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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:30):
Hey, what's going on everybody?
It's Jay Whitaker.
Welcome back to Glad you Madeit podcast.
I've missed you Decided to doan episode.
Episode title is it's Been aYear and Some Change.
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downtime, the hard times, thegood times, the bad times.
I'm excited to get in.
This episode's just me.
It's just me Bringing y'all upto speed On my life.
I hope that y'all enjoy it.
If you got questions For thepodcast, like I said, email me.
Let us know what you think.
I'm gonna have some greatguests for you.
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I'm excited about this newseason.
Y'all are about to see Adifferent side of me.
If you know me personally, ifyou know me personally, if you
know me professionally, it'sgoing to get weird and that's
okay.
But either way, I'm so glad tobe podcasting again.
I'm so glad to talk to y'allagain.
I'm so glad to share somestories with y'all and I'm just
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glad.
I'm glad I made it, and so Ihope y'all and I'm sure I'm just
glad I'm glad I made it, and soI hope y'all enjoy this episode
.
Please send me your feedback,let me know what you think.
I hope all is well with you andyour families.
Much love, much, much love.
Enjoy the episode, let's getinto it, baby.
Oh, yeah, also real quick.
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I just realized.
I just listened to the previousepisode before this episode.
Damn, a lot of a lot of shithas changed Y'all.
If y'all want to go back intothe episode right before, this
is, which is literally about ayear and some change ago.
Yeah, it's, it's a differentvibe.
Like I said, enjoy the episode,let's get into it.
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I guess let's start from thebeginning.
Hey, hey, what's up?
Everybody, glad I made it.
Holy shit, it's been a while.
Yeah, guys, it's me, I made it.
Holy shit, it's been a while.
Yeah, guys, it's.
Uh, it's me, I'm Jay.
For those who are familiar withthis program, this is the glad
you made it podcast.
Uh, we talk about, uh, wellness, taking care of yourself, um,
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comebacks, setbacks, pivoting itall through humor.
You know, all with a little bitof humor, a little bit of
current events, maybe not somuch.
It's an election year.
I'd prefer to just just let usjust cruise this one out.
But, uh, yeah, I'm back.
Uh, I don't know how to.
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I don't know how to start thisagain.
It's been over a year.
It's been a year and somechange it's been over.
Yeah, I, as I say this to y'all, I just celebrated my birthday.
As I record this, it isSeptember 4th.
It's been a while I haven'trecorded, since July of 2023.
There's a reason for that.
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I had some life transitionsthat happened and that I was not
prepared for and I needed totake time for me.
I hope that y'all canunderstand and respect that for
those who have been listeningand you know there's it's crazy.
I would still get like emailsand and my see my Spotify stats
and all that stuff, and peoplewere still listening, still
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listening to old episodes, someof them repeat listeners.
I'm like, damn, what happened?
Did you like?
Did you not get all theinformation you needed?
And if that's, if that's howyou get down, I implore you to
take some notes, if you'd liketo take some notes, whatever.
But, um, just know that Iappreciate everybody that has
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listened and all the newlisteners.
I have found some new listeners, new fans, new opportunities.
I am so grateful.
Welcome to the show.
Glad you made it podcast.
I'm glad you're here.
I'm glad you made it Shit.
I'm glad I made it.
It's been a it's been a roughyear, some change, and I'll get
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right.
I'll just address it right upand be up front.
Going through an unexpecteddivorce, unexpected retirement
from the military, left thestate of Massachusetts and had
moved on and just moved on withlife and started taking care of
myself, taking care of my family, my brothers, you know my
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sisters and you know my familyand I really had to look inward
for a little bit, which is tough.
Sit back when you go through somuch transition, you know, and
especially in abrupt transitionyou have.
You have like little time tofigure out that wiggle room.
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You're like, oh shit, am I?
Okay?
And that's okay.
And you have to give yourselfgrace and sometimes just be in
sweatpants for like five days ina row watching old reruns of
justice league unlimited Don'tjudge me, okay, like that
childhood nostalgia.
Sometimes you just got to rollyourself up in an emotional
burrito and hug yourself.
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Okay, hug yourself, take careof yourself, cause at the end of
the day, all you have isyourself.
That's, you know, I've learned.
Probably the biggest thing isthrough this whole transition
process is that all you have isyourself.
And I mean and if you're lucky,you have good family and
friends beside you and I'm veryfortunate to have that.
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Looking back on my on this year, you know, literally a year ago
I was, you know, packing,pretty much packing on my
birthday and had arguably theworst birthday I've ever had of
all time, and you know.
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But you got to find the silverlining in everything and you
have to realize, you know youcan be a victim or you can be a
victor, like flat out.
You can be a victim or you canbe a victor, like flat out.
You know if you're goingthrough something you know
you're going to it's going tosuck, that's the whole point.
But you got to remember it'snot happening to just you.
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Everybody's got their own shitthat they're dealing with and
it's up to you, at the end ofthe day, to pick yourself up and
keep living your best life.
Don't live for anybody else.
That will you'll.
You'll make mistakes if youlive for other people.
You know I, I know this.
I have a lot of survivor'sguilt from friends that are no
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longer here.
I try to live for them.
I got to start living formyself.
I had to do some real work formyself and I'll be.
You know, I'll skip y'all, I'll, I'll, I'll skip through the
details and because nodisrespect, that's just private
there's some things I don't wantto get into and but I'm really
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grateful that I had great peoplearound me Once I figured out
who your people are, because,unfortunately, you got to figure
out who your people are.
When you, when life hits you theway that it that it hits you,
you feel, you kind of feeldisplaced.
Actually, for 100%, you totallyfeel displaced.
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And, um, now you have to assesswho's who's friendly, who's not
, who's in between, who'swhatever, and it's a.
It's a torturous and arduousprocess, but it is so rewarding.
You know, you may not ever getover it, but you'll definitely
get through it.
And so, to anybody that may belistening and maybe going
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through something or alreadywent through something, tell me
about it.
I would love to hear you know.
Uh, we, I think it's humannature not to say misery loves,
misery loves company.
But we damn sure like to hearabout some other people that are
going through some shit, so youdon't feel like you're the only
one.
I think that's why misery lovescompany just because, damn, you
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just want to be like all right,some people have it worse,
maybe, or I have it better, oror maybe I have it the worst,
but at least I know that there'ssome people that get me, you
know, and, um, to those peoplethat are listening, I appreciate
you for just getting me.
I really really do.
I really really do, causehaving people that get you when
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you are lost and they're tryingto just be a beacon of hope, so
to speak, it's, it's such apowerful feeling, you know, and
I had to go.
You know, I've been therapy,I've been therapizing, y'all
been therapizing, therapizing.
Got got two therapists, oneblack, one white.
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Don't ask, it's not yourbusiness, it's a social
experiment.
Who knows that this might be abook later.
But I need, I don't know.
It's just, it's nice, it's beennice to have access to therapy
and if you're you know, ifyou're in a situation where you
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can't get help, don't be afraidto ask for help.
I'll just say that.
But I've had to face a lot of my, my demons, work on some inner
child stuff.
And that's the crazy part.
When you look back on the innerchild shit and you're like,
damn, oh, I've been carryingthis for how long?
Oh, over three decades.
Oh, damn, this is, uh, this wasthe problem, this is like the
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crux, this is, this is, uh, thisis what's been there, that that
little dark passenger, thatwhole time, for, for, for that
long, going all the way back tothe eighties.
Damn, it was there back backthen, for real.
Back then, back when OJ wasjust OJ.
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It's a different time, oh, youmean, it was still there in the
90s too, back when MacaulayCulkin was Culkinin, when he was
home alone in it.
Yo, by the way, when you watchall these old school movies, do
you realize how good we had itto not see like a cell phone in
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sight.
Watching Home Alone is such agreat movie.
I love Home Alone, although,yeah, you know child, child
protective services needs tocome in and intervene at some
point.
Like what, what, the hell, what?
the hell what the hell I digress.
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I think the biggest thing thatI'm I want people to understand
about child and my hiatus, itwas nothing personal, just I
really just the fear of gettingon the microphone and just being
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like okay, how much do I wantto share, how much?
How much am I going to go intothis?
Am I going to break down duringall of this?
Is?
Is this going to be a shit show?
No, it's just.
Or you don't, you don't feellike you have have anything to
say, or you're not reallyexcited to talk about nothing.
You just you just kind of numb.
And the reason why I'm is I'mproud to, even though this, you
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know, even though I'm just kindof spouting off some feelings
and emotions.
And don't get, don't worry,folks, we'll have some guests on
.
I got some.
I got a great slew of guestslined up.
Worry, folks, we'll have someguests on.
I got some.
I got a great slew of guestslined up and, um, I hope that do
me a favor.
Just, you know, smash the likebutton, subscribe all that stuff
.
Dude, we got to get back out.
You know, got to get back ontrack, got to get my website
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back up my link tree.
I got merch coming.
There's a lot of cool thingscoming and I'm not just saying
it just to say like, oh, mixtapecoming soon.
No, like there's, we areactually and I say we because I
have a great team behind me Um,I have a lot more time on my
hands now and I'm I'm grateful,so things are coming soon.
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So, just if you want to go tomy link tree linktreecom slash,
it's Jay Whitaker Just supportme there.
I would greatly appreciate it.
And I've got more content.
You know, got a lot of showscoming up.
As I say this, now I'll be doingsome shows with Dulce Sloan.
If you haven't heard of her,you're wrong.
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She's just a wonderful comedianthat has invited, uh, invited
me, to be a part of, uh, hernationwide tour and work a
couple of the shows.
So it'll be cool, it'd be, it's, it's an honor and, uh, I gotta
give a big shout out to herjust for making a brother laugh,
Like for real, for real.
She, uh, you know, just justgood people, so just just good
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people.
If you go, uh, make sure yousupport, or go to do, say
sloancom and um, you know just,and check her out there.
I know I'm going to be with herfor Maine, new York.
Uh, go see her in DC.
I won't be there for that one,but go see her in DC.
I'm going to be there forSeattle, new Orleans and, uh,
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sunnyvale, california, atRooster Teeth Feathers.
So there's a lot of big thingsmoving and, um, I'm just
grateful for the opportunity youknow to show, uh, to show I can
do something in this industry.
It's a great feeling and, andyou know, I got to speak on some
comedian stuff right nowbecause I'm so grateful for my
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comedy brothers and sisters.
I see them back in Boston, youknow, and my people back in LA
and Utah and Vegas.
I met a lot of great comediansand I, um, it was hard to like,
I took maybe like six months off, wasn't really doing shows and
definitely wasn't podcast and Iwas just kind of like a ghost.
And if it wasn't for some of mycomedy brothers and sisters, I
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wouldn't be talking to y'allright now.
So you know, they know who theyare, you know, and they
probably not listening becausethey got their own podcast and
shit, but you know, shout out tothem, they know who they are
and I'm, I'm super grateful forthat comedian family, you know,
cause at some point, they'regoing to start roasting your ass
.
They're like, do you still?
You still in sweatpants, dog,it's Wednesday, it's 10 AM.
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Like, do something, you knowand um, but I, I got a chance to
watch some of my peers reallyshine.
I got, I went out to back inMay.
I had a chance to go to theNetflix is a joke festival and
support.
Some of my friends you may knowalready know my dude, jay
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Washington.
That's my guy.
I'm gonna try to get him gethim on, get him on um on the
show.
He, I'm so proud of him.
I had a chance to watch himtape his live set and it's
actually out on YouTube rightnow.
Uh, big black and nerdy, somake sure you go check that out.
Uh, at Jay Washington comedy,that's my dog right there.
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He killed it that night.
I was so proud to see him do it, because Netflix is a joke
festival.
They gave him his own show andhe, he rocked it and he rocked
it.
It was so proud to see him doit because Netflix is a joke
festival.
They gave him his own show andhe rocked it and he rocked it.
It was so dope to see him Like,even though I knew I was like
damn, I wish I was up there.
I wish you know, I hope I cando, I hope I can get back on
stage.
But it was so good to see himdo his thing.
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You know, I had a chance towatch my boy, rafi Gonzalez.
We both got nominated as Bostoncomedian of the year.
You know, in the craziest shit,I'll tell you flat out, I got
nominated for that shit and Iwasn't even living in the in in
the state at that time.
You know like I was.
I got the notification and I'mlike damn, um, I I just moved
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and what an honor that was.
You know, I went to the, I wentto the whole, uh, the ceremony.
For that I lost.
But I lost to one of my bestbrothers in comedy, rafi
Gonzalez.
Go check out Rafi Gonzalez.
He is amazing.
He's been on HBO um and just agreat comedian.
He's on tour with Jack Jr, whoJack Jr Is another dude that I
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y'all should be following.
He's half Armenian, halfMexican and he's just hilarious.
He rocked his sold out show atthe Netflix is a joke festival.
I got a chance to see my friendsin comedy really shine and it
was so cool, it was such apowerful experience.
So you know, I salute to mycomedy brothers and sisters
right now Um, y'all got.
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Y'all are a big reason why Igot to keep doing this, because
you know, there's comedy.
Comedians were like a littlewe're a little bastardized
family and you're just sograteful to be a part of them.
And, um, I hung in there, hadsome opportunities to come up,
working, uh, going on tour, andthen cruise ships happen.
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Cruise ships, that was a a, atwo year long process because
they had, uh, they had reachedout to me.
Um, they had reached out to melike a uh, a couple of years ago
and I was still in the service.
So I was like I can't really dothat, I would have to take a
ton of leave and I just don'thave that, you know.
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But I retire maybe in the nextfive years, you know like, and
they were like all right, cool,hit us up when you retire.
So I'm like, cool, I'll hitthem up in five, six years.
Well, things changed.
And uh, things changed.
And you know I reached out like, hey, so early, early
retirement, so y'all hiringwhat's up.
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And you know, sure enough, Ihad the opportunity to go on
some, some cruise gigs and youknow there's such a stigma about
comedy comedy on cruise ships,where comedians go to die, no,
they go to flourish.
Now that stigma has beenchanged.
There's a lot of greatcomedians out there.
Um, so, if you're young or youknow, or if you're older or,
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excuse me, uh, um of of call myson likes to call older people a
veteran of, a veteran of agewhich, yeah, by the way, my
son's 17 now calling peopleveteran of age, what the boy
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anyways?
So I get the cruise ship gigsand I realized this is a, this
is, this is the big leagues,this is a great opportunity.
You know, I've definitely neverhad a chance to do this before,
so you got to lean into it.
So, to anybody out there whohas any questions about
performing on ships, maybe youmight be a dancer, you might be
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a magician, acrobat, you know,like I have and I'm, I hope to
get some of these guests.
I hope to get some of theseguests, these good people that I
met on as guests, rather, andso just know that anything can
change in your life at the dropof a hat.
You just got to be ready forthat shit.
You got to be ready, andwhatever your project is that
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you're working on, like, ifyou've got a passion project,
keep working on it, don't giveup on it, because you never know
when you might get anopportunity.
And then they're like, allright, what else you got, what
else you've been working on?
And then you're like, well, itjust so happens that I have a
400 page book of animation thatI've been working on for the
last, you know, I don't knowfive years.
You know.
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Or here's three scripts thatI've been working on, or here's
three uh 30 comedy sketches thatI've written, you know.
So always be working onsomething.
You know what I mean.
Like what's my?
One of my favorite rappers fromthe from the West coast rappers
from the nineties sugar-free.
And he has a classic saying ifyou stay ready, you ain't got to
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get ready.
Okay, I'm gonna say it again Ifyou stay ready, you ain't got
to get ready.
Notice, I'm going to say itagain If you stay ready, you
ain't got to get ready.
Notice, notice the tone andresonance and timbre in my voice
.
I'm bringing it down for y'allso I can talk intimately to you.
You feel me, you hear me.
Now I can let me in.
About to get in that ass like abicycle seat.
Come on, baby, but listen, it'sa pleasure to just be moving to
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, it's a pleasure to just moveforward in life.
You can look back on the past.
The past is the past, hindsightis 2020.
You can either.
You can either laugh from it,learn from it or love from it.
You know that's just me.
Laugh, live, learn what I soundlike a hood TJ Maxx now, but I
say this with all love in myheart to anybody.
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I know I've already said it, butto anybody that's going through
it stay strong, stay on top ofyour you know, stay on, stay
focused.
You're not lost.
You're just temporarilydisplaced and you're going to
find your way because you will,you will, you always do and
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whatever it is that, if it keepsyou up at night, that's the
shit you need to be doing.
I'm going to say it again If itkeeps you up at night, that's
what you should be doing, okay.
Say it again If it keeps you upat night, that's what you
should be doing, okay.
Now, if it's some, if it's somelike you know, crazy shit,
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maybe not.
You know, like I'm, I'm, I'm upfor the weird shit and the
unique, creative shit, but ifit's a little bit too weird and
has a big budget.
Okay, maybe, maybe I don't know, but you get what I'm trying to
say Within reason.
If it keeps you up at night,that's the shit that you need to
be doing, you know.
So, if you're having some weirdkinky ass dreams, that's on you
, you know, maybe just give it ashot, maybe reach out to like a
(23:03):
nice subreddit and explore,maybe ask some questions, maybe
create like a fake account justso you can like get the
discourse you know in the chatmoving.
I you know not that, I, I'm notspeaking from experience Um,
sparkle two, five, seven.
You know I'm I'm teasing, but,um, lean into it, lean into
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whoever you are.
It's going to save you.
And if you lean into whoeveryou are, once you accept your
role and your purpose in this,in this, in this thing that we
call life, you will, you willfall into a rhythm.
A lot of us.
I feel like we're salmonswimming upstream and a bear is
trying to get us and we'refighting against that thing that
we're supposed to, that we're,that, we're, we've been put on
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this earth to do.
We've been, we've just beenfighting against it.
We're like Nope, that's not me,that's not me, I'm not supposed
to be doing that.
That's what.
That's what other people do.
I'm supposed to work in thiscubicle and die.
And you know, wear Perry Ellisshirts to work.
There's nothing wrong withPerry Ellis, it's a fine
mid-tier brand.
I wish them the best of luck.
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You can get them at TJ Maxx.
Great, great sales.
There will be no TJ Maxxslander on this podcast For the
record.
Tj Maxx, if you listen, yeah,I'm a Maxxinista.
I get, I gets busy.
Okay, I'm there.
You know you guys got myfavorite set of reading glasses.
They're always on sale $9.99for a nice little three pack.
(24:30):
They come in handy.
Need some good readers?
Good, that's just me.
You always got good soaps, gotgood candles, you know just a
little nice little knickknacksfor seasonal stuff.
The point is all right.
Look, I'm getting off trackhere, but I just want people to
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lean into who they are.
Please lean into who you are.
It will save you, it willpreserve you, and don't be
afraid to pivot.
Do not be afraid to pivot, andif you need to talk to somebody
who has had to learn to pivotmultiple times, this is like
what?
My sixth pivot, sixth maybe.
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You know I've hit rock bottom afew times.
I think my next one.
I get a free smoothie.
You know, carry like my nicelittle rewards card, my rock
bottom rewards card, and but yougot to learn to laugh at it.
If you're laughing, you'reliving.
I say that all the time onstage.
So keep going, keep going toanybody that's out there.
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Also, you know, I try to keepmy my podcast evergreen, but we
can talk a little bit of currentevents for a little bit.
Well, this actually passed.
But the Olympics, man, I lovethe Olympics because the
Olympics is truth.
Politics is theater, but theOlympics is truth.
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You feel me.
You know we sit there and watchpoliticians.
Do Don't worry, this is notgoing to become a weird
political podcast, but we sitthere and watch politicians just
do whatever they need to sayand say whatever they need to do
to get elected.
You know, and and I'm just likeno man, this is all theater and
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people questioning people'saccent and and turning black and
people questioning felonies andall this other stuff, and look
just, it's all theater.
I mean, vote for who you wantto vote for.
I respect it.
I've served the country, so you, so you have the.
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You know, I'm proud to say I'vehelped serve those freedoms
that we uphold and protect.
Um, I'm proud to say I was apart of that, and so I still
love my country, even though Ialways will wonder does it love
me, but man for the Olympics?
Speaker 1 (26:54):
bro, the Olympics, the Olympics, the.
Speaker 2 (26:59):
Olympics, oh my Lord, all day, all day, I'm watching
it.
I was watching, you know, I'm aformer sprinter, so I had to
turn up for the sprints, had toturn up for the sprints, you
know.
Good to see America, just youknow win on the sprints.
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It was cool to see St Lucia gettheir gold medal.
That was so dope.
You know, st Lucia, thatcountry only has, you know, it's
the size of like it only haslike a million, some odd people
or something like that Maybe 2.1.
I can Google this, but you knowthis.
This is not a fact.
This is not a podcast thatwe're not spouting off stats.
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We'll, we'll get there once Iget a co-host or something.
But yeah, just know that it wasso cool to see.
We need more videos of likecountries celebrating gold,
especially, like you know, withno, with all due respect, like
the underdog countries where,like maybe you may not be
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familiar with this country like,oh shit, luxembourg got a, got
a, a gold medal skeet shooter.
Oh, oh shit, georgia got, notGeorgia the state, but Georgia
the country.
They got yo, they, they have adope high jumper.
I want to see that.
I want to see more footage ofsmaller countries celebrating.
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You know future icons, peoplethat will probably be printed on
their money or, like you know,be big in commercials that you
know, all of a sudden, some goldmedalist in Luxembourg is now
pitching like fast food, youknow what I mean?
Like that's just crazy to me.
Uh, we could talk about thebreak dancing.
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Look, I enjoyed it.
I'll just flat out say it Ienjoyed the breakdancing.
I love the playlist.
Some people say it waswhitewashed down or watered down
, so to speak.
Obviously, the girl fromAustralia, ray Gunn, you know
kind of you know kind of loweredthe credibility of some of some
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of the competition.
But man, let me just tell you,as a kid who grew up on hip hop
music, it was so dope to likesit there and watch something
that is so pure and came fromnothing like hip hop and be put
on a global stage.
It was, it was honestly movingfor me personally and, um, it
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was just cool.
I mean, there was this, whatthere was?
This Ukrainian girl named Nikawith a do-rag on little white
girl with a do-rag on justkilling it.
You so much energy, and thatwas another thing.
That was a funny part becauseyou know they had, since it was
the first time they did breakdancing in the Olympics,
breaking in the Olympics.
They had to include like theOGs, and OGs were great, super
(29:53):
technical, super great, but man,you could see that age and
windmills was like not them,windmills was at half speed.
That little Ukrainian girl cameout there and she was basically
moonwalking in the air and shit.
So much energy.
I wanted to join a gym afterthat shit.
Well, join another gym like onelike Stretch Lab or something.
You know where they where yougot to make an appointment, you
(30:16):
come in.
They stretch you out.
I need to start doing that.
I've been doing more leisurelyshit.
I got walking shoes now, notrunning shoes.
Walking, yeah, walking.
Nope, there will be no jog.
Hey, hey, jay, can you catch up?
Hey, man, we're at the corner.
You gotta be there in twominutes.
Can you sprint?
(30:36):
No, dude, your shoes aren'tmade for that.
Bro, I'm out here walking, I'mwalking here.
You know what I mean?
That's what I'm doing walkingshoes.
You know If you see me?
Also, I bought a pair ofCrocscs.
Okay, I'm on margaritaville.
Ships decided they had the jimmybuffett margaritaville crocs.
(31:01):
Look, if you're going to buy apair of crocs, go big or go home
.
I'm not gonna buy the standardblack crocs.
You know, with, like, thedefault outfit, like in like
when you create a character in avideo game, I'm not getting the
defaults, I'm getting the.
You know we going big or goinghome, jimmy Buffett,
margaritaville, that's, that'shis man.
(31:22):
If you're going to, if you'regetting Crocs, those are the
Crocs you get.
Nothing says leisure like these.
I'm literally wearing them.
Right now I'm in an LL Beanbath robe navy blue, and a
do-rag holding a brandy glass.
Right now I don't have brandy,so I'm just having a little bit
of rum.
That's fine.
Okay, this is my podcast.
(31:44):
I haven't talked to y'all in ayear and a half or not a year
and a half, but a year and somechange.
And boy it's been a lot ofchange.
Um, yeah, that's the name ofthe episode year and some change
.
That, yep, okay, that's whatwe're doing.
Um, that's clever idiot.
Um, so just happy to see, youknow, I'm just happy to see the
(32:06):
Olympics and, uh, been checkingout some new shows, been
rediscovering what I like again,you know.
Sometimes, you know, I mightjust cuddle up in bed and watch
some old cartoons and and justkick back.
Just kick back, and I'm reallyexcited to get back on stage and
get back on the road.
(32:27):
You know, I'm grateful, I'mvery grateful to do these shows
out at sea, but I'm definitelymissing some land shows and you
know, um, it's, it's, it's fun.
I have this free time now, nowthat I'm retired from the
service, which I'm very gratefulfor.
(32:47):
Um, I have just time to kind ofreconnect with myself.
I gave, if I'm being honest, Igave this country 20 years and
two divorces, and you know, Isay that I can, I can chuckle at
that, but I realized how muchI've given, and I don't say it
to be like, oh, thank me for no,no, no, no, we're not doing
(33:10):
that, but I'm just realizing.
Like you know, there's momentswhere you realize, damn, I did
sacrifice certain things.
And you know, and I'm grateful,I'm grateful that I wanted to
do for the record, I wanted todo so much more in the Air Force
and unfortunately I wasn't ableto.
(33:31):
And I, that decision was reallyjust based on betting on myself.
I felt that I was entering myprime as a comedian, or ready to
enter my prime, and so I had toreally bet on myself and, um,
it's not an easy thing to do.
You know, I was walking awayfrom a lot of stability, job
(33:53):
security, camaraderie, just youknow, even little perks and
benefits and but I figured, Ifigured it was the.
That's a hard decision to make.
It really is a hard decision tomake.
That's a hard decision to makeas it really is a hard decision
to make and you gotta be mindfulof of like, ready to like.
(34:18):
I still haven't really fullytransferred to being a civilian.
You know what I mean.
Like I'm I still.
Every now and then I findmyself standing at parade, rest,
or standing at attention, oryou know, when I hear the
national anthem, I, you knowlike my ears perk up and I'm
like start, I'll be walkingaround the house or walking
(34:39):
through a hotel and I'll startdoing facing movements.
Like what the hell is wrongwith you, bro, like what?
Like, bro, it's.
You're not that person anymoreanymore, you know, and um, but
(35:00):
it's, it's, uh, it's, it's likenow I get to chance to kind of
live for me and listen to thatvoice of, listen to that voice
of.
Damn, I'm here, I'm present andI'm only in tune with myself.
You know, I'm grateful for thestructure.
I never expected to join themilitary.
I had other options and I hadother aspirations and I remember
(35:22):
I was going to junior collegebecause I was bummed that
college didn't work out for meat the time.
And I came back to my mother'shouse and I saw a recruitment
letter from the Air Force and Iwanted to go to Marines first
but my knees were too bustedfrom track and field and
(35:43):
football and the recruiter waslike you know, air Force is on
the other side of the street andso I went, popped in and the
rest is history, you know, andum, it's been a wild 20 years
and an honor to serve and I'veseen some great places, but it's
crazy, I'm seeing more placesnow due to comedy.
(36:04):
So I'm, I'm just so blessed,I'm so grateful for the, the,
the, the sergeants, the NCOs,the officers that really
supported me in this process andbeing like hey coming in.
So, to all of my military folksthat are listening, I
appreciate you.
If you showed up, if you boughtone ticket, it means a lot.
(36:24):
It means a lot because you gotme to where I'm at, and for the
people that that that buytickets, I appreciate here's.
I'll say this for the peoplethat buy tickets first Without
asking to be on the guest list,y'all are the real heroes.
(36:44):
You know, unfortunately I, youknow, in this, in this business,
there's not a lot of guestlists, so sorry in advance.
So you know, if you want tosupport me, you know, don't ask
to be on the guest list, paywith.
You know I'm worth change.
I'm worth ticket money.
I'm worth getting a babysitter.
(37:06):
I'm worth a two drink minimum.
I'm worth a parking fee.
You know, I got some good jokes,hot jokes, new adventures.
Got a lot of new shit.
Okay, started horseback ridingagain.
Bought Crocs Wearing newbalances to the gym.
I used a bidet on full blast.
I'm living life y'all.
Okay, used it.
(37:26):
Yeah, I'm going to say thatagain.
Used a bidet on full black Gamechanger Game changer Okay, it
takes a lot of courage.
You know some people ain'tready for that.
Some people can only do aquarter turn, no full like.
Don't even hesitate.
You could judge me if you want.
(37:47):
You may have questions, butthis is a judgment-free zone.
This is a judgment-free podcast.
I'm glad you made it and I'mglad I made it.
I think this is time where Ibid you all adieu.
I just wanted to give you all aquick little 30-minute check-in
.
Went a little bit over time, butI got a fantasy draft starting
soon and you know it's aboutthat time to get busy.
(38:09):
So let's see if this is mythird fantasy draft.
Yeah, don't mind me, I havehobbies.
You should too.
No judgment over here.
Ok.
Getting into pickleball for noreason, ok, you know.
Getting into lacrosse, honestly, like, I want me a lacrosse
(38:30):
jersey.
I want to go to like a lacrossejersey.
I want to go to like a lacrossegame.
I want to check out a BostonCannons game.
I want to check out theCalifornia Redwoods.
I'm into it.
I'm into it.
Was it the Utah Outlaws?
Yes, getting more into soccer,I'm in my soccer jersey era.
You know, I know what salt lifeis.
Okay, I know what salt life is.
I'm doing salt life is.
(38:51):
Okay, I know what salt life is.
I'm doing salt life.
Anyways, y'all take care.
Thank you so much for listening.
I'm glad you made it and I'mglad to be here.
I'm glad to be back.
Y'all take care.
The following program is for mature audiences only.
The views expressed by thepeople and other guests on the
podcast are their opinions andtheir own and don't reflect the
institutions or establishmentsthat they work for.
So please do not get our assesfired or canceled.
Thank you very much.
Enjoy the show.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Hey, what's going on everybody?
It's Jay Whitaker.
Welcome back to Glad you Madeit podcast.
I've missed you Decided to doan episode.
Episode title is it's Been aYear and Some Change.
You'll find out why.
Make sure you give our podcasta nice subscription, nice little
rating.
You know rating?
(00:51):
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Email us atgladyoumadeitpodcast at gmailcom
or email me personally atitsjwhittaker at gmailcom.
If you have questions for thepodcast, hit us up.
But show us some love.
Make sure you go on.
We're back.
Things are happening, more goodthings coming.
Thank you so much for the peoplethat have supported through the
(01:16):
downtime, the hard times, thegood times, the bad times.
I'm excited to get in.
This episode's just me.
It's just me Bringing y'all upto speed On my life.
I hope that y'all enjoy it.
If you got questions For thepodcast, like I said, email me.
Let us know what you think.
I'm gonna have some greatguests for you.
(01:38):
I'm excited about this newseason.
Y'all are about to see Adifferent side of me.
If you know me personally, ifyou know me personally, if you
know me professionally, it'sgoing to get weird and that's
okay.
But either way, I'm so glad tobe podcasting again.
I'm so glad to talk to y'allagain.
I'm so glad to share somestories with y'all and I'm just
(02:01):
glad.
I'm glad I made it, and so Ihope y'all and I'm sure I'm just
glad I'm glad I made it, and soI hope y'all enjoy this episode
.
Please send me your feedback,let me know what you think.
I hope all is well with you andyour families.
Much love, much, much love.
Enjoy the episode, let's getinto it, baby.
Oh, yeah, also real quick.
(02:22):
I just realized.
I just listened to the previousepisode before this episode.
Damn, a lot of a lot of shithas changed Y'all.
If y'all want to go back intothe episode right before, this
is, which is literally about ayear and some change ago.
Yeah, it's, it's a differentvibe.
Like I said, enjoy the episode,let's get into it.
(02:52):
I guess let's start from thebeginning.
Hey, hey, what's up?
Everybody, glad I made it.
Holy shit, it's been a while.
Yeah, guys, it's me, I made it.
Holy shit, it's been a while.
Yeah, guys, it's.
Uh, it's me, I'm Jay.
For those who are familiar withthis program, this is the glad
you made it podcast.
Uh, we talk about, uh, wellness, taking care of yourself, um,
(03:18):
comebacks, setbacks, pivoting itall through humor.
You know, all with a little bitof humor, a little bit of
current events, maybe not somuch.
It's an election year.
I'd prefer to just just let usjust cruise this one out.
But, uh, yeah, I'm back.
Uh, I don't know how to.
(03:39):
I don't know how to start thisagain.
It's been over a year.
It's been a year and somechange it's been over.
Yeah, I, as I say this to y'all, I just celebrated my birthday.
As I record this, it isSeptember 4th.
It's been a while I haven'trecorded, since July of 2023.
There's a reason for that.
(03:59):
I had some life transitionsthat happened and that I was not
prepared for and I needed totake time for me.
I hope that y'all canunderstand and respect that for
those who have been listeningand you know there's it's crazy.
I would still get like emailsand and my see my Spotify stats
and all that stuff, and peoplewere still listening, still
(04:22):
listening to old episodes, someof them repeat listeners.
I'm like, damn, what happened?
Did you like?
Did you not get all theinformation you needed?
And if that's, if that's howyou get down, I implore you to
take some notes, if you'd liketo take some notes, whatever.
But, um, just know that Iappreciate everybody that has
(04:44):
listened and all the newlisteners.
I have found some new listeners, new fans, new opportunities.
I am so grateful.
Welcome to the show.
Glad you made it podcast.
I'm glad you're here.
I'm glad you made it Shit.
I'm glad I made it.
It's been a it's been a roughyear, some change, and I'll get
(05:05):
right.
I'll just address it right upand be up front.
Going through an unexpecteddivorce, unexpected retirement
from the military, left thestate of Massachusetts and had
moved on and just moved on withlife and started taking care of
myself, taking care of my family, my brothers, you know my
(05:30):
sisters and you know my familyand I really had to look inward
for a little bit, which is tough.
Sit back when you go through somuch transition, you know, and
especially in abrupt transitionyou have.
You have like little time tofigure out that wiggle room.
(05:50):
You're like, oh shit, am I?
Okay?
And that's okay.
And you have to give yourselfgrace and sometimes just be in
sweatpants for like five days ina row watching old reruns of
justice league unlimited Don'tjudge me, okay, like that
childhood nostalgia.
Sometimes you just got to rollyourself up in an emotional
burrito and hug yourself.
(06:11):
Okay, hug yourself, take careof yourself, cause at the end of
the day, all you have isyourself.
That's, you know, I've learned.
Probably the biggest thing isthrough this whole transition
process is that all you have isyourself.
And I mean and if you're lucky,you have good family and
friends beside you and I'm veryfortunate to have that.
(06:32):
Looking back on my on this year, you know, literally a year ago
I was, you know, packing,pretty much packing on my
birthday and had arguably theworst birthday I've ever had of
all time, and you know.
(06:53):
But you got to find the silverlining in everything and you
have to realize, you know youcan be a victim or you can be a
victor, like flat out.
You can be a victim or you canbe a victor, like flat out.
You know if you're goingthrough something you know
you're going to it's going tosuck, that's the whole point.
But you got to remember it'snot happening to just you.
(07:16):
Everybody's got their own shitthat they're dealing with and
it's up to you, at the end ofthe day, to pick yourself up and
keep living your best life.
Don't live for anybody else.
That will you'll.
You'll make mistakes if youlive for other people.
You know I, I know this.
I have a lot of survivor'sguilt from friends that are no
(07:38):
longer here.
I try to live for them.
I got to start living formyself.
I had to do some real work formyself and I'll be.
You know, I'll skip y'all, I'll, I'll, I'll skip through the
details and because nodisrespect, that's just private
there's some things I don't wantto get into and but I'm really
(08:01):
grateful that I had great peoplearound me Once I figured out
who your people are, because,unfortunately, you got to figure
out who your people are.
When you, when life hits you theway that it that it hits you,
you feel, you kind of feeldisplaced.
Actually, for 100%, you totallyfeel displaced.
(08:26):
And, um, now you have to assesswho's who's friendly, who's not
, who's in between, who'swhatever, and it's a.
It's a torturous and arduousprocess, but it is so rewarding.
You know, you may not ever getover it, but you'll definitely
get through it.
And so, to anybody that may belistening and maybe going
(08:49):
through something or alreadywent through something, tell me
about it.
I would love to hear you know.
Uh, we, I think it's humannature not to say misery loves,
misery loves company.
But we damn sure like to hearabout some other people that are
going through some shit, so youdon't feel like you're the only
one.
I think that's why misery lovescompany just because, damn, you
(09:11):
just want to be like all right,some people have it worse,
maybe, or I have it better, oror maybe I have it the worst,
but at least I know that there'ssome people that get me, you
know, and, um, to those peoplethat are listening, I appreciate
you for just getting me.
I really really do.
I really really do, causehaving people that get you when
(09:36):
you are lost and they're tryingto just be a beacon of hope, so
to speak, it's, it's such apowerful feeling, you know, and
I had to go.
You know, I've been therapy,I've been therapizing, y'all
been therapizing, therapizing.
Got got two therapists, oneblack, one white.
(10:02):
Don't ask, it's not yourbusiness, it's a social
experiment.
Who knows that this might be abook later.
But I need, I don't know.
It's just, it's nice, it's beennice to have access to therapy
and if you're you know, ifyou're in a situation where you
(10:24):
can't get help, don't be afraidto ask for help.
I'll just say that.
But I've had to face a lot of my, my demons, work on some inner
child stuff.
And that's the crazy part.
When you look back on the innerchild shit and you're like,
damn, oh, I've been carryingthis for how long?
Oh, over three decades.
Oh, damn, this is, uh, this wasthe problem, this is like the
(10:47):
crux, this is, this is, uh, thisis what's been there, that that
little dark passenger, thatwhole time, for, for, for that
long, going all the way back tothe eighties.
Damn, it was there back backthen, for real.
Back then, back when OJ wasjust OJ.
(11:08):
It's a different time, oh, youmean, it was still there in the
90s too, back when MacaulayCulkin was Culkinin, when he was
home alone in it.
Yo, by the way, when you watchall these old school movies, do
you realize how good we had itto not see like a cell phone in
(11:28):
sight.
Watching Home Alone is such agreat movie.
I love Home Alone, although,yeah, you know child, child
protective services needs tocome in and intervene at some
point.
Like what, what, the hell, what?
the hell what the hell I digress.
(11:52):
I think the biggest thing thatI'm I want people to understand
about child and my hiatus, itwas nothing personal, just I
really just the fear of gettingon the microphone and just being
(12:12):
like okay, how much do I wantto share, how much?
How much am I going to go intothis?
Am I going to break down duringall of this?
Is?
Is this going to be a shit show?
No, it's just.
Or you don't, you don't feellike you have have anything to
say, or you're not reallyexcited to talk about nothing.
You just you just kind of numb.
And the reason why I'm is I'mproud to, even though this, you
(12:39):
know, even though I'm just kindof spouting off some feelings
and emotions.
And don't get, don't worry,folks, we'll have some guests on
.
I got some.
I got a great slew of guestslined up.
Worry, folks, we'll have someguests on.
I got some.
I got a great slew of guestslined up and, um, I hope that do
me a favor.
Just, you know, smash the likebutton, subscribe all that stuff
.
Dude, we got to get back out.
You know, got to get back ontrack, got to get my website
(13:00):
back up my link tree.
I got merch coming.
There's a lot of cool thingscoming and I'm not just saying
it just to say like, oh, mixtapecoming soon.
No, like there's, we areactually and I say we because I
have a great team behind me Um,I have a lot more time on my
hands now and I'm I'm grateful,so things are coming soon.
(13:21):
So, just if you want to go tomy link tree linktreecom slash,
it's Jay Whitaker Just supportme there.
I would greatly appreciate it.
And I've got more content.
You know, got a lot of showscoming up.
As I say this, now I'll be doingsome shows with Dulce Sloan.
If you haven't heard of her,you're wrong.
(13:46):
She's just a wonderful comedianthat has invited, uh, invited
me, to be a part of, uh, hernationwide tour and work a
couple of the shows.
So it'll be cool, it'd be, it's, it's an honor and, uh, I gotta
give a big shout out to herjust for making a brother laugh,
Like for real, for real.
She, uh, you know, just justgood people, so just just good
(14:12):
people.
If you go, uh, make sure yousupport, or go to do, say
sloancom and um, you know just,and check her out there.
I know I'm going to be with herfor Maine, new York.
Uh, go see her in DC.
I won't be there for that one,but go see her in DC.
I'm going to be there forSeattle, new Orleans and, uh,
(14:32):
sunnyvale, california, atRooster Teeth Feathers.
So there's a lot of big thingsmoving and, um, I'm just
grateful for the opportunity youknow to show, uh, to show I can
do something in this industry.
It's a great feeling and, andyou know, I got to speak on some
comedian stuff right nowbecause I'm so grateful for my
(14:54):
comedy brothers and sisters.
I see them back in Boston, youknow, and my people back in LA
and Utah and Vegas.
I met a lot of great comediansand I, um, it was hard to like,
I took maybe like six months off, wasn't really doing shows and
definitely wasn't podcast and Iwas just kind of like a ghost.
And if it wasn't for some of mycomedy brothers and sisters, I
(15:16):
wouldn't be talking to y'allright now.
So you know, they know who theyare, you know, and they
probably not listening becausethey got their own podcast and
shit, but you know, shout out tothem, they know who they are
and I'm, I'm super grateful forthat comedian family, you know,
cause at some point, they'regoing to start roasting your ass
.
They're like, do you still?
You still in sweatpants, dog,it's Wednesday, it's 10 AM.
(15:40):
Like, do something, you knowand um, but I, I got a chance to
watch some of my peers reallyshine.
I got, I went out to back inMay.
I had a chance to go to theNetflix is a joke festival and
support.
Some of my friends you may knowalready know my dude, jay
(16:00):
Washington.
That's my guy.
I'm gonna try to get him gethim on, get him on um on the
show.
He, I'm so proud of him.
I had a chance to watch himtape his live set and it's
actually out on YouTube rightnow.
Uh, big black and nerdy, somake sure you go check that out.
Uh, at Jay Washington comedy,that's my dog right there.
(16:22):
He killed it that night.
I was so proud to see him do it, because Netflix is a joke
festival.
They gave him his own show andhe, he rocked it and he rocked
it.
It was so proud to see him doit because Netflix is a joke
festival.
They gave him his own show andhe rocked it and he rocked it.
It was so dope to see him Like,even though I knew I was like
damn, I wish I was up there.
I wish you know, I hope I cando, I hope I can get back on
stage.
But it was so good to see himdo his thing.
(16:45):
You know, I had a chance towatch my boy, rafi Gonzalez.
We both got nominated as Bostoncomedian of the year.
You know, in the craziest shit,I'll tell you flat out, I got
nominated for that shit and Iwasn't even living in the in in
the state at that time.
You know like I was.
I got the notification and I'mlike damn, um, I I just moved
(17:07):
and what an honor that was.
You know, I went to the, I wentto the whole, uh, the ceremony.
For that I lost.
But I lost to one of my bestbrothers in comedy, rafi
Gonzalez.
Go check out Rafi Gonzalez.
He is amazing.
He's been on HBO um and just agreat comedian.
He's on tour with Jack Jr, whoJack Jr Is another dude that I
(17:30):
y'all should be following.
He's half Armenian, halfMexican and he's just hilarious.
He rocked his sold out show atthe Netflix is a joke festival.
I got a chance to see my friendsin comedy really shine and it
was so cool, it was such apowerful experience.
So you know, I salute to mycomedy brothers and sisters
right now Um, y'all got.
(17:51):
Y'all are a big reason why Igot to keep doing this, because
you know, there's comedy.
Comedians were like a littlewe're a little bastardized
family and you're just sograteful to be a part of them.
And, um, I hung in there, hadsome opportunities to come up,
working, uh, going on tour, andthen cruise ships happen.
(18:13):
Cruise ships, that was a a, atwo year long process because
they had, uh, they had reachedout to me.
Um, they had reached out to melike a uh, a couple of years ago
and I was still in the service.
So I was like I can't really dothat, I would have to take a
ton of leave and I just don'thave that, you know.
(18:33):
But I retire maybe in the nextfive years, you know like, and
they were like all right, cool,hit us up when you retire.
So I'm like, cool, I'll hitthem up in five, six years.
Well, things changed.
And uh, things changed.
And you know I reached out like, hey, so early, early
retirement, so y'all hiringwhat's up.
(18:53):
And you know, sure enough, Ihad the opportunity to go on
some, some cruise gigs and youknow there's such a stigma about
comedy comedy on cruise ships,where comedians go to die, no,
they go to flourish.
Now that stigma has beenchanged.
There's a lot of greatcomedians out there.
Um, so, if you're young or youknow, or if you're older or,
(19:15):
excuse me, uh, um of of call myson likes to call older people a
veteran of, a veteran of agewhich, yeah, by the way, my
son's 17 now calling peopleveteran of age, what the boy
(19:38):
anyways?
So I get the cruise ship gigsand I realized this is a, this
is, this is the big leagues,this is a great opportunity.
You know, I've definitely neverhad a chance to do this before,
so you got to lean into it.
So, to anybody out there whohas any questions about
performing on ships, maybe youmight be a dancer, you might be
(19:59):
a magician, acrobat, you know,like I have and I'm, I hope to
get some of these guests.
I hope to get some of theseguests, these good people that I
met on as guests, rather, andso just know that anything can
change in your life at the dropof a hat.
You just got to be ready forthat shit.
You got to be ready, andwhatever your project is that
(20:21):
you're working on, like, ifyou've got a passion project,
keep working on it, don't giveup on it, because you never know
when you might get anopportunity.
And then they're like, allright, what else you got, what
else you've been working on?
And then you're like, well, itjust so happens that I have a
400 page book of animation thatI've been working on for the
last, you know, I don't knowfive years.
You know.
(20:42):
Or here's three scripts thatI've been working on, or here's
three uh 30 comedy sketches thatI've written, you know.
So always be working onsomething.
You know what I mean.
Like what's my?
One of my favorite rappers fromthe from the West coast rappers
from the nineties sugar-free.
And he has a classic saying ifyou stay ready, you ain't got to
(21:03):
get ready.
Okay, I'm gonna say it again Ifyou stay ready, you ain't got
to get ready.
Notice, I'm going to say itagain If you stay ready, you
ain't got to get ready.
Notice, notice the tone andresonance and timbre in my voice
.
I'm bringing it down for y'allso I can talk intimately to you.
You feel me, you hear me.
Now I can let me in.
About to get in that ass like abicycle seat.
Come on, baby, but listen, it'sa pleasure to just be moving to
(21:28):
, it's a pleasure to just moveforward in life.
You can look back on the past.
The past is the past, hindsightis 2020.
You can either.
You can either laugh from it,learn from it or love from it.
You know that's just me.
Laugh, live, learn what I soundlike a hood TJ Maxx now, but I
say this with all love in myheart to anybody.
(21:54):
I know I've already said it, butto anybody that's going through
it stay strong, stay on top ofyour you know, stay on, stay
focused.
You're not lost.
You're just temporarilydisplaced and you're going to
find your way because you will,you will, you always do and
(22:15):
whatever it is that, if it keepsyou up at night, that's the
shit you need to be doing.
I'm going to say it again If itkeeps you up at night, that's
what you should be doing, okay.
Say it again If it keeps you upat night, that's what you
should be doing, okay.
Now, if it's some, if it's somelike you know, crazy shit,
(22:39):
maybe not.
You know, like I'm, I'm, I'm upfor the weird shit and the
unique, creative shit, but ifit's a little bit too weird and
has a big budget.
Okay, maybe, maybe I don't know, but you get what I'm trying to
say Within reason.
If it keeps you up at night,that's the shit that you need to
be doing, you know.
So, if you're having some weirdkinky ass dreams, that's on you
, you know, maybe just give it ashot, maybe reach out to like a
(23:03):
nice subreddit and explore,maybe ask some questions, maybe
create like a fake account justso you can like get the
discourse you know in the chatmoving.
I you know not that, I, I'm notspeaking from experience Um,
sparkle two, five, seven.
You know I'm I'm teasing, but,um, lean into it, lean into
(23:26):
whoever you are.
It's going to save you.
And if you lean into whoeveryou are, once you accept your
role and your purpose in this,in this, in this thing that we
call life, you will, you willfall into a rhythm.
A lot of us.
I feel like we're salmonswimming upstream and a bear is
trying to get us and we'refighting against that thing that
we're supposed to, that we're,that, we're, we've been put on
(23:49):
this earth to do.
We've been, we've just beenfighting against it.
We're like Nope, that's not me,that's not me, I'm not supposed
to be doing that.
That's what.
That's what other people do.
I'm supposed to work in thiscubicle and die.
And you know, wear Perry Ellisshirts to work.
There's nothing wrong withPerry Ellis, it's a fine
mid-tier brand.
I wish them the best of luck.
(24:09):
You can get them at TJ Maxx.
Great, great sales.
There will be no TJ Maxxslander on this podcast For the
record.
Tj Maxx, if you listen, yeah,I'm a Maxxinista.
I get, I gets busy.
Okay, I'm there.
You know you guys got myfavorite set of reading glasses.
They're always on sale $9.99for a nice little three pack.
(24:30):
They come in handy.
Need some good readers?
Good, that's just me.
You always got good soaps, gotgood candles, you know just a
little nice little knickknacksfor seasonal stuff.
The point is all right.
Look, I'm getting off trackhere, but I just want people to
(24:51):
lean into who they are.
Please lean into who you are.
It will save you, it willpreserve you, and don't be
afraid to pivot.
Do not be afraid to pivot, andif you need to talk to somebody
who has had to learn to pivotmultiple times, this is like
what?
My sixth pivot, sixth maybe.
(25:13):
You know I've hit rock bottom afew times.
I think my next one.
I get a free smoothie.
You know, carry like my nicelittle rewards card, my rock
bottom rewards card, and but yougot to learn to laugh at it.
If you're laughing, you'reliving.
I say that all the time onstage.
So keep going, keep going toanybody that's out there.
(25:35):
Also, you know, I try to keepmy my podcast evergreen, but we
can talk a little bit of currentevents for a little bit.
Well, this actually passed.
But the Olympics, man, I lovethe Olympics because the
Olympics is truth.
Politics is theater, but theOlympics is truth.
(25:58):
You feel me.
You know we sit there and watchpoliticians.
Do Don't worry, this is notgoing to become a weird
political podcast, but we sitthere and watch politicians just
do whatever they need to sayand say whatever they need to do
to get elected.
You know, and and I'm just likeno man, this is all theater and
(26:18):
people questioning people'saccent and and turning black and
people questioning felonies andall this other stuff, and look
just, it's all theater.
I mean, vote for who you wantto vote for.
I respect it.
I've served the country, so you, so you have the.
(26:39):
You know, I'm proud to say I'vehelped serve those freedoms
that we uphold and protect.
Um, I'm proud to say I was apart of that, and so I still
love my country, even though Ialways will wonder does it love
me, but man for the Olympics?
Speaker 1 (26:54):
bro, the Olympics, the Olympics, the.
Speaker 2 (26:59):
Olympics, oh my Lord, all day, all day, I'm watching
it.
I was watching, you know, I'm aformer sprinter, so I had to
turn up for the sprints, had toturn up for the sprints, you
know.
Good to see America, just youknow win on the sprints.
(27:19):
It was cool to see St Lucia gettheir gold medal.
That was so dope.
You know, st Lucia, thatcountry only has, you know, it's
the size of like it only haslike a million, some odd people
or something like that Maybe 2.1.
I can Google this, but you knowthis.
This is not a fact.
This is not a podcast thatwe're not spouting off stats.
(27:41):
We'll, we'll get there once Iget a co-host or something.
But yeah, just know that it wasso cool to see.
We need more videos of likecountries celebrating gold,
especially, like you know, withno, with all due respect, like
the underdog countries where,like maybe you may not be
(28:02):
familiar with this country like,oh shit, luxembourg got a, got
a, a gold medal skeet shooter.
Oh, oh shit, georgia got, notGeorgia the state, but Georgia
the country.
They got yo, they, they have adope high jumper.
I want to see that.
I want to see more footage ofsmaller countries celebrating.
(28:23):
You know future icons, peoplethat will probably be printed on
their money or, like you know,be big in commercials that you
know, all of a sudden, some goldmedalist in Luxembourg is now
pitching like fast food, youknow what I mean?
Like that's just crazy to me.
Uh, we could talk about thebreak dancing.
(28:44):
Look, I enjoyed it.
I'll just flat out say it Ienjoyed the breakdancing.
I love the playlist.
Some people say it waswhitewashed down or watered down
, so to speak.
Obviously, the girl fromAustralia, ray Gunn, you know
kind of you know kind of loweredthe credibility of some of some
(29:07):
of the competition.
But man, let me just tell you,as a kid who grew up on hip hop
music, it was so dope to likesit there and watch something
that is so pure and came fromnothing like hip hop and be put
on a global stage.
It was, it was honestly movingfor me personally and, um, it
(29:32):
was just cool.
I mean, there was this, whatthere was?
This Ukrainian girl named Nikawith a do-rag on little white
girl with a do-rag on justkilling it.
You so much energy, and thatwas another thing.
That was a funny part becauseyou know they had, since it was
the first time they did breakdancing in the Olympics,
breaking in the Olympics.
They had to include like theOGs, and OGs were great, super
(29:53):
technical, super great, but man,you could see that age and
windmills was like not them,windmills was at half speed.
That little Ukrainian girl cameout there and she was basically
moonwalking in the air and shit.
So much energy.
I wanted to join a gym afterthat shit.
Well, join another gym like onelike Stretch Lab or something.
You know where they where yougot to make an appointment, you
(30:16):
come in.
They stretch you out.
I need to start doing that.
I've been doing more leisurelyshit.
I got walking shoes now, notrunning shoes.
Walking, yeah, walking.
Nope, there will be no jog.
Hey, hey, jay, can you catch up?
Hey, man, we're at the corner.
You gotta be there in twominutes.
Can you sprint?
(30:36):
No, dude, your shoes aren'tmade for that.
Bro, I'm out here walking, I'mwalking here.
You know what I mean?
That's what I'm doing walkingshoes.
You know If you see me?
Also, I bought a pair ofCrocscs.
Okay, I'm on margaritaville.
Ships decided they had the jimmybuffett margaritaville crocs.
(31:01):
Look, if you're going to buy apair of crocs, go big or go home
.
I'm not gonna buy the standardblack crocs.
You know, with, like, thedefault outfit, like in like
when you create a character in avideo game, I'm not getting the
defaults, I'm getting the.
You know we going big or goinghome, jimmy Buffett,
margaritaville, that's, that'shis man.
(31:22):
If you're going to, if you'regetting Crocs, those are the
Crocs you get.
Nothing says leisure like these.
I'm literally wearing them.
Right now I'm in an LL Beanbath robe navy blue, and a
do-rag holding a brandy glass.
Right now I don't have brandy,so I'm just having a little bit
of rum.
That's fine.
Okay, this is my podcast.
(31:44):
I haven't talked to y'all in ayear and a half or not a year
and a half, but a year and somechange.
And boy it's been a lot ofchange.
Um, yeah, that's the name ofthe episode year and some change
.
That, yep, okay, that's whatwe're doing.
Um, that's clever idiot.
Um, so just happy to see, youknow, I'm just happy to see the
(32:06):
Olympics and, uh, been checkingout some new shows, been
rediscovering what I like again,you know.
Sometimes, you know, I mightjust cuddle up in bed and watch
some old cartoons and and justkick back.
Just kick back, and I'm reallyexcited to get back on stage and
get back on the road.
(32:27):
You know, I'm grateful, I'mvery grateful to do these shows
out at sea, but I'm definitelymissing some land shows and you
know, um, it's, it's, it's fun.
I have this free time now, nowthat I'm retired from the
service, which I'm very gratefulfor.
(32:47):
Um, I have just time to kind ofreconnect with myself.
I gave, if I'm being honest, Igave this country 20 years and
two divorces, and you know, Isay that I can, I can chuckle at
that, but I realized how muchI've given, and I don't say it
to be like, oh, thank me for no,no, no, no, we're not doing
(33:10):
that, but I'm just realizing.
Like you know, there's momentswhere you realize, damn, I did
sacrifice certain things.
And you know, and I'm grateful,I'm grateful that I wanted to
do for the record, I wanted todo so much more in the Air Force
and unfortunately I wasn't ableto.
(33:31):
And I, that decision was reallyjust based on betting on myself.
I felt that I was entering myprime as a comedian, or ready to
enter my prime, and so I had toreally bet on myself and, um,
it's not an easy thing to do.
You know, I was walking awayfrom a lot of stability, job
(33:53):
security, camaraderie, just youknow, even little perks and
benefits and but I figured, Ifigured it was the.
That's a hard decision to make.
It really is a hard decision tomake.
That's a hard decision to makeas it really is a hard decision
to make and you gotta be mindfulof of like, ready to like.
(34:18):
I still haven't really fullytransferred to being a civilian.
You know what I mean.
Like I'm I still.
Every now and then I findmyself standing at parade, rest,
or standing at attention, oryou know, when I hear the
national anthem, I, you knowlike my ears perk up and I'm
like start, I'll be walkingaround the house or walking
(34:39):
through a hotel and I'll startdoing facing movements.
Like what the hell is wrongwith you, bro, like what?
Like, bro, it's.
You're not that person anymoreanymore, you know, and um, but
(35:00):
it's, it's, uh, it's, it's likenow I get to chance to kind of
live for me and listen to thatvoice of, listen to that voice
of.
Damn, I'm here, I'm present andI'm only in tune with myself.
You know, I'm grateful for thestructure.
I never expected to join themilitary.
I had other options and I hadother aspirations and I remember
(35:22):
I was going to junior collegebecause I was bummed that
college didn't work out for meat the time.
And I came back to my mother'shouse and I saw a recruitment
letter from the Air Force and Iwanted to go to Marines first
but my knees were too bustedfrom track and field and
(35:43):
football and the recruiter waslike you know, air Force is on
the other side of the street andso I went, popped in and the
rest is history, you know, andum, it's been a wild 20 years
and an honor to serve and I'veseen some great places, but it's
crazy, I'm seeing more placesnow due to comedy.
(36:04):
So I'm, I'm just so blessed,I'm so grateful for the, the,
the, the sergeants, the NCOs,the officers that really
supported me in this process andbeing like hey coming in.
So, to all of my military folksthat are listening, I
appreciate you.
If you showed up, if you boughtone ticket, it means a lot.
(36:24):
It means a lot because you gotme to where I'm at, and for the
people that that that buytickets, I appreciate here's.
I'll say this for the peoplethat buy tickets first Without
asking to be on the guest list,y'all are the real heroes.
(36:44):
You know, unfortunately I, youknow, in this, in this business,
there's not a lot of guestlists, so sorry in advance.
So you know, if you want tosupport me, you know, don't ask
to be on the guest list, paywith.
You know I'm worth change.
I'm worth ticket money.
I'm worth getting a babysitter.
(37:06):
I'm worth a two drink minimum.
I'm worth a parking fee.
You know, I got some good jokes,hot jokes, new adventures.
Got a lot of new shit.
Okay, started horseback ridingagain.
Bought Crocs Wearing newbalances to the gym.
I used a bidet on full blast.
I'm living life y'all.
Okay, used it.
(37:26):
Yeah, I'm going to say thatagain.
Used a bidet on full black Gamechanger Game changer Okay, it
takes a lot of courage.
You know some people ain'tready for that.
Some people can only do aquarter turn, no full like.
Don't even hesitate.
You could judge me if you want.
(37:47):
You may have questions, butthis is a judgment-free zone.
This is a judgment-free podcast.
I'm glad you made it and I'mglad I made it.
I think this is time where Ibid you all adieu.
I just wanted to give you all aquick little 30-minute check-in
.
Went a little bit over time, butI got a fantasy draft starting
soon and you know it's aboutthat time to get busy.
(38:09):
So let's see if this is mythird fantasy draft.
Yeah, don't mind me, I havehobbies.
You should too.
No judgment over here.
Ok.
Getting into pickleball for noreason, ok, you know.
Getting into lacrosse, honestly, like, I want me a lacrosse
(38:30):
jersey.
I want to go to like a lacrossejersey.
I want to go to like a lacrossegame.
I want to check out a BostonCannons game.
I want to check out theCalifornia Redwoods.
I'm into it.
I'm into it.
Was it the Utah Outlaws?
Yes, getting more into soccer,I'm in my soccer jersey era.
You know, I know what salt lifeis.
Okay, I know what salt life is.
I'm doing salt life is.
(38:51):
Okay, I know what salt life is.
I'm doing salt life.
Anyways, y'all take care.
Thank you so much for listening.
I'm glad you made it and I'mglad to be here.
I'm glad to be back.
Y'all take care.
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