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CP Time: Black Contributions to Music

Season 24 E 65 • 02/14/2019

Roy Wood Jr. explains the African-American origins of musical genres associated with mainstream white culture, including electronic dance music, square dancing and the banjo.

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Trevor chats with an audience member who had to change his name after 9/11.
08/03/2018
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Between the Scenes - Paul Manafort’s Million-Dollar Flower Bed

Trevor explains how former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort accidentally landed himself in a worse jail and laments the unexpected downside of an M-shaped flower bed.
08/03/2018
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Between the Scenes - The Pros and Cons of 3D-Printed Guns

For Trevor, the debate over 3D-printed guns goes far beyond firearm safety.
08/02/2018
02:29

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Between the Scenes - Trevor's First Taste of Comedy

Trevor recalls hearing a joke for the first time when his grandfather used humor to defuse a situation with police.
07/25/2018
01:17

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Between the Scenes - British Journalists Get the Trump Treatment

During his visit to the U.K., President Trump stunned British journalists by denying that he said things that were recorded in his interview with The Sun.
07/16/2018
08:17

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Between the Scenes - Trevor Responds to Criticism from the French Ambassador

Trevor responds to a letter from French ambassador Gérard Araud criticizing him for congratulating Africa on France’s World Cup victory.
07/18/2018
01:04

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Between the Scenes - Trump Asked and Russia Delivered

Trevor talks about what happened immediately after then-presidential candidate Donald Trump publicly called on Russia to find Hillary Clinton's emails.
07/17/2018
01:38

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Between the Scenes - A Commentary on World Cup Commentary

Trevor breaks down the difference between British, American, and Latino World Cup commentators.
07/02/2018
Highlight
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Between the Scenes - So Does Melania Even Care?

Trevor tries to make sense of the mixed responses the Trump administration gave about First Lady Melania Trump's questionable jacket choice.
06/22/2018
01:37

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Between the Scenes - Wait, Do We Need a Space Force?

In light of the Trump administration's plan to develop a space force, Trevor wonders if there's something the president knows about aliens that everyone else doesn't.
06/23/2018
02:00

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Between the Scenes - Everyone's Politicking in America

As President Trump's policy of separating migrant families continues, Trevor laments the apparent unwillingness of Democrats and Republicans to find a bipartisan solution.
06/19/2018
02:30

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Between the Scenes - Trump Gets a Lawsuit and an FBI Report for His Birthday

Trevor talks about how President Trump's birthday coincided with a lawsuit from New York's attorney general and an official report on possible bias against him in the FBI.
06/14/2018
01:46

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Between the Scenes - Trump’s Vain North Korean Deal

Trevor suggests that President Trump is less concerned with the merits of the U.S.- North Korea nuclear deal than he is with the bragging rights.
06/13/2018
02:13

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Between the Scenes - Scott Pruitt's Weird Little Grifts

Trevor chooses not to get angry about the long list of bizarre, low-level acts of corruption that EPA chief Scott Pruitt is accused of committing.
06/07/2018
01:18

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Between the Scenes - Melania's Unexplained Disappearance

Trevor speculates on Melania Trump's sudden media absence and ponders whether or not there might be a supernatural explanation.
05/31/2018
02:08

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Between the Scenes - Pusha-T Goes Nuclear Against Drake

Rapper Pusha-T takes his ongoing beef with Drake to the next level by dropping a track filled with personal insults involving Drake's family members, skin color and more.
05/30/2018
02:29

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Between the Scenes - A Migrant's Rescue Operation in France

Trevor has some questions about the viral video of a Malian migrant saving a child dangling from a building in France.
05/30/2018
03:36

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Between the Scenes - Trevor Chats with a French Audience Member

An audience member from France is engaged to be married, leading Trevor to wonder what the French word is for "fiancee."
05/22/2018
00:58

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Between the Scenes - Immigrants Are Choosing Canada Over the U.S.

Trevor reacts to the wave of immigrants rejecting Trump's America for hunky Justin Trudeau's Canada.
05/21/2018
01:46

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Between the Scenes - Trevor's Solution to Racist 911 Calls

Trevor proposes an idea to stop unnecessary 911 calls in the wake of a white woman calling the police on a group of people barbecuing while black.
05/14/2018
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Between the Scenes - Sirens Are Primitive

The Daily Show is interrupted by yet another siren from the streets of New York City, and Trevor marvels at how emergency vehicles rely on such a primitive way to make their presence known.
02/22/2022
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