"I Lied To My Children About My Job" | John Oliver x Trevor Noah

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"I Lied To My Children About My Job" | John Oliver x Trevor Noah "I Lied To My Children About My Job" | John Oliver x Trevor Noah "I Lied To My Children About My Job" | John Oliver x Trevor Noah "There is so much trash being passed around... and confidently passed around." In this episode, John Oliver (Host of Last Week Tonight) opens up about his deep discomfort with fame and the "existential crisis" threatening our ability to understand reality. From the awkwardness of explaining his career to his six-year-old daughter to the reason he views celebrity solely as a "utility" to protect his creative freedom, John drops the satirical persona to reveal the anxious father and citizen underneath. They also dive deep into the modern information landscape, where John argues that the decline of primary sources and the rise of "confident ignorance" is the single biggest threat to society today. Plus, the two trade hilarious stories about their "aggressive" pickleball matches and why John had to retire from football because of "knees everywhere." Timestamps: 00:00 - Fame is a "Utility" (Not a Lifestyle) 02:22 - My Daughter Saw My Face on the Subway 04:29 - The "Bird of the Century" Costume Confusion 06:30 - Describing Stand-Up to a 6-Year-Old 08:04 - The Biggest Existential Crisis Facing the World 09:24 - John’s "Aggressive" Pickleball Obsession 10:38 - Why I Quit Football (The "Knees" Nightmare) 13:03 - The Danger of "Confident Ignorance" John Oliver is a British-American comedian, writer, political commentator, and television host. He is best known as the host of the HBO series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, for which he has won multiple Emmy Awards. He was previously a senior correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Hashtags: #Podcast #JohnOliver #TrevorNoah #Misinformation #LastWeekTonight