Tim Walz
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Podcast Appearances
She'd go, I think like, you know, your uncle is like a CIA agent or something. And we'd all go, she's a boot. She's fun. And then we started realizing, oh, it's a mental disorder. So it was manageable. Like it wasn't like. It was manageable. She worked very hard. She really, really worked. And then I think around in her forties, she started, it started to progress and get worse.
She'd go, I think like, you know, your uncle is like a CIA agent or something. And we'd all go, she's a boot. She's fun. And then we started realizing, oh, it's a mental disorder. So it was manageable. Like it wasn't like. It was manageable. She worked very hard. She really, really worked. And then I think around in her forties, she started, it started to progress and get worse.
I think you parlay it into something creative. It doesn't have to be comedy. But for me, it was like there was a lot of stuff that in order to deal with it, you could be funny about it. That's the way to deal with a lot of things. Coping mechanism. Yeah, it's coping mechanism. Mm-hmm. There's a lot of people that have had mental illness in their family.
I think you parlay it into something creative. It doesn't have to be comedy. But for me, it was like there was a lot of stuff that in order to deal with it, you could be funny about it. That's the way to deal with a lot of things. Coping mechanism. Yeah, it's coping mechanism. Mm-hmm. There's a lot of people that have had mental illness in their family.
I think you parlay it into something creative. It doesn't have to be comedy. But for me, it was like there was a lot of stuff that in order to deal with it, you could be funny about it. That's the way to deal with a lot of things. Coping mechanism. Yeah, it's coping mechanism. Mm-hmm. There's a lot of people that have had mental illness in their family.
They write great novels about it or they're, you know, playwright or they're a musician or something. But for me, comedy made sense because it was a way to kind of goof about things that were, you know, incredibly painful. Yep. You know, and you couldn't understand. So you didn't really understand it. I think that's a big thing in comedy. Comedy is trying to make sense of things in a funny way.
They write great novels about it or they're, you know, playwright or they're a musician or something. But for me, comedy made sense because it was a way to kind of goof about things that were, you know, incredibly painful. Yep. You know, and you couldn't understand. So you didn't really understand it. I think that's a big thing in comedy. Comedy is trying to make sense of things in a funny way.
They write great novels about it or they're, you know, playwright or they're a musician or something. But for me, comedy made sense because it was a way to kind of goof about things that were, you know, incredibly painful. Yep. You know, and you couldn't understand. So you didn't really understand it. I think that's a big thing in comedy. Comedy is trying to make sense of things in a funny way.
So how do you deal with that? Well, I do a podcast, but if I become a schizophrenic, I make more money. So I have a career. Everyone would listen to that. No one would know. In fact, it would be multiple years before anyone suggested something was off. In fact, people go, it's getting really good.
So how do you deal with that? Well, I do a podcast, but if I become a schizophrenic, I make more money. So I have a career. Everyone would listen to that. No one would know. In fact, it would be multiple years before anyone suggested something was off. In fact, people go, it's getting really good.
So how do you deal with that? Well, I do a podcast, but if I become a schizophrenic, I make more money. So I have a career. Everyone would listen to that. No one would know. In fact, it would be multiple years before anyone suggested something was off. In fact, people go, it's getting really good.
So I have a career where if I were to become a schizophrenic, people go, it's actually getting really good. So I'm not as worried about that as I would be if I was like a lawyer or something where it would become more apparent.
So I have a career where if I were to become a schizophrenic, people go, it's actually getting really good. So I'm not as worried about that as I would be if I was like a lawyer or something where it would become more apparent.
So I have a career where if I were to become a schizophrenic, people go, it's actually getting really good. So I'm not as worried about that as I would be if I was like a lawyer or something where it would become more apparent.
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Yes. I hear you're ready to endorse her for president. I like her now. I've come around on her because I, since I'm a little kid, love con artists. I think they're great. I think they're fun. They're an important part of America and the tapestry of our country. They, to me, exude a kind of effortless humor. They're very funny. And I find her to be a great con artist, one of the great...
Yes. I hear you're ready to endorse her for president. I like her now. I've come around on her because I, since I'm a little kid, love con artists. I think they're great. I think they're fun. They're an important part of America and the tapestry of our country. They, to me, exude a kind of effortless humor. They're very funny. And I find her to be a great con artist, one of the great...