Mike Davis
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The same way Dirty Jobs was a rumination on honest work, this is a rumination on the neighbors you wish you had. And also, it's weirdly relevant to everything we've talked about, but the people that we feature are obviously not supermodels. Mm-hmm. They're not your classic aspirational like, oh, my God, I want to be just like that. It's the opposite of blue origin. These really are your neighbors.
These are just people who happen to give a damn and did something about it. And the thing that I like most about it, when you when you stack those examples together. What it does is it gently taps you on the shoulder and says, look, man, you don't have to boil the ocean. But if she can do it, she was, by her own admission, her own words, Mike, I was a full-on meth head. It had me bad.
These are just people who happen to give a damn and did something about it. And the thing that I like most about it, when you when you stack those examples together. What it does is it gently taps you on the shoulder and says, look, man, you don't have to boil the ocean. But if she can do it, she was, by her own admission, her own words, Mike, I was a full-on meth head. It had me bad.
These are just people who happen to give a damn and did something about it. And the thing that I like most about it, when you when you stack those examples together. What it does is it gently taps you on the shoulder and says, look, man, you don't have to boil the ocean. But if she can do it, she was, by her own admission, her own words, Mike, I was a full-on meth head. It had me bad.
And when it came right down to it, I saw me losing my kids or getting my shit together. And she got it together. And in that moment, which she confesses to me, we have to pull over because she's crying and we're on a highway. And I'm like, oh, this is a hell of a way to get to the moment I want to get to. But we get there.
And when it came right down to it, I saw me losing my kids or getting my shit together. And she got it together. And in that moment, which she confesses to me, we have to pull over because she's crying and we're on a highway. And I'm like, oh, this is a hell of a way to get to the moment I want to get to. But we get there.
And when it came right down to it, I saw me losing my kids or getting my shit together. And she got it together. And in that moment, which she confesses to me, we have to pull over because she's crying and we're on a highway. And I'm like, oh, this is a hell of a way to get to the moment I want to get to. But we get there.
And when she tells me what she tells me, I can hear it in my... You know it. You've been in the business forever. You... You know when it lands. And by that, I just mean I know people will watch this who will absolutely relate, maybe not to her specific circumstance, but to that feeling of that's it. I'm out of cards. My back is against the wall. There's no way out.
And when she tells me what she tells me, I can hear it in my... You know it. You've been in the business forever. You... You know when it lands. And by that, I just mean I know people will watch this who will absolutely relate, maybe not to her specific circumstance, but to that feeling of that's it. I'm out of cards. My back is against the wall. There's no way out.
And when she tells me what she tells me, I can hear it in my... You know it. You've been in the business forever. You... You know when it lands. And by that, I just mean I know people will watch this who will absolutely relate, maybe not to her specific circumstance, but to that feeling of that's it. I'm out of cards. My back is against the wall. There's no way out.
Well, here's the dirty little secret. When you go back for the next guy, the guy you're saving is yourself.
Well, here's the dirty little secret. When you go back for the next guy, the guy you're saving is yourself.
Well, here's the dirty little secret. When you go back for the next guy, the guy you're saving is yourself.
And it's kind of an Ayn Randian way to think about altruism, you know, but I happen to subscribe to it. I think there's a righteous selfishness in this level of philanthropy. And because most people I know are selfish, I don't shy away from that.
And it's kind of an Ayn Randian way to think about altruism, you know, but I happen to subscribe to it. I think there's a righteous selfishness in this level of philanthropy. And because most people I know are selfish, I don't shy away from that.
And it's kind of an Ayn Randian way to think about altruism, you know, but I happen to subscribe to it. I think there's a righteous selfishness in this level of philanthropy. And because most people I know are selfish, I don't shy away from that.
If it makes you feel good to help your neighbor, well, that's not much different than a fireman. You interview those people who sign up to do that thing. Yeah, sure. They want to help their fellow man. They want to make a difference. But Many, many times you peel back the layers far enough and you'll find somebody who's trying to help themselves.
If it makes you feel good to help your neighbor, well, that's not much different than a fireman. You interview those people who sign up to do that thing. Yeah, sure. They want to help their fellow man. They want to make a difference. But Many, many times you peel back the layers far enough and you'll find somebody who's trying to help themselves.
If it makes you feel good to help your neighbor, well, that's not much different than a fireman. You interview those people who sign up to do that thing. Yeah, sure. They want to help their fellow man. They want to make a difference. But Many, many times you peel back the layers far enough and you'll find somebody who's trying to help themselves.
The masks come down in the plane when you lose the air pressure. Job one, put it on your face first.