November 5, 2025 • 10 mins
On this episode of The Thought Shower, Intern John talks extending the show for three years, plus the things that make guys run away
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Intern John's new comedy album, "Chuy Forever: The Album" is out! Proceeds benefit the Warrior Canine Connection. You can order the album HERE
Every week Intern John discusses adulting, dating, radio life, and more! You can follow Intern John on social media: @InternJohnRadio. You can listen to past episodes at TheThoughtShower.com
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And a happy Wednesday friend. Welcome to shower. Intern John
is my name. We got big news on this Wednesday,
number one. I'll be on Fox five again tonight. Was
on Fox yesterday at two Today, busy day doing the show,
obviously gonna kill it doing this podcast, killing it currently.
Then I gotta go to the gym. Got hockey. It's
(00:21):
our last like preseason skate until the season starts, which
is next week, which is crazy. But then tonight I'm
going from hockey back to the gym the shower. They'll
be on Fox five seven pm in the District of Columbia,
So if you are a near a TV or near
your phone, it's foxfive DC dot com. You can watch
(00:41):
live right there. But it's always fun to be on
television on the Telly, as the kids say. Also big news.
I dropped on Instagram, officially resigned my contract. There is
at least three more years of Intern John, your morning
show on your speakers, which is very exciting, you know,
especially because it's an odd time in the media world
(01:03):
where unfortunately a lot of media industries are cutting jobs.
So to be able to lock in the show for
three more years is amazing. And again I've always believed
the best part about this is it's because of you.
It's because you listening to the show, listening to the podcast,
following on Instagram, coming to events. It's solely because of you.
(01:25):
And this is gonna sound corny as hell, but you know,
the rock I always called himself the people champion. I
do kind of feel that way because it's like, if
you guys didn't believe me, or you know and hip
hop a sappy and f with me, you know, I
wouldn't be here. So the chance check out the Instagram
I posted some I would say highlights, but highlights of
(01:47):
the past, you know, thirteen years, which is crazy. By
the time this contracts up, I'll have been in DC
for sixteen years. That's insane. You know. I got off
the plane of Dulles hoping to make it last a year.
So the fact that we're here is I don't even know, crazy,
crazy crazy, So thank you so much. Let's get to
this for your Wednesday. The things that instantly turn dudes off.
(02:11):
As a dude, I think I'm qualified to speak on this. Finally,
something for me. I started with being too needy. This
is a tough one, right. I do feel like I
understand that you get to unpack. Everybody has trauma, everybody
has a past. I think for me maybe more of
a turn off. It's like if my actions aren't enough
to make you feel secure, that's enough, Like that would
(02:34):
be a problem, I supose, especially if it's like they mentioned,
if you're taxing constantly a check in, like my days
areft like during this s got the show today, gotta
go to the gym, got hockey work on the next
day show, and like once hockey's like full on, full on,
it's even worse. So yeah, I think it's like everybody
wants to feel wanted, but I don't want to feel
(02:55):
like you're dependent on me. And I talked about that
at Nausea before mind games. They say, Uh, teasing can
be fun, but mind games not so much. If you're
intentionally affording with others just to get a rise out
of him, it's gonna cause unnecessary drama and said the
wrong signal. I've had that happen before, and I'll be honest,
I just left, like I'm not gonna deal with that,
(03:16):
especially because like, if you are, you're playing the game right.
So it's me and uh zach Efron and you're floor
with him to make me jealous. If he doesn't know
that and he sees me swooping, he's gonna assume that
I'm a threat. I don't want to be in a
fistfight with somebody at a bar, you know what I mean?
I do think as far as fighting goes, Like I
had a girlfriend once, It's like, would you get in
(03:38):
a fight for me? I'm like, anybody who is excited
for a fight has never been in a fight before.
You can tell who's been in a fight and who hasn't.
Because the people have not been in a fight, they
get excited to fight those of us who have. It's like, yeah,
you don't want to fight somebody physically because you could
get hurt, you know, talking bad about others and so
(03:58):
we all have our opinions, but your conversation I fell
a gossip of negativity. It can come off as a
major downer. I'll say this is that you gotta be
careful about how much negative stuff you tell somebody versus positive, right,
because if you like I had an ex who constantly
trashed her friends, constantly trash her friends, and so for me,
(04:22):
I hate her friends. Do you know what I mean?
Hate them because I was like, they're horrendous people. But
she was like, oh no, this I only event to
You'm like, yeah, but yeah, tell me the good stuff too,
because if you only tell somebody the bad stuff, if
they love you, they're gonna take your side, you know
what I mean? Being self absorbed? Yeah, I mean I
don't know. They say having self confidence is important, but
(04:44):
it feels like every chat circles back to you, he
might might start to feel ignored. I think that for dudes.
I was talking to a friend months ago. I said this.
I was like, here's the thing about dudes. If you
want to be treated like a princess, you gotta treat
him like your knight and shine armor. Like dudes want
to show off. Dudes want to seem like they're providing something.
(05:06):
So it's like, if it is all about you and
not talking about him, yeah, I think it just kind
of turn off because it's and more so for dude,
it's like, are you even noticing the work I'm putting
in to be better for you? If that makes sense.
Overreacting to the little things, that's tough. They say, you
find yourself overreacting to little annoyances. It can start to
(05:27):
create an easy tension. Again, this all depends, right, because
if there's been things building up, that's one thing. But
I guess it'd be like a minor inconvenience. Everybody goes through,
like if your flight's ten minutes to lay, it's like, yeah,
it sucks, but like what are we gonna do? Yeah?
I mean like or if the restaurant's out of your
favorite drink or they have pepsi and said coke, It's like, yeah,
(05:47):
it sucks, but like is it worth having it ruin
your day? Probably not, because everybody goes through that. Being
rude to service workers. Yes, I think that is Yeah, obviously,
I think self explanatory. Constantly complaining they say a little
venting here and there is totally fine, but if every
conversation turns into a complete complaint session, it can be draining.
(06:08):
Balance is key. Again. I think it goes to most
dudes aimed to please. Most dudes aim to serve and
serve you. So if you're always complaining, it feels like
he's not making progress, like nothing he does is good enough.
I do think that once dudes have that feeling nothing's
good enough, then it's like, well, why even try it,
(06:29):
and it's true, why even trive it's not getting the results.
Bringing up your ex too often, Yeah, they say it's
normal mention the ex every once in a while. If
they keep coming up in conversations, sends a message that
you're not over it. I think for most dudes, we
don't want to hear about your acts in a good
way either. It's like we want to think like we
need an enemy. It's like I want to know he
was the worst person of all time. Like obviously don't
(06:51):
want you to have gone through bad stuff, but like
I rather be like he sucked, he was the worst.
I don't want to feel like I'm in competition with
the pass I'm fighting a ghost, you know what I mean.
I don't want that excess of jealousy, especially for me.
Don't like this. They say a hint of jealousy can
be natural, but if you're constantly questioning who he's with
(07:11):
or need updates, it can be exhausting for him. Trust
is crucial, and building a solid foundation of trust is
something you need to work on if you don't want
to chase someone away. For my line of work, like realistically,
the show, I think the audience is like ninety something
percent female. So like when we go out a lot
of times, it's like females who ask a photos, Like
absolutely would never say no to a photo, but like
(07:33):
I've been blessed that, Like my ex got that and
was fine with that. I think if somebody was very jealous,
it wouldn't work for me, especially because I'm easy to find,
not the radio station, I'm at the gym or the
ice arena or at the bar, you know what I mean.
I've also told like access before, like if I ever cheat,
you'll know, like somebody will You'll see it. Somebody will
(07:58):
see it, somebody will let you know about it, Like
it's gonna be obvious, you'll know. Trying to change him,
they say, we all have our quirks. While he's h
it's fine to have preferences, Trying to change his habits
of personality can lead to a resentment. I'll say this.
I think that your person should want to be the
best version of themselves for them, but also for you,
(08:20):
you know what I mean. Like I would try to
like work on myself to be better for my relationship.
I think that's good. I think if somebody tells me
you need to change this that's where it becomes like,
oh I'm not good enough, and that's something vibe we want,
you know. Lacking ambition this is a big one for
me in general. Yeah, having goals and aspirations attractive. If
(08:43):
you seem aimless or uninterested in your future, it might
turn him off. I even think too. It doesn't have
to be like career ambition. But if it's like you
want to have a family, that's the ambition. You want
to run a ten k, that's an ambition, Like do
you have things that you're looking forward to? Because again,
mention this, I can't be all of that, you know
(09:04):
what I mean, I can't do that taking yourself too seriously.
This one, to me might be one of the most
important ones on here. They say life can be tough.
If you can't laugh at yourself every once in a
while might come across the wrong way. A good sense
of humor and the ability to share a laugh is
an under a part of any relationship about in part
(09:24):
in one under Nonetheless, Yeah, I think especially again because
to me, like the best relationships I've had is where
I can know, like anything that we do, we're gonna
have fun. Go in the grocery store again. I'd rather
pull my eyes out. But it's gonna be fun because
you don't take yourself seriously. Going the DMV whatever it
is like, it's gonna be fun stuff because I know
(09:46):
you don't take yourself too seriously. And we're gonna have
a good time because the other day it's like you
just want some way to have fun with, you know,
somebody to laugh with and make life a little bit easier.
I hope you have a fantastic Wednesday. Make sure you
follow along at intern Gen Radio. Thank you for listening.
Stash Our
And a happy Wednesday friend. Welcome to shower. Intern John
is my name. We got big news on this Wednesday,
number one. I'll be on Fox five again tonight. Was
on Fox yesterday at two Today, busy day doing the show,
obviously gonna kill it doing this podcast, killing it currently.
Then I gotta go to the gym. Got hockey. It's
(00:21):
our last like preseason skate until the season starts, which
is next week, which is crazy. But then tonight I'm
going from hockey back to the gym the shower. They'll
be on Fox five seven pm in the District of Columbia,
So if you are a near a TV or near
your phone, it's foxfive DC dot com. You can watch
(00:41):
live right there. But it's always fun to be on
television on the Telly, as the kids say. Also big news.
I dropped on Instagram, officially resigned my contract. There is
at least three more years of Intern John, your morning
show on your speakers, which is very exciting, you know,
especially because it's an odd time in the media world
(01:03):
where unfortunately a lot of media industries are cutting jobs.
So to be able to lock in the show for
three more years is amazing. And again I've always believed
the best part about this is it's because of you.
It's because you listening to the show, listening to the podcast,
following on Instagram, coming to events. It's solely because of you.
(01:25):
And this is gonna sound corny as hell, but you know,
the rock I always called himself the people champion. I
do kind of feel that way because it's like, if
you guys didn't believe me, or you know and hip
hop a sappy and f with me, you know, I
wouldn't be here. So the chance check out the Instagram
I posted some I would say highlights, but highlights of
(01:47):
the past, you know, thirteen years, which is crazy. By
the time this contracts up, I'll have been in DC
for sixteen years. That's insane. You know. I got off
the plane of Dulles hoping to make it last a year.
So the fact that we're here is I don't even know, crazy,
crazy crazy, So thank you so much. Let's get to
this for your Wednesday. The things that instantly turn dudes off.
(02:11):
As a dude, I think I'm qualified to speak on this. Finally,
something for me. I started with being too needy. This
is a tough one, right. I do feel like I
understand that you get to unpack. Everybody has trauma, everybody
has a past. I think for me maybe more of
a turn off. It's like if my actions aren't enough
to make you feel secure, that's enough, Like that would
(02:34):
be a problem, I supose, especially if it's like they mentioned,
if you're taxing constantly a check in, like my days
areft like during this s got the show today, gotta
go to the gym, got hockey work on the next
day show, and like once hockey's like full on, full on,
it's even worse. So yeah, I think it's like everybody
wants to feel wanted, but I don't want to feel
(02:55):
like you're dependent on me. And I talked about that
at Nausea before mind games. They say, Uh, teasing can
be fun, but mind games not so much. If you're
intentionally affording with others just to get a rise out
of him, it's gonna cause unnecessary drama and said the
wrong signal. I've had that happen before, and I'll be honest,
I just left, like I'm not gonna deal with that,
(03:16):
especially because like, if you are, you're playing the game right.
So it's me and uh zach Efron and you're floor
with him to make me jealous. If he doesn't know
that and he sees me swooping, he's gonna assume that
I'm a threat. I don't want to be in a
fistfight with somebody at a bar, you know what I mean?
I do think as far as fighting goes, Like I
had a girlfriend once, It's like, would you get in
(03:38):
a fight for me? I'm like, anybody who is excited
for a fight has never been in a fight before.
You can tell who's been in a fight and who hasn't.
Because the people have not been in a fight, they
get excited to fight those of us who have. It's like, yeah,
you don't want to fight somebody physically because you could
get hurt, you know, talking bad about others and so
(03:58):
we all have our opinions, but your conversation I fell
a gossip of negativity. It can come off as a
major downer. I'll say this is that you gotta be
careful about how much negative stuff you tell somebody versus positive, right,
because if you like I had an ex who constantly
trashed her friends, constantly trash her friends, and so for me,
(04:22):
I hate her friends. Do you know what I mean?
Hate them because I was like, they're horrendous people. But
she was like, oh no, this I only event to
You'm like, yeah, but yeah, tell me the good stuff too,
because if you only tell somebody the bad stuff, if
they love you, they're gonna take your side, you know
what I mean? Being self absorbed? Yeah, I mean I
don't know. They say having self confidence is important, but
(04:44):
it feels like every chat circles back to you, he
might might start to feel ignored. I think that for dudes.
I was talking to a friend months ago. I said this.
I was like, here's the thing about dudes. If you
want to be treated like a princess, you gotta treat
him like your knight and shine armor. Like dudes want
to show off. Dudes want to seem like they're providing something.
(05:06):
So it's like, if it is all about you and
not talking about him, yeah, I think it just kind
of turn off because it's and more so for dude,
it's like, are you even noticing the work I'm putting
in to be better for you? If that makes sense.
Overreacting to the little things, that's tough. They say, you
find yourself overreacting to little annoyances. It can start to
(05:27):
create an easy tension. Again, this all depends, right, because
if there's been things building up, that's one thing. But
I guess it'd be like a minor inconvenience. Everybody goes through,
like if your flight's ten minutes to lay, it's like, yeah,
it sucks, but like what are we gonna do? Yeah?
I mean like or if the restaurant's out of your
favorite drink or they have pepsi and said coke, It's like, yeah,
(05:47):
it sucks, but like is it worth having it ruin
your day? Probably not, because everybody goes through that. Being
rude to service workers. Yes, I think that is Yeah, obviously,
I think self explanatory. Constantly complaining they say a little
venting here and there is totally fine, but if every
conversation turns into a complete complaint session, it can be draining.
(06:08):
Balance is key. Again. I think it goes to most
dudes aimed to please. Most dudes aim to serve and
serve you. So if you're always complaining, it feels like
he's not making progress, like nothing he does is good enough.
I do think that once dudes have that feeling nothing's
good enough, then it's like, well, why even try it,
(06:29):
and it's true, why even trive it's not getting the results.
Bringing up your ex too often, Yeah, they say it's
normal mention the ex every once in a while. If
they keep coming up in conversations, sends a message that
you're not over it. I think for most dudes, we
don't want to hear about your acts in a good
way either. It's like we want to think like we
need an enemy. It's like I want to know he
was the worst person of all time. Like obviously don't
(06:51):
want you to have gone through bad stuff, but like
I rather be like he sucked, he was the worst.
I don't want to feel like I'm in competition with
the pass I'm fighting a ghost, you know what I mean.
I don't want that excess of jealousy, especially for me.
Don't like this. They say a hint of jealousy can
be natural, but if you're constantly questioning who he's with
(07:11):
or need updates, it can be exhausting for him. Trust
is crucial, and building a solid foundation of trust is
something you need to work on if you don't want
to chase someone away. For my line of work, like realistically,
the show, I think the audience is like ninety something
percent female. So like when we go out a lot
of times, it's like females who ask a photos, Like
absolutely would never say no to a photo, but like
(07:33):
I've been blessed that, Like my ex got that and
was fine with that. I think if somebody was very jealous,
it wouldn't work for me, especially because I'm easy to find,
not the radio station, I'm at the gym or the
ice arena or at the bar, you know what I mean.
I've also told like access before, like if I ever cheat,
you'll know, like somebody will You'll see it. Somebody will
(07:58):
see it, somebody will let you know about it, Like
it's gonna be obvious, you'll know. Trying to change him,
they say, we all have our quirks. While he's h
it's fine to have preferences, Trying to change his habits
of personality can lead to a resentment. I'll say this.
I think that your person should want to be the
best version of themselves for them, but also for you,
(08:20):
you know what I mean. Like I would try to
like work on myself to be better for my relationship.
I think that's good. I think if somebody tells me
you need to change this that's where it becomes like,
oh I'm not good enough, and that's something vibe we want,
you know. Lacking ambition this is a big one for
me in general. Yeah, having goals and aspirations attractive. If
(08:43):
you seem aimless or uninterested in your future, it might
turn him off. I even think too. It doesn't have
to be like career ambition. But if it's like you
want to have a family, that's the ambition. You want
to run a ten k, that's an ambition, Like do
you have things that you're looking forward to? Because again,
mention this, I can't be all of that, you know
(09:04):
what I mean, I can't do that taking yourself too seriously.
This one, to me might be one of the most
important ones on here. They say life can be tough.
If you can't laugh at yourself every once in a
while might come across the wrong way. A good sense
of humor and the ability to share a laugh is
an under a part of any relationship about in part
(09:24):
in one under Nonetheless, Yeah, I think especially again because
to me, like the best relationships I've had is where
I can know, like anything that we do, we're gonna
have fun. Go in the grocery store again. I'd rather
pull my eyes out. But it's gonna be fun because
you don't take yourself seriously. Going the DMV whatever it
is like, it's gonna be fun stuff because I know
(09:46):
you don't take yourself too seriously. And we're gonna have
a good time because the other day it's like you
just want some way to have fun with, you know,
somebody to laugh with and make life a little bit easier.
I hope you have a fantastic Wednesday. Make sure you
follow along at intern Gen Radio. Thank you for listening.
Stash Our
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