>> Stephen: EVERYBODY, MY NEXT GUEST IS IRA MADISON, III, WHO
HOSTS THE PODCAST "KEEP IT " .
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> HI.
>> Stephen: WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: CAN I SEE THE NAILS?
I LIKE THE DARK.
>> MAT BLACK.
>> Stephen: NICE.
IT'S A THING.
>> Stephen: I NORMALLY ONLY SEE THEM ON HOT RODS.
YOU SEE THOSE?
>> I DON'T DRIVE.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T DRIVE?
I LIVE IN L.A. BUT I DON'T HAVE A CAR.
>> Stephen: YOU UBER EVERYWHERE?
>> LYFT.
>> Stephen: SORRY.
I APOLOGIZE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING.
( LAUGHTER ) >> LIKE JETS VERSUS THE SHARKS.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU HOST "KEEP IT" FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
DON'T KNOW.
DESCRIBE WHAT "KEEP IT" IS.
>> "KEEP IT" IS A POP CULTURE NEWS PODCAST.
I HOST IT WITH MY TWO CO-HOSTS KARA BROWN AND LOUIS.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE A POP CULTURE EXPERT.
GIVE US THE STATE OF OUR POP CULTURE.
SIT STRONG?
GIVE US THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH ON POP CULTURE NOW, 2018.
>> IT'S KIND OF GREAT, ACTUALLY.
I'M GLAD IT'S THERE BECAUSE POLITICS HAS BEEN TRASH.
>> Stephen: THERE'S SO MUCH CROSSOVER BETWEEN OUR POP
CULTURE BECAUSE OUR PRESIDENT IS A REALITY TV STAR.
>> STAR IS A STRETCH.
BUT -- ( LAUGHTER )
-- HE HAD A SHOW.
>> Stephen: IRA, NUMBER ONE SHOW.
SCHWARTZ FAIRING COULDN'T DO IT.
>> I DID WATCH IT, ACTUALLY.
>> Stephen: WAS IT GOOD?
IT WAS FINE.
IT WAS GOOD.
I ENJOYED "THE APPRENTICE."
I WISH HE WAS STILL DOING IT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: IN A WORLD OF
SHIFTING MEDIA PLATFORMS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A CELEBRITY?
WHAT MAKES A CELEBRITY?
>> SOMEONE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT, I GUESS, IF THEY FOLLOW YOU ON
INSTAGRAM.
>> Stephen: WHO'S THE BIGGEST CELEBRITY IN THE WORLD RIGHT
NOW?
>> NOW?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
BEYONCE.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I'LL BUY THAT.
WHO'S THE SMALLEST CELEBRITY WHO CAN STILL QUALIFY AS CELEBRITY?
>> ME?
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: NICE.
AFTER TONIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HUGE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF TWITTER?
YOU SPEND A LOT OF YOUR TIME ON TWITTER, RIGHT?
>> TOO MUCH TIME.
>> Stephen: IT FEELS A LITTLE 'CAUSIC, TOXIC TO SPEND TOO MUCH
TIME ON THERE.
>> YOUR PHONE TELL US HOW MUCH TIME YOU SPEND ON THAT NOW.
>> Stephen: I FIND THAT REALLY UPSETTING.
>> IT'S RUDE.
>> Stephen: AT THE END OF THE WEEK ON SUNDAY NIGHT IT SAYS YOU
SPENT SIX HOURS AND 42 MINUTES A DAY ON YOUR PHONE THIS WEEK.
>> OH, IS THAT IT?
WHAT NUMBERS DO YOU HAVE?
>> I AVERAGE AT, LIKE, 12.
IT'S WORK!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WELL, MINE, TOO,
KIND OF.
WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT TWITTER?
BECAUSE I GET A BAD FEELING.
WHEN I GO ON VACATION, I TURN IT OFF.
I LITERALLY REMOVE IT TWR FROM MY PHONE SO I WON'T BE TEMPTED
TO WADE INTO THAT POOL OF BATTERY ACID.
>> I TRY TO DO THAT, BUT THEN I STILL GO BACK.
I MEAN, SOMETIMES IT'S FUN, WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS NOT TWEETING,
IT'S FUN.
I LOVE A GOOD TWITTER FEUD.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE THE BEST TWITTER FEUDS OF THE YEAR, YOU
THINK?
>> THIS YEAR?
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS AZILIA BANKS AND ANYBODY.
( LAUGHTER ) AND DEBRA MESSING AND SUSAN
SARANDON.
>> Stephen: THEY GOT INTO IT?
I MESSED THAT ONE.
>> SUSAN HAD HER WHOLE WE DON'T HAVE TO MAYBE VOTE FOR HILLARY
BECAUSE OF -- WHATEVER.
>> Stephen: SURE.
THEY'RE ALL THE SAME.
>> DEBRA MESSING IS OBSESSED WITH THAT AND SHE HAS BEEN
TWEETING A AT SUSAN SINCE THE ELECTION.
THEY RECENTLY GOT INTO IT AGAIN.
IT'S SO FUNNY BECAUSE THE BEST TWITTER FEUDS START WHEN
SOMEBODY DOESN'T MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
AND I'M, LIKE, DEBORAH, YOU'RE DOING "WILL AND GRACE,"
SHOULDN'T YOU BE BUSY?
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT
2018'S BIGGEST STORIES.
ARE MEGHAN MARKEL AND KATE MIDDLETON FIGHTING?
>> I DON'T THINK THEY ARE.
>> Stephen: I CHOOSE TO LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THAT DOESN'T
HAPPEN.
>> I THINK IT'S LIKE MEGAN SENDING SALTY STORIES TO THE
DAILY MAIL.
SALTY MEANS UPSET.
>> Stephen: I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: SALTY TALK IS, LIKE, DIRTY TALK, BUT LIKE THAT?
>> NO, IF SOMEONE'S SALTY, IT MEANS THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT
WHAT YOU ARE DOING INSTEAD OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
>> Stephen: THAT'S SALTY?
YEAH.
>> Stephen: WOW.
AND THE REST OF THE ROYAL FAMILY IS LOW SODIUM?
>> YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: OKAY.
WHO SHOULD HOST THE OSCARS?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK WE EVEN NEED AN OSCARS THIS YEAR?
>> Stephen: WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THEN?
>> CAN WE JUST SKYPE LADY GAGA GIVING SOMEONE HER OSCAR?
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT I'M
SAYING.
CARDI B. OR NICKI MINAJ?
>> CARDI B. DOESN'T FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER SO I THINK IT'S NICKI.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WHAT DOES KEEP IT
MEAN.
>> KEEP IT IS WHAT YOU SAY WHEN YOU DON'T WANT SOMETHING.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE NOT SALTY, YOU SAY KEEP IT?
>> SO IF SOMEONE WERE, LIKE, STEPHEN, WE WANT DONALD TRUMP TO
COME ON YOUR SHOW, YOU WOULD SAY >> KEEP IT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
>> Stephen: KE "KEEP IT" IS AVAILABLE NOW.
IRA MADISON, III, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!