December 18, 2024 • 9 mins
On this episode of The Thought Shower, Intern John talks about bringing his parents to Jingle Ball, and the type of person who never thinks they're the problem!
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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
Intern John's debut comedy album "The Album" is available right NOW! InternJohnComedy.com proceeds benefitting the Fisher House Foundation
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.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Welcome to the thought Shower. Intern John is my name.
I hope you're having a blessed, bless Wednesday. Last night
was our sold out hot nighty nine to five at
jingle Ball, present by a Capital One. Huge night, fantastic time.
You got Jason Derulo, you got Tate McGray, kid Leroy Moore.
It was very fun for me. My parents' first time
(00:24):
coming at jingle Ball. So I start radio. I was
seventeen in Minneapolis one to one point three KDWB Dave
Row on the morning show and we had jingle Ball
back then. So my parents have heard me talk about
jingle Ball for years, and they've seen the photos and
they've seen the video. But to finally be able to
bring them to jingle Ball was very cool. So they
(00:45):
came in last Wednesday. We did a lot man we
had busy, busy weeks, So they came in Wednesday. Friday,
I coached a hockey game. Saturday was my Christmas party,
went to my restaurant, went to jingle Ball, did all
all the things.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
I believe they were impressed. I really do.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
I think this again, for them to hear about something
for so long, to actually see it be done, and
to be honest to you, like it was cool to
like going on stage in front of the entire arena
is always cool. It was extra cool having my parents
there to see it. So don't think I embarrassed them.
That wasn't the goal. I say that for the comedy tour.
But it was a lot of fun. If you came
(01:25):
to dingle Ball and you say hello, thank you, we
had a great time, it's gonna be a long, long day.
It's like a twenty four hour day. Man got lee.
We put the work and although again, like with all
things we do, is it work. I mean maybe, is
it the most tedious of work? Absolutely not, you know,
it just kind of it is what it is. But anyway,
(01:47):
it was a lot of fun. If you came out,
thank you. Let's get right to this on this lovely,
lovely thought shower. People who think everyone else is the
problem always have these traits. I cannot deal with people
like this just as a start off, whether it's in work,
whether it's personal life. If you always think somebody else
(02:07):
is the issue, I cannot deal with that. The first
sign is they love to name drop. Yeah, they say,
throwing around important names is their way of trying to
impress others and inflate their status. Whether it's casual mention
a famous friend, or connection to someone powerful, they use
name dropping to make themselves seem more important. Now to me,
(02:29):
and this is gonna sound like I'm proving this point, right.
I know a lot of folks who are fairly famous,
have a lot of money, so on and so forth.
I've always been able to tell when somebody is trying
to flex because they drop names. Like to me, I
always see that. I go like, okay, yeah, all right,
why would you need to drop that? And that is
(02:50):
something that makes sense, But like, yeah, I think you
can tell when somebody name drops and like they pause
for you to go like, oh you know that person, Okay, okay,
they're somehow never wrong. Waiting for an apology from someone
who thinks never wrong is a waste of time. Owning
up to their mistakes means admitting imperfection, and their egoes
(03:11):
just can't handle that. Instead, they'll twist situation, deft, blame,
even make you feel like you're the one should be apologizing.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Eyeah.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Again, I can't deal that type of person because then
it's like if they're never wrong, that means I'm never right.
I can't live like that. I'm right too often, you
know what I mean?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Huh?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Don't want to do that if they think they're a
vip entitle people live by the belief they deserve better
than everyone else, whether it's a manding, a skip the line,
expecting exemptions to the rule, throwing tantions when things don't
go their way. They're exhausting to deal with. Now, yes, yeah,
I also too, like I don't like to throw my
weight around. I've been places before people like, hey, just
(03:54):
tell them who you are, and I'm like, I will
never do that. I would never say to somebody do you.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Know who I am? What if they don't?
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Actually, I don't think I could survive that ego kick
if I'm.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Like, hey, don't you know who I am?
Speaker 2 (04:09):
And they go, no, we have no idea. I hate
those people who have that entitlement. I can't do it.
Like I'm like the uh that Homer Simpson meme where
he disappears in the bushes.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
That's me. I don't want to be around that or
associate with that.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
They lack empathy completely, they say, expecting empathy from entitled
person is like asking for water in a desert. They're
so consumed with their own issues that your feelings don't
even register when you open up to them. They'll dismiss
your emotions or steal the conversation back to themselves. Dealing
with someone who can't acknowledge your struggles can be emotionally draining,
(04:45):
making every interaction feel one sided. Uh yes again, because
at that point, it's like I could have the same
conversation with a wall. You know, at least I know
with the wall what to expect with a person, though,
I think you hold on the hope like, Okay, eventually
they will not be a bigger pan in the ass. No,
they are, for sure. They make everything about themselves. Conversations
(05:09):
with entire people always need to follow the same pattern,
no matter the topic ends up being about them. You
can be sharing exciting news, venting by a bad day,
they'll find a way to redirect the focus. Again, this
goes back to the wall thing. Then, it's just like
I've had people before in my life. I'm like, hey,
am I just like in the audience for your ted talk,
(05:30):
is that what this is? Because it's like I said
this before, folks, It's like you don't want to have
a conversation. You want to give me a speech and
then slam doorship before I can respond, And that's not good.
Times into our next one. They can dish it, but
they can't take it. They say feedback as kryptonite. The
self entelled individuals, even the gentlest suggestions met with defensiveness
(05:54):
or outright hostility to them. In critism feels like personal
tech because they can't separate their actions from their self worth. Yeah.
Also this thing in general too, there's nothing worse. And
like I'm really good auditioning it out. I can take
it too, but like it usually takes a while for
me to respond, like if somebody gets a little rub
in like whatever, but eventually it builds up. And I've
(06:15):
had people in my life where let a build up.
I let them get their little rubs in. I was like,
all right, one two punch, boom, and it was like
the worst thing ever. I hate those kind of people
where it's like they'll throw hands, but then if you
come back, then they'll follow the ground turtle. It's like
you hit the fenceless person. No, you asked for it, dude,
(06:35):
you ask for it. They blame others for everything. Yeah,
nothing's ever their fault. Entitled people have a knack for
shifting blame and dodging responsibility, even when it's glaringly obvious
they're on the wrong because they have owning up to
their actions. They create elaborate justifications or point fingers at others.
Again to me too, it's like, at some point you go, yo,
(06:57):
how are you an adult? Actually? How have you survived
this long? How has nobody told you you're wrong? Maybe
they have, but those closest to you have to know
that you are this person, right, Like that's gotta be
kind of like the vibe, And then how do you
how do you deal with that? They expect to be
(07:17):
top priority. Self entile people believe their needs should always
come first. They'll demand your time, energy, attention, that second
thought about your schedule or priorities. That's the one thing, right,
It's like we forget sometimes that everybody you're dealing with
has their own life.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
They have their own life. They have just many problems
you do. They have their own things.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
If you are constantly expecting somebody to drop all their
stuff for you, it's like, why would they What benefit
do they have in dropping all their stuff for you? Honestly,
what possible benefit is that?
Speaker 1 (07:50):
None? None benefit.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
You can never finish a sentence around them. Oh this
is Johnny crazy. Entire people cares just cutting off in
a sentence to them. Their thoughts are always more important,
and they bowld those conversations to make their voices heard. Yeah,
that's also tough too. It's like that, it's not even
a conversation again. It's like you're not even listening to
what I have to say. You're just trying to get
your own thing in and keep it one hundred. But
(08:15):
it's like, yo, what again, why are we even doing this?
Speaker 1 (08:19):
What are we doing? I'm getting heated up? Man, I
just count. I don't know.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
My biggest thing it goes back to it's like how
have these people survived this long? How have they gotten
through life this way? And like, how are you so
unaware of how you make other people?
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Now?
Speaker 2 (08:37):
I say this, and do I have some of these qualities?
Perhaps a little bit, but hey, it's not about me.
I ought you have a great Wednesday. Thank you for listening.
If you get a chance to follow at intern John
Radio on Everything, get a chance to listen to the
show podcast, just search intern John in your morning show,
wherever you listen to podcasts, I will see you next time. Friends,
have a fantastic Wednesday.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Bye bye,
And a happy Wednesday. Friend.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Welcome to the thought Shower. Intern John is my name.
I hope you're having a blessed, bless Wednesday. Last night
was our sold out hot nighty nine to five at
jingle Ball, present by a Capital One. Huge night, fantastic time.
You got Jason Derulo, you got Tate McGray, kid Leroy Moore.
It was very fun for me. My parents' first time
(00:24):
coming at jingle Ball. So I start radio. I was
seventeen in Minneapolis one to one point three KDWB Dave
Row on the morning show and we had jingle Ball
back then. So my parents have heard me talk about
jingle Ball for years, and they've seen the photos and
they've seen the video. But to finally be able to
bring them to jingle Ball was very cool. So they
(00:45):
came in last Wednesday. We did a lot man we
had busy, busy weeks, So they came in Wednesday. Friday,
I coached a hockey game. Saturday was my Christmas party,
went to my restaurant, went to jingle Ball, did all
all the things.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
I believe they were impressed. I really do.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
I think this again, for them to hear about something
for so long, to actually see it be done, and
to be honest to you, like it was cool to
like going on stage in front of the entire arena
is always cool. It was extra cool having my parents
there to see it. So don't think I embarrassed them.
That wasn't the goal. I say that for the comedy tour.
But it was a lot of fun. If you came
(01:25):
to dingle Ball and you say hello, thank you, we
had a great time, it's gonna be a long, long day.
It's like a twenty four hour day. Man got lee.
We put the work and although again, like with all
things we do, is it work. I mean maybe, is
it the most tedious of work? Absolutely not, you know,
it just kind of it is what it is. But anyway,
(01:47):
it was a lot of fun. If you came out,
thank you. Let's get right to this on this lovely,
lovely thought shower. People who think everyone else is the
problem always have these traits. I cannot deal with people
like this just as a start off, whether it's in work,
whether it's personal life. If you always think somebody else
(02:07):
is the issue, I cannot deal with that. The first
sign is they love to name drop. Yeah, they say,
throwing around important names is their way of trying to
impress others and inflate their status. Whether it's casual mention
a famous friend, or connection to someone powerful, they use
name dropping to make themselves seem more important. Now to me,
(02:29):
and this is gonna sound like I'm proving this point, right.
I know a lot of folks who are fairly famous,
have a lot of money, so on and so forth.
I've always been able to tell when somebody is trying
to flex because they drop names. Like to me, I
always see that. I go like, okay, yeah, all right,
why would you need to drop that? And that is
(02:50):
something that makes sense, But like, yeah, I think you
can tell when somebody name drops and like they pause
for you to go like, oh you know that person, Okay, okay,
they're somehow never wrong. Waiting for an apology from someone
who thinks never wrong is a waste of time. Owning
up to their mistakes means admitting imperfection, and their egoes
(03:11):
just can't handle that. Instead, they'll twist situation, deft, blame,
even make you feel like you're the one should be apologizing.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Eyeah.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Again, I can't deal that type of person because then
it's like if they're never wrong, that means I'm never right.
I can't live like that. I'm right too often, you
know what I mean?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Huh?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Don't want to do that if they think they're a
vip entitle people live by the belief they deserve better
than everyone else, whether it's a manding, a skip the line,
expecting exemptions to the rule, throwing tantions when things don't
go their way. They're exhausting to deal with. Now, yes, yeah,
I also too, like I don't like to throw my
weight around. I've been places before people like, hey, just
(03:54):
tell them who you are, and I'm like, I will
never do that. I would never say to somebody do you.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Know who I am? What if they don't?
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Actually, I don't think I could survive that ego kick
if I'm.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Like, hey, don't you know who I am?
Speaker 2 (04:09):
And they go, no, we have no idea. I hate
those people who have that entitlement. I can't do it.
Like I'm like the uh that Homer Simpson meme where
he disappears in the bushes.
Speaker 1 (04:19):
That's me. I don't want to be around that or
associate with that.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
They lack empathy completely, they say, expecting empathy from entitled
person is like asking for water in a desert. They're
so consumed with their own issues that your feelings don't
even register when you open up to them. They'll dismiss
your emotions or steal the conversation back to themselves. Dealing
with someone who can't acknowledge your struggles can be emotionally draining,
(04:45):
making every interaction feel one sided. Uh yes again, because
at that point, it's like I could have the same
conversation with a wall. You know, at least I know
with the wall what to expect with a person, though,
I think you hold on the hope like, Okay, eventually
they will not be a bigger pan in the ass. No,
they are, for sure. They make everything about themselves. Conversations
(05:09):
with entire people always need to follow the same pattern,
no matter the topic ends up being about them. You
can be sharing exciting news, venting by a bad day,
they'll find a way to redirect the focus. Again, this
goes back to the wall thing. Then, it's just like
I've had people before in my life. I'm like, hey,
am I just like in the audience for your ted talk,
(05:30):
is that what this is? Because it's like I said
this before, folks, It's like you don't want to have
a conversation. You want to give me a speech and
then slam doorship before I can respond, And that's not good.
Times into our next one. They can dish it, but
they can't take it. They say feedback as kryptonite. The
self entelled individuals, even the gentlest suggestions met with defensiveness
(05:54):
or outright hostility to them. In critism feels like personal
tech because they can't separate their actions from their self worth. Yeah.
Also this thing in general too, there's nothing worse. And
like I'm really good auditioning it out. I can take
it too, but like it usually takes a while for
me to respond, like if somebody gets a little rub
in like whatever, but eventually it builds up. And I've
(06:15):
had people in my life where let a build up.
I let them get their little rubs in. I was like,
all right, one two punch, boom, and it was like
the worst thing ever. I hate those kind of people
where it's like they'll throw hands, but then if you
come back, then they'll follow the ground turtle. It's like
you hit the fenceless person. No, you asked for it, dude,
(06:35):
you ask for it. They blame others for everything. Yeah,
nothing's ever their fault. Entitled people have a knack for
shifting blame and dodging responsibility, even when it's glaringly obvious
they're on the wrong because they have owning up to
their actions. They create elaborate justifications or point fingers at others.
Again to me too, it's like, at some point you go, yo,
(06:57):
how are you an adult? Actually? How have you survived
this long? How has nobody told you you're wrong? Maybe
they have, but those closest to you have to know
that you are this person, right, Like that's gotta be
kind of like the vibe, And then how do you
how do you deal with that? They expect to be
(07:17):
top priority. Self entile people believe their needs should always
come first. They'll demand your time, energy, attention, that second
thought about your schedule or priorities. That's the one thing, right,
It's like we forget sometimes that everybody you're dealing with
has their own life.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
They have their own life. They have just many problems
you do. They have their own things.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
If you are constantly expecting somebody to drop all their
stuff for you, it's like, why would they What benefit
do they have in dropping all their stuff for you? Honestly,
what possible benefit is that?
Speaker 1 (07:50):
None? None benefit.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
You can never finish a sentence around them. Oh this
is Johnny crazy. Entire people cares just cutting off in
a sentence to them. Their thoughts are always more important,
and they bowld those conversations to make their voices heard. Yeah,
that's also tough too. It's like that, it's not even
a conversation again. It's like you're not even listening to
what I have to say. You're just trying to get
your own thing in and keep it one hundred. But
(08:15):
it's like, yo, what again, why are we even doing this?
Speaker 1 (08:19):
What are we doing? I'm getting heated up? Man, I
just count. I don't know.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
My biggest thing it goes back to it's like how
have these people survived this long? How have they gotten
through life this way? And like, how are you so
unaware of how you make other people?
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Now?
Speaker 2 (08:37):
I say this, and do I have some of these qualities?
Perhaps a little bit, but hey, it's not about me.
I ought you have a great Wednesday. Thank you for listening.
If you get a chance to follow at intern John
Radio on Everything, get a chance to listen to the
show podcast, just search intern John in your morning show,
wherever you listen to podcasts, I will see you next time. Friends,
have a fantastic Wednesday.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Bye bye,
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