The Daily Show is one of the lowest-rated shows in the state of Alabama, so we decided to … - Hasan Minhaj

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With mammals the male appears to win the female much more through the law of battle than through the display of his charms.

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The Daily Show is one of the lowest-rated shows in the state of Alabama, so we decided to reach across the aisle and do a collection of field pieces about Alabama - to increase awareness of the show there, but also to learn about the politics, culture, and religion in Alabama.

Culture, Awareness, Daily Show, Learn, Religion

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Your courage to do what's right has to be greater than your fear of getting hurt

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When people were like, "Oh, wow, Donald Trump is so crazy. That's so nuts, what's happening?" in the 9 a. m. meeting, Jon Stewart was like, "No, I've seen this before, in Robert Mugabe. I've seen Trump as an African dictator. You guys don't know about nationalist rhetoric all over Europe?" "No, I thought we were the center of the world. " He has the ability to actually talk about that in a real way: "Oh, I've been there. I've talked to people there. This is just the remix on stuff that's been brewing for three, four years. " That's something very special.

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Be as honest with yourself as possible, and try to make friends with people who like you for you - not an iteration of who you are, or who you think you should be - but really like you for you. And when you're creating whatever you want to do in your life, just try to create and put out the truest version of yourself into the world.

Create, Honest, Iteration, People, Thinking, Trying

I'm very, very specific about sneakers. I've always been a fan. It's not just certain brands, it's also the model of the shoe, the cut of the shoe, the colorway of the shoe. Someone will say, "Hey, this is the Air Jordan this. " And I'm like, "Yeah, but that's not as rare as this Air Jordan, in this colorway. " It gets very specific - it's the make, the model, the colorway. As a kid, I always wanted to have sneakers, but I didn't always get the ones that I wanted. So now, I'm reliving my childhood through my feet.

Kids, Cutting, Childhood, Sneakers, Feet

Be as honest with yourself as you possibly can. And it's not going to work for everybody, and I know you're going to be afraid of that, but please don't worry about being accepted by everybody. The people who like you and want to be around you, that's what matters, and that's what's healthiest for yourself.

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