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Al Franken

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108 total appearances

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Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

It's appropriate. Now, before we go any further in this tape, I do want to start with a little warning. Guided visualizations are powerful stuff and hopefully the visualizations on this tape will transport the you inside of you or whatever and free that inside person to be the best you inside of you that you can be.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

It's appropriate. Now, before we go any further in this tape, I do want to start with a little warning. Guided visualizations are powerful stuff and hopefully the visualizations on this tape will transport the you inside of you or whatever and free that inside person to be the best you inside of you that you can be.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

It's appropriate. Now, before we go any further in this tape, I do want to start with a little warning. Guided visualizations are powerful stuff and hopefully the visualizations on this tape will transport the you inside of you or whatever and free that inside person to be the best you inside of you that you can be.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

But I think I would be remiss if I did not tell you that I am not a licensed therapist and while I am being paid To do this, I am not a professional in the therapeutic sense. And I do worry that I will misuse this power and really screw somebody up, you know, accidentally.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

But I think I would be remiss if I did not tell you that I am not a licensed therapist and while I am being paid To do this, I am not a professional in the therapeutic sense. And I do worry that I will misuse this power and really screw somebody up, you know, accidentally.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

But I think I would be remiss if I did not tell you that I am not a licensed therapist and while I am being paid To do this, I am not a professional in the therapeutic sense. And I do worry that I will misuse this power and really screw somebody up, you know, accidentally.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

You know, the voice, it's funny, sometimes when you write something, it comes with a voice, and this just did. And I don't know why exactly, other than maybe there are a few people. I actually belong to one of those groups. I belong to an anonymous fellowship for friends and family members of drunks or recovering alcoholics, too.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

You know, the voice, it's funny, sometimes when you write something, it comes with a voice, and this just did. And I don't know why exactly, other than maybe there are a few people. I actually belong to one of those groups. I belong to an anonymous fellowship for friends and family members of drunks or recovering alcoholics, too.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

You know, the voice, it's funny, sometimes when you write something, it comes with a voice, and this just did. And I don't know why exactly, other than maybe there are a few people. I actually belong to one of those groups. I belong to an anonymous fellowship for friends and family members of drunks or recovering alcoholics, too.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

And I think there are a number of people in rooms that I've met who sort of remind me of Stuart. And... I guess the reason I came up with Stuart and the way he is is that one of the great things I learned going to this fellowship is that I can learn stuff from people who I never in a million years thought I could.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

And I think there are a number of people in rooms that I've met who sort of remind me of Stuart. And... I guess the reason I came up with Stuart and the way he is is that one of the great things I learned going to this fellowship is that I can learn stuff from people who I never in a million years thought I could.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

And I think there are a number of people in rooms that I've met who sort of remind me of Stuart. And... I guess the reason I came up with Stuart and the way he is is that one of the great things I learned going to this fellowship is that I can learn stuff from people who I never in a million years thought I could.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

And so I sort of deliberately made Stuart pretty silly and lame in a lot of ways, but very kind of courageous and sweet and vulnerable in his own way.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

And so I sort of deliberately made Stuart pretty silly and lame in a lot of ways, but very kind of courageous and sweet and vulnerable in his own way.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

And so I sort of deliberately made Stuart pretty silly and lame in a lot of ways, but very kind of courageous and sweet and vulnerable in his own way.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

Well, actually, people who know me very well know that there's a lot of Stuart inside of me. A lot of the insecurity and a lot of the self-doubt and all that stuff. And I think it's in a lot of people. Because I think there are parts of all of us that are very vulnerable and very... You know, can be stupid at times.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

Well, actually, people who know me very well know that there's a lot of Stuart inside of me. A lot of the insecurity and a lot of the self-doubt and all that stuff. And I think it's in a lot of people. Because I think there are parts of all of us that are very vulnerable and very... You know, can be stupid at times.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

Well, actually, people who know me very well know that there's a lot of Stuart inside of me. A lot of the insecurity and a lot of the self-doubt and all that stuff. And I think it's in a lot of people. Because I think there are parts of all of us that are very vulnerable and very... You know, can be stupid at times.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

And I think it's, you know, it's fine to give yourself permission to do that and not, you know, beat yourself up.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

And I think it's, you know, it's fine to give yourself permission to do that and not, you know, beat yourself up.