Esther Perel

Yeah.

And all of that, I mean, there is really an impoverishment of connection. And at the same time, we know that emotional health… is essential to overall health. So you can't separate the changes in relationships with the kind of mental health issues that are emerging that are connected to the questions of longevity. I mean, these things are, to use the word we keep coming back to, interdependent.

And all of that, I mean, there is really an impoverishment of connection. And at the same time, we know that emotional health… is essential to overall health. So you can't separate the changes in relationships with the kind of mental health issues that are emerging that are connected to the questions of longevity. I mean, these things are, to use the word we keep coming back to, interdependent.

So how do we get people to relate to each other more, to have more connection, to come out of their house, to go to the laundromats of this moment? I think it's really the question that all the people who work in my field are currently questioning.

So how do we get people to relate to each other more, to have more connection, to come out of their house, to go to the laundromats of this moment? I think it's really the question that all the people who work in my field are currently questioning.

I mean, I think that it's a very, very valid argument. But we're talking about something slightly different. For example, you do shows where people come to laugh.

I mean, I think that it's a very, very valid argument. But we're talking about something slightly different. For example, you do shows where people come to laugh.

There's no purpose. so to speak, you don't accomplish anything in the transactional sense. They're not thinking about time when they come to you. They surrender. I mean, there's two things, people singing together and people laughing together. These are extraordinary social synchronization techniques. you know, of how you bring people together.

There's no purpose. so to speak, you don't accomplish anything in the transactional sense. They're not thinking about time when they come to you. They surrender. I mean, there's two things, people singing together and people laughing together. These are extraordinary social synchronization techniques. you know, of how you bring people together.

And do you feel like you have less people coming out these days?

And do you feel like you have less people coming out these days?

So to this person, I could say, you know, I completely understand that in your life and in your reality, these two hours, you have a ton of other things to do. We're not discussing this. Find yourself every once in a while. the show, the performance, the sing-along, the place to go and laugh together with others.

So to this person, I could say, you know, I completely understand that in your life and in your reality, these two hours, you have a ton of other things to do. We're not discussing this. Find yourself every once in a while. the show, the performance, the sing-along, the place to go and laugh together with others.

Because these things have, in many ways, they've always existed, but now they exist in replacement of religious experiences. This is what people used to do when they would congregate. They didn't necessarily come together to laugh, but they congregated. And they went on the steps of the church and then they had comedy there. So,

Because these things have, in many ways, they've always existed, but now they exist in replacement of religious experiences. This is what people used to do when they would congregate. They didn't necessarily come together to laugh, but they congregated. And they went on the steps of the church and then they had comedy there. So,

These are new iterations of things that have accompanied civilization forever. Find your ways to do this. So spend time, have moments. If it's not the Sabbath, then have it be Sunday. And if it's on Sunday, have it be Saturday night concert or whatever.

These are new iterations of things that have accompanied civilization forever. Find your ways to do this. So spend time, have moments. If it's not the Sabbath, then have it be Sunday. And if it's on Sunday, have it be Saturday night concert or whatever.

But you need these experiences, these experiences that are more aesthetic, more collective, more interactive, and they don't accomplish anything else besides the power of that congregating. And I think you and all the people who do your art, you know, I've never done, I go to shows, but I don't often go to, I've never seen you live, for example. I've never seen many shows like that.

But you need these experiences, these experiences that are more aesthetic, more collective, more interactive, and they don't accomplish anything else besides the power of that congregating. And I think you and all the people who do your art, you know, I've never done, I go to shows, but I don't often go to, I've never seen you live, for example. I've never seen many shows like that.

It's pretty fantastic. I'm going tonight to my first comedy. Wait, really? Yes.