WEBVTT 00:00:09.014 --> 00:00:11.049 Spanning Wales to bring you 00:00:11.182 --> 00:00:13.418 a constant variety of Welsh things... 00:00:13.885 --> 00:00:16.855 The thrill of victory. 00:00:16.955 --> 00:00:19.724 The agony of defeat. 00:00:23.428 --> 00:00:26.331 Welcome to The Wide World of Wales. 00:00:26.464 --> 00:00:31.202 Brought to you by Aviation Gin, obviously... 00:00:31.236 --> 00:00:33.972 TikTok, where you can follow any number 00:00:34.072 --> 00:00:35.607 of middle-aged Welsh football team owners. 00:00:35.740 --> 00:00:37.709 Ifor Williams... 00:00:37.809 --> 00:00:41.079 The best damn horse trailers you can get. 00:00:41.179 --> 00:00:42.280 And Expedia, 00:00:42.380 --> 00:00:43.448 where you can explore the world 00:00:43.548 --> 00:00:45.617 and also book a vacation to Wales. 00:00:45.717 --> 00:00:47.585 You probably want to fly into Manchester or Liverpool. 00:00:47.685 --> 00:00:49.154 Once you're there, it's a quick a drive. 00:00:49.254 --> 00:00:50.755 Possibly 30 to 40 minutes depending-- 00:00:50.855 --> 00:00:52.157 Rob, they know how to plan a trip. 00:00:52.257 --> 00:00:53.291 Sorry. 00:00:55.994 --> 00:00:57.195 Welcome to Wrexham. 00:00:57.295 --> 00:00:59.164 Or, more specifically, Wales. 00:00:59.264 --> 00:01:01.566 - You might be a little confused right now. 00:01:01.666 --> 00:01:02.934 Not just by Rob's decision 00:01:03.034 --> 00:01:05.203 to look like a stand-in in a Guy Ritchie movie, 00:01:05.303 --> 00:01:06.938 but because the last few episodes, 00:01:07.038 --> 00:01:08.206 you've been watching a documentary 00:01:08.306 --> 00:01:10.575 about an underdog football team from Wales 00:01:10.675 --> 00:01:12.477 and two Hollywood movie stars. 00:01:12.577 --> 00:01:14.312 - Uh, I'm more of a TV star. 00:01:14.412 --> 00:01:15.847 Oh! 00:01:16.347 --> 00:01:17.782 Aww. 00:01:19.784 --> 00:01:22.053 - Anyway... 00:01:22.153 --> 00:01:23.421 TV's, like, 00:01:24.022 --> 00:01:25.090 way cooler than movies. 00:01:25.123 --> 00:01:26.357 You know that, right? - Yeah, it is. 00:01:26.458 --> 00:01:28.293 - I mean, where have you been for, like, the last ten years? 00:01:28.393 --> 00:01:30.095 You've been making movies. - Making movies. 00:01:30.195 --> 00:01:32.063 - Anyway, we left off with Ryan and I headed 00:01:32.163 --> 00:01:33.364 to Wrexham for the first time, 00:01:33.498 --> 00:01:34.866 and even though you might have gotten 00:01:34.966 --> 00:01:36.734 a small sense of this amazing place, 00:01:36.835 --> 00:01:38.036 we thought it only appropriate 00:01:38.136 --> 00:01:40.171 to do a little deeper dive on Wales. 00:01:40.271 --> 00:01:41.806 - You know, my daughters, they love whales-- 00:01:41.906 --> 00:01:43.441 really any of God's 00:01:43.708 --> 00:01:45.243 little underwater creatures. 00:01:47.445 --> 00:01:49.180 The country. 00:01:49.481 --> 00:01:50.415 Wales the country. 00:01:50.448 --> 00:01:51.850 That's what we're here 00:01:52.283 --> 00:01:53.451 talking about. 00:01:53.451 --> 00:01:54.686 Um... 00:01:55.587 --> 00:01:57.622 We sus pect a lot of people out there don't really know 00:01:57.722 --> 00:01:59.424 what Wales exactly is. 00:01:59.524 --> 00:02:01.292 My partner certainly doesn't. 00:02:01.392 --> 00:02:03.027 And I didn't before last year, 00:02:03.128 --> 00:02:04.596 and we bought a football team there. 00:02:05.663 --> 00:02:06.498 Holy. 00:02:06.598 --> 00:02:09.300 - So tonight we're going to immerse ourselves in Wales-- 00:02:09.400 --> 00:02:10.668 the country-- 00:02:10.768 --> 00:02:12.070 and what makes it different from England, 00:02:12.170 --> 00:02:13.404 which is also a country. 00:02:13.505 --> 00:02:15.306 - Mm-hmm. - Wales and its identity, 00:02:15.406 --> 00:02:18.977 its traditions, and why it is the ultimate underdog story. 00:02:19.077 --> 00:02:22.147 That's right, it's a very special episode 00:02:22.247 --> 00:02:23.748 involving learning. 00:02:23.848 --> 00:02:25.083 But don't worry. 00:02:25.116 --> 00:02:26.351 You won't learn much. 00:02:26.451 --> 00:02:27.685 And I suspect 00:02:27.719 --> 00:02:28.920 you'll retain almost none of it. 00:02:29.020 --> 00:02:31.156 - First up tonight, we welcome John Green, 00:02:31.189 --> 00:02:32.957 author of Turtles All the Way Down 00:02:32.991 --> 00:02:34.259 and The Fault in Our Stars. 00:02:34.359 --> 00:02:35.426 - John, 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:37.929 how about a crash course in Wales? 00:02:39.030 --> 00:02:40.832 - Hello, and welcome to Crash Course. 00:02:40.932 --> 00:02:42.400 Today we're learning about Wales, 00:02:42.500 --> 00:02:46.571 a land of majesty, dampness, and epic place names. 00:02:51.709 --> 00:02:53.278 Let's begin with the first fact 00:02:53.378 --> 00:02:55.313 Welsh people want you to know. 00:02:55.413 --> 00:02:57.048 Wales is not England. 00:02:57.148 --> 00:02:59.250 That's England, that's Scotland, 00:02:59.350 --> 00:03:00.752 and this is Wales. 00:03:00.852 --> 00:03:04.088 Now, the political situation here is exceptionally complex. 00:03:04.189 --> 00:03:07.192 Wales is a country and has its own language, Welsh, 00:03:07.292 --> 00:03:09.427 and its own parliament, the Senedd. 00:03:09.527 --> 00:03:11.796 But at the same time, Wales is part 00:03:11.896 --> 00:03:14.432 of a sovereign nation called the United Kingdom. 00:03:14.532 --> 00:03:16.901 So, like, when competing in the World Cup, 00:03:17.001 --> 00:03:19.337 Welsh athletes compete for Wales. 00:03:19.437 --> 00:03:20.738 But in the Olympics, 00:03:20.738 --> 00:03:23.107 Welsh athletes may compete for Great Britain. 00:03:23.208 --> 00:03:25.076 And to understand this strange situation, 00:03:25.176 --> 00:03:26.477 we're gonna need some history. 00:03:26.578 --> 00:03:28.213 As early as 1,000 B. C. E., 00:03:28.313 --> 00:03:30.381 the Celts were living in what we now call Wales. 00:03:30.481 --> 00:03:32.850 Centuries later, the Romans took over the region 00:03:32.951 --> 00:03:34.919 before leaving in the early fifth century, 00:03:35.019 --> 00:03:37.522 and by the sixth, the country was a patchwork 00:03:37.622 --> 00:03:39.757 of independent tribes and kingdoms. 00:03:39.857 --> 00:03:41.059 But around that time, touchstones 00:03:41.159 --> 00:03:43.695 of what would become a unified Welsh culture 00:03:43.795 --> 00:03:45.196 were starting to emerge. 00:03:45.296 --> 00:03:47.699 Then in the eighth century, an English king built 00:03:47.799 --> 00:03:49.033 a man-made earthwork, 00:03:49.133 --> 00:03:51.169 which is like a fancy archeological term 00:03:51.269 --> 00:03:53.071 for piles of soil and rock, 00:03:53.171 --> 00:03:55.073 along what was becoming 00:03:55.173 --> 00:03:57.475 the border between Wales and England. 00:03:57.575 --> 00:03:59.444 But the English kept peering over 00:03:59.544 --> 00:04:01.346 that tall, earthy fence-- 00:04:01.446 --> 00:04:03.281 by which I mean invading. 00:04:03.381 --> 00:04:04.849 Wales resisted these invasions, 00:04:04.949 --> 00:04:06.451 most famously under the leadership 00:04:06.551 --> 00:04:08.019 of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, 00:04:08.119 --> 00:04:10.488 who was known as Llywelyn the Last 00:04:10.588 --> 00:04:11.723 for a reason. 00:04:11.823 --> 00:04:15.960 Following the English King Edward I's war 00:04:15.960 --> 00:04:17.729 beginning in 1282, Wales lost its independence. 00:04:17.829 --> 00:04:19.831 But it's one thing to control some land. 00:04:19.897 --> 00:04:21.733 It's another to control people, 00:04:21.833 --> 00:04:22.867 and over the centuries, 00:04:22.967 --> 00:04:24.569 English kings and wards built 00:04:24.669 --> 00:04:26.271 hundreds of castles in Wales 00:04:26.371 --> 00:04:29.240 which served both as, like, medieval Airbnbs 00:04:29.340 --> 00:04:32.243 and as symbols of England's power over the locals. 00:04:32.343 --> 00:04:33.478 In fact, to this day, 00:04:33.578 --> 00:04:35.980 Wales has more castles per square mile 00:04:36.014 --> 00:04:37.582 than anywhere else in Europe. 00:04:37.682 --> 00:04:39.317 Eventually, in 1400, 00:04:39.417 --> 00:04:42.020 self-declared Prince of Wales Owain Glyndwr 00:04:42.120 --> 00:04:45.490 led a nationwide mutiny against Henry IV's England. 00:04:45.590 --> 00:04:47.158 That rebellion ultimately failed, though. 00:04:47.258 --> 00:04:48.960 And a few English Henrys later, 00:04:49.060 --> 00:04:51.562 Henry VIII's parliament formally united 00:04:51.663 --> 00:04:54.265 Wales and England into a single political system. 00:04:54.365 --> 00:04:56.668 All right, let's flash forward to the 19th century 00:04:56.768 --> 00:04:58.970 when tolls were imposed on privately-owned roads 00:04:59.070 --> 00:05:01.606 at the expense of Welsh workers. 00:05:01.706 --> 00:05:02.874 Riots ensued, 00:05:02.974 --> 00:05:04.409 most famously the Rebecca riots, 00:05:04.509 --> 00:05:06.177 named after a line from Genesis 00:05:06.277 --> 00:05:07.578 where Rebecca is promised 00:05:07.679 --> 00:05:10.014 that her descendants will "possess the gates 00:05:10.114 --> 00:05:12.050 of those who hate them," 00:05:12.150 --> 00:05:13.217 which is pretty metal. 00:05:13.318 --> 00:05:15.420 But not as metal as Wales. 00:05:15.520 --> 00:05:17.121 Please, God, forgive me for that pun. 00:05:17.221 --> 00:05:19.557 Its mineral-rich landscape was mined and exported 00:05:19.657 --> 00:05:21.192 to fuel the Industrial Revolution 00:05:21.292 --> 00:05:23.895 which led to a major 19th-century transformation 00:05:23.995 --> 00:05:26.230 in Wales from an agricultural economy 00:05:26.264 --> 00:05:27.498 to an industrial one. 00:05:27.598 --> 00:05:29.133 And as that happened, popular protests 00:05:29.233 --> 00:05:30.601 for workers' rights persisted. 00:05:30.702 --> 00:05:33.438 In other words, the people did eventually take 00:05:33.538 --> 00:05:34.906 possession of the gates. 00:05:35.006 --> 00:05:36.107 And those people, 00:05:36.207 --> 00:05:37.709 many of them were speaking Welsh. 00:05:46.751 --> 00:05:48.753 Today, Wales remains a part of the United Kingdom, 00:05:48.853 --> 00:05:50.621 and so like Scotland and Northern Ireland, 00:05:50.722 --> 00:05:52.457 it lacks some characteristics 00:05:52.557 --> 00:05:54.225 of a truly independent nation-state. 00:05:54.325 --> 00:05:55.560 But Wales endures, 00:05:55.660 --> 00:05:57.829 as do celebrations of Welshness 00:05:57.929 --> 00:05:59.297 such as Saint David's Day, 00:05:59.397 --> 00:06:01.666 a holiday where you attend festivals, play music, 00:06:01.766 --> 00:06:04.001 and pin a leek to your lapel. 00:06:04.102 --> 00:06:06.104 Because, I don't know, traditions are weird 00:06:06.204 --> 00:06:08.306 and beautiful everywhere you go. 00:06:08.406 --> 00:06:10.041 And of course there are Welsh sports. 00:06:10.141 --> 00:06:12.944 Welsh football has revived the protest song "Yma o Hyd" 00:06:13.044 --> 00:06:16.047 that celebrates the endurance of the underdog. 00:06:21.819 --> 00:06:23.821 And all of these historical developments led 00:06:23.921 --> 00:06:27.158 to the most important event in the history of Wales, 00:06:27.258 --> 00:06:29.260 which was, of course, when the fifth-tier 00:06:29.360 --> 00:06:32.363 football club in Wrexham was purchased by Ryan Reynolds 00:06:32.463 --> 00:06:34.232 and his friend who works out all the time 00:06:34.332 --> 00:06:36.067 but still isn't as hot as Ryan Reynolds. 00:06:36.100 --> 00:06:37.168 Thanks for watching Crash Course. 00:06:37.235 --> 00:06:38.603 Back to you, Rob and Ryan. 00:06:38.703 --> 00:06:39.837 Mm. 00:06:39.971 --> 00:06:41.939 Good God, I love history. 00:06:42.039 --> 00:06:43.408 - What's that? Where did you get that? 00:06:43.441 --> 00:06:44.642 - What? - The glasses and the-- 00:06:44.742 --> 00:06:46.210 - This is a lunch menu and these are fake. 00:06:48.513 --> 00:06:49.680 - I want something for my hands. 00:06:49.714 --> 00:06:52.016 - You know, I believe Wales may be older 00:06:52.116 --> 00:06:54.318 than It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Rob. 00:06:54.419 --> 00:06:57.355 - Oh, or your self-aware winking to the camera, Ryan. 00:06:57.455 --> 00:06:59.857 - Good God, I love self-aware winking to the camera. 00:06:59.957 --> 00:07:02.827 - Next up, our good friend Maxine Hughes helps us 00:07:02.927 --> 00:07:04.462 cook up something special. 00:07:17.341 --> 00:07:19.410 - Croeso nol, welcome back to Welsh or Else, 00:07:19.510 --> 00:07:21.846 where we highlight the best of Welsh cooking. 00:07:21.946 --> 00:07:23.881 Today, we're joined by the cochairmen 00:07:23.981 --> 00:07:25.416 of the North Walian football club 00:07:25.516 --> 00:07:27.084 the Wrexham Red Dragons, 00:07:27.185 --> 00:07:29.587 Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. 00:07:30.922 --> 00:07:32.156 - How come I have to wear the apron 00:07:32.256 --> 00:07:33.257 and you're not wearing one? - 'Cause you do 00:07:33.357 --> 00:07:35.493 what you're told, that's why. 00:07:35.593 --> 00:07:37.028 - Hey, boys? 00:07:38.229 --> 00:07:39.697 - I'm gonna take off the apron. 00:07:40.031 --> 00:07:41.632 - Well, I am so excited 00:07:41.732 --> 00:07:43.167 to share some Welsh cooking with everyone. 00:07:43.267 --> 00:07:44.302 You guys ready? - Ready. 00:07:44.402 --> 00:07:45.670 - Yeah. - Excited. 00:07:45.770 --> 00:07:47.038 Now, Maxine, you're not 00:07:47.138 --> 00:07:48.573 just an amazing Welsh translator. 00:07:48.673 --> 00:07:49.941 You're actually-- you're a journalist. 00:07:50.041 --> 00:07:51.542 - I'm a journalist, yeah. I live in D. C. 00:07:51.642 --> 00:07:53.244 I've lived there for a few years. 00:07:53.344 --> 00:07:55.046 I mostly do political journalism, 00:07:55.146 --> 00:07:57.982 so it's a little bit different than dealing with you guys. 00:07:58.082 --> 00:07:59.584 - What does "DC" stand for? 00:07:59.684 --> 00:08:01.285 - Hmm. - I'm more of a Marvel guy. 00:08:01.385 --> 00:08:02.386 Oh, I know. I know. 00:08:02.487 --> 00:08:04.455 - Now how many Welsh speakers 00:08:04.555 --> 00:08:06.123 are there in the world right now? 00:08:06.224 --> 00:08:07.792 - So I'd say there's around a million, 00:08:07.892 --> 00:08:09.494 which is a really good number 00:08:09.594 --> 00:08:11.295 because we're a very small country, 00:08:11.395 --> 00:08:12.830 about 3.8 million of us. 00:08:12.930 --> 00:08:14.232 So it's-it's getting there. 00:08:14.332 --> 00:08:15.800 - And so today you're-- you're gonna teach us 00:08:15.900 --> 00:08:17.034 a little Welsh cooking 00:08:17.134 --> 00:08:19.270 with a side order of Welsh language. 00:08:19.370 --> 00:08:20.738 - So I thought we'd start by cooking 00:08:20.838 --> 00:08:22.039 one of my favorite dishes. 00:08:22.139 --> 00:08:24.742 It's a very traditional dish called lamb cawl. 00:08:24.842 --> 00:08:26.010 Can you guys say cawl? 00:08:26.110 --> 00:08:27.011 - Cawl. - Cawl. 00:08:27.111 --> 00:08:28.913 It means stew in Welsh. 00:08:29.013 --> 00:08:30.581 - So there's a lot of lambs in Wales, though, 00:08:30.681 --> 00:08:32.717 if I'm not mistaken, right? That's, uh--a common... 00:08:32.817 --> 00:08:34.285 - Yeah. Very common. - Animal. 00:08:34.385 --> 00:08:36.354 - Yeah, lamb farming is-is a big deal in Wales. 00:08:36.454 --> 00:08:38.055 - Hey, let's take a look. 00:10:04.942 --> 00:10:06.777 - Poor little Rob. 00:10:06.877 --> 00:10:07.878 - No, 00:10:07.912 --> 00:10:08.713 that's Ryan. 00:10:08.879 --> 00:10:09.880 That's Rob. 00:10:09.981 --> 00:10:11.015 It's definitely Ryan. 00:10:11.048 --> 00:10:13.284 - I mean, it's a beautiful piece of lamb. 00:10:13.384 --> 00:10:14.285 Mm. 00:10:14.318 --> 00:10:15.353 It's probably Rob. 00:10:18.122 --> 00:10:19.957 - So there's this other dish called Welsh Cakes. 00:10:20.057 --> 00:10:21.225 - Let's do that. - Let's make the Welsh Cakes. 00:10:21.325 --> 00:10:22.226 - Welsh Cakes? - Yeah. 00:10:22.326 --> 00:10:23.561 Okay. 00:10:23.661 --> 00:10:25.496 - Okay, so these are Welsh Cakes. - Okay. 00:10:25.596 --> 00:10:27.331 - In Welsh, we call them picau ar y maen. 00:10:27.431 --> 00:10:29.500 - Picara-mine? - Picar-mine. 00:10:29.600 --> 00:10:30.635 - Ar y maen. - Ara-mine. 00:10:30.735 --> 00:10:32.303 - Ar-mine. - Ar y maen. 00:10:32.403 --> 00:10:33.838 They're very popular in Wales. 00:10:33.938 --> 00:10:35.573 We eat them on Saint David's Day, 00:10:35.673 --> 00:10:37.375 but we-we eat them all year round really. 00:10:37.475 --> 00:10:38.876 They're like a-- they're kind of like a cross 00:10:38.976 --> 00:10:41.112 between a pancake and a scone and-- 00:10:41.212 --> 00:10:42.546 - you ready to make them? - Let's do it, yeah. 00:10:42.647 --> 00:10:43.881 - Learn how to make them? Okay, great. 00:10:43.981 --> 00:10:45.149 We're gonna learn a bit of Welsh now, okay, guys? 00:10:45.249 --> 00:10:46.384 - Sure. - Okay. 00:10:46.484 --> 00:10:47.585 So take your flour, your blawd. 00:10:47.685 --> 00:10:49.320 We're gonna put the flour into the bowl. 00:10:49.420 --> 00:10:50.321 Okay. 00:10:50.421 --> 00:10:51.455 - Sugar. Siwgr nesaf. 00:10:51.555 --> 00:10:53.491 - Sugar. - Sugar next. 00:10:53.591 --> 00:10:55.126 All right. 00:10:55.226 --> 00:10:56.460 A little bit of sbeis. - Sbeis. 00:10:56.560 --> 00:10:58.095 A little bit of spice, okay? 00:10:58.195 --> 00:10:59.730 And then we're gonna put the fruit that you got-- 00:10:59.830 --> 00:11:01.499 - the currants, the raisins-- - Yeah. 00:11:01.565 --> 00:11:02.833 All right, we're gonna put the menyn, 00:11:02.933 --> 00:11:04.835 the butter and the lard in next. 00:11:04.935 --> 00:11:06.637 So I'm gonna use my fork-- fforch. 00:11:06.737 --> 00:11:08.039 - Fforch? - Fforch. 00:11:08.139 --> 00:11:09.473 - Fforch? - It's a Disney show. 00:11:09.573 --> 00:11:10.775 - We'll bleep it out. - Rob, there's an "R." 00:11:10.875 --> 00:11:11.876 - There's an "R" in it. - It's a Disney show. 00:11:11.976 --> 00:11:13.177 - Fforch. - Fforch. 00:11:13.344 --> 00:11:14.345 Get the fforch in there. 00:11:14.378 --> 00:11:15.880 - Get--all right. 00:11:15.980 --> 00:11:17.882 All right, let's get the menyn in the bowl then. 00:11:17.982 --> 00:11:19.717 You can use your spoon. Llwy. 00:11:19.817 --> 00:11:21.218 - Can you say llwy? - Llwy. 00:11:21.318 --> 00:11:22.386 How do you speak without-- 00:11:22.486 --> 00:11:23.888 I feel like I just spit all over the-- 00:11:23.988 --> 00:11:25.189 - I--you know what? Let's just put your hands-- 00:11:25.289 --> 00:11:26.857 get your hands in there. Start mixing. 00:11:26.957 --> 00:11:28.459 Cymysgu. Can you say cymysgu? 00:11:28.559 --> 00:11:29.460 Cymysgu. 00:11:29.560 --> 00:11:30.761 - It looks very dry to me. 00:11:30.861 --> 00:11:31.796 Ew, yours looks horrible. 00:11:31.896 --> 00:11:33.064 - Yeah. - Let's see yours. 00:11:33.164 --> 00:11:34.632 - What happened to yours? - What? 00:11:34.732 --> 00:11:36.000 How do you say "the butter is not soft" 00:11:36.100 --> 00:11:37.001 in Welsh? 00:11:40.471 --> 00:11:40.938 Great. So we're gonna need to roll this out now. 00:11:42.973 --> 00:11:45.609 All right, just--you don't need to make--go too-too flat. 00:11:45.710 --> 00:11:47.311 Okay, take your-- take your cutter. 00:11:47.411 --> 00:11:48.846 It's a circle. Cylch. 00:11:48.946 --> 00:11:49.914 Cylch. 00:11:49.947 --> 00:11:50.881 Let's make 00:11:51.048 --> 00:11:51.982 a little-little circle. 00:11:53.451 --> 00:11:55.252 We're gonna cook them. Coginio. Cook. 00:11:55.720 --> 00:11:56.987 Let's put them 00:11:57.021 --> 00:11:58.289 on. Ooh. Nice. 00:11:58.389 --> 00:11:59.490 There's a little sizzle going on. 00:11:59.523 --> 00:12:00.658 Nice. 00:12:02.126 --> 00:12:03.160 Okay. 00:12:03.260 --> 00:12:04.528 Looks like a Welsh Cake to me. 00:12:04.628 --> 00:12:06.797 Looks like--well, it smells like a Welsh Cake. 00:12:10.868 --> 00:12:11.936 - Time to flip them. 00:12:12.036 --> 00:12:14.405 - How do you say Welsh cakes again? 00:12:14.505 --> 00:12:15.973 - Picau ar y maen. 00:12:16.073 --> 00:12:17.108 - Picau ar y maen. 00:12:17.208 --> 00:12:18.576 Great. - That's a mouthful. 00:12:18.676 --> 00:12:20.277 W-what would it sound like 00:12:20.478 --> 00:12:21.946 if you said it in a sentence? 00:12:21.979 --> 00:12:23.180 - Um, let me think of something. 00:12:23.280 --> 00:12:24.415 Okay, um... 00:12:36.961 --> 00:12:37.962 That's beautiful. 00:12:38.062 --> 00:12:39.530 Sounds like--it's like poetry. 00:12:39.630 --> 00:12:41.232 - Oh, yeah. - Yeah. 00:12:41.332 --> 00:12:42.333 You think they're ready? 00:12:42.433 --> 00:12:43.601 They look pretty good. 00:12:43.701 --> 00:12:44.668 - Barod i fwyta? - Barod. 00:12:44.769 --> 00:12:45.970 - Ready to eat? - Take them off? 00:12:46.070 --> 00:12:47.071 - Yeah. - Let's have a look. 00:12:47.171 --> 00:12:48.105 All right, they look pretty good. 00:12:48.205 --> 00:12:49.106 This one's yours, Ryan. 00:12:49.206 --> 00:12:51.075 Just--let's keep Rob's separate. 00:12:51.175 --> 00:12:53.144 I'm gonna put siwgr-- siwgr on the top. 00:12:53.244 --> 00:12:54.311 - Siwgr. - Yeah. 00:12:54.411 --> 00:12:56.647 - How do you say "terrible" in Welsh? 00:12:56.747 --> 00:12:57.782 - Ofnadwy. 00:12:57.882 --> 00:12:59.550 - Ofnadwy. - How do you say "idiot" 00:12:59.650 --> 00:13:01.385 in Welsh? - Eh, twmffat. 00:13:01.485 --> 00:13:02.853 Twmffat. 00:13:02.953 --> 00:13:04.955 - - I'm gonna try one of these. And how do you say 00:13:05.055 --> 00:13:07.825 both terrible--let's say, what would "terrible" 00:13:07.925 --> 00:13:10.127 and "idiot" sound like in a sentence together? 00:13:10.227 --> 00:13:12.229 - Um, okay, a sentence. Um... 00:13:27.444 --> 00:13:28.512 - You're having a mid-life crisis? 00:13:28.546 --> 00:13:30.114 - You play hockey? 00:13:42.626 --> 00:13:44.628 This is Sports Center. 00:13:47.231 --> 00:13:48.265 Tonight on Sports Center, 00:13:48.365 --> 00:13:49.633 can the Wrexham Red Dragons 00:13:49.733 --> 00:13:51.302 shake off their losing streak? 00:13:51.402 --> 00:13:53.404 We look at a few pictures when Ryan and I played sports 00:13:53.504 --> 00:13:54.772 and make smart remarks about them. 00:13:54.872 --> 00:13:56.640 And we count down the top plays 00:13:56.740 --> 00:13:58.008 of the year so far. 00:14:01.679 --> 00:14:02.847 - Welcome to the big show, everybody. 00:14:02.947 --> 00:14:03.981 I'm Rob McElhenney, 00:14:04.081 --> 00:14:05.616 currently fulfilling a boyhood dream 00:14:05.716 --> 00:14:07.585 of calling an episode of Sports Center. 00:14:07.685 --> 00:14:09.720 - And I'm Ryan Reynolds, fulfilling a boyhood dream 00:14:09.820 --> 00:14:11.755 of wearing a suit to work and sitting at a desk. 00:14:11.856 --> 00:14:14.225 This is still Sports Center. 00:14:14.325 --> 00:14:16.660 - Welcome to... 00:14:16.760 --> 00:14:17.928 - Sports Center. - Yeah. 00:14:18.162 --> 00:14:20.264 - Since our takeover and infusion of talent, 00:14:20.331 --> 00:14:22.299 the Red Dragons have, quite frankly, struggled. 00:14:22.633 --> 00:14:24.401 Yeah, we sit in seventh place, 00:14:24.501 --> 00:14:27.104 losing to teams that we should be winning against. 00:14:27.204 --> 00:14:29.540 This isn't really going exactly the way we-- 00:14:29.640 --> 00:14:30.774 - No, we're financially bleeding to death... 00:14:30.875 --> 00:14:33.143 - Yeah. - From self-inflicted stupidity 00:14:33.244 --> 00:14:34.912 and an unsound business plan. - Yeah. 00:14:35.012 --> 00:14:36.313 And for those of you who are not 00:14:36.413 --> 00:14:38.949 in the world of sports, uh, you're supposed to win. 00:14:39.049 --> 00:14:40.517 - It's helpful. - We sit in seventh place, 00:14:40.618 --> 00:14:41.986 while Stockport seems like 00:14:42.086 --> 00:14:43.520 the team to beat in the national league. 00:14:43.621 --> 00:14:46.523 Let's take a look at Wrexham's first match against Stockport. 00:14:47.324 --> 00:14:49.994 We go to Edg eley Park where the place is hoppin'-- 00:14:50.094 --> 00:14:51.028 and also the players. 00:14:51.128 --> 00:14:52.396 In the first minute, 00:14:52.496 --> 00:14:53.731 Stockport County have a throw-in 00:14:53.831 --> 00:14:55.165 which results in a decent chance on goal 00:14:55.266 --> 00:14:57.501 but is easily saved by Rob Lainton 00:14:57.601 --> 00:14:59.336 who then boots it upfield to a sprinting Paul Mullin 00:14:59.436 --> 00:15:01.705 who does exactly what Paul Mullin does-- 00:15:01.805 --> 00:15:03.207 put one in the back of the net. 00:15:03.307 --> 00:15:04.708 The Wrexham fans who traveled to see the game 00:15:04.808 --> 00:15:07.878 are super excited and I'm sure 100% sober. 00:15:07.978 --> 00:15:09.747 23 minutes later, McAlinden feeds 00:15:09.847 --> 00:15:12.049 an amazing ball to Mullin who switches feet 00:15:12.149 --> 00:15:13.484 for a great chance on goal. 00:15:13.584 --> 00:15:15.586 Up 1-0 at the half. God, we look great. 00:15:15.686 --> 00:15:16.754 Got this one in the bag, right, Rob? 00:15:16.854 --> 00:15:17.955 Wrong! 00:15:18.055 --> 00:15:19.957 Because we lose this one, Ryan. 00:15:20.057 --> 00:15:22.192 Yeah, the guy goes to the corner, he throws it, 00:15:22.293 --> 00:15:23.761 - and then this guy... - Oh, got it. 00:15:23.861 --> 00:15:25.462 Hits it in with his head. They score. 00:15:25.562 --> 00:15:27.431 - that guy. - So, yeah, this is-- 00:15:27.531 --> 00:15:29.934 - this is great. - Yep. Yep. It's great. 00:15:30.034 --> 00:15:32.403 Great like a mule kick to the *s. 00:15:32.503 --> 00:15:34.138 Also, spoiler alert, I guess-- 00:15:34.238 --> 00:15:36.006 I-I don't care. I don't care. 00:15:36.106 --> 00:15:37.308 Because I'm the anchor and I can do 00:15:37.408 --> 00:15:38.609 whatever I want. 00:15:38.709 --> 00:15:39.977 And then with ten minutes left to go, 00:15:40.077 --> 00:15:41.478 this guy comes up the left side. 00:15:41.578 --> 00:15:42.613 He kicks over to this guy on the right. 00:15:42.713 --> 00:15:44.248 Oh, this is the worst! 00:15:44.348 --> 00:15:45.749 - Oh, you're kidding me. - Shoots and carries off, 00:15:45.849 --> 00:15:47.885 like, five of our guys and they kick it in. 00:15:47.985 --> 00:15:49.520 - Oh, it hurts so bad. - And then the game's over 00:15:49.620 --> 00:15:51.155 - 'cause they win. Yep. - Goal. 00:15:51.255 --> 00:15:52.756 We just keep on losing. 00:15:52.856 --> 00:15:54.024 So good at losing. 00:15:54.124 --> 00:15:55.359 God, we're the best. 00:15:55.459 --> 00:15:57.294 But just because the Dragons aren't playing 00:15:57.394 --> 00:16:00.030 up to their full potential quite yet doesn't mean 00:16:00.130 --> 00:16:01.799 there haven't been some fantastic plays. 00:16:01.899 --> 00:16:03.100 - Indeed. It's been a team effort. 00:16:03.200 --> 00:16:05.269 And we've compiled our list of top ten plays 00:16:05.369 --> 00:16:06.870 of the year so far. 00:16:06.971 --> 00:16:09.974 Number ten, Mr. Paul Mullin lifts one up 00:16:10.074 --> 00:16:10.975 from the top of the box. 00:16:11.075 --> 00:16:12.776 Man, he makes it look easy. 00:16:14.244 --> 00:16:15.980 Number nine, Cam Green with a nifty 00:16:16.080 --> 00:16:17.481 left-footed treat. 00:16:19.216 --> 00:16:20.684 Number eight, 00:16:20.784 --> 00:16:23.420 Dior Angus with the quick reflexes. 00:16:23.520 --> 00:16:24.588 Nice job, Dior. 00:16:24.688 --> 00:16:26.090 Number seven, 00:16:26.190 --> 00:16:28.092 Paul Mullin blasts one home from the penalty box. 00:16:28.192 --> 00:16:30.294 He's taking his ball and going home. 00:16:30.394 --> 00:16:32.229 Number six, 00:16:32.329 --> 00:16:35.265 David Jones, from a million miles away, 00:16:35.366 --> 00:16:38.402 blasts a screamer past the goalie. 00:16:38.502 --> 00:16:40.537 Number five, Paul Mullin using that head. 00:16:42.973 --> 00:16:44.208 Speaking of heads, 00:16:44.308 --> 00:16:45.876 Jordan Davies' head was in the right place 00:16:45.976 --> 00:16:48.779 at the right time and he used it as well. 00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:50.214 In at number three, 00:16:50.314 --> 00:16:53.283 Paul Mullin bends like a Spice Girl's husband 00:16:53.384 --> 00:16:55.152 and then does a little trash-talking. 00:16:55.252 --> 00:16:56.520 Number two, 00:16:56.620 --> 00:16:58.255 just in case you thought it was the Glory Boys 00:16:58.355 --> 00:16:59.790 that get the glory, Rob Lainton makes 00:16:59.890 --> 00:17:01.558 the save of the season. 00:17:01.658 --> 00:17:03.027 Then he has a couple of choice words 00:17:03.127 --> 00:17:04.028 for his opponent. 00:17:04.128 --> 00:17:05.662 It's a family show, Rob. 00:17:05.763 --> 00:17:07.564 And number one, 00:17:07.598 --> 00:17:08.766 Paul Mullin 00:17:08.799 --> 00:17:09.833 once again 00:17:10.134 --> 00:17:11.168 using that head. 00:17:13.670 --> 00:17:15.239 - You know, so often, Sports Center focuses 00:17:15.339 --> 00:17:16.573 on professional sports. 00:17:16.673 --> 00:17:18.876 But a lot of us stop playing sports competitively 00:17:18.976 --> 00:17:20.177 much younger. 00:17:20.277 --> 00:17:22.079 So with the help of Rob's dad, 00:17:22.179 --> 00:17:24.248 I've unearthed some footage of Rob playing sports 00:17:24.348 --> 00:17:25.849 when he was just a child. 00:17:25.949 --> 00:17:27.518 I think you can see where this is going, Rob. 00:17:28.585 --> 00:17:30.821 - Abject humiliation. - Absolutely. 00:17:30.921 --> 00:17:33.223 Let's go to Philadelphia in the 1990s. 00:17:33.323 --> 00:17:35.526 Okay, Rob's the little one in case you didn't know. 00:17:35.626 --> 00:17:37.661 Okay, can we just address this right now? 00:17:37.761 --> 00:17:38.996 I am not small. 00:17:39.096 --> 00:17:41.165 It's just that you're abnormally large, 00:17:41.265 --> 00:17:43.734 and I'm constantly standing next to you in this show. 00:17:43.834 --> 00:17:45.335 Well, what about Humphrey? 00:17:45.436 --> 00:17:47.971 Humphrey? Humphrey is a giant. 00:17:48.072 --> 00:17:49.640 You can't compare me to Humphrey. 00:17:49.740 --> 00:17:52.509 He's--okay, you know what? I look normal on the show. 00:17:52.609 --> 00:17:53.644 You guys are the ones that look 00:17:53.744 --> 00:17:55.079 like oversized goons. 00:17:55.179 --> 00:17:56.513 Look at some of my other shows 00:17:56.613 --> 00:17:58.916 where I'm standing next to normal-sized people. 00:18:01.318 --> 00:18:03.921 Let's talk about you and your past. 00:18:04.021 --> 00:18:06.290 Because I spoke with your mom. 00:18:06.390 --> 00:18:08.292 And I actually unearthed some photos 00:18:08.392 --> 00:18:09.593 of your old playing days. 00:18:09.693 --> 00:18:11.028 And I thought we would all enjoy them together. 00:18:11.128 --> 00:18:12.629 - Oh. Thank you, Mom. 00:18:12.729 --> 00:18:13.931 - Let's take a look. 00:18:14.031 --> 00:18:15.365 And here is you playing goalie 00:18:15.466 --> 00:18:17.201 in what looks like the worst soccer field 00:18:17.301 --> 00:18:18.202 I have ever seen. 00:18:18.302 --> 00:18:19.536 It wasn't so bad. 00:18:19.636 --> 00:18:22.372 It was 80% gravel and 20% broken glass, 00:18:22.473 --> 00:18:24.508 which made you appreciate the gravel. 00:18:24.608 --> 00:18:25.809 Who's taking that picture, Ryan? 00:18:25.909 --> 00:18:27.277 My dad, actually. If you zoom in, 00:18:27.377 --> 00:18:29.546 you could see me looking for his approval. 00:18:29.646 --> 00:18:30.981 Uh, still looking for it. 00:18:31.081 --> 00:18:33.383 That one is so sad I'm just gonna let it go. 00:18:33.484 --> 00:18:34.485 - Tomorrow night, 00:18:34.485 --> 00:18:36.153 a hard-hitting 30 for 30 00:18:36.253 --> 00:18:38.822 investigating whatever happened to the Wrexham Robin, 00:18:38.922 --> 00:18:40.224 beloved mascot for decades 00:18:40.324 --> 00:18:42.659 until it mysteriously disappeared in 2013 00:18:42.759 --> 00:18:45.295 only to be replaced by a much more dynamic, 00:18:45.395 --> 00:18:47.764 focus-group friendly dragon. 00:18:47.865 --> 00:18:49.133 - I heard kids love dragons. 00:18:49.233 --> 00:18:51.335 - You gotta love that merch. Good night, everyone. 00:18:51.435 --> 00:18:53.137 - Yeah, uh, oh--no, there's a whole other segment. 00:18:53.237 --> 00:18:54.238 - What? 00:18:54.338 --> 00:18:55.305 - There's a whole other segment, so-- 00:18:55.405 --> 00:18:56.573 - Can you handle it? - No! 00:18:56.673 --> 00:18:58.642 I can't do it alone-- it's a two-person gig. 00:18:58.742 --> 00:19:00.878 Oh, God, the whining. 00:19:00.978 --> 00:19:02.746 You belong in Bristol, Connecticut. 00:19:18.395 --> 00:19:19.696 - Oh, lovely. 00:19:21.231 --> 00:19:22.900 Wow. Welcome to Wales Late Night, 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:25.369 the only late-night talk show that counts sheep 00:19:25.469 --> 00:19:28.372 as an important part of their demographic. 00:19:28.472 --> 00:19:29.540 - That was terrible. - Horrible. 00:19:29.640 --> 00:19:31.074 - Tonight we are going to welcome 00:19:31.175 --> 00:19:33.010 a very special Welsh guest, 00:19:33.110 --> 00:19:35.679 but first we're going to walk over while music plays 00:19:35.779 --> 00:19:37.648 because I believe that's how these things are done. 00:19:37.748 --> 00:19:38.882 Yes, let's walk over. 00:19:44.855 --> 00:19:46.490 Oh? - Uh-- 00:19:46.590 --> 00:19:48.458 - Who gets the chair? We didn't, um-- 00:19:50.527 --> 00:19:52.496 - Probably should have talked about this before we... 00:19:52.596 --> 00:19:53.597 - Yeah. - Walked out 00:19:53.697 --> 00:19:54.765 'cause the people are waiting-- 00:19:54.865 --> 00:19:56.567 - You want to Welsh Rochambeau for it? 00:19:56.667 --> 00:19:58.101 - What's a Welsh Rochambeau? 00:19:58.202 --> 00:20:00.571 "What's a Welsh Rochambeau?" 00:20:00.671 --> 00:20:01.972 What an idiot. 00:20:06.243 --> 00:20:07.945 I see you've heard of Welsh Rochambeau. 00:20:08.045 --> 00:20:09.379 - Well, I feel more well-informed. 00:20:09.479 --> 00:20:10.714 Ryan, how about you? 00:20:10.814 --> 00:20:12.883 - I feel like I have a black belt in Wales, Rob. 00:20:12.983 --> 00:20:14.585 - No show about Wales would be complete 00:20:14.685 --> 00:20:15.852 without some singing. 00:20:15.953 --> 00:20:18.021 Wales is known as the land of song. 00:20:18.121 --> 00:20:19.089 To close our show, 00:20:19.122 --> 00:20:20.090 please welcome 00:20:20.190 --> 00:20:21.358 Welsh legend 00:20:21.391 --> 00:20:22.526 Charlotte Church. 00:20:27.097 --> 00:20:28.665 - Hello. - Hello. 00:20:28.699 --> 00:20:29.800 - Welcome to Welcome to Wrexham. 00:20:29.900 --> 00:20:31.235 That's what I'm supposed to say 'cause I'm the host. 00:20:31.335 --> 00:20:33.437 - Sorry, yeah, I'm the-- I'm the Ed McMahon here. 00:20:33.537 --> 00:20:34.771 Yeah. - Thank you for flying in 00:20:34.871 --> 00:20:36.440 for this. We are--we're so grateful. 00:20:36.540 --> 00:20:38.442 - Oh, my gosh. It is such a pleasure. 00:20:38.542 --> 00:20:39.943 - What part of Wales are you from? 00:20:40.043 --> 00:20:42.246 - I'm from Cardiff. I'm from South Wales. 00:20:42.346 --> 00:20:44.848 - When was the first time you remember 00:20:44.948 --> 00:20:47.150 where you're like, "I-I can sing. 00:20:47.251 --> 00:20:49.620 But not just sing. Like, I can sing..." 00:20:51.088 --> 00:20:51.822 "For real." 00:20:52.856 --> 00:20:55.058 It was when I was about three. 00:20:55.158 --> 00:20:58.095 And I'd come home from nursery and I would know 00:20:58.195 --> 00:21:00.564 every word to every song on the radio. 00:21:00.664 --> 00:21:02.866 I think when I realized was 00:21:02.966 --> 00:21:05.535 when I started getting attention for it, I suppose. 00:21:05.636 --> 00:21:06.937 - Uh-huh. - When I was about-- 00:21:07.037 --> 00:21:08.572 Ryan doesn't know anything about that. 00:21:09.406 --> 00:21:10.540 - No, no, I don't know anything-- 00:21:10.641 --> 00:21:12.509 well, my children only sing "Baby Shark." 00:21:12.609 --> 00:21:14.244 And it's--the attention is pure negativity. 00:21:14.344 --> 00:21:16.480 Like, it's just--I-I--yeah. It's terrible. 00:21:16.580 --> 00:21:18.248 My wife Blake did a movie where she's-- 00:21:18.348 --> 00:21:20.050 called The Shallows where she's being attacked 00:21:20.150 --> 00:21:21.885 by a shark. - Oh, gosh. 00:21:21.985 --> 00:21:23.353 - I was just like, "Yeah, you really like 00:21:23.453 --> 00:21:24.688 "'Baby Shark'? 00:21:24.788 --> 00:21:26.290 - How do you like that?" - Oh, no! 00:21:26.690 --> 00:21:29.559 - Oh, no, you didn't! No, you didn't. 00:21:29.660 --> 00:21:31.061 - Maybe... no, I wouldn't do that. 00:21:33.597 --> 00:21:34.965 You got three little girls, do you? 00:21:35.065 --> 00:21:36.433 - Yeah, yeah. - Aww, lush. 00:21:36.533 --> 00:21:38.769 I've got two big ones, 13 and 14, 00:21:38.869 --> 00:21:39.770 and a little one. - Whoa! 00:21:39.870 --> 00:21:41.004 - Would you do us the honor 00:21:41.104 --> 00:21:42.272 of singing us a song? 00:21:42.372 --> 00:21:45.142 - I would absolutely love to sing for you guys. 00:21:45.242 --> 00:21:48.412 And I want to sing for you guys as a thank you 00:21:48.512 --> 00:21:50.614 on behalf of everybody in Wales, so-- 00:21:50.714 --> 00:21:53.216 - We are having the time of our lives. 00:21:53.317 --> 00:21:54.451 - Truly. - We're having-- 00:21:54.551 --> 00:21:55.819 it's been incredible, and for as much fun 00:21:55.919 --> 00:21:57.621 as we've been having-- and we've been laughing 00:21:57.721 --> 00:21:59.456 and doing all sorts of these kinds of things, 00:21:59.556 --> 00:22:01.124 and it's just, like, super fun-- 00:22:01.224 --> 00:22:03.193 but the warmth that we've felt 00:22:03.293 --> 00:22:05.929 and the embrace that we've felt from the entire nation, 00:22:06.029 --> 00:22:08.231 let alone the town of Wrexham, has just been overwhelming. 00:22:08.332 --> 00:22:09.533 - Yeah. - It seems to me 00:22:09.633 --> 00:22:11.101 that everyone from Wrexham, 00:22:11.201 --> 00:22:12.636 and particularly everyone from Wales, 00:22:12.736 --> 00:22:13.837 is an ambassador of Wales. 00:22:13.937 --> 00:22:15.172 - Yeah, totally. 00:22:15.272 --> 00:22:17.808 - Like, there's a pride that is unshakeable. 00:22:17.908 --> 00:22:19.076 - Yeah, totally. - And I think 00:22:19.176 --> 00:22:20.344 it's really wonderful. 00:22:20.444 --> 00:22:21.912 - Charlotte, so what will you be singing today? 00:22:22.012 --> 00:22:23.347 Today I'm gonna sing for you 00:22:23.447 --> 00:22:26.583 a Welsh classic, "Men of Harlech," 00:22:26.683 --> 00:22:28.652 which I believe is very popular at... 00:22:28.752 --> 00:22:29.720 - Huge. 00:22:29.820 --> 00:22:30.754 Wrexham Football Club. 00:22:30.854 --> 00:22:31.822 So here we go. 00:22:31.922 --> 00:22:33.156 - Yes. - "Men of Harlech."