ight, rrgaison. - oh, hello piggy, how are your eyes doing? - after today, they're going to be fine and i'll never have to see you ever again. - i don't think that's possible, piggy, not with your eyes. - no, not with my eyes. with these. [laughs] - was he an organ donor? - sure. - all right, then let's get to work. say, you don't have $3.50 on you, do you? - ♪ light... ♪ the for looking on keep let's sunshine... ♪ ♪ the find to chance a have we night... ♪ ♪ the through on hold can we if after ♪ ♪ morning a be to got there's ♪

>> trevor: hey, what's going on everybody? welcome to "the daily social distancing show." i'm trevor noah. today is wednesday, the 11th of november. which means, yeah, that's right, 11-11. and in 10 minutes, it's going to be 11:11, on 11-11! which means you can make the ultimate wish. this is "the daily social distancing show," with trevor noah." >> trevor: it has now been four, or possibly 12 days, since joe biden was declared the next president-elect and kamala harris' sassy white friend.

and he has been busy trying to prepare his team for office, but it's not going smoothly, because donald trump, one-term president and tenant from hell, is still going through all the stages of grief: denial, rage tweeting, undermining democracy, and back to denial. >> the president's latest moves indicate that he is not ready to concede any time soon and that he may not leave all that gracefully. several sources throughout government agencies indicate that president trump has put out the word through his staff that he does not want any federal agency cooperating with the biden transition team, and further, that he doesn't want any government agency doing anything that would imply that biden won the election. we're also learning that the white house has started to press these agencies to come out with a budget for next year, as if there will be no change at the white house. >> one administration official telling "the washington post," quote, they're pretending nothing happened. we're all supposed to pretend this is normal and do all this work while we know we're just going to have to throw it away,

a end quote. the trump administration is reportedly also continuing to vet new political appointees for jobs in a second trump term. >> president-elect joe biden tuesday criticized president trump's refusal to concede the election. >> i just think it is an embarrassment, quite frankly. the only thing that, uh... how can i say this tactfully? i think it will not help the president's legacy. >> trevor: shame, guys. joe biden is right. does donald trump really want denying the election results to be his legacy? because i'd like to remember him as the president who kidnapped kids and helped kill 240,000 americans, not for this. and please tell me, how is trump still vetting candidates for new jobs? what's that job interview like? ( trump ) "so, tell me, where do you see yourself in five years?" ( candidate ) "no, bitch, where do you see yourself in five weeks?" trump is the kind of captain who

would have been taking applications on the "titanic." ( captain ) "so, daniel, do you have any experience working on a sinking ship in? ( applicant ) "um, should we leave? i see a lot of people jumping overboard." ( captain ) don't worry about them. they're just being dramatic. let me show you where you'll be sleeping." i mean, it must be so uncomfortable working in the white house right now, because everyone around trump knows he lost, but they've got to go along with the lie. that's got to be exhausting, especially when you're already running a fever from covid. but, look, i'm sorry, donald, this just isn't going to work. you can't pretend everything's fine when the whole entire world saw you get fired. if people in bosnia know you don't have a job, you do not have a job. honestly, people, i don't think donald trump ever looked more pathetic than this. and, yes, i'm including the time he played tennis in his sport diapers. because the only way he can overturn the election is to

prove that there has been nationwide voter fraud, and truth is, that's just not panning out. >> tonight "the new york times" reports it has contacted election officials from both parties in almost every state who said there was no evidence of fraud or other >> as for pennsylvania, the president claims-- and i quote-- "pennsylvania prevented us from watching much in the ballot count." the trump campaign went to federal court about this. judge paul diamond, a george w. bush appointee, heard the arguments, and by the end of the hearing, under questioning from the judge, the trump campaign lawyer admitted, contrary to his initial complaint, that there were, in fact, observers present. similarly, the state judge in michigan dismissed the lawsuit over access to ballot counting. she cited lack of amicable evidence and whether the campaign had even sued the right party. in georgia, the campaign sued over late mail-in ballots allegedly being counted, and the judge dismissed it, again for a lack of evidence. >> trevor: yup, trump's claims are being thrown out in courts all over the country--

michigan courts, georgia courts, federal courts-- even food courts are like, "man, get your bullshit outta this panda express, donald!" he's getting thrown out of courts so fast, the bailiffs don't even say "all rise." they're just, like, "nah, y'all can keep sitting. we won't be here long." you all just stay where you are." and here's the thing, guys. everyone knows trump lost. even donald trump knows that he lost, because, you realise, he hasn't shown his face since they called the race. you think that if donald trump thought he won, he'd be in hiding? no. we know this guy. the guy would be holding victory rallies every day. he'd be flying around the country on top of air force one doing that weird jerk-off dance he does. ♪ ♪ and just so we're on the same page: reporters haven't found widespread voter fraud, election officials haven't found it, and the courts also haven't found

voter fraud. so now republicans are putting out the call for voter fraud investigation volunteers. >> republicans continue to search for widespread issues. in texas, lieutenant governor dan patrick is offering up to a million dollars to incentivize, encourage, and reward people for reports of voter fraud, even though there has been no evidence of any there. >> right now, we're in an evidence-gathering phase. that's why we have a hotline, and we're asking people to let us know if they have any of these irregularities that they saw. we'll pursue them, and then we'll pursue legal action. >> the trump campaign has set up this voter fraud hotline, basically where they could field calls about these allegations of voter fraud. i'm told, actually, a lot of those calls have been prank calls that have been coming in. ( laughing ) >> trevor: oh, man, these poor trump lawyers. they're going to be going into court like,"your honor, i have a sworn affidavit proving voter fraud from a mr. seymore butts. and his good friend, bend over. and they're both very

concerned." but what did they expect? they're going to ask people to call in. the only calls anyone makes anymore are prank calls. any other reason, you'd just text. even when your granny calls you now, she's like, "hello sweetie. is your refrigerator running? well then maybe you should catch, is you losers." and i love how that one guy is offering a million dollars for evidence of voter fraud. one million dollars! that's how you know there's no voter fraud, man. you never offer a million dollars for shit you think might happen. it's always like, "uh, yeah, i'll give you a million dollars if cheryl goes to prom with you." if you ask me the real surprise isn't that the campaign was so desrat they set up a fraud hotline. they're not charging $3.99 a minute for it. you only have 70 more days to profit all the presidency. and i know it may seem like a long-shot that someone would

just come forward with a piece of evidence that would blow this whole thing wide open and hand the election to donald trump, but guess what? last night, that's exactly what happened...ish. >> a woman claiming to be a nevada poll worker telling laura ingraham last night about the fraud she says she witnessed firsthand. ( voice distorted ) >> i went out to go for a walk on my break, and i probably had 150-, 175-foot stretch where i was walking, the biden van was parked along this stretch. and i was walking to it. about 150 feet. i was walking. and i could see these people hand over what appeared to be white envelopes, just hand over onto this table. and as i got closer, the envelopes were being torn open, there were two men-- there were two people dropping the envelopes, and two people ripping them open and turning and facing the van and drawing on them, or marking them. and as i walk by, one of them looks at me, and the whole line moves as i walk by them, and it

scared me. >> trevor: oh, my god! fox news found t-pain. i wondered what happened to him! seriously, i don't know what that was, but that voice sounds like what a rovoice sounds like when they go through puberty. don't worry, jared. any day now. and, look, i understand why that whistleblower was scared and wanted to hide their identity. vote fraudsters are some of the most dangerous, violent criminals around. when they get put in prison, they find the biggest, baddest dude in the prison yard and vote right in his face. dangerous! also, it's crazy that-- sorry, hold on. okay, my control room is telling me that there's another anonymous poll worker who wants to tell us about election fraud, boy! this is really weird, because i don't have a control room or aneer piece. but i want to get to the bottom of this, so joining us now in a "daily show" exclusive, an anonymous poll worker. >> what up, african?

i mean, hello, trevor noah. i've never met you. >> trevor: okay, that's a little weird. but thank you for joining us. let's get straight into it. you say you witnessed election fraud. >> yeah, it was crazy, man. so i was down in philadelphia, right. so i was counting ballots in philadelphia, right? then on my right, i saw a dude wearing a joe biden t-shirt, and he was tearing up ballots for donald trump! and i asked him, "i say, hey, bro, what are you doing in? and he said, "i'm committing voter fraud for joe biden. it was crazy. said it just like that. >> trevor: wow, that is really crazy and very specific. >> and it wasn't just that! i looked to my left, and there was joe biden! joe biden was standing right there with a bunch of black panthers, and they were xeroxing ballots for him! and i said, "are you joe biden?!" and he looked at me and said, "yeah, this is a true story!" then i was so messed up by that, man, i was so messed up,

i went outside for a smoke. and there in the parking lot was a karate sensei, right? and he was there with his whole class, and they were just karate chopping ballots in half. chopping up ballots for trump, man. i'm telling you what i saw. i know what i saw. >> trevor: okay, enough of this. roy, i know it's you. >> no, no, it's not me. this is not roy. >> trevor: it's you, i know by your karate chop. only one person does karate chops like that. it's you, roy. turn on his lights. i know it's roy. >> that's not me. that's not me! hey, hey, trevor, what's up, man. you were just talking to the poll work ethat was here. that's crazy. >> trevor: roy, what are you doing? what are you doing? i know you're not a trump supporter. why would be you working with

him to undermine the election? >> no, i'm not a trump supporter but i am a supporter of getting a million dollars. i'm trying to get paid. that's crazy. >> trevor: roy, this is unethical. you're trying to spread claims of voter fraud. that's going to undermine democracy. >> i didn't think about that, trevor. i didn't think about that. and you are right, this election-- america's democracy is too vawb to risk losing its instigate over a couple of false allegations. i take back everything i said, man? >> trevor: thank you so much. >> if jubd gives me a million dollars. >> trevor: roy, there's no money. cut his camera. cut this. >> there's money. hey, turn my lights back on! >> trevor: no, turn everything off. there's no money for you, roy. >> turn my lights-- hey, trevor! >> trevor: sorry, guys i really thought we had a real

scoop there. tell you what, when we come back, we'll look at some fun news to get all of this trump taste out of our mouths. and then don't forget, halsey is joining us on this year, our driveways have brought us all closer together. ♪ and been our gateways to the world. ♪ ♪ for over 30 years, lexus has been celebrating driveway moments. here's to one more. the lexus december to remember sales event. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. ♪ ♪ hello hello ♪ there he go, my baby never answers in the room ♪ ♪ steps outside, or puts it on snooze ♪ ♪ he just do whatever he do ♪ou ee ou ♪

♪ou ee ou ♪ hello hello hello ♪ ♪ hello hello hello swipe, lift, spin, dry. slam, pan, still...fresh move, move, move, move aaaaand still fresh. degree. ultimate freshness activated when you move.

the fighting spirit is one we for eduardo pérez, it drove him to thrive in his search for a better life. immigrating from guatemala at 18, he found work as a dishwasher... a line cook, sous chef, and eventually... fought to the top of one of the most challenging professions in the world. proving that there is no challenge that can hold back

a fighting spirit. since 1925, we've proved that it doesn't matter where you come from, it matters what you're made of. modelo. brewed for those with a fighting spirit. hey, tracee, you can't say no to a classic. girl, you know, wavy chips are way better for dippin' . ahh. ♪ crispy, airy, tasty poppables.♪ lay's. a little joy with every bag. but to someone who wants to bring a little bounce to their house... hey, google, play this on all my speakers. it's the google whole home funkifier. introducing nest audio from google. (awith your next new vehicle? what kind of value are you looking for with subaru, you get kelley blue book's 2020 best resale value brand, 2020 lowest 5-year cost to own brand, and most trusted brand for six consecutive years. no wonder kelley blue book also picked subaru as their 2020 best overall brand.

a trusted brand and a proven value. it's easy to love a subaru. get 0% apr financing for 63 months on select new 2020 models, now through november 30th.

let's kick it off with professional golf. the only sport that requires a chauffeur. there's a tradition at the masters tournament where players will try to skip their ball over the water hazard during practice. but even that wasn't enough showing off for one golfer this weekend. >> as p.g.a. players ready for this weekend's masters tournament in augusta, georgia, golfer jon rahm showed off during yesterday's practice round, skipping his ball on purpose across the pond and onto the green on the 16th hole. the ball tracks around the edge of the green, funnels toward the flagstick, and rolls into the cup. it was a hole in one, if you can believe that. >> trevor: okay, that was insane!

but it also sucks that it was during a practice round. the perfect shot when it doesn't count. i feel bad for that guy, because we've all had that day when you're staying at home, all of a sudden you're having the perfect hair day, everything looks tight. then, the next day, you have a date, and it's the one day you wear your underwear outside your pants. and you're like, "ahh, crap! you should have seen me on sunday!" but you know who i really feel bad for? the guy behind him on the course, because how do you top that? you can't just get a hole in one, because he did that and skipped the ball across the pond. the next guy is going to have to try and skip his cart across the pond. oh, shit! and i hope that the p.g.a. learns from this moment. this video got over 10 million views in just a few hours, which never happens for a golf highlight. so, clearly, what golf needs is more fun trick shots, bring in more tricks, add a few obstacles, and maybe a tunnel where first dates can share an awkward kiss. and some windmills. now that's the kind of game people want to watch. wait, that's a thing.

but let's move on to some good news for people who love reading, and also convenience. >> forget the usual vending machines you might find on college campuses. >> a couple of new dispensers at b.y.u. are offering food for thought. >> a vending machine full of short stories. >> "fighting and pulling, she wept at once with sudden wild abandonment." >> these stories are from around the world. there are some translations. there are classics. there's contemporary literature. we've had them up for about a week, and we've dispensed almost 2,000 stories already. >> "they said she had died of heart disease, of the joy that kills." >> why go to a candy dispenser when you can have a piece of good literature instead. >> trevor: "why go to a candy dispenser when you can have a piece of good literature instead"? i mean, this is a cool idea, but i feel bad for the kids who went to her house on halloween last week. "who wants three musketeers?!" "yaaaaay!" "...by alexandre dumas!" "awwww! let's egg this house!" also i'll tell you this, you do

not want to get the wrong vending machine after you've been out drinking all night. you just wanted some doritos, and now the whole town is throwing rocks at some lady, like, what the hell? and it's extra awkward if one gets stuck. you can't shake the machine full of short stories. "i paid for a terse allegory about growing old, goddamn it! give it to me!" although, if you ask me, they should combine the two and have a vending machine where they print the story on a bag of funyuns. yeah, then you can eat while you're reading. "oh, it was a dark and stormy night"-- nom nom nom. "and catherine's heart was aflame"-- nom nom nom. and, finally, a really heartwarming story about a new yorker and her new feathered friend. >> what a turnaround for this one-time sick swan. tonight, the story of a woman out for a ride on her bike who discovered the swan and helped to save her life. >> while taking in the beautiful day, she noticed a lone swan who could barely move. >> i just couldn't leave her

there. so i approached really slowly with my jacket to try to throw it over her body and her head. >> ariel carried the 17 pound frightened swan a mile back to her bike. some kind drivers gave them a lift to the subway station, and then they dropped they hopped on the "a" train. fellow strap-hangers do not even bay-- named after jamaica bay-- minding her own on the train like any other commuter. >> new yorkers are so used to so many crazy things happening, it does not faze them. >> trevor: of course no one is surprised by a swan on the subway. this is new york. last year, i got mugged by a duck. oh, shit. but it's true, people, nothing fazes new yorkers on the subway. you look up from your phone, and there's a swan, there's a guy jerking off, there's a swan jerking off... just go back to your phone, no eye contact. that's the truly. although, i think it's funny that swans get better health care in america than humans. like, imagine a guy throws a bag over your head, tosses you in a van, and then takes you to get your mole checked out for free. tell me that's not better than

your insurance plan. but kudos to this lady for caring enough about a swan to carry it onto the subway. although, i don't know why, when she does it, she's a hero, but when i do it, i'm "banned for life from the zoo." how is that fair?? oh, and in case you're wondering, the woman and swan made it to their destination safely, and guys, things are going swimmingly. >> ariel promptly brought the swan to the wild bird fund where she used to work and where she knew bay would get proper care. >> bay loves her kibbles and salad. you can tell she is happy by her hearty appetite and her wagging tail. she is having such a great time, workers noticed that she started honking to a male swan in the other room. so they let the pair swim together. who knows? maybe this rescue story will turn into a love story by the time the swans are healthy enough to go back into the wild. >> trevor: hold on, hold on, the swan is getting it too good

now. now it's got free health care and salad and a man? i mean, this is a beautiful story, but it's going to make single people feel like shit. "homeless birds are finding love during a pandemic and my lonely ass is eating cold chicken in my underwear?" but congratulations on finding true love, subway swan. i know people will tell you it won't work because you're from different worlds. you're from jamaica bay. he's from the upper west side. you're from different worlds, but remember, in the end, you're just two beautiful animals who love to peck children's eyes out. when we come back, michael kosta goes down to mexico for some recreational surgery. and halsey is still coming up, and halsey is still coming up, so stay tuned. ♪ ♪ hello hello ♪ there he go, my baby never answers in the room ♪ ♪ steps outside, or puts it on snooze ♪ ♪ he just do whatever he do ♪ou ee ou ♪

♪ou ee ou ♪ hello hello hello ♪ ♪ hello hello hello but to someone who's tired of always ordering delivery hey google, play salt fat acid heat on netflix. it's the google dine-in motivator. nest hub from google. garcia,sims!coming! it's the google dine-in motivator. really dude? not cool. haha! not sorry. get double xp in call of duty: black ops cold war with mountain dew. rated mature. we're the croods. welcome to a better way to live. ♪ welcome to my house

dun, dun ,dun. this place is changing everyone. give this place a chance. go i have to like him? grug. gruggers. grug. [ screaming ] grug. you have to be nice. i don't know if cave people belong in a modern world. we're evolved people. [ grunting ] maybe we should take it down a notch. bah, bah, bah. -bah, bah, bah. wow. metro has the best deal in wireless. so whatever your goal, however you hustle, metro has you covered, so you can rule your day. get unlimited data with 5g access included for just $35 a line. all on america's largest 5g network at no extra charge. and right now, get the latest 5g phones for less than 100 bucks when you switch. that's the best deal in wireless. metro. empowering you to rule your day. i'm gonna show you guys how to make my famous holiday rolls, cause 'tis is the season!

first up, you're gonna wanna knead the dough. yeah yeah, good! give it some life, ya know? then you're gonna wanna talk to the dough like it's your ex-boyfriend. carl! i'm not giving you the sweatshirt back! yeah, and i've stretched it so it won't even fit you anyway! (slaps) oh, i thought you liked the slapping. uh, okay guys... you're not doing it. your rolls are gonna be terrible. keep kneading everybody! it's the most talked a chip so cheesy, year. so jalapeñoey. it could only be called: lay's cheddar jalapeño. gotta have lay's. swipe, lift, spin, dry. slam, pan, still...fresh move, move, move, move aaaaand still fresh. degree. ultimate freshness activated when you move.

>> trevor: welcome back to "the daily social distancing show." before covid locked us all indoors, michael kosta discovered a border town in mexico that had an unusual tourist attraction. so he sunk his teeth into the mystery to file this report. >> i'm michael kosta, filing this report from more city, mexico? >> shut up, dog! we're doing a thing. guard dogs, barbed wire, cavity searches. this mexican border town is run by a cartel, no, not a drug cartel, something even more cruel, dentists. over 600 of them operate here, and you'll never guess who their biggest customers are. >> the mexican border town of los algodones has been seeing a steady stream of americans looking for dental care. >> that's right, americans are flooding into this border town for dental care, and they're not

even ashamed of it. >> these are seven crowns. >> wow. >> i'm getting ready to do all of these, nice and white. >> i came down here and i got every single thing done they needed and i have had not one infection, not one bit of pain. >> beautiful teeth! >> everyone of my teeth in my mouth are mexican teeth. >> are you worried about your mouth being from mexico but your body being american? is everything getting along? >> so far, yeah, it's doing pretty good. ( laughs ) >> american teeth, mexican teeth. yeah, maybe the teeth look good, but isn't it risky? if i know anything about mexico-- and i don't-- it's that their dentists are all bad hombres with chain saws. i went to talk to an american tooth jockey in arizona. if something does go wrong down there you have no rights, and i have seen some very bad stuff done that i have had to fix. the worst is the patient had his third molar taken out. when they were drilling they

severed the next tooth's root out. >> that's the mandickular vain. >> the mandibular. >> i know, this one here, bang, l4. >> no. >> are americans in this caravan of cavities even aware of the dangers they're about to face? you're in what has been described as a third-world country. you don't have rights as an american citizen in mexico, and you're okay with all this. >> well, i mean, i... i mean i guess i just went by the old-school yelp review. >> look, we all know that yelp is bullshit, whatever, katie "h." but the question redains: why are americans risking foreign surgery? to get to the real story i would have to go mouth to mouth with one of these dangerous mexican dentistsas. you hear the horror stories, there's a guy with a chain saw ripping over my mouth.

you don't do that? >> absolutely not. >> it seems crazy to me that so many americans cross the border into mexico to receive dental care. >> in the united states, there are oifer 60 million people without dental insurance, so that's why they're coming here, looking for cheaper price, and they find a good facility. >> do you have a chain saw back there. >> no, i don't. >> the 74 million americans who don't have dental insurance can't afford to get their teeth done in the u.s.a., so these people are really economic refugees. >> i figure i saved, like, probe, almost, you know, like $55,000 probably. >> yeah. and what do you do with that money? >> well, you know, i have a serious gambling addiction, right. >> you're taking the money you saved in mexico back to the american economy? >> right. >> you seem like an american man,. >> a true american. >> a true more tha american. >> i'm a republican. >> what do you say to your

republican peers who say you're giving the money and giving it to the mexicans. >> i'm retired and need to save every dollar i can. >> dental care in the u.s. is more expensive than any other developed country. hey! we're number one! is it a product of mexico being cheaper or is it american health care being exuberant in its costs? >> yeah. >> yes both. >> yes. we have to follow regulations, rules, malpractice is a part of it. everything i buy costs money. the building costs money. every lab i use costs money. >> do you have a sports car? >> no. >> okay. i see these americans crossing the border, and go, wait a second. we have the best health care in the world, don't we? >> correct. >> how does that make you feel? >> you know, i would rather see you go to mexico and get dentistry done than not at all. i want people to have a healthy mouth. >> it's clear that dr. land cares about people, even if they can't help him with payments on his corvette. and maybe in the future, americans will be able to have dental care that won't bankrupt

them, but until then, mexico is calling with its pleasant climate, friendly people, and 70% off preventive root canals. ( speaking spanish ) adios. all right, hit me with it. >> trevor: thank you so much, kosta. all right, stick around, because when we come back, i'll be talking to the brilliantly talented halsey. talented halsey. you don't want to miss it. when we started our business we were paying an arm and a leg for postage.

i remember setting up shipstation. one or two clicks and everything was up and running. i was printing out labels and saving money. shipstation saves us so much time. it makes it really easy and seamless. pick an order, print everything you need, slap the label onto the box, and it's ready to go. our costs for shipping were cut in half. just like that. shipstation. the #1 choice of online sellers. go to shipstation.com/try and get 2 months free.

daily social distancing show." earlier today, i spoke with grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and activist halsey. we spoke about her life, her poetry, and so much more. halsey, welcome to "the daily social distancing show." >> thank you for having me. >.>> trevor: you are an artist who has truly experienced the full spectrum of what it is like to be a musician. you know, you created music on sound cloud. you worked hard to be noticed when nobody would notice you. and now, you know, people would look back on your story and go, like, you're one of the most streamed ayersts in the world. you have over 6 billion streams. it seems like it's overnight success but when you look at your journey, what does it feel like? when you look at your own journey, does it feel like it was overnight, or do you go,

"man, this has been a long time coming." >> thank you, by the way. it's kind of a little bit of both. i in some ways feel like i've been doing this for 20 years. i'm 26, and i wake up in the morning sometimes and i'm, like, it's been a long road. like my life is almost over. and other times i kind of-- you know, i put out my third album in january of this year. and i remember putting it out and thinking to myself, like, i feel like my first album just came out. this is such a-- this is such a rush to have that happen. but i think that kind of-- that paradoxical perception of time is probably exactly what i'm supposed to be feeling when i'm living a type of life that i long dreamed about having and didn't really think i was going to have. >> trevor: you are one of the people i have seen who has never forgotten not just the place you've from in life, but also the fact that so many other people are still there.

you know, you are really outspoken and fighting for-- in fighting for, you know, people's rights. you're out on the streets marching during the black lives matter protests. you were at the women's march right after donald trump became president. you shared some of the most personal stories. what is it about the world you've left behind that you never leave behind? >> i witnessed a lot of that dichotomy living in l.a. because it has some of the, like, moment successful, comfortable, richest people, and then some of the absolute most impoverishes and displaced and unhomeland. and watching those two walks of life coexist in this bubble is a real eye-opener because i've been on both sides of it. you know, i work at a resource center for unhomed young people in l.a. who-- the facility remind me of one i used to visit

when i needed razors or i needed deodorant. i was a starving artist in new york. and i think it's about keeping yourself immersed in your community and interacting with those people instead of living-- only interacting of people who are of your class or of your race or of your creed. it's, like, broaden your horizons. understand other walks of life and that gives you a perspective i think is really valuable. and i'm still learning stuff every day that i don't know about people. >> trevor: that's probably one of the things that draws people to you, it stems from the music, but they all have a different reason why they appreciate you. one of those has now been your new boork a collection of poetry. and i'll start by talking about the cover. i was like this is a beautiful piece of art. this is cool. i wonder what this was. and oh, you did the art as well. then i wondered how much art do you do? so it's the music, and then you paint, and then you do poetry as well.

and then, like, what else? juggling? what else is there? >> no, i-- oh, gosh. it's funny, it's like all of my hobbies end up becoming part of my job. >> trevor: right. >> because originally painting was just kind of the thing i did for me for fun. and then i started incorporating it into my work little by little. the poetry is like-- i write all the time, and some things you can't sing, you know. and i just wanted to put it out there and let people-- let people have it and get to know me a little bit in this time where it's so difficult to connect with my fans the way that i'm used to. as a musician, i don't know when i'll be allowed back on the stage again and that's very sad. >> trevor: i love when you say that. when people ask me why i wrote my book, i say, "there are is this things i can't say in my stup. there are some things that don't have a punch line and i wanted to talk to people about." that's what i wondered when i was reading through this.

some of it felt like it could be lyrics. there were some moments in the poem where i thought this could be lyrics to a song, but the poem itself is the poem. when you sayer what you share in your stories, you know, whether it's talking about going through a miscarriage, whether it's talking about surviving sexual assault, whether it's talking about some of the things that most people hide from even the closest human beings to them, you've shared with the public en mass. >> yeah. >> trevor: i know that it's therapeutic for you, but what do you hope it will do for others who hear your stories? >> well, i mean, i certainly initially feel like i have a sense of responsibility because i do find that people in my position very often only share the good, you know. so i do feel responsible to share kind of my transgressions and my tramas in a way obviously, i still keep some things to myself, because i have to have some boundaries. but i was kind of an open book

from the start so i wanted to keep being that way. when i was growing up, i just-- i-- i was born in 1994. so, you know, the pop star generation they grew up with very tailored and very sterile. everyone was incredibly talented. it was one of the greatest crop of musicians we have ever had in that era. but everyone was also very polished. we saw what the record label wanted us to see. we saw images that were publishepublished in magazines. obviously, that started changing when the pop roxy era evolved and then all dark stuff was being shared when the ayerst didn't want it to be. >> trevor: right. >> so i think now it's about kind of finding a nice balance between pulling back the curtain in a way that i have control over. and, also, you know, learning to keep some stuff to myself, because it's healthy to do so. but i think my fans just deserve it. and, also, like, it's getting increasingly harder to let

people get to know you with the way social media is evolving. i think you have to keep adapting to let people in, in new ways as the world changes and this was one for me. >> trevor: when you talked about being bipolar, it was really interesting because many people have shared the story. not many people, i think, have created music or created art while in a manic state. you said, "i'm manic," and that's what you called the album. walk me through what that's like. like, what would you hope people understand about being bipolar that they don't get? >> my main goal in talking about it was to get people more comfortable with the idea of talkintalking about mental heal, because i find often that the conversation around mental health is very supportive in theory, and then when someone actually starts displaying symptoms, like psychosis or anxiety or depression, everyone kind of goes like, "ewww, that's

a little too much. can we go back to just talking about all the good parts, like the things you've overcome and how strong you are?" and i don't always want to talk about how strong i am. sometimes i want to talk about how weak i am because of it, too. it's not about what i've overcome it's about what i'm still trying to overcome and that's really important. i find that happen a lot where people will say, you know, we need to be more accepting. we need to normalize this. we need to make this part conversation," which sounds good in theory but that's pretty performative if you're going to chastise or outcast a person once they start displaying their symptoms. and that makes it hard for people at home struggling with mental health problems watching you chastise people in the public eye. they're like, "wow, that's how they're reacting to that. i'm never telling them what i'm going through" i try to, i guess, make it digestible in a way. i'm still figuring it out. i'm 26. so i have a long way to go for figuring out what the exact

science is for discussing mental health in a palatable way. and fifigure it out, you know, maybe-- maybe i'll be in for a new career path. >> trevor: i'll tell you this, whether it's halsey or ashley or whatever other name, the talent is going to stay the same. i don't think you'll be stuck anywhere. congratulations on your success. thank you for talking with us and see you next time on the show. >> thank you >> trevor: halsey's poetry collection, "i would leave me if i could," is available now. okay, we're going to take a quick break, but we'll be right

>> trevor: that's our show for tonight. but before we go: remember thanksgiving is coming and remember because corona is still a thing, there are a lot of seniors stuck at home at greater risk than ever before. especially those who don't know where their next meal is coming from. but meals on wheels is out there in the streets delivering meals to elderly americans every day to keep them safe and nourished in communities across the country. if you can help them out and in any way, please donate at the link below. until tomorrow, stay safe out there, wear a mask, and if you see two swans out on their first date, then mind your own business! love is love! now, here it is, your moment of zen. ♪ ♪ ( applause ). >> and i-- i don't know know what's in your head or heart. but i can tell you what it look liked to the american people at the