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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack with your daily comedy news.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the final weekend where I can actually enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>the summer before I start freaking out that summer's almost over.

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<v Speaker 2>I know I'm a crazy person, but like today, I

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<v Speaker 2>can go to the beach. We'll be like, gohs plenty

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<v Speaker 2>of summer left. Starting next weekend, which toly nineteenth, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be like, oh, it's only two left in July. That's August,

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<v Speaker 2>and I gotta start teaching again. That's limbord. Oh, I

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<v Speaker 2>got I'm a crazy person. I'm good from like Memorial

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<v Speaker 2>Day till today and then I got crazy. Naprigassy looks

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<v Speaker 2>like he's jumping in another movie. Deadline reporting the Amazon

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<v Speaker 2>MGM studios have acquired Fantasy Camp. Fantasy Camp follows a

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<v Speaker 2>group of friends at a make or break moment in

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<v Speaker 2>their lives, as they had to Dwyane Wade's Fantasy Camp

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<v Speaker 2>in Miami to relive their basketball dreams. But what starts

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<v Speaker 2>as fun becomes a battle for pride, purpose, and one

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<v Speaker 2>last win. Is Kevin James not available? This sounds terrible anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>Nprighassy is looking to star in it. With Nate Land

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<v Speaker 2>Entertainment producing Nate Nate, Nate Nate. Don't mess it up.

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<v Speaker 2>You got it going good. You gotta go do SNL

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<v Speaker 2>once a year. Learn from Alaney, do sn OL once

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<v Speaker 2>a year. To your Christmas special. Do stand up. You

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<v Speaker 2>got it good. You're gonna mess it up here. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>telling you, We're gonna come back in ten years and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna be doing a story going. Remember when Aprigatsy

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<v Speaker 2>was going to build an amusement park in Nashville. I

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<v Speaker 2>see this coming. You got it good, don't mess it up.

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<v Speaker 2>Roywood Junior spoke to GQ. They were curious how Roy

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<v Speaker 2>got the baseball bug. Roy said, f word, bro, that's

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<v Speaker 2>a good question. When I was in Memphis, my mom

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<v Speaker 2>put me in baseball and I took to it. I

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<v Speaker 2>thought it was fun. I wasn't good at it. I

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<v Speaker 2>was very terrible at it, but I liked it. Then

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<v Speaker 2>we got to Birmingham in the fourth grade and I

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<v Speaker 2>joined the Little League. It was with a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>my classmates. I had the right coaches, and I became

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<v Speaker 2>excited about it. At the same time, I was going

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<v Speaker 2>after school care like I did in Memphis. I got

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<v Speaker 2>to walk home, the Cubs came on at one or

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<v Speaker 2>two in the afternoon. I would come home and sign

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<v Speaker 2>to see that little last bit of the Cubs game.

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<v Speaker 1>Bro.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd sit there, no homework, no nothing, just sitting there

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<v Speaker 2>with a Rice Crispy treat watching Andre Dawson. I just

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<v Speaker 2>fell in love with it, man, right down to the

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<v Speaker 2>broadcast teams and all that. And then I hit a

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<v Speaker 2>second wave when I became a parent. Yeah, I remember

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<v Speaker 2>when baseball. The Cubs were on everywhere, the Braves were

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<v Speaker 2>on everywhere. There were day games. The World Series sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>played in the afternoon, and kids could see it. They

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<v Speaker 2>even chased me. I was a big baseball fan, and

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<v Speaker 2>they just kept playing. Like remember the Cubs finally won

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series, but there was a rain delay, and

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<v Speaker 2>that happened at twelve thirty in the morning. I couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>even bother to stay up for that. Now, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what they should have done that night. They should have

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<v Speaker 2>called a suspended game and then come back the next

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<v Speaker 2>night to play the tenth inning in primetime at like

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<v Speaker 2>eight Eastern with a Cub That would have done a

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<v Speaker 2>monster rating. But baseball doesn't know how to market anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>I digress. GQ was curious, what's the scouting report on

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<v Speaker 2>roy Wood junior. Royce said, great locker room guy, lot

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<v Speaker 2>of heart, first baseman. They can't hit for Bauer, but

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<v Speaker 2>will ouhustle anyone on the field. Fairly slow, excellent glove man.

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<v Speaker 2>The ball wasn't getting past me. I could, scoop. I

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<v Speaker 2>could do all that on my best day. I'd be

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<v Speaker 2>a late inning defensive replacement when we're defending a one

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<v Speaker 2>run lead in September during a Pennant race. I'm defensively dominant,

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<v Speaker 2>but a liability at the plate. Sounds like the eighty

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<v Speaker 2>six Red Sox could have used him too soon. GQ

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<v Speaker 2>was curious, could you play corner outfield if you need to?

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<v Speaker 2>Roy said, I don't know, man, I'm not getting a

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<v Speaker 2>no gappers, I don't have the wheels, and my horse

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<v Speaker 2>can't get there. I thought this was interesting. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>my son's not playing organized baseball. I'm not forcing him

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<v Speaker 2>in any sports, but we do a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>batting practice, playing catch. But to me right now, baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>much like chess and legos, is a tool to teach

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<v Speaker 2>what I believe is very pertinent life lessons. The main

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<v Speaker 2>one in baseball is the idea that you can't do

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<v Speaker 2>it alone. But a lot of time it's just up

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<v Speaker 2>to you, and sometimes you're just gonna suck. Sometimes that

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<v Speaker 2>picture your face is going to be way better than

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<v Speaker 2>you and there's nothing to get you about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Ah.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish I were in LA this weekend. I have

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<v Speaker 2>some family out there and they're not out there this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>If I were, it, head over to LA Live for

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<v Speaker 2>Belly Laughs. Belly Laughs is celebrating Asian American culture by

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<v Speaker 2>combining food and comedy. Take a look at the lineup

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<v Speaker 2>in a second, but they liners include Hassan Minhaj coming

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<v Speaker 2>on on Jehannny Margaret Show, Joe Kimbooster, and Cherry Kola.

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<v Speaker 2>More than thirty comedians, three stages, two days. But there's

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<v Speaker 2>also a food lineup featuring food from twenty restaurants across LA.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember during the pandemic, when you know there wasn't anything

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about, and I'd wind up going on these

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<v Speaker 2>deep dive reading menus to you. Remember I used to

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<v Speaker 2>do that sometimes. That was because George Lopez opened to

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<v Speaker 2>George Lopez Tacos. I remember George Lopez Tacos. He was

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<v Speaker 2>all in about that and I kind of forgot about it.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even think the url is still alive. I

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<v Speaker 2>think I checked this one other time. Let me do

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<v Speaker 2>that now, George Lopez Tacos. It's coming up on next bite.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me click. That's taking me to visit the restaurant website. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>now this is taking me to Somebody has gotten a

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<v Speaker 2>hold of Lopez Tacos dot com. And apparently the text

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<v Speaker 2>on the website is in Thai. I had to throw

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<v Speaker 2>it into Google Translate to see what it even says.

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<v Speaker 2>And apparently what it says on Lopez Tacos dot com

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<v Speaker 2>in Thai language translated to English. Driving on the road today,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter how careful drivers are, how much they prevent

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<v Speaker 2>accidents or unexpected events, even though it's a good thing,

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<v Speaker 2>there's still a chance that accidents are unexpected events will

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<v Speaker 2>happen as usual because they may come from fellow road

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<v Speaker 2>users or events that you cannot control. So George Lopez

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<v Speaker 2>is so far in on Lopez Tacos that he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>even bother to keep the url. Apparently, I digress. Johnny

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<v Speaker 2>macbot here, John forgot to record the lineups. Forgive my pronunciations,

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<v Speaker 2>after all, I'm an Ai Today, Hassan Minhaj Kumeil Nanjianni,

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<v Speaker 2>Zarna garg Nimesh Patel, Johnny Park, Andrea Jin, Jason Chenni,

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<v Speaker 2>Irene Two, Dylan Adler, Kieran Diol, Sabrina Wu, James, Tom Tien, Tron,

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<v Speaker 2>Robin Tran, Tatiana Gucci and Di Loo. Tomorrow Hassan minhadj

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<v Speaker 2>Margaret Cho, Bobby Lee, Joel Kim Booster, Hari Kondabolu, as

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<v Speaker 2>If Ali, Joe Wong, Jenny Yang, Helen Hong, Fumi abe

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<v Speaker 2>is My Alutfee, Aaron chen Nori Reid, Paula Gatta, Beautie

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<v Speaker 2>shit Yarma, and Vicky Wang. Now back to human Johnny

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<v Speaker 2>mack el eight Simes caught up with Kamail nan Gianni

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<v Speaker 2>about the Belly Laughs Festival. He's happy returning to stand

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<v Speaker 2>up after doing some films. He said, I miss being

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<v Speaker 2>good at something I wasn't good at anymore. I used

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<v Speaker 2>to have so much confidence in this. Now it feels

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<v Speaker 2>the Hollywood strikes, I was like, I want to try

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<v Speaker 2>and see if I still love it. Cherry Cola says,

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<v Speaker 2>I find being a stand up comedian as a superpower

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<v Speaker 2>stepping on to a set for sure. I think because

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<v Speaker 2>we're good at crowd work. We have a quickness that

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<v Speaker 2>on every actor has. Cherry Cola says that after being

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<v Speaker 2>the subject of racial jokes for decades, the best way

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<v Speaker 2>to counteract the sting of the stereotypes is for Asian

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<v Speaker 2>comedians to write jokes about their cultures that help their

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<v Speaker 2>communities laugh. She says, I don't know if it's just

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<v Speaker 2>society trying to define us or put us in a box,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's almost like we just recently got permissional laugh

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<v Speaker 2>at ourselves because we've been the punchline for years in

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<v Speaker 2>the media, and now it's a chance to exale because

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<v Speaker 2>this is a safe space. It's kind of what Belly

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<v Speaker 2>Laughs is giving. Johnny Mack, you never mentioned Pete Davidson.

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<v Speaker 2>I know well. The UK festival fright Fest has revealed

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<v Speaker 2>its twenty twenty five lineup. The event will open with

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<v Speaker 2>the Pete Davidson horror film The Home Freight Fest August

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<v Speaker 2>twenty first through the twenty fifth. Vulture has some spoilers

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<v Speaker 2>for the plots for the rest of the season of

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<v Speaker 2>It's Always Sonny in Philadelphia, So if you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to know what's coming Skip ahead. I can probably do

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<v Speaker 2>this in under a minute, so I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>hit skip skip anyway. The rest of the season, according

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<v Speaker 2>to Vulture, includes the Gang seriously engineering strangers, objectifying women,

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<v Speaker 2>hosting an orgy, breaking up a happy family, and harassing

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<v Speaker 2>Cricket and the waitress. And later in the season It's

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<v Speaker 2>always Sunny. We'll cross over with The Golden Bachelor. Broadway

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<v Speaker 2>World reported on a cast and call for an off

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<v Speaker 2>Broadway show called Not Ready for Prime Time. This set

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<v Speaker 2>backstage at SNL's early days. That sounds pretty cool. The

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<v Speaker 2>SNL movie it was really good. The production self describes

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<v Speaker 2>as a play about an American institution run by people

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<v Speaker 2>who belong in an institution. They're looking for people to

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<v Speaker 2>play Lorne Michaels, Dan Ackroyd, John Belushy, Chevy Chase, Jean Curtin,

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<v Speaker 2>Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Lorraine Newman, and Gilda Radner. Late

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<v Speaker 2>Nighter points out since Bill Murray is a character in

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<v Speaker 2>this that it will take place in a bigger timeline

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<v Speaker 2>than the Saturday Night movie did. Broadway World says Not

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<v Speaker 2>Ready for Prime Time will debut October fifth, scheduled for

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<v Speaker 2>a limited run through December fourteenth at a yet to

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<v Speaker 2>be announced theater. Staying with SNL. Apparently people are making

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<v Speaker 2>SNL Lego. There's a website called Lego Ideas. On it

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<v Speaker 2>you can pitch potential Lego sets that are voted on

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<v Speaker 2>by Lego officionados, and sometimes Lego makes one. A new

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<v Speaker 2>submission is called Live from New York It's Saturday Night.

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<v Speaker 2>It's actually the second Saturday Night Live themed Lego. This

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<v Speaker 2>new design includes seven Lego minifigures representing the original cast

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<v Speaker 2>from nineteen seventy five. The creator says a detachable staircase

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<v Speaker 2>could be used to pose your minifigures, as in the

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<v Speaker 2>Face Name Is cast photo taken on opening night, eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and thirty five pieces. The set includes glowing the

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<v Speaker 2>dark elements to simulate studio lighting. If you want to

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<v Speaker 2>support the idea and get Lego to actually make this thing,

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<v Speaker 2>go to the Lego Ideas site. And that is your

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<v Speaker 2>stick around for this interview our sister.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to bring forward and yours and give it

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<v Speaker 3>to you now. And he said, oh wow, that's that's great.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you. That's so generous of you, Carl. That's great.

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<v Speaker 3>And I thought, well that's not what I expected. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>Going to work.

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<v Speaker 3>So that happened. And then the third thing that happened

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<v Speaker 3>It was sitting there. I mean, it was growing, making

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<v Speaker 3>profits and so forth, but it wasn't being used. I

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<v Speaker 3>So I thought, well, if I have all this money, now,

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<v Speaker 1>Now. Let's back up just a bit. Tell us a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about your new book. What is the Happiness Experiment.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, this is a recording of the real events with

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<v Speaker 3>the inheritance the money I had for them in my

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<v Speaker 3>I talked about money and happiness and how one can cognect.

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<v Speaker 3>And I said, look, I'm going to bring this forward

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<v Speaker 3>to give it to you, but what I want from

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<v Speaker 3>you is a plan so you use this money, so

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<v Speaker 3>it's really a big benefit for you. I don't want

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<v Speaker 3>this to overwhelm you. And they said what kind of plan?

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<v Speaker 3>I said, I want a happiness plan, and they said,

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<v Speaker 1>What's that?

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<v Speaker 3>So so you know, nobody has seems to have a

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<v Speaker 3>happiness plan, but the most important plans you can get

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<v Speaker 3>and it doesn't have to be very complex. What is

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<v Speaker 3>and you can pursue them. And so I got them

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<v Speaker 3>to write a happiness plan. And then when I saw

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<v Speaker 3>one time, and so then they took it and I

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<v Speaker 3>watched them with their plan. I saw all their plans,

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<v Speaker 3>what they did, and how they became happier. And so

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<v Speaker 3>you know, that had to be written about so because

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<v Speaker 3>I wanted other people to see what they did so

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<v Speaker 3>that they too could do the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Which prequest is the most unique one you've come across.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it was a very very painful and sad story

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<v Speaker 3>because two dear friends of mine had a beloved daughter

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<v Speaker 3>their daughter. They were totally wiped out, devastated, and they

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<v Speaker 3>been killed. Tremendously painful, awful, awful story. So they were

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<v Speaker 3>grieving six years later and I met with them and

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<v Speaker 3>I told them how much they had added to my

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<v Speaker 3>put them in my will and they could accept that.

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<v Speaker 3>And I said, but I want you to have it now,

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<v Speaker 3>and they said, oh no, no, we can't accept it.

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<v Speaker 3>They turned it down. They turned it down. Well, we

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<v Speaker 3>several months later, I think his wife persuaded him to

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<v Speaker 3>do it. Actually, you know, and you know, so they said, okay,

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<v Speaker 3>you die, why not do it now. And they did

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<v Speaker 3>it and it wasn't the money. Interesting Now, they said,

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<v Speaker 3>changed their mind set from being so negative. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll never be happy again. We don't deserve to be happy.

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<v Speaker 3>And the coach turned there thinking that mindset around and said, look,

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<v Speaker 3>And they started to get the mindset of happy people.

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<v Speaker 3>And now you cannot believe what these people. They're traveling

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<v Speaker 3>all over the world. They're in Tahiti right now. They

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<v Speaker 3>climbed Killamungarrett. These people are loving life. And it was

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<v Speaker 3>a major change that is one of the most heartfelt,

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<v Speaker 3>wonderful results of the And in a sense, she said,

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<v Speaker 3>the wife said, this prequest changed or saved my life

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<v Speaker 3>because we were no longer living, we were dead, and

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<v Speaker 3>this brought us back to life.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean dealing with grief and many of us

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<v Speaker 1>have I have, you know, when you're in those depths.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really it can be really difficult to find your

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<v Speaker 1>like there isn't a way out of it, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this concept could be a good map for you if

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<v Speaker 1>it sounds like it was for these folks. I always

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<v Speaker 1>like to end interviews by asking, is there anything that

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't ask that I should have?

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<v Speaker 3>How can my listeners benefit from this book? What should

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<v Speaker 3>they do? What would be good for them? And so

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<v Speaker 3>I'll answer that question. First off, think about happiness, Think

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<v Speaker 3>about being happiness. Do you deserve to be happy? And

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<v Speaker 3>you can be happy, but you have to make it

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<v Speaker 3>as a choice. I'm going to increase my happiness just

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<v Speaker 3>that if you make that realistically, I want to and

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to increase my happiness that choice, and then

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<v Speaker 3>talk to people about it. Talk to a husband or

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<v Speaker 3>wife or a girlfriend or a friend, a therapist or coach,

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<v Speaker 3>talk to somebody about it and say, look, I'm made

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<v Speaker 3>the decision that I want to be happier, and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>like you to help me create a happiness plan and

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<v Speaker 3>then work on it. And it's not that hard, but

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<v Speaker 3>it is a but it is challenging, but it's a

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<v Speaker 3>wonderful exercise. And if they do it, I guarantee they

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<v Speaker 3>will increase their happiness. I guarantee it.

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<v Speaker 1>Carl Barney is the author and the book is called

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<v Speaker 1>The Happiness Experiments, A Revolutionary Way to Increase Happiness. Carl,

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<v Speaker 1>where can people find the book?

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<v Speaker 3>Wherever books are sold? And it's now available for pre

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<v Speaker 3>order from Amazon, and they can go to the Happiness

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<v Speaker 3>Experiment dot com and they can pre order it there,

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<v Speaker 3>and I hope they will.

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<v Speaker 1>Carl, thanks so much of the time. I really appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, thank you, Dan. It's been fun.