What Now? With Trevor NoahPrime Minister Mia Mottley: Climate, Immigration, and the Power of Small Nations
Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- January 20, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 34m
- Channel
- What Now? With Trevor Noah
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
In this very special bonus episode that’s as smart as it is fun, Trevor goes one-on-one with Barbados' Prime Minister, Mia Mottley. Between lessons on Bajan slang, "road tennis" Olympic dreams, and big ideas on global finance, climate change, and managed migration, Mottley proves she’s a force of nature—though even she can’t score Trevor an invite to Rihanna’s next birthday bash. If you haven't already.... Subscribe to the channel here: http://bit.ly/SubscribeTrevorNoah Or follow the podcast on your other favorite platforms... SiriusXM - Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify 00:00:00 - Rihanna, Barbados, and the Art of Fairness 00:01:00 - Welcome to What Now? (And No, Rihanna Isn't Prime Minister) 00:04:48 - ""We Is We"" - The Most Powerful Three Words 00:05:26 - Barbados's Complicated History 00:09:53 - Size Matters (But Not How You Think) 00:10:07 - When Good Family Planning Becomes Too Good 00:13:32 - The Population Crisis Nobody's Talking About 00:15:04 - Why We're Better at Moving Money Than People 00:17:24 - Road Tennis: The Olympic Sport You've Never Heard Of 00:22:48 - The Browning of the World (And Why It Scares People) 00:26:35 - Which Countries Are Getting Immigration Right 00:31:35 - One Size Fits All Is Killing Small Nations 00:35:07 - Middle Income Countries and the GDP Trap 00:39:20 - Phones, Kids, and the Most Powerful Weapon 00:42:18 - Finding Climate's Love Language (Hint: It's Methane) 00:46:39 - If We Can Cure Baldness, We Can Save the Planet 00:53:13 - The Reassembling of the Broken Vase 00:55:32 - Global Debt Hypocrisy 00:59:17 - Pay People to Stay Home 01:01:59 - Hope, Faith, and ""Ain't Catch You and Pass You"" 01:05:24 - The Bridgetown Initiative Explained 01:13:21 - The Susu: How Grandmothers Invented Modern Banking 01:16:15 - Making Fairness Make Sense 01:21:09 - Bring Your Folding Chair to the Table 01:22:22 - Ethiopia's Dream Realized 01:29:03 - Why People Aren't Having Kids 01:32:10 - Educate, Don't Agitate 01:34:28 - Outro & Final Thoughts
SPEAKERS
Trevor Noah
hostComedian and podcast host of “What Now? With Trevor Noah.”
Mia Mottley
guestPrime Minister of Barbados and leader behind the Bridgetown Initiative on global finance and climate resilience.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of What Now? With Trevor Noah, featuring Trevor Noah and Mia Mottley, Prime Minister Mia Mottley: Climate, Immigration, and the Power of Small Nations explores mia Mottley on fairness, migration, climate action, and debt reform Mottley argues Barbados’s culture of “fairness” shapes everything from Rihanna’s inclusive brands to her own political philosophy of dignity and social justice.
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