#156 – Tim Dillon: Comedy, Power, Conspiracy Theories, and Freedom

[0] The following is a conversation with Tim Dillon, a stand -up comedian who is fearless in challenging the norms of modern -day social and political discourse.

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[5] As a side note, let me say that I will continue talking to scientists, engineers, historians, mathematicians, and so on.

[6] But I will also talk to the people who Jack Kerouac called The Mad Ones in his book on the Road.

[7] That is one of my favorite books.

[8] He wrote, The only people for me are the mad ones.

[9] The ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.

[10] And in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes, ah.

[11] Some of these conversations will be a bit of a gamble in that I have no idea how they will turn out, but I'm willing to risk it for a chance at a bit of an adventure.

[12] And I'm happy and honored that Tim this time wanted to take a chance as well.

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[23] I dislike the bureaucracy that companies sometimes build up around this.

[24] NetSuite can probably help, but I am sure bureaucracies can still flourish.

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[34] For some reason, NetSuite is really fun to pronounce.

[35] This show is sponsored by Athletic Greens, the all -in -one daily drink to support better health and peak performance.

[36] It replaced the multivitamin for me and went far beyond that with 75 vitamin and minerals.

[37] I do intermittent fasting of 16 to 24 hours every day and I seem to not be able to shut up about it and always break my fast with athletic greens.

[38] I honestly can't say enough good things about these guys.

[39] It's probably one of my favorite sponsors.

[40] Love them.

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[47] This episode is also sponsored by Magic Spoon, low -carb, keto -friendly cereal.

[48] I've been on a mix of keto and carnivore for a long time now.

[49] That means very little carbs.

[50] I do binge eat cherries or apples sometimes and regret it later, but love it in the moment.

[51] Just like I used to regret eating cereal because most have crazy amounts of sugar, which is terrible for you.

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[55] It feels like a cheap meal, but it's not.

[56] It tastes delicious.

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[58] I tried all.

[59] They're all delicious.

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[65] They figure out what you need and match you with a licensed professional therapist in under 48 hours.

[66] I chat with the person on there and enjoy it.

[67] Of course, I've also been talking to and following along with David Goggins, who is definitely not a licensed professional therapist, but he does helping me his and my demons and become comfortable to exist in their presence.

[68] Everyone is different, but for me, I think struggle is a central for creation, but you can struggle beautifully in a way that doesn't destroy you.

[69] Therapy, I think, can help and BetterHelp is an option worth trying.

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[75] I've been using their service for a couple years and planning to use Rev to add both captions and transcripts to some of the previous and future episodes of this podcast, to make it easier for people to reference various parts of a podcast episode if they would like to do that.

[76] I'll do a separate video on that so people can provide suggestions on how to best sort of deliver those transcripts.

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