1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,519 Speaker 1: Dan Mitchison is our US correspondent with US A something 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: non Dan, Good afternoon, Hey Ryan. How can Jim Carrey 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: be poor? It makes no sense to me. He's started 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: in so many big movies. 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 2: How can anybody think Jim Carrey is really that funny? 6 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 2: I mean, I can think back to maybe the days 7 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: of in Living Color, where he was amusing when he 8 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 2: was on TV. But he's just one of those people 9 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 2: that I kind of scratch my head and go, well, Okay, 10 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 2: I guess it's sort of an acquiet taste I loved Aspen. 11 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: Sure, let's go to Trump. Speaking of funny, I mean 12 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: a lot of people say he is, but he wants 13 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: to shut down the Department of Education and still gets 14 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: times Person of the Year. 15 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: Well he did. Yeah, that was announced today and this 16 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 2: is the second time that he's received that. Barack Obama 17 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 2: has been named twice before as well. Out last year. 18 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 2: I mean to tell you how much we kind of 19 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: swung back and forth on his last year was Taylor Swift, 20 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,639 Speaker 2: who was named Person of the Year. But yeah, he's 21 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 2: pledged to abolish the Department of Education. On the campaign trail, 22 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 2: he pointed out that this is kind of a symbol 23 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: of federal overreach, and you can argue that maybe there 24 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 2: is a little too much government involved, But there are 25 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: a lot of programs that parents and kids rely on 26 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 2: over here, Programs that helped children with mild or severe 27 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,199 Speaker 2: disabilities that would be shut down, that would impact hundreds 28 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: of thousands or more of family. So what do these 29 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 2: people do right now? So I think there are a 30 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: lot of people that are nervous and they're concerned about this. 31 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 2: But we've also got to remember, we've got a president 32 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: here who can only serve one more term right now, 33 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 2: So a lot of these ideas of his may end 34 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: up getting caught in, you know, political backlasher or slowed 35 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 2: down by Democrats. 36 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: Biden commuting more people's sentences fifteen hundred apparently the largest 37 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: single day pardon from any president in modern history, and 38 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: thirty nine people in the biggest single day act of 39 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: claiman say, how's it going down? I mean, this is 40 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: sort of standard practice, really, isn't it at threoutgoing presidents. 41 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right, I mean this is customary for a 42 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: president to grant, you know, this kind of mercy at 43 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 2: the end of his term. He's using the powers of 44 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: the office to wipe away the record. So it's customary 45 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: also for the party that's not to complain about what 46 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: the president's doing, and Republicans are doing that right now. 47 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: Some Democrats are. These people range from thirty five I 48 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 2: think are thirty six years old to seventy five, half 49 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 2: for men, half or women. And as you mentioned in 50 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 2: the World Wires, they've a lot of these people are 51 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: out that they've been convicted of nonviolent crimes, you know, 52 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: drug offenses or fraud or theft, and the White House 53 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 2: has said they have turned their lives around. But I 54 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 2: think you're right also that we're going to have a 55 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 2: lot more of these before he steps down from office, 56 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,679 Speaker 2: and I would imagine the last forty eight hours or 57 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,839 Speaker 2: so of his presidency there's going to be a few 58 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 2: controversial names that are going to be tossed about. 59 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: What's going on with these shopping malls. Apparently gen Z 60 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: is coming back to the shop, well probably visiting the 61 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: shops for the first time in their lives. 62 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, you know, if you grew up in the 63 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 2: eighties or in the nineties, I mean, malls were where 64 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 2: you hung out after school and you went shopping on 65 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 2: the weekends, and you know, your parents dragged you to 66 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: get closed for back to school, and then online came along, 67 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 2: and then Amazon came along after that and these malls 68 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: started to die. But something's happening and it's kind of 69 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:02,679 Speaker 2: a head scratcher because gen Z, I mean, despite growing up, 70 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 2: you know, with digital and not having a lot of 71 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: impersonal friends, they want to get out now. They want 72 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: to shop as their baby boom or grandparents did. There's 73 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 2: a new survey that just came out and they're saying 74 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 2: they're looking for more of a social connection. They want 75 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: instant gratification and moments of course to post on social media. 76 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: So I think this is good for them because they're 77 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 2: interacting with real people and not just online. And I 78 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 2: think it's great too for the malls too, because a 79 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 2: lot of these local businesses had a tough time since 80 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 2: the pandemic and we're forced to close down not only 81 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: because of that, but because of skyrocketing rents. 82 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for that, Dan, danm it just and 83 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: now us correspondent. For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, 84 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: listen live to news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, 85 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.