MY FIRST GUEST IS A PASSIONATE ACTIVIST AND OSCAR-NOMINATED
ACTOR, PLEASE WELCOME DON CHEADLE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪
WELCOME!
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
HOW YOU DOING?
>> YOU DRIVE VERY NICELY.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THEY RAN IN HERE WITH A BLOW DRIER PRETTY FAST.
>> NO DOUBT.
>> Stephen: I KNOW YOU'RE POLITICALLY AWARE AND ACTIVE.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT THE ELECTION?
HOW ARE THE NERVES DOING?
>> VERY NAUSEOUS.
>> Stephen: I HAVE A LIT AIL AIL -- I HAVE A LITTLE AROMA
THERAPY, A LITTLE SOOTHING LAVENDER, AND A STRESS BALL.
>> I SAW TED NUGENT EARLIER, I'M JUST GOING TO GRAB THIS BALL.
>> Stephen: BASED ON THE COLOR, I THINK IT MAY BE TED
NUGENT'S BALL.
>> IT'S VERY FRAGRANT.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU VOTED?
I'M GOING TO GET HOME, VOTE, STAND IN LINE, DO WHATEVER.
ABSOLUTELY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: NOW, IT'S A SECRET
BALLOT, OBVIOUSLY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: I REALLY SHOULDN'T ASK YOU WHO YOU'RE VOTING FOR
BUT I'VE GOT A HINT BECAUSE ON YOUR TWITTER FEED YOU CALLED
DONALD TRUMP YOU ARE TRULY A PIECE OF -- SOMETHING --
( LAUGHTER ) -- WHICH WE CAN'T SHOW ON CBS --
SOMETHING GOOD?
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS A PERSON OF SPECIAL INTEREST.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY, IT'S A PERSON OF SPECIAL INTEREST.
HMM, IT DOESN'T SMELL LIKE THIS.
>> OR TED NUGENT'S BALL.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE DON, HE'S DONALD.
DOES IT UPSET YOU THAT YOU HAVE THE SAME NAME?
>> WE'LL SEE WEDNESDAY.
I MAY HAVE TO PUT DON IN A DUMPSTER FIRE.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME?
>> FRANK CHEADLE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GREAT NAME.
FRANK, LET ME ASK YOU ANOTHER QUESTION HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: PASSIONATE ISSUE FOR YOU, ONE DONALD TRUMP SAYS
IS A MYTH CREATED BY THE CHINESE, IS GLOBAL WARMING AND
CLIMATE CHANGE.
YES.
YOU HAVE BEEN NAMED GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAMS.
DO YOU HAVE DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY?
CAN YOU PARK ANYWHERE YOU WANT?
>> I CAN PARK ANYWHERE THAT'S GREEN.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE HOSTING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S "YEARS OF
LIVING DANGEROUSLY."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND WENT TO CALIFORNIA'S VALLEY TO
INVESTIGATE E DROUGHT.
>> IT COMES ON WEDNESDAY.
IT'S VERY DAUNTING, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE LEARNED, AN CALIFORNIA
IS RIGHT NOW EXPERIENCING A DROUGHT THAT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN
IN 1200 YEARS, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT.
>> Stephen: SO THE RAINS THIS YEAR DIDN'T HELP.
>> IT'S THE SNOW PACK, IT DOESN'T GET COLD ENOUGH FOR THE
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ACTUALLY TO CREATE A SNOW PACK AND THAT'S
WHERE THE RUNOFF HAPPENS AND THAT'S WHERE WE GET MOST TO HAVE
THE WATER.
THEY'VE DEPLETED THE AQUIFERS AND THE GROUND IS SINKING IN
SOME PLACES IN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE ALL THE AQUIFERS HAVE
BEEN DEPLETED.
>> Stephen: SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?
>> WELL -- >> Stephen: HOW DO YOU FIX IT?
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS
ELECTION IS THERE ARE PERSONAL THINGS WE CAN DO, OBVIOUSLY, YOU
KNOW, WATCH OUR WATER CONSUMPTION AND TRY TO BUY
PRODUCTS THAT ARE CLEARLY -- YOU KNOW, WE KEEP GLOBAL WARMING IN
MIND AND DO ALL THOSE THINGS, BUT, REALLY, IT'S ABOUT
SUPPORTING THE LEADERSHIP THAT MAKES ATE PART OF THEIR
PLATFORM, SO NOT JUST AT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BUT ALL
THE WAY DOWN BALLOT, WE HAVE TO GET BEHIND THE PEOPLE WHO WILL
MAKE ATE REAL ISSUE AND MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND IT'S
SOMETHING WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO FOCUS ON.
OTHER THAN THAT, ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THEN WE HAVE TO STAY ON
THEM.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE WATER, WE CAN'T STAY
ON THE PLANET.
>> IF WE DON'T HAVE WATER, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT.
>> Stephen: ELON MUSK SAYS HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT
PEOPLE ON MARS IN 20 YEARS.
WILL YOU BE THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN ON MARS?
>> I DON'T WANT TO BE THE FIRST BECAUSE IN MOST SPACE MOVIES,
THEY'RE THE FIRST ONES TO GO.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WEREN'T YOU IN
MISSION TO MARS?
>> YEAH, AND THEY LEFT ME UP THERE.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
>> Stephen: JUST LEFT YOU THERE?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: NOT COOL.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: AT LEAST THEY WENT AND GOT MATT DAMON.
>> THEY CAME LATER.
>> Stephen: DID THEY COME LATER FOR YOU?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: DID YOU HAVE TO EAT THE POOP POTATOES?
>> I WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONE TO EXPERIMENT WITH POOP
POTATOES.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: YOUR KIDS, NOW
YOU'RE POLITICALLY ACTIVE.
ARE YOUR KIDS POLITICALLY ACTIVE?
>> THEY ARE, AND WE'VE DRUG THEM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
>> Stephen: THEY PREFER TO BE CALLED WOKE.
>> ACTUALLY, I WAS CHIDED FOR SAYING THAT.
THEY SAID WE DON'T SAY THAT ANYMORE.
I SAID, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, IT'S ALREADY GONE?
MY DAUGHTER WAS UPSTAIRS GETTING READY FOR A BUNCH OF FRIENDS AND
I SAID ARE YOU GOING TO A CLUB?
THEY SAID, NO, A "BLACK LIVES MATTER" RALLY.
I SAID, OKAY, WEAR YOUR TENNIS SHOES, KEEP YOUR HEADS ON A
SWIVEL, THIS IS A REAL THING YOU'RE DOING.
BUT THEY'RE VERY WOKE AND THEY'RE AWARE.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE THE HOPE FOR
THESE ISSUES.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: ONE LAST BEFORE
YOU GO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: DON CHEADLE, EVERYONE.
"YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY," THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL.