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"Jon Bernthal"

08 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What unique experiences does Jon Bernthal share about his birthday?

4.621 - 19.491 Unknown

Hey, guys. Happy SmartList. We're going to SmartList the hell out of this. We're going to really podcast it up today. I hope you're ready. Put your helmet on. Clean your ears because it's coming in. Welcome to SmartList.

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35.924 - 40.688 Will Arnett

Late afternoon, late afternoon podcast.

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42.35 - 47.954 Sean Hayes

Well, let's just start off by saying happy birthday to Will. Hey, happy birthday, Will.

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49.436 - 56.522 Jason Bateman

Oh, my goodness. It's so crazy. On my birthday today, I was finally able to shit this out. I had this... Lucky horseshoe?

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Chapter 2: How does Jon Bernthal describe his approach to self-care and gifts?

56.542 - 58.223 Jason Bateman

This horseshoe up my ass the whole time.

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59.645 - 60.946 Unknown

That explains a lot in your life.

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60.966 - 61.807 Jason Bateman

It explains a lot, doesn't it?

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62.127 - 65.83 Unknown

Yeah. Now what happens now that it's out of your ass? Does that mean it's all downhill?

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65.81 - 73.379 Jason Bateman

No, I'm going to put it right back where it came from. The horse is still up there. Shawnee, you little devil.

73.72 - 78.406 Unknown

Did you get anything enjoyable for your birthday? Did your boys take good care of you?

78.826 - 85.554 Jason Bateman

What happened? I got a nice candle from JB and Amanda. Oh, that's nice. With a beautiful card.

Chapter 3: What insights does Jon provide about the importance of theater in his life?

85.594 - 90.18 Jason Bateman

Three dollars. I could tell by the candle that JB had picked it.

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90.16 - 107.198 Unknown

Yeah, exactly. It's, you know me, I like my candles and my soaps. And that candle right there from Jenny Kane is just about the tippest, toppiest. It's a two-wick candle. You know, three-wick, you can't really control the burn. You know, you're going to have a side that doesn't really keep up with the other side.

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107.218 - 108.159 Jason Bateman

You're going to get a weak side.

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108.179 - 113.004 Unknown

You're going to get a weak side on a three-wick burn. The wax is going to flood the other one and then you're screwed.

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113.504 - 114.365 Sean Hayes

But with a two-wick.

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It's a metaphor for us. I'm a two-wick burn kind of guy.

117.449 - 117.889 Jason Bateman

Yeah.

Chapter 4: What challenges did Jon face while studying theater in Russia?

117.869 - 139.849 Unknown

and um so i got that i got it i got a nice uh i got a nice sort of uh uh self-care uh um thing from shawnee a little uh little gifts are you gonna are you gonna don't now don't a lot of people just like they let the they let the treatments expire you know they forget they've got this one you gotta get in there by the way i had to take out a loan for this one yeah Oh, huh.

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139.869 - 144.675 Unknown

You once gave me a self-care thing and it was quite a panic.

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144.915 - 150.783 Sean Hayes

Oh, is it the same? No. No, this is a new one. I'll get you this one too, Jay.

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150.803 - 156.37 Jason Bateman

You're damn right you will. This is tough. We can't even go broadcast on this one. It's so... Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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156.85 - 159.013 Unknown

She just comes right over to the house and...

160.107 - 165.173 Jason Bateman

Let me just say you will not complain. I will not what?

Chapter 5: How did Jon Bernthal's role in 'The Walking Dead' impact his career?

165.654 - 180.451 Jason Bateman

Complain. Well, that's not true. We never know about you. Yeah, you know I like to squeak. He's a real squeaky wheel. And Danny and Dottie D's gave me some nice books. Oh, that's nice. Beautiful books, yeah. That you're going to read. Then I'm going to read.

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180.471 - 186.218 Unknown

Now, do your boys panic about what to get the guy who's got it all? Or do they know what they're doing?

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186.358 - 189.683 Jason Bateman

No. No, I tell them not to get me anything. I just want to hang out.

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Chapter 6: What lessons does Jon share about parenting and personal growth?

189.703 - 190.465 Jason Bateman

So I got to have them.

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190.485 - 195.392 Unknown

I'm the same. Yeah, because I don't want people stressing about buying me something. I don't want anything.

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195.553 - 199.359 Sean Hayes

I know, but people like to do it. I mean, we had this conversation ad nauseum.

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199.399 - 204.207 Unknown

Right, but as long as you say no gifts, please, then at least it takes the pressure off.

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204.227 - 216.447 Sean Hayes

Yeah. Yeah, but I always ignore that. I don't know. I learned at such an early age, you always show up with, even if you just go over to somebody's house to visit, you always show up with something. Uh-oh. You guys still there? Well, yeah.

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I'm just thinking about all the sweet treats you've always brought over.

Chapter 7: What reflections does Jon have on his experiences with police roles in acting?

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You know, you're never without at least a cookie. Right. Either for myself or for others. Uh-huh. Hey, I brought you this. Don't touch it.

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228.048 - 232.976 Jason Bateman

Yeah. We had a great cake last night. Oh, my God. That cake.

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233.097 - 239.742 Sean Hayes

I saw the photo. I was waiting for the guy to come out to say, do you want another piece? I know, I know. Like, nobody came out for a second piece?

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240.323 - 241.486 Unknown

The guy.

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Chapter 8: How does Jon view the intersection of art and social issues in his work?

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The guy. They only cut up half of it?

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243.731 - 246.496 Jason Bateman

Waiting for the guy. Were you waiting for Jen to say, can you have another piece?

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246.797 - 252.99 Unknown

Yeah, yeah. Or somebody. I was like... Now, what type of cake was it? It wasn't the Rice Krispie one, was it?

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252.97 - 263.215 Jason Bateman

No, no. It was a classic. It was a classic Duncan Hines yellow cake with chocolate frosting. But done in a way, it was box worthy.

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263.235 - 266.142 Unknown

Did you bring your own hot fudge, you fucking shit pig?

266.162 - 274.773 Jason Bateman

No, I did not. God. That's your move. By the way, last year, my birthday, you remember, and I brought some kind of like butterscotch or something for the Sundays. To the restaurant.

274.813 - 276.275 Unknown

Where do you think this bit's coming from?

276.455 - 288.107 Jason Bateman

To Tower Bar. And so then everybody's giving me shit and then Camel is giving me so much shit and then the ice cream comes out and everybody's like, hey, can you pass that? Hey, can you pass that? It was caramel. It was caramel sauce. Everybody used it, JB.

288.127 - 296.376 Sean Hayes

It was hilarious. Now, last night when you had that, first of all, what flavor is yellow? Vanilla.

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