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Patrick Dempsey + Joe Rogan (Carolla Classics)

Fri Jan 31 2025

#1 ACS #283 (feat. Teresa Strasser, Bald Bryan, and Joe Rogan) (2010) #2 ACS #284 (feat. Roger L. Simon) (2010) #3 ACS #290 (feat. OK GO) (2010) #4 ACS #294 (feat. Patrick Dempsey, Megyn Price, Tony Hawk and Zachary Levi) (2010) Hosted...

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Adam Carolla (0:00)

Foreign.

Giovanni (0:15)

Welcome to Coral Classics. I'm your host, superfan Giovanni.

Adam Carolla (0:17)

This is a podcast where play the.

Giovanni (0:18)

Best moments, highlights and fans like the clips from all 15 years of the Adam Corolla show. We have a separate podcast feed titled Coral Classics with the ad free archives exclusively available through Adam Corolla substack. Check out AdamCarolla.substack.com to get access to the ad free archives for this show, the Adam Carolla show and the brand new show Beat it out, currently featuring Adam and Jay Moore. If you'd like to request a clip, please email us classicsdamcarolla.com now on to the clips.

Adam Carolla (0:41)

Coming up first today we have Adam.

Giovanni (0:42)

Corolla Show 283 featuring Teresa Strasser, Paul Bryant and Joe Rogan from 2010. It's a cameo from Joe, so don't waste the whole episode waiting for him. This is the episode where he showed up late and he had ended up doing an episode of the Parent Experiment.

Adam Carolla (0:55)

Where he was lucky enough to do.

Giovanni (0:56)

An episode which is one of the weirdest, rarest episodes of the show that precedes Crying Out Loud hosted by Teresa Strasser and Monet Carolla at the time. It's a very fun mostly no guest episode.

Adam Carolla (1:06)

Hope you guys enjoy. Welcome back to the live streaming show. Teresa Strasser. Hi. We missed you last week. And of course Bald Brian is here. As per usual. Joe Rogan, one of my favorites, is going to be joining us in a couple of few. We'll do the news. Teresa's prepared herself the news and normally the way this works is I say we're gonna get to the news and we end up talking about personal shit and then we never really get to the news. No, it's good. But I do love the news. I do love you preparing those stories and reading those stories and us making comment.

Teresa Strasser (1:46)

Well, there is a really fascinating story this week, so let's do it.

Adam Carolla (1:49)

Yeah.

Teresa Strasser (1:49)

Having to do with Sandra Bullock, America's sweetheart and now Oscar winning actress and Jesse James, to whom she's been married.

Adam Carolla (78:41)

I had it. I had an experience yesterday. I mean, just speaking of food, I never. I never liked the cherry tomatoes. I've never been a fan of the cherry tomatoes. The reason I've never been a fan of the cherry tomatoes is they're very thin skinned and sort of tough, and then they're just filled with pus. Essentially, they're filled with the non part of the tomato. I don't need. It's like they bred a lobster that's all shell and guts and no meat. Like, to me, I love a Roma tomato or beefsteak tomato. But the cherry tomato is that super thin, it's almost grape like skin, and it's kind of sour and chewy, and then inside is just filled with that clear pus. Now, the cherry tomatoes, which is weird. I just noticed this yesterday when I ordered a salad. I ordered sitting in an editing bay and ordered Japanese food. And by the way the salad that comes with the Japanese food is like, choke on it. Round eye. Like, we're not. This ain't our thing. Like, we do sushi and we do eel and we do this. We're going to provide a salad because there's some sort of federal mandate that says you have to put a salad in with the stuff. But we've put zero effort in it. By the. Zero effort is when they take the grater and they do the carrot over the top. Because that's saying, look, it'll look. It'll have some color in it. It'll have zero taste. Like the only thing, when you take that thing, you do those sort of curly cues of carrots where you take that, you take like the carrot peeler and you do that long thing with it and it just makes these thin shoestring curls of carrot that tastes like nothing and I'm sure aren't even good for you at this point because there's so little, so much of nothing. But it's really like, fuck off. It's really like we have no interest in this salad, but here you go. And then they throw in a couple cherry tomatoes, which is another. We have no real interest in the salad, but we're going to throw in a couple of things that look like something. Yeah, the cherry tomato has grown. Like everything else has grown. Peaches used to be the size of a tennis ball. Now they're the size of a beach ball. And everything's just gotten big and shitty and unwieldy and mealy. Like peaches and nectarines and produce. Like everything is bigger and better looking. It's kind of like people. It's like everyone has turned into Karl Malone, but they're dying at 55. Like they've turned into like everything's. Everything's like big and good looking and strapping now, but everyone's just dropping dead.

Adam Carolla (85:06)

I don't have strong feelings about the whole healthcare issue. I have. I have a sort of pro and a con take on it. I am one of these people that believes that not everyone is entitled to everything that everyone else has. Just because you're an American citizen or if you made it across some border over here. I don't have that feeling. I have a feeling of people that make money have safer, healthier lives. That's pretty much the end. That's how it works. You drive cars with airbags. You live in safer neighborhoods. You have better locks on your doors and home security systems. You go to schools where your kids don't get shot. You eat healthier food in general. You. You don't become, like I said, the. Just driving around in a beat up old Nissan pickup truck is probably one of the most dangerous things you could do. Or scooter because you can't afford electric. On the other hand, I do think there's enough money. We're Prosperous enough, we spend enough on the military, God knows that we could get our shit together and provide a level of health care for everyone. Not the same level of health care for everyone, but certainly a least sort of baseline level of health care for everyone. On the other hand, I was uninsured for a million years, and whenever something bad happened to me, I would go down to county, usc, and sort of throw myself up the mercy of the court, and they would patch me up. I would get a bill some point later that I didn't pay, and that was sort of the end of that. So this sort of notion of, well, you know, you're going to give birth to a kid in a dumpster, it's a little bit of an exaggeration. You can go into an emergency room and they will take you. Look, as far as the insurance company is, I'm sure the ripoff artists just like the big. Everything's a ripoff artist. I mean, I don't think we get our due from defense contractors or people that handle pharmaceuticals or people do almost anything. And then this whole idea of, well, it's health care, it shouldn't be a business. Unfortunately, everything where the money changes hands turns into a business. And on the other hand, I don't want. I do want. There is a part of me that wants pharmaceutical companies to be greedy so they can be motivated to go out and cure Brine's tumor. Yeah, I do. I do want that.

Adam Carolla (120:29)

Yeah. It was so simple. I. I had this idea, by the way, getting back to Getmo. I've been working on a book myself. And in that book, if I was a guard at Guantanamo Bay, I would go out to where the little prayer patio is because they have an arrow that points toward Mecca. And I would, at night, I would secretly turn it toward Vegas. And that would be my little joke. And every time I saw those guys putting the prayer towel down six times a day and getting down, I realized they'd be facing in the Luxor and not Mecca. And I'd be funny one. And by the way, I don't know, I'd be interested. I got to figure this out. But if you're in, and I don't know if I'll ever get to the bottom of this, but if you're at Guantanamo Bay, if you're in Cuba, right, and they got the arrow that faces north or wherever Mecca is, and they got an arrow, I bet it passes through some shitty places before it gets to Mecca. Like, I mean, I gotta figure out you might be going through like Honduras or something before you get there. I haven't really worked out which direction Mecca is, but I bet you pass through a lot of shit bowls and maybe a couple of brothels and stuff before you get to actual Mecca. And here's the thing. I'm with you. We're way too lenient and way too respectful of everyone and their horrible religions. The deal is this. Here's my world order, and it takes a village. Now, as Hillary said, and now that everyone. Now that the Internet's on and satellite's on and anyone can get anywhere in 10 or 12 hours. It's now a world. It's no longer like World War II. Well, they're fighting over there and we're over here. It's just. It's all one big world. Here's the deal. You play nice. You play nice with your neighbors. You play Nice with us, you play nice with each other and everything's cool. If not, we get together and we fire UPS and Predator drones and we take you out. That's it. It's pretty easy. Just play nice. Don't oppress your people. Don't put people in burlap sacks and throw them off of buildings. Don't rape people, don't torture people, and everything's cool. Or you start with the ethnic cleansing and we fire up the Predator drones. That's it. That's where I'm at now. Is there a problem with that?

Adam Carolla (128:36)

Yeah, whatever's closest should work. Talk to Kevin on line one. Hey, Kevin. Yeah, what's going on? Kevin? Oh, is this Adam? Yeah. Yeah. Hey, how's it going? Good. Say hi to Roger. Simon. Cool. Hey, I had a question for you. I've never really heard you talk too much about it, about building inspectors. I wondering if any of them in all your construction projects have ever just. Have ever just what? What was that? Have ever just what ever Just changed their, you know, made up codes, decided to take the code into their own hands, so to speak, and, and you know, change stuff mid project or say, oh, no, no, you got to do this, you got to do that. Oh yeah. I've been fucked over 20 times a Sunday on this, on these, with these guys. And it sort of speaks to. I'll put you on hold, but I'll bring it up with Roger. It kind of speaks to where we were at at one point in this great country of ours and where we're at now. I've had it happen, building inspectors. And just, just in general, I mean, if you. If you were looking for what's wrong with this country and why we're going down the wrong path and what has happened to this country, and it just a sort of microcosm. You can look at building in the city of Los Angeles. They have so many environmental impact reports, so many soils reports, so many codes, so many deputy inspectors. So it's physically impossible to do it anymore. I've. And thus that industry starting to dry up. Suzanne Summers was on this show a couple months back. I said, suzanne, I saw on the news your house in Malibu burnt down, right on pch. She said, yeah, jump the highway, burned my house to the ground. I said, geez, you know, how many years were you there? She was there for 20 years or something like that. I said, well, it's been a few years. Have you rebuilt? She just looked at me and said, now. I said, why not? You love Malibu. You've lived there for, you know, probably lived there for the last 40 years. She said, coastal commissions, permits, forget.

Adam Carolla (159:08)

Yes. If they have a rich and successful love life, that, that is what you, you don't want them to be pregnant at 15, but you do hope your son finds himself a girlfriend at some point and stops beating off. Like, this is what we hope for, but we hope they don't get shot or shoot anyone else or get stabbed or stab anyone else. So the idea that we live in a culture where there's pretty much just graphic violence all over the place, even prime time networks, no problem with graphic violence. But if you're watching Survivor and one of the chicks is scurrying up the cargo net and a little nipple pops out, they tile it out. That's insane to me. Obviously they just got done doing some sort of physical combat, fighting with a log, standing on a log, hitting a guy in the head with a Pataka bat, knocking him into the drink. But then the chick's ass crack pops out and they have to tile it out all the time. It's really, it's really weird. So it's sending the message that, you know, violence good, nudity bad. When I would argue we could probably flip that. Flip that. Well, what do you want to live in a society where people shoot each other or fuck each other? And I think we know the answer to that. So I'm with you. And I agree that this sort of school sanctioned violence is probably not a great plan. But ultimately, I've just basically decided that if the family's intact and people look after their kids, that they will not be poisoned by video games or by doing Scarface in the sixth grade. But that gets us back to the family. We spend, I think, a little too much time focused on the schools and what they're doing and if they're letting our kids down or what have you. And to me, it's more about what about the families, Are they letting the kids down? Because the schools, you know, it's like that thing. It's like, oh, they need tickets to get hot meals and blah, blah, blah. And I was one of those kids. But the reality is, hey, if you can't feed your kid, something's up. Like, that's a very basic element, which is putting food in your kid's belly. And if you can't do that for your kid, there may be other issues on the home front. And I think we throw that in the lap of the school system. Like, why aren't these kids getting fed? Why aren't their test scores higher? How come they're dropping out? Dropping out has more to do with what's going on at home than it does. There's no school teacher that's gonna chase you around and drag you back into your class. Your dad has to tell you, you can't drop out. Your dad's, I'm guessing, collectively or moms, collectively, would not have let you drop out of high school.

Adam Carolla (223:01)

Yeah. I don't think of you as a relaxed person. Well, you know, because I'm a loudmouth, and so people think I'm. No, because it seems like it's always on. Like it's always cooking. It's always. No. No. I don't know. It's not. When it's time to try to say something interesting, I'll try to say something interesting. When I go home, my wife complains that I don't talk. You know, but here's how I actually can tell who's wired and how your nerve systems are wired up. And I. This is a little unscientific experiment that I think is actually pretty good. And I'll tell. Tell whether you're a calm person or you're a, you know, Chihuahua. You ever stand with a group of people and there's, like, a car backfire? Or let's say you're in Mexico and someone fires off a shot, and four of the people go, like, hup. You know what I mean? Like. I mean, like, hit, and you don't move. Your heart may jump, but you don't. Your hands don't move. Yeah, that's how, you know you don't have that kind of wiring. I think those people always need attention, too. Like people who talk a little too loud, like, you're gonna hear my conversation. People, like, react big. It's like they. But. But that. But this is. I agree. They're a holes. I learned this in the ground links. Yes. And. But what? I always agree. But what I'm saying is, is this is involuntary. That's my point. This is the doctor tapping your knee with this little rubber mallet and seeing if your shin kicks up or not. It is a reflex. So if they took five people and we stood them in a little circle and said, talk about anything, and then I took an M80 and lit it off behind them. Four people would jump out of their skin. And there'd be one guy who just stood there because he's really drunk. I'd be that guy who was really high. Sorry. I know the ground links taught me. Never. But I. I was in the ground. I would be the guy who didn't move. Although my heart jumped. Yeah. It's not. It didn't get my hand to move. That's good. You know, I've learned the biggest piece of wisdom in this whole event from you. Really? Yes. When you're doing something, you have to ask yourself two questions. Does it make you happy? Does it make you money? If the answer is no, don't do it. I would like to really put that first thing on. Yelling. Everyone's wise. It's really, really good. And I never thought I would learn wisdom from you, but I. It's close to my heart. I mean it before. I know I don't listen to it myself, but I have said it dawned on me a few years ago, like, before you hit send on that really shitty email you've crafted to your agent or whatever it is, whatever the circumstances, whether you're behind the wheel on this track or on your street, or sending a vitriolic email to someone who used to be a friend, does it make you happy or does it make you money? If you say no to either one of those. And by the way, there's room for happiness and revenge. Like if you have some. A hole neighbor and that. A hole neighbor ruined. I'm gonna strangle that old. Like Francis. Hold on. Let's write him a nasty email.

Adam Carolla (227:03)

And he picked up the phone and I go, nevermind. I've decided not to talk to you. Wow. Like, in a nice tone. And the person's like, really? And I was like, yep. And I hung the phone and I was like, thank you, Adam Carolla. Because I knew it would be ugly, you know? And it wasn't. I wouldn't be happy in an hour when I no longer felt so fired up. One more Frustrated census worker, but yet satisfaction felt by Megan Price. Price, that's. That's the important thing. I think you might be my guru now, which is very distinct. I'm being yelled at to get back in my car. Should we hug it out before you leave? Okay. Okay. It makes the. It makes the microphone do the muffle thing. It's funny. I love that. Megan Price, everybody. Thanks, baby. Standing here with legendary snowboarder Tony. What? What's funny? Skateboarder. Huh? Skateboarder. Oh, you're doing that now. How's that going? It's been pretty good. I've been Tony Hawk, everybody on a skateboard now. Do you find some of the same, you know, rules apply from snowboarding asking me that? The only thing I find that's similar is that you have to approach it with confidence. You have to go in going, I can do this. I am capable of this. Having dudes coming in, like, at all angles and trying to figure out how to navigate that. I don't have to worry about that on my skateboard. I'm not in supercross. Right. I do every once in a while. And you've probably done your share of this. They decide to throw two guys on the half pipe to do a little synchronized swimming. But, see, you're working together. I know, but sometimes. Well, we've hit too. But, yeah, it's not about him trying to kill you through the turn or to go over you to get past you. Right. There is a lot of that. Yeah. Yeah. The racing guys are wildly competitive, and you wouldn't know it from talking to them, but as soon as they get on the track, it's almost like. It's weird. It's like the car becomes an extension of their Persona and it does their evil bidding for them. Because, you see, these guys are the nicest guys in the world. And they get in the car and they turn into a holes. I'm gonna stick with that car being a. Extension of their A hole. When they get out, can you confront them about their a hole attitude? I gotta say, there has been. There's been some ill will and some bad blood. By the way, what's bad blood like hepatitis? What constitutes bad blood? The good news is you're wearing a helmet. So, you know, my whole thing is I kept my helmet on all the way through the awards dinner and through the dance and through the whole thing, I was the only guy wearing a suit and a helmet. Because my feeling is, leave that helmet on until you're at home that night. Because here's the thing. Bad blood's no big deal. If you're wearing a helmet, what's the worst that can happen? You know, those are big helmets, too. Yeah. So you'll be. You'll be fine. Just keep the helmet on long. And even if the champagne's flying and everyone seems in a good mood, you keep the helmet on. Yeah. So you're an athlete and you compete and you've won all your X Game medals and whatnot. But. But this is a completely different animal. I understand that. And, yeah, you know, you should do. When anyone interviews you, you go, you know what? I'm used to four wheels. Not four wheels. Shit. God damn it. That's what you should do in every interview. Okay? Now, see, I did Dancing with the Stars, and Christy Yamaguchi's ass was like, oh, I'm used to dancing on ice. That's a totally different thing. Really? She got. That's not. That is not a totally different thing. That's almost the same thing, actually. This would be easier than that. Yeah, exactly. This is a totally different thing.

Adam Carolla (230:34)

Unless you're running like Team Wolf and standing on top of the car. Yeah, that's what we should do. Yeah. Chicken Play Chicken. Wow. Listen to these cars. Cars are scary, aren't they? Yeah. I think our own Tanner Foust is out there, like, drifting. What, is he in every event? Actually, what happens is he does the Toyota Grand Prix here, then he does the Can Am race, then he does a go kart race, then they have a riding lawnmower race that comes at midnight on Saturday night. He does that, then the drifting, and then he leads the Tour through the aquarium. Have you seen that? It's awesome. Yeah. He never leaves. It's unfair to race with that guy because all he does is drive every type of car, too. From pike to Nuremberg Ring to Le Mans. I mean, there's, like, no track that guy hasn't been on, so he's quite, quite well versed. So this is your second time. Yes. You told me your first time you were in fourth the whole way. Yes, yes, that's correct. What happened then at the nine and a half lap? Well, now that you've done the track, I can tell you where, you know, you go around the fountain. Yeah. And then you kind of make that left after you go around the fountain. And there's that right where you has a little bit of a curb you can kind of go over if you want to go over it. I waited nine and a half laps, and then I went over the curb and I put the Guy into the wall, and I finished the race in third. But to be fair, I was faster. And he was cutting me off the whole race. And because things got squirrely at the start, he ended up in front of me. You know, I don't know if people have been telling you, but be prepared for somebody hanging around in fourth or fifth place, Some mayhem in the front and that person getting first, okay? There's a lot of mayhem that takes place. Mayhem. If you could picture, you know, 12, 18 cars going into that hairpin or going into that first turn and no one wanting to brake first. I mean, yes, mayhem. It's enough right now with us. We have to stay in line right now, right? And that's enough people going into the hairpin, just staying in line. Wait till they open this up. Because I will tell you this, Tony, you're a cool customer, but you're a competitive guy, okay? Yes. I don't know if you're an a hole on the track or not. You don't know if you're an a hole on the track or not. You will find out. And it's sort of like I used to teach boxing, and I would tell people, my students, you know, we can move around in the ring. You can throw your punches. No crazy haymakers. It's bad form, and someone's going to get hurt, namely me. You know, so some of the guys abided by the rules, and then there are other guys that, no matter what a minute in, crazy haymaker. And then you'd say to them, hey, man, remember the rules. Just straight, clean punches. No crazy haymakers. They go, sorry, sorry. Two seconds later, crazy haymaker. Then you'd punch them in the face and go, that's what you get for the crazy haymaker. And they go, okay, no more crazy haymaker. Thirty seconds later, crazy haymaker. So if you're wired, if you have the crazy haymaker wiring, that ain't your fault. But you will just decide to go inside. When you're three cars wide going into this hairpin, you'll be the last guy to break, and you will take somebody out with your crazy haymaker. There's probably about four cars that are in the crazy haymaker. So your job is to A, not be one of them, and b, not beat outside when you're going into that first turn. All right, thank you. That's it. Well, that's good for me. I mean, that seems like a lot to take in. Don't be crazy haymaker. Guy. Don't be crazy haymaker. There you go. Safety Tip from Adam Carolla. Yes. People's adrenaline will surge and they will get nutty and do crazy things. Wait. You just wait. All right? I'll be patient. I hope. You know what they should really do? They should just say, look, you bought the car. Now. Yes. You know, they treat it like. Here's how they treat it like. School book. Right. Remember, you get the book. I know you're surfing, so you didn't go to high school, but if you'd want. If you'd attended class, they have these square things with pages called books. I did. Better ones have pictures in them. Yeah, but they'll give you the book. And when they give you the book, they go, now what condition is it in? And he'd go, b. And the teacher would go, bullshit. That's an A condition book. And you'd write A on that little card. You know, and then at the end of the semester, you'd have to turn it in. And if it had too much egg salad or snot rockets on it, it'd get a D. And you'd have to pay some money. That's how they should treat these cars, to stop the crazy haymakers. Look, every car is an A. You're responsible for your car. And when you turn it in at the end of the race day on Saturday, your mom has to pay for it. Whatever you've done, your mom will have to. Yeah, yeah. Okay, hold on. My mom? Your mom has to pay for all of them. You're talking shit about my mom? Yeah, my mom will have to pay. Oh, we'll be in a lot of trouble if my mom's dipping into her purse. But the point is, yeah, all our moms have to pay for what damage we've done. And that will stop the crazy haymaker thing because you're in someone else's car and you don't give a shit. That's the reality. Okay, I. I know you built a. I was gonna say track. You built a skate park in your backyard. Right. I love that story. You know, you've arrived. And how's skating? Like you're not a spring chicken anymore. No. If you fall on your ass, it hurts. Yes. Do you skate on a daily basis? The hardest part. I mean, really, I gotta. You know, to take any time off has exponential repercussions. For me to take a week off of skating, it's like, oh, man, I'm gonna get back out there. Really. So as long as I'm doing it consistently, I can. I can keep up my pace and still do most of Stuff I used to do. I'm not trying to go crazy, right. You know, I mean, and try something I've never done before, like, just because it's new and I want to be the guy that does it because, yeah, it's rough. It's rough. Coming back from injuries. Now, if you replace the word skating with masturbating, I make, I feel exactly the same way. You don't ever want to take a week off. Hey, I'm not breaking any records. I'm not in high school anymore. I got nothing to prove. And by the way, my legacy is fine. People know, right? You know what I mean? I got a few medals myself. But again, it's your livelihood. That's I make. That's right. Mostly the merchandising that comes off of me masturbating. But, yeah, I still do some touring. I don't do it competitively anymore, but if it's to raise money for kids or something like that, sure, why not? Charity. Sure, sure, I'll do something for charity every once in a while.

Summary

Podcast Summary: Adam Carolla Show – Episode Featuring Patrick Dempsey and Joe Rogan (Carolla Classics)

Release Date: January 31, 2025

Welcome to a special edition of The Adam Carolla Show, featuring the charismatic Patrick Dempsey and the ever-insightful Joe Rogan. This episode delves into an eclectic mix of topics ranging from celebrity relationships and personal anecdotes to critiques of societal norms and bureaucratic challenges in the entertainment and construction industries.

1. Celebrity Relationships and Ethical Standards

The episode kicks off with a deep dive into the relationship dynamics of Hollywood's beloved Sandra Bullock and Jesse James. Teresa Strasser introduces a controversial topic regarding allegations of infidelity involving Jesse James and a tattoo-model exhibiting Nazi symbols.

Notable Quote:

Teresa Strasser (00:08): "But then the swastika, really, it's hard to explain away."

Adam Carolla and Teresa discuss the ethical implications of associating public figures with such controversial symbols, emphasizing that personal conduct should be judged independently of public personas.

2. Evolution of Professions and Societal Fetishes

The conversation shifts to how professions have diversified over the years, touching upon increasing societal acceptance of various occupations, including unconventional ones like tattoo modeling. The discussion also explores how specific fetishes, such as a Nazi aesthetic, impact public perception and personal relationships.

Notable Quote:

Adam Carolla (02:58): "So if guys beat off to chicks with tattoos on their foreheads, then that's a potential revenue stream there."

This segment underscores the intersection between personal preferences and economic opportunities in modern society.

3. Family Dynamics and Childhood Memories

Adam shares personal stories about family interactions and childhood projects, highlighting the often-unappreciated efforts parents make towards their children's creative endeavors. Teresa recounts her experience with art projects and the challenges of meeting high parental expectations.

Notable Quote:

Teresa Strasser (17:10): "So I come home with the box and she's like, wow, this is really impressive. You made the box. No, I didn't."

These anecdotes illuminate the common familial struggles between children's creativity and parental recognition.

4. Critique of Narcissism Tests and Psychological Assessments

A significant portion of the discussion critiques the validity and methodology of narcissism tests, specifically referencing Dr. Drew's assessments. The participants argue that such tests oversimplify complex human behaviors and motivations.

Notable Quote:

Adam Carolla (39:51): "I should have like Anne Frank in my basement right now, stacking those things, wiping her ass with those things."

The critique emphasizes the need for more nuanced psychological evaluations that account for individual differences.

5. Bureaucracy in Construction and Entertainment Industries

In a candid conversation with Roger L. Simon, the episode delves into the frustrations with bureaucratic red tape in Los Angeles, particularly within the construction sector. The discussion highlights how excessive regulations hinder creative and business ventures, drawing parallels to challenges faced in the entertainment industry.

Notable Quote:

Adam Carolla (108:03): "They're all earthquake country. It's nuts."

This segment reflects on the balance between necessary regulations and creative freedom, questioning the efficacy of current bureaucratic practices.

6. Independence in the Music and Entertainment World

The episode explores the shifting paradigms in the entertainment industry, with a focus on the band OK Go's transition to independent production. The conversation covers the benefits and challenges of operating outside traditional record labels, emphasizing creative control and direct fan engagement.

Notable Quote:

Giovanni (185:48): "What record labels really good for is essentially risk aggregation."

This insight highlights the evolving landscape of music distribution and the rise of independent artists leveraging digital platforms.

7. Celebrity Racing and Personal Interactions

Patrick Dempsey, Tony Hawk, and Zachary Levi share their exhilarating experiences at the Celebrity Grand Prix. The anecdotes reveal the competitive yet camaraderie-filled nature of celebrity racing events, providing listeners with behind-the-scenes glimpses into high-speed competitions.

Notable Quote:

Tony Hawk (215:08): "So, yeah, it's been pretty good. I mean, the racing community for me is such a great escape."

This segment underscores the therapeutic and bonding aspects of racing within the celebrity sphere.

8. Philosophical Reflections on Happiness and Responsibility

Towards the episode's end, Adam and guests engage in philosophical discussions about the pursuit of happiness, financial responsibility, and the consequences of one's actions. The dialogue encourages listeners to evaluate their motivations and the impact of their choices on personal fulfillment.

Notable Quote:

Adam Carolla (85:15): "When you're doing something, you have to ask yourself two questions. Does it make you happy? Does it make you money?"

This reflective conversation advocates for a balanced approach to life's endeavors, prioritizing both personal satisfaction and financial stability.

Conclusion

This episode of The Adam Carolla Show masterfully intertwines personal stories, societal critiques, and entertaining anecdotes, offering listeners a comprehensive look into the lives of celebrities and the underlying structures of modern industries. Through candid conversations and insightful reflections, Carolla and his guests provide a thought-provoking narrative that resonates with a wide audience.

For those interested in more engaging discussions and behind-the-scenes stories, stay tuned to The Adam Carolla Show for future episodes that continue to explore the intersections of fame, creativity, and personal growth.