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.
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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
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Top Comments
@googleboss3881
She send me back to school, I told her I need JOB and she said no you need Education first.. Now I own my own welding shop with 4 Employees.. We is We!
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@shekeynahsmith1209
Jamaican here. Listening to brilliance, pure unadulterated, humble brilliance. So proud of our Caribbean PM! 🎉
541 likes
@Luxe_Hippie
As a Caribbean woman, I love you for having one of the most or the most fearless leader in our neck of the World! 🤎
1426 likes
@abstractcreations246
I am from BARBADOS 🇧🇧 and to wake up at 2:43 am to check the time on my phone and end up seeing Trevor Noah interviewing our prime minister knocked the sleep right out of me...
Great interview!
267 likes
@asiyahaali
Her use of the word “Regrettably” instead of “Unfortunately” feels so intentional. It’s almost as if most world leaders use the word “Unfortunately” to absolve themselves of responsibility, but “Regrettably” seems like ownership and we can all do something about it. She is truly a powerful leader.
99 likes
@davidgna3474
I always click on anything with Mia Mottley, but with Trevor? I was excited.
One of the most level headed leaders out there today.
793 likes
@garciacole6383
As a Jamaican woman I came running! Mia Mia Prime Minister of the Caribbean ❤
564 likes
@KefilweMokwena-wt7ks
As a South African woman, I came running. What an honour Trevor. You are in the presence of greatness. ❤️✨
577 likes
@thedj254
The voice, the knowledge, the chronology of her storytelling, the pinning of eras, the purpose of every word. Amazing leader, amazing mind.
82 likes
@Jamming876
As a Jamaican I can listen to this woman speak everyday, I’ll never pass a Mia Mottley video. Absolutely eloquent and inspirational😊❤.
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@Ann-y4e
I am not from Barbados and she makes me proud, her grasp of history and finance is amazing. I love strong smart black beautiful sisters. I get the same inspiration from her as I got from listening to a Nelson Mandela or Barack Obama. I am gonna have to listen again.?Thank you Trevor
373 likes
@MalaNarine-q9m
That's my Prime Minister of Barbados 🇧🇧 👏 Blessings To her 🙏 ❤
501 likes
@MsKrigg
My daughter during the third round of interviews two years ago with the CEO of a company and some directors she was asked "who do you admire as a leader?" She replied, "Mia Mottley." Well, no one in room heard about her. They paused ,and Google Honrable Prime Minister Mia Mottley for 10 minutes. I know you are wondering if got the job. We raised her to be a child of world and Mia Mottley was apart of her lessons learned. I am so proud , she got job. PM Mottley thank you engaging the brain and world. This a excellent podcast.
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@Robert-k3c5k
I lived in Barbados and watched Mia Mottley become prime minister and I watched how everything changed. Barbados was on its knees and she took control by going to the heart of each problem personally and understanding what needed to be done. She then worked out how to fix the problem and move onto the next. I saw her multiple times and met her as she went around the country getting things done seven days a week.
Through her guidance Barbados received eight credit rating upgrades which is unheard of. She really is special