddies and gave me one of these, like, I see you over there.

[Roy Chang]

Oh, he gave you that?

[Ronnie T.]

And I was like, oh, cool. And now I'm on the show, now we're driving around in a golf cart, you know, hanging out.

[Roy Chang]

And he's like a, he's like a. Not just a Latino comedy legend, he's like a comedy legend.

[Ronnie T.]

He's the comedy legends. He's, you know, he's selling out massive theaters.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah, yeah. How is he on set? Is he cool?

[Ronnie T.]

He's super cool. Now you're working with this icon, you know, so he's like, hey, do it like this. And you're like, okay, guy who's shot a tremendous amount of these shows. Yeah, I'll do it like that.

[Roy Chang]

And I mean the other thing is that you.

[Ronnie T.]

And plus I'm the stoner friend.

[Roy Chang]

Right, Right.

[Ronnie T.]

I don't care how you want me to do it, I'll do it.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah, yeah. All your weed becomes tax deductible at this point when you. Cause it's for work. Yeah, there you go.

[Ronnie T.]

That is smart. My business manager is watching.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah. Tax deduct your weed on this. And also you're living in Los Angeles, but you moved to Los Angeles, correct?

[Ronnie T.]

Yeah, from San Francisco. I moved in. You're raised to hate Los Angeles if you live in San Francisco.

[Roy Chang]

Well, if you hate la, it's probably, you know, there's some good news for you, I guess.

[Ronnie T.]

Well, no, it's, it's. I don't. I mean, some people are happy about it. That's what I want to talk about. It's terrible.

[Roy Chang]

No, I mean, I don't, I think it's terrible. I'm saying if you hit anyway, so so is it, is it okay in, is everything okay now?

[Ronnie T.]

I live in Pasadena, which is very adjacent to Altadena and a lot of Pasadena burnt down, so it's very scary. Air quality is horrible. They definitely need help. Still so many people have been displaced. I know that we're watching this shot of Malibu and into the Palisades and you assume they're all 15, $20 million homes, homes. And there's just a lot of regular people who had all of their money in these houses. And it's, it's this country's largest fire. It burned for seven days and is still burning. There's a new fire that just started up so this isn't stopping anytime soon. And it's, it's, yeah, it's historically bad.

[Roy Chang]

It's the worst fire and.

[Ronnie T.]

But the point I wanted to make is I love L A I moving down there. Every single type of person lives in Los Angeles. It really is incredible. Like there's, no matter who you are, I guarantee you you could find that community in la. Our population is comparable to the entire state of Georgia though. There is a, it's a really big city with a lot of different folks. So yes, I hate the Bieber smoothie drinking, UGG boot wearing, superficial influencer that you imagine and we all are. But there's real people. There's a lot of great real people.

[Roy Chang]

Well, is it going to, in your assessment? I mean, you know, I guess is it going to, is it going to come back you live?

[Ronnie T.]

I mean, think about it. How can it not in a way where it's like been developed by like this large corporation? Because you can't have. With as many homes are as burnt down, how could you have 500 different contractors building these things? Where are you going to get supplies from? In the Napa fires in Northern California, they're just getting checks, they're just getting that resolved. And so it's, it's pretty upsetting. It's going to be a long road back and your mortgage doesn't go away. You have to still keep paying your mortgage on your burnt lot or the bank takes it. So it's.

[Roy Chang]

So no, it's not coming back.

[Ronnie T.]

It's, it's going to take a long, long time and hopefully the resources are there to.

[Roy Chang]

Well, you're, you're in LA and you said, you told me before you came on the show that you could feel people kind of mobilizing to do it.

[Ronnie T.]

That part has been absolutely incredible. The community has come together. Like I've never seen it. It's just somehow packing go bags really puts a lot in.

[Roy Chang]

Would you. No, that's good news. But would you have thought that before you saw it happen? Would you ever have thought that LA could come together and cooperate?

[Ronnie T.]

Well, it's really interesting. It's like, yeah, Louisiana, just really. Everyone stays in their own little bubble.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah.

[Ronnie T.]

And so, yeah, you don't see many people, you know, working together like this. And it's upsetting that it took a tragedy, but it really is unbelievable watching everybody come. I had a buddy in Vegas who owns a car dealership organize. He dropped off five huge pallets of water because the air is bad, the water is bad. Do you think about all of the things that have melted and are now in the atmosphere and they're now in the drinking water? They're telling us not to bathe in it for any extended period of time. You can't walk outside without a mask. Ash is on top of my house like you'd see sand did on a windshield at the beach. It's crazy.

[Roy Chang]

Yeah. And I think that's one of the things, I mean, not being from America, for me, like, sometimes I'm like, it's because there's so much resources here to help people and then, you know, there's good people on the ground in Los Angeles who live there, you know, face to face. But it feels like it's hard to coordinate everybody because no one trusts the government response. And so you have this very inefficient kind of, you know, I will tell you this.

[Ronnie T.]

I think 50% of my block probably votes Republican. Those people would run down to my house in a heartbeat if.

[Roy Chang]

Because you also vote Republicans.

[Ronnie T.]

Because I also. Shut up.

[Roy Chang]

Listen. So you've been volunteering with the Pasadena Jobs Center? Community Jobs Center.

[Ronnie T.]

Pasadena Community Job center is amazing. They had a thousand volunteers on the weekend.

[Roy Chang]

This is for the LA fires.

[Ronnie T.]

Yes, for the LA fires. So Pasadena Community Job center can't say enough great things about it. Water, food, so many people have been displaced. And I mean, even I was on a brush cleanup crew. So there's ash everywhere. That's me, Jay Hernandez, Magnum PI Yeah.

[Roy Chang]

When you show up, do you go, I'm on tv, I shouldn't be doing this. Yeah.

[Ronnie T.]

Even with a mask off, people are like, you're on tv.

[Roy Chang]

But it's also Los Angeles is like, yeah, everyone's on tv.

[Ronnie T.]

Everybody's on tv.

[Roy Chang]

Everyone's on tv. Simon's gonna come and help out. Alright, man. Al, it's so good to see you, man. Thank you so much for coming on the show. Thank you for giving me all the advice you gave when you came on. You were super encouraging when you came on the show. I really appreciate it. I couldn't have done it without you. Lopez versus Lopez, that's Friday on NBC, is available to stream on Peacock, Al Madrigal, everybody.

[Charlamagne tha God]

We're gonna take a quick break.

[Roy Chang]

We'll be right back. Hey, that's our show for tonight. But before we go, please consider donating to Pasadena Community Job Center. They're an organization that has been a part of the community for 14 years, providing over 12,000 jobs to skilled workers. Right now, they're on the ground helping communities affected by the Los Angeles fires. If you can please donate at the link below. Now, here it is, your moment of Zen Lafayette, Louisiana.

[Ronnie T.]

This is deep south. This is almost into the gulf. I guess we're calling it Gulf of America now here.

[Roy Chang]

That snow down south we talked about.

[Ronnie T.]

Earlier on in the newscast in the.

[Roy Chang]

Gulf of Mexico states.

[Ronnie T.]

The Gulf of America, I guess, whatever.

[Roy Chang]

You'Re going to call it now, thanks.

[Ronnie T.]

To all of you that just wrote to me saying, because I was talking about the Gulf of Mexico. Yes, a lot of you said, nope, it's Gulf of America. Might take a minute. Right? Right. Switch that around in our thinking. Just a minute.

[Roy Chang]

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[Roy Chang]

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[Ronnie T.]

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