709: Born of Mush

Summary

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Duncan Trussell Family Hour

Episode 709: Born of Mush

August 31, 2025

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Episode Overview

In "Born of Mush," Duncan Trussell returns from an exhausting Australian tour, fighting jetlag and technical difficulties as he attempts to debut a much-anticipated exposé video on his livestream. Joined by his producer Josh, the episode devolves into a surreal blend of sincerity, exasperation, philosophical musing, impromptu comedy, and repeated technical glitches. At its heart, the episode becomes an extended meditation on patience, violence, faith, comedy, and the strange magic of live internet broadcasting—offering listeners both chaos and moments of genuine insight.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Jetlag, Exhaustion, and Losing One’s Mind [00:00–02:30]

• Duncan opens by describing intense jetlag after touring Australia, likening his brain to "mush."
• He jokes about travel disorientation:

  "Time zones are not just in the United States. Did you know that, Josh?" (01:15)

2. The Infamous “Pangolins” Video – Glitches and Obsession [02:34–33:46; recurring]

• Duncan attempts multiple times to premiere a new “powerful expose” video.
• Each try devolves into surreal, looping clips about pangolins, Starbucks cake pops, and existential ruminations on walls, doors, and authenticity.
• Both Duncan and Josh get increasingly frustrated and desperate, with meta-commentary on technical failures and the metaphysics of why things go wrong.
• Notable moment:

  "I've been up for two nights working on this fucking thing. Play it again." (04:35)
  "With enough force, any wall becomes a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, we merge with the wall." (05:19, C/Video Voiceover)

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3. Faith, Christian Persecution, and Nonviolence [07:16–14:06]

• Duncan details a recent Church attack and the emotional aftermath, reflecting on Christian responses to violence.
• Shares his experience attending mass for solidarity, despite not being Catholic, and pondering the “cycle of violence.”
• Storytelling turns to biblical narrative (John the Baptist), mixing humor and dark reality:

  "The stripper goes back, which by the way, idiot stripper. Because if, like, some king is offering me a bunch of shit, I'm not gonna ask for some old fucking desert hippie’s nasty ass decapitated head..." (10:49)

• Reflects on why Christianity provokes violence and how love is the only response.

  "Whenever there's a personal affront, or something on the global scale...the response is love. Instead of punching back, which is so beautiful." (09:22)

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4. Security in Churches and the Paradox of Protection [23:57–25:27]

• Discussion on the presence of armed guards in churches following attacks.
• The paradox of needing protection in sacred, peaceful spaces:

  "It’s also just so paradoxical to have to have someone with a fucking gun at a church." (25:09)
  "Brinks trucks...makes sense. Armed guards. Strip clubs—makes sense. But a church where all they’re saying is…just love everybody?" (24:15)

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5. Comic Frustration and Reflection on Aging [14:10–15:10]

• Duncan jokes about his receding hairline and the Sisyphus-like challenge of aging.
• Lighthearted banter about the miseries of male pattern baldness:

  "Your options are have a fucked up receding hairline or do the full bald and, like, neither is good. Or go hat." (14:15)

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6. The Technology Debacle and Philosophical Meta-Commentary [19:37–33:46; recurring]

• Repeated failed attempts to play the video return the conversation to patience, attachment, and self-reflection (Buddhist “paramitas”).
• Comedy and frustration blend as Josh suggests the glitches might be a “sign” or even sabotage.
• Discussion of “ignorance” (Buddhist concept of ignoring what’s hard to face) and the challenge of sincere connection in the age of tech:

  "Ignorance means actively ignoring. So even though something’s right in front of you, you try not to see it." (34:10, Duncan)

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7. Comedy, Farts, and Deflection [36:34–39:38; recurring]

• Periodic outbreaks of juvenile humor (fart jokes, self-mockery) interrupt serious moments, sometimes prompted by chat.
• Duncan’s irritation is on display, but is also used as a vehicle for self-aware comedy:

  "This is what you want? Fart sounds. This what you fucking want? Yeah. Wow, this is great...What’s happened to comedy?" (37:39)

• Contrasted with his desire to “put the comedy aside...and get real, get serious, and use our platforms for good." (55:21)

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8. Gaming Tangents and the Search for Distraction [43:08–46:06]

• Discussion of gaming consoles (Switch, PS5, Steam Deck, upcoming handhelds), "Hollow Knight," and "Silksong" as metaphors for procrastination and coping.
• Engages with Twitch-style chat about hardware and upcoming releases.

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9. Patience, Unity, and the Virtues [49:10–57:46, 62:07–75:38]

• Duncan uses ongoing tech issues as a lesson in patience for himself and listeners.
• Quotes Christian and Buddhist concepts of the “fruits of the spirit” and “paramitas,” focusing especially on patience, long-suffering, and self-control:

  "The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. That’s really beautiful." (62:52)

• Encourages listeners to "learn patience with each other, kindness with each other, generosity with each other." (75:38)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Travel and Mushy Brain
  "My brain is mush. Traveling around the planet...It just fucks with your head." (Duncan, 00:42)
• On Video Exposé and Ethics
  "A lot of you are gonna judge me that I did this. A lot of you are gonna say, this is fucking unethical, you shouldn't have done this." (Duncan, 30:29)
• Surreal Loop: The Pangolin Question
  "Pangolins. I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards." (Recurring, e.g. 02:34, 29:30…)
• On Violent Attacks and Forgiveness
  "When there’s some horror,...the response is love. Instead of punching back—which is so beautiful." (Duncan, 09:22)
• On Ignorance
  "Ignorance means actively ignoring...Usually something is more inside of us." (Duncan, 34:10)
• Comic Breakdown
  "This is what you want? Fart sounds. This what you fucking want?" (Duncan, 37:39)
• Reflecting on Faith and Suffering
  "If you go to any church, like, at the very worst, it's annoying...At the very worst, it's fucking boring, stuffy...But why violence?" (Duncan, 54:22)
• Final Philosophical Benediction
  "If we can learn patience with each other...this world that we're in, it doesn't have to be such a miserable place. I believe it's possible. I think world peace is possible. And I'm telling you the truth." (Duncan, 75:38)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Time (MM:SS) | Segment | |--------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 00:00–02:30 | Duncan’s intro, jetlag, Australia debrief | | 02:34–14:10 | First attempts at video, pangolin weirdness | | 07:16–14:06 | Church attack, faith, forgiveness discussion | | 14:10–15:10 | Aging and hairline humor | | 23:57–25:27 | Church security, paradox of protection | | 30:29–33:46 | Ethics of exposé, video failure as "sign" | | 36:34–39:38 | Comedy vs. seriousness, fart sound conflicts | | 43:08–46:06 | Gaming tangents, community chat | | 49:10–57:46 | Patience, virtues, resignation to tech fail | | 62:07–75:38 | Fruits of spirit, prayer, final appeal |

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Overall Tone and Takeaways

This episode embodies pure DTFH: manic, heartfelt, irreverent, philosophical, and messy. The technical disaster around the video (still unseen by episode’s end) becomes a vehicle for honest reflection on patience, imperfection, and the unpredictable nature of community in the internet age. The interplay between sacred and profane—scripture and fart jokes, anger and compassion—anchors the episode in a very human, slightly psychedelic space.

Listeners leave with no exposé, but a poignant reminder—sometimes, what matters isn’t the content we’re desperate to reveal, but how we sit with frustration, love each other in the mess, and practice patience amid chaos.

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"Remember the fruits of the spirit, specifically patience ... I believe it's possible. I think world peace is possible. And I'm telling you the truth."
—Duncan Trussell (75:38)

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Transcript

[A]

What's up, YouTube. It's me, your host, lover, friend, D. Trousel. And it's a beautiful thing to be back here with my dear friend Josh back in Austin. Just got back from an incredible tour of Australia. If anybody's watching, who went to those shows, thank you. My God, that was the most fun I've had in ages. Like, incredible. I'm jet lagged as fuck right now, though, man. Like, it's just insane. My brain is mush. Traveling around the planet, going to the other side of the planet and back, and you just. It just fucks with your head. There's. I don't know if you knew this, but time zones are not just in the United States. Did you know that, Josh? They're actually. Yep. They got them in Australia. Got them in Australia. So you fly from one side of Australia to the next, you land, you go to your hotel, you do a show, then boom, you're back on a plane and your head just gets mushy. And I'm so fucking tired. And also, ever since I got back from Australia, I have been working nonstop on an incredible video. I don't want to build it up too much. I just want to say in advance, I think some of you might think that it's unethical to, as they say, dox people. And I gotta say, I agree with that. But, you know, sometimes you have to ask yourself, is anonymity good for people all the time? You know, maybe sometimes when someone is trapped in anonymity, you free them, you liberate them, you rescue them from a self imposed person. And so the video you're about to see, I've worked on it nonstop. It's long, but I figured we could just show it. It's about an hour and a half long. It took me a long time to do nonstop. Man, look at my eyes. They seem tired. They are. Not that video, Josh. Don't play that. Go ahead and play the video itself I sent you. Do you have it? What's wrong? Get ready, guys.

[B]

No, that's not that one.

[A]

Not that one. Don't play that. All right, play the video. We went through it a million times. Been working nonstop on this, you guys.

[B]

This one?

[A]

Yeah, that's it. Let's roll.

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards.

[C]

I remember pangolins. Yeah, that was when I used to play Hollow Knight.

[A]

I think there were pangolins in there. Can't wait for Silksong. Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it gonna be on PlayStation?

[C]

They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon or something that is trying to be a raccoon. And yet look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a samalkjarn. Kung samokkung simuk. Always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic, and yet doomed to forever be a poor imitation. Thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door sends a message. It says, you can't come in. Add a door to it and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, we merge with the wall. We become forever part of the wall story. Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they?

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what the fuck? What are they?

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

Josh. What the fuck?

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they? What the fuck?

[B]

Hold on.

[A]

What the fuck?

[B]

Oh, shit. Let me. Hold on. Sorry about that.

[A]

What? Are you kidding me? What happened?

[B]

I got a little rusty. You left Australia? I got drunk a lot. I'm getting used to doing this again, okay?

[A]

Dude, I worked on that. I've been up for two nights working on this fucking thing. Play it again.

[B]

All right, all right.

[A]

Did you just.

[B]

Hold on. I'm refreshing it.

[A]

All right.

[B]

From the beginning.

[A]

Yes. People are coming in right now. You can't. Okay, do it again.

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards.

[C]

I remember pangolins. Yeah, that was when I used to play hollow knight.

[A]

I think there were pangolins in there. Can't wait for silksong. Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it gonna be on PlayStation?

[C]

They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon or something that is trying to be a raccoon. And yet, look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a samalkyr cumulcum simul. Always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic, and yet doomed to forever be a poor imitation. I'm thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door sends a message. It says, you can't come in. Add a door to it, and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, we merge with the wall. We become forever part of the wall story.

[A]

Pangolins.

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they?

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

The fuck? Ah. What are they?

[B]

Maybe it was the video you sent me.

[A]

It's not the video.

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I watched the whole thing. What are they.

[B]

It's gonna cut out. Oh, shit.

[A]

That's your shit, dude. That's not the. All right, all right. You work on it. We'll just work on it. We'll come back to the video. No big deal. It's cool, man. Look, guys, having a little tech issue here. You know how it is. You never know. Mercury is not. Or it is in retrograde. Mercury's in retrograde somewhere. And so that means you're going to get tech issues. We'll fix it. This video is going to blow your fucking mind. It is a powerful expose and it sends a message and it's important. It's an important video that people need to see. You didn't ask why I'm so dressed up, Josh.

[B]

I just, you know, I need ask why.

[A]

Ask why.

[B]

Why are you so dressed up?

[A]

Well, I went to mass today. Yes. I went to mass because, you know, that horrible fucking thing happened.

[B]

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

[A]

Oh, my fucking God. And, you know, it feels weirdly time. Like, I just. For those of you who are just catching up, I had a bishop on and we talked about how Christians are the most persecuted religious group on the. On the planet. And then this fucking happens. And it's the most fucked up thing of all time. It happened during a mass while people were fucking praying. This piece of shit came in there and, like, it's so unspeakably horrible. Like it's. It's like atom bomb level fucked up. The guy was, like, definitely possessed by demons. If you, you know, 4chan has a great. Like, if you, like, you could see the manifesto and all the crazy shit, the son of a bitch drew him looking in the mirror and like a demon looking back. And like. So, yeah, I just, you know, I figured I should, like, go to the mass, show solidarity. People were scared to go, you know, but it was the most beautiful. It was beautiful. It was so sad and beautiful and sweet and just the difference between those two in energy forms, it's like polar opposites. And it's so sweet because something like that happens and the demons in me are like, man, it sucks that guy is dead. Because it would be nice to torture that person forever. It would be nice to just ceaselessly torment this person infinitely. Torment them. And then you go in and the whole message was just love, love, love, love. All you can do is love that. Whenever anything like that happens, whenever there's some horror, whenever there's a personal affront or Whenever there's something on the global scale where Christianity becomes Christianity is, the response is love. Instead of punching back, which is so beautiful. And, like, just something about being in there and looking around and, like, it's all these kids and, like, you know, just. It's just the sweetest, most beautiful thing. And do you know what today is in the Catholic Church? You should know.

[B]

I don't.

[A]

It's the day they chop. They cut fucking John the Baptist's head off, which is so funny. I'm with my kid, you know, they read. It's like, there's no way to tell the story without mentioning decapitation. So, you know, they read the part in the Bible where if you don't know the story, basically there's a king, and essentially an amazing stripper comes into the party and dances, and she's so fucking hot. The king's hammered, and so he does the thing that so many of us have done when in the company of strippers. He said to her, I'll give you anything you want. Whatever you want, name it, I'll give you half my kingdom. I'll give you anything. Just drunk dummy at a strip club, basically. And so she goes to ask her mom what she should ask for. And I guess her mom's pissed at John the Baptist. I don't know the gossip, but she's like, john the Baptist's head on a fucking platter. So the stripper goes back, which, by the way, idiot stripper. Because if, like, some king is offering me a bunch of shit, I'm not gonna ask for some old fucking desert hippies, nasty ass, decapitated head, like, give me half the kingdom. You said it. Give it to me. Well, anyway, goes back to the kings as John the Baptist's head on a platter. And the king, because he said all this shit in front of his friends, his ego's involved, sends his executioner out. They chop off John the Baptist's head, bring it back on a fucking platter. It's so death metal. And I look down at my kid and he's just like, what the. He's like, they chopped off his head. I'm like, yeah, they did, Bubba. They put it on a platter like a cake. And so it was weird timing, too, because John the Baptist is like, you know, I guess one of the first Christian martyrs. Like, yeah, one of the first Christian martyrs. And it's just weird timing. And then they sang this song about the martyrs, and you're thinking, technically, for sure, those kids who got murdered are now martyrs. Like, they just joined legions of murdered Christians who are murdered for nothing. No reason other than some fucking psychopath on SSRIs, like, decided to send an idiot message. Which, by the way, to me, like, those acts of violence paradoxically seem to emphasize the veracity, the truth of Christianity, because, you know, like, people aren't doing that shit to mall Santas. You know what I mean? People aren't doing that shit to other, like, quote, fictional characters. You know, it's like something about the church and something about what's happening there is so offensive to people. And the pathetic response. All they have is violence. It's like the story of Christianity, you know? If all you could do is crucify some hippie who's like, up your ass, it's pretty. You lose the argument, man.

[B]

I think it's because they know that we won't do anything back to them. Like, that's why Saddam had only Christians around him.

[A]

That is a very cynical take, Josh. I know you think the reason they do it is they're like, yeah, well, they're not gonna fuck with, like, Scientologists. They'll fuck you up. They're not gonna. Yeah, they're not gonna fuck with, like. I don't think so, ma'. Am. I don't think so. I think it's like, it just gets in people's heads in the most. And I think the people who are the most opposed to it are the ones closest to it. This is, like, in. Why are you even talking to me right now? Why are you not working on fixing the tech issue?

[B]

I was a.

[A]

It was a.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

No, I mean, I love you, man, but we gotta get. We gotta get this studio. We got this studio fixed up, man. Look at my fucked up hairline. You know how much it sucks getting old, man. It's like you're in between a rock and a hard place. Like, your options are have a fucked up receding hairline or do the full bald and, like, neither is good. Or go hat. And it really is like. It is like being cursed by the gods. It is like, I don't know, like, if you had to choose between, like, Sisyphus pushing that boulder up and down the hill forever, or, like, having, like, a receding hairline. I don't know, man. You're gonna think about it for a second. You're gonna think about it. Like, I don't know. Boulder sucks, but if I have a nice head of hair, it's still. There's probably people down there, probably women down there. Did you fix it?

[B]

I re exported it, so it should work.

[A]

Okay. All right, guys, here we go.

[B]

From the top.

[A]

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[B]

Work, work, work, work.

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards.

[C]

I remember pangolins. Yeah, that was when I used to play hollow Knight.

[A]

I think there were pangolins in there. Can't wait for Silksong. Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it gonna be on PlayStation?

[C]

They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon or something that is trying to be a raccoon. And yet look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a simulcur. Simulcum Simna. Always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic and yet doomed to forever be a poor imitation. Thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door. Sends a message. It says you can't come in. Add a door to it, and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming.

[A]

Get ready.

[C]

We merge with the wall. Right after this, we become forever part of the wall's story.

[A]

Get ready. Friends about to drop the hammer.

[C]

I mean, what are they, Pangolins? What are they?

[A]

What is it? Dude?

[B]

I have no idea. That's weird that it just repeats and repeats.

[A]

What are they? Is it your computer?

[B]

I have no idea.

[A]

There. What the. Man, you got to fix that. People are going to be pissed. A lot of people came here for that.

[B]

Maybe if I export it in a. Like, lower.

[A]

Oh, yeah, yeah, I was gonna say that exported a lower thing. Sorry, you guys, we're working on this. Hang in there. Hang in there. We're gonna make this work. This. Guys, if you're bothered by this. I am bothered by this. I've been working on this. Look at my fucking eyes. Look at them.

[B]

It's like something's missing a little bit.

[A]

No, it's like I'm tired.

[B]

Oh, sorry.

[A]

What? Nothing's fucking missing.

[B]

I was reading.

[A]

I'll tell you, something's missing. What's missing is the gear I need to run my video at this fucking studio. But, yeah, I'm exhausted. I poured my heart into that video. And everybody who's like, you know, waiting here for it, it's coming. This is coming. And Josh is gonna fix this. I've been working non fucking stop on this. Like, you don't even know. Like, when you fly across the country, you're exhausted. You're exhausted. I mean, across the planet and the country. I flew across the planet and the country and you're tired. I have a friend, he says that the reason that you get so tired is because your astral body doesn't travel as fast as a plane. And it's like a rubber band effect. So your astral body, it's still back in Austria. My astral body's probably. It's probably in LA by now, but it sort of slowly catch up, which is why you get tired. And so I knew right away, for all my fans, that I had to, you know, I had to make this video. I had to be transparent. I had to let people know what's going on. And I did. I did. I had a fingernail issue from editing. Like, I fucked up one of my fingernails. I bled into my computer. I thought the blood was going to fuck up the computer. But yeah, so, Josh, come on, man.

[B]

Did you Maybe the blood got into the. When you exported it and messed up.

[A]

Maybe the Bling gang in here. Did you just. Come on, let's.

[B]

I'm exporting it again. It's almost done.

[A]

You know, the. The. That. It's crazy though, because, like, I'm used to going to, like, Ram Dass retreats and stuff and, you know, it's just weird to be in a Catholic church. And there it is. There's that same kind of energy that shows up at, like, other places I've been to that are like, I don't know, I guess you could say a little cooler, like more socially acceptable. It's way more socially acceptable to go to like a Hare Krishna temple than it is to go to a Catholic church, you know, and. But there's that exact same vibe. It's like the coolest thing. I don't know how to put it. It's like, clean. It's like this very clean, pure, beautiful energy. And you do get a sense of like, God damn, everything's gonna be okay. Not goddamn, but you know what I mean? It's gonna be fine. It's not going anywhere. You're not gonna, like, there's no way you're gonna stop it. And then it was just so sweet, man. My kid, because I don't usually, I don't. You know, I'm not Catholic, but my kid looked at me and goes, you can come here every Friday and Sunday. Oh, just so sweet just to think about that psychopath doing that. What the fuck, man? What the fuck? It just. It's so perplexing that that is to this day, that's still happening. Like, it just really, like my brain just keeps going back to that. Like, how is there. How. Like, they're still essentially, like, throwing Christians to lions. Like, why, like, if you go to any church, like, at the very worst, it's annoying. At the very wor. Boring. I guess at the very. I'd rather be annoyed than bored. Like, at the very worst, it's fucking boring, stuffy. I don't know. You just want to get the fuck out of there, have a beer.

[B]

But did they have police at your church yet?

[A]

Fuck yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, this is Texas, dude. Yeah, it's. I don't think things are going to work out the same way if someone tried to do that in a Catholic church in Texas. But, man, it's the fact that there has to. That has to be there.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Is like, I get. You know, there's certain places where, of course, there should be armed guards. Brinks Trucks, Brinks trucks. It makes sense. You got guys with like combat shotguns and Brinks trucks because they're filled with money, steal money, Brinks trucks. It makes sense. There's armed guards, strip clubs, armed guards. Makes sense. Horny psychos, you know. But a church where like, they're not. All they're saying is like, you should just love everybody.

[B]

And my dad's church, a lot of the older men stand in the back right where the front door is at, which in case anybody comes in. But I don't think any of them are armed. So it's just going to be a bunch of old men trying to tackle a guy with a, you know, a weapon. It's. I don't. I don't think it's going to go as well.

[A]

That's not going to go well.

[B]

No. They're all in their 60s.

[A]

It's not going to go well. No. And it's also like, just so paradoxical to have to have someone with a fucking gun at a church. But, you know, what are you going to do? What are you going to do? Some fucking Looney Tunes gets a misfiring of their fucking neurons and next thing you know, they storming a church.

[B]

All right, I re exported it and.

[A]

Okay, great, play it.

[B]

Okay, I renamed it to Great play it. All right, gotcha.

[A]

Sup? Peter wanted to say I hope you're having a great. No, no, not. That's obviously not it. I don't play that. I sent you that and said don't play that. Turn that off. It's not the video at all. Why'd you even think that was a video?

[B]

Because I renamed it and I guess I renamed it the wrong thing.

[A]

What the fuck, man? It's nothing. Don't play that again. That was a private message, a friend. Look, I will let me re export it and then I'll send it to you, okay? Yes, please. Hang on. Sorry, guys. I know you guys have. Many of you are here to see this and I will say this. You, your patience is going to pay off today because this is going to. This is hardcore. I would say this is the most hardcore thing that I've ever done by far. And I feel weird doing it. Honestly, I feel a little like, uneasy doing it, but I feel like it must. It has to be done. I have no choice. You know, there's armed guards at Catholic churches and sometimes, you know, the best defense is a good offense, as they say.

[B]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but if this person that you're going to do this to Is as powerful as we think they might be. Maybe they're messing the video up as I.

[A]

Shut up. Okay, that's just that. Now that. That's what we call cope. You think that they hacked you? You think you're getting hacked? That they hacked your editing?

[B]

I don't know.

[A]

Possibly. You think you're getting hacked?

[B]

I don't know why it keeps doing that. That's what. At the same part?

[A]

No, it's your fucking gear, dude. You got to upgrade. There's shit in the studio that needs upgrading. We might have to do a Kickstarter or something. Hold on, let me re export this. Let's give it to you right now. Hold on. Sorry, you guys.

[B]

Sorry, Chad. Everybody's pretty pissed at me.

[A]

Guys, we're working on it. All right, hang on, hold on, hold on, hold on. See this? Yeah. Re export this fucking thing. I'm sorry, you guys. This is mortifying. I. I know a lot of you are, like, taking time off work and stuff to watch this. I fully respect that. And just hang on. Honestly, it's stupid to re export it because it's literally the. I'm just gonna send you the exact same thing that I already sent you. You know, Josh.

[B]

I know what?

[A]

You know that I'm sending you just the exact same thing that I already sent you.

[B]

Yeah, but sometimes when people send files, they get corrupted. So, you know, that could be it because I've really.

[A]

Sometimes people don't have the gear they need in that. And so that also happens sometimes. Right.

[B]

Well, you know, you were gone. I took a little time off, a little vacation for.

[A]

Yeah, but that's fine. I'm glad you took a vacation. I'd love to take a vacation. That would be fun. I love a little vacation. Got all these kids, so I kind of can't. But here.

[B]

I got a lot of kids, too.

[A]

Yeah, I know you do, Josh, but yeah, I had to take a vacation. I would love a vacation, especially right now. There you go. Try that one.

[B]

All right, So I can't fuck this up because you sent it to me.

[A]

Play it.

[B]

All right.

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards.

[C]

I remember pangolins. Yeah, that was when I used to play Hollow Knight.

[A]

I think there were pangolins in there. Can't wait for Silksong. Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it gonna be on PlayStation?

[C]

They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon or something that is trying to be A raccoon. And yet look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a simulcur. Sima always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic, and yet doomed to forever be a poor imitation. I'm thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door sends a message.

[A]

Okay, pause it there, pause it there, pause it there. All right, get ready, guys. So again, a lot of you are gonna judge me that I did this. A lot of you are gonna say, this is fucking unethical, you shouldn't have done this. Not cool, Duncan. And I thought about that. I talked to a lot of people about it. And, you know, honestly, when I today in Mass, when they were saying, you know, you should actually just love, that's the Christian way, it moved me. And I thought, you know, maybe I won't. Maybe I shouldn't do this video. Maybe, like, it's not the right move. And this is a message from God saying, don't, don't. There's no, you know, we're talking about. I think one thing all of us have in common is we want harmony in the world. And we may have different ways of looking at that. You know what harmony is? I just think there's a general sort of human impulse that is the opposite of the things that cause violence and war and suffering and hatred and division. There's a human impulse, it's a beautiful thing. Some people say it's the soul, the fruits of the spirit, and it's inside all of us, and we all want that. And you think about it, the cycle of violence in the world that's been going on and on and on and on. It's always happening because someone feels justified in what they're doing, in hurting someone else. They think that what they're doing is right, that there's some justification in the violence, in the aggression, some justification in the attack, that they're good. And they don't realize that the reason almost becomes secondary to the aggression itself, that the aggression is the root cause of all the problems. Here we are on this beautiful planet, here we are in this incredible planet, Garden of Eden style planet, and we're always rubbing shoulders with paradise. We're always one collective realization away from dropping the swords, putting down the guns, stopping the violence, stopping the infinite, never ending aggression against each other that we think is so justified, giving up on the dream of revenge. Always right there. And that being said, I'm still gonna do this fucking video. Play it, get ready, come in, add.

[C]

A door to it, and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, we merge with the wall. We become forever part of the wall story.

[A]

Here we go. Get ready. I mean, what are they? Come on, man.

[C]

You sent me the video Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, are you doing this on purpose? No, I mean, what are they? This is you. You're doing this on purpose. Are you sabotaging this for some reason?

[B]

I'm not sabotaging anything. I'm. I'm telling you. Like, I. You sent me that video, and then it just. It keeps looping and playing and stuff, and it. I didn't even do it.

[A]

Play it. What the fuck? Don't play that again. Delete that from your game. Delete that from your computer. That's a private message to a friend. Look, we're going to work on it. Keep. Keep working on it. Josh, use your other computer. Transfer it to your other computer and use that.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Look, Josh is a great guy. Don't get mad at him. You know, he's one of the coolest people I know. So please don't chat. Please be cool to my producer, Josh. He's a wonderful dude, and please stop attacking him in the chat. I am going to address the allegations. It's coming up. It's in this video. I have poured my heart into this. I've been doing so much thinking and reflection, and I've been really, truly like, I have an answer, and it's important, and I don't want to be like. I don't want to pat myself on the back or anything like that. But as you can see from the beginning, it's a fucking incredible. It's when I was doing it, I'm like, oh, my God. It's like. I kind of have this feeling of like, am I Ken? I feel a little like Ken Burns? Or like. It's just something moved through me, like a spirit moved through me. And, yeah, it's. I feel like it's an important thing and more of us should be doing things like this. We can't just ignore. In Buddhism, ignorance is one of the root causes of suffering and ignorance. What is ignorance? Ignorance, it's not just dumb. It doesn't mean you're ignorant. Like, you're an idiot. Ignorance means actively ignoring. So even though something's right in front of you, you try not to see it. Now, usually something is in front of us. It's more inside of us. There's some feeling that we have that is just unbearable. And why wouldn't you have that feeling. The world, if you really open your heart to it, is almost unbearable. If you just expand the circumference of your community outside of you and your friends or you and your family to the. To just your neighborhood or a little further out than that, then suddenly, if everybody's your kids, everybody. All the kids out there, those are your kids, all the mommies are your mommies, all the dads are your dads, all the wives are your wives.

[B]

Ooh, I like that one.

[A]

I don't mean it sexually, man.

[B]

I didn't either.

[A]

Yes, you did. See, that's. Okay, so here's the thing. I know because you do podcasts. I know you do comedy podcasts. I know that. And so I know part of a comedy podcast is that, like, play a. God damn it. Play a fart sound. Like, how does my wife. I have it on airplane mode, but she can still get through. What is that? I don't know how to stop it. God damn it. As I was saying. What was I saying? Oh, comedy pod. You probably. What, you want to play a fart sound? Okay, let's do that. Here, Josh. This is what Josh would like to be doing. Hold on, here we go. No, no, don't. Was it. Use an app if you're going to do that.

[B]

I like to vocalize my farts.

[A]

Is that what you like, Josh? You feeling comfortable now?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

This is what you like? This is what you want in this fucking podcast? Feeling good now? This is what you want? Fart sounds. This what you fucking want? Yeah. Wow, this is great. This is fucking great. What's happened to comedy? This is. This is what you want. Fucking disgusting. It makes me sick. You know, we just can't ignore, you know, if you. It takes courage to turn and face those parts of ourselves that are kind of hard to accept. It takes courage to reflect. It takes courage to look within. And it takes courage to sit with the pain, not tell a story about it, come up with a reason for the pain, not even come up with an explanation for all that suffering, but just sit with it. Like, you know, if you've ever seen a mother with a crying child, you know, they just hold them, love them, and the child calms down. And that part of yourself that just doesn't want, seemingly doesn't want to be held. That's the part of you that wants to be held the most. That's the part of you that needs love the most. And until you have the courage to turn and face it, until you have the courage to be with it, unconditional love, then it's always just going to be squalling and crying like a baby on a plane. Squalling and crying. Did you fix. Tell me you fucking fixed it.

[B]

It's still exporting.

[A]

Okay, you know what I. You know what I. Speaking of exporting, do you know what I have?

[B]

What?

[A]

I have exported a pyramid tape.

[B]

Oh, shit.

[A]

Okay, I got it. So I don't know if it fits in with today. I would love to just wrap up this part of it. The problem is the video I made is very long. So if we're gonna watch the whole fucking thing, it's, you know, if people have time now they're on break from work. Should have played this on Monday on. Should play this on Labor Day. Somebody said Red Bar got. I hope Red Bar is watching. I made this for Red Bar. Is it exported?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Play it.

[B]

All right.

[A]

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[B]

I'm just.

[A]

What do you mean you're just. How is this so hard? You've played a million videos. Just play it.

[B]

All right.

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards.

[C]

I remember pangolins. Yeah, that was when I used to play Hollow Knight.

[A]

I think there were pangolins in there. Can't wait for Silksong. Should I buy a switch for that? Can you stop right there, Josh? Stop, stop. I would before you keep playing it. Just while we have this on, I would love to know in the chat how many of you have gotten the new switch. Do you think Silksong. Do you think it makes sense to buy the switch just to play the next Hollow Knight? I'd love to see that in the chat. Can you pull the chat up real quick, Josh?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

No. Somebody's saying no. I got a PS5 Pro just for the. For death straining two. Didn't ask that at all. Yes. Taurus only is saying yes. Why do you think that? Because it seems like a lot of the. It's going to be on PlayStation and I'm just trying, you know, what is the reason other than you can, I guess, haul the thing around with you. But I'm over 50. I can't be on an airplane playing a Switch. Florida says response, it's coming. I'm going to play the rest of the video. I think that you will. I think you'll be pleased with the response. Is it Switch 3 or Switch 2? It's 2, right?

[B]

I have no idea.

[A]

Is it 3 or 2? There's no reason. Just use your PlayStation Steam Deck. No, you know what? Pin 7.8.1. I gotta say, I got a Steam deck and I was excited as hell about it, but it just. It can't play any of the new games coming out. Like, I just wanted to be able to. But that being said, I've been playing this game factorio. Oh, my God. It's like. It looks like shit, but it's the most engrossing, incredible game I've ever played. But Hollow Knight, now that. That's like up there with Elden Ring. As far as cool games go, that's the kind of game where you feel like you're in a dream the weeks that you're playing it. So, Silksong, I've been just waiting for it, and I've been looking at that switch and I've just been thinking, I'm gonna do it. I think the new Donkey Kong game looks okay, but I don't know. Two games? Is it worth it? And I'm assuming there's gonna be other cool shit, but then I've heard the frame rates on the Switch, too, are dropping off on Elden Ring, so I'm a little worried about that. And there's probably gonna be another handheld console coming out. Like, I heard Xbox is releasing a handheld, so. Which you'll be able to access Steam. And, you know, it feels like if you just wait a year, you're going to be able to play AAA games on a handheld, and it's going to look incredible with super high frame rates. So. Thank you so much for the input, guys. Go ahead and finish this up. All right, let's drop the fucking mic on these motherfuckers. Here we go. Isn't it going to be on PlayStation? Start it from the beginning.

[C]

Okay, they've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards?

[C]

I remember Pangolins. Yeah, that was when I used to play Hollow Knight.

[A]

I think there were Pangolins in there. Can't wait for Silksong. Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it gonna be on PlayStation?

[C]

They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon or something that is trying to be a raccoon. And yet look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a Samalkjoran Kung Similkum Simul. Always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic, and yet doomed to forever be a poor imitation. I'm thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door sends a message. It says, you can't come in. Add a door to it, and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, we merge with the wall. We become forever part of the wall story. Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they?

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they?

[C]

Pangolins.

[B]

I mean, maybe this is a good thing, you know? Like, what are they? It's like it's happening for a reason, you know?

[A]

Maybe it's a good thing.

[B]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Like, maybe it's good that, like, because you don't know what. What can happen.

[A]

Hey, what's up? I came to get my car fixed and. You didn't fix the car. Maybe that's a good thing.

[B]

Yeah, because then you can drive your car and get into a car accident.

[A]

And now it happened for a reason. Yeah, maybe that's a good thing. Hey, what's going on? I wanted to have an operation, but you removed my kidney and I just needed to have knee surgery. Maybe that's a good thing. Maybe it happened for a reason.

[B]

That's more of a mix up.

[A]

I mean, you know, listen, from what I'm trying to learn right now is the paramita of patience. In Buddhism, the paramitas, they're fairly similar to the Christian fruits of the spirit, Generosity, patience, discipline. And I'm working on the paramita of patience. Where are you going? Are you walking out?

[B]

No, no, no. I'll be right back.

[A]

All right, listen, guys, this is. We're trying right now to fix this thing. I guess there's some kind of party happening out there now. And just here's what you do, Josh. Switch it to your other computer, transfer to the other computer, connect the computer to. To the Internet, and then we will play the video that everybody's waiting for. And for those of you who came here just for this, I can't apologize enough. I see there's 555 people in the chat right now, angel numbers. And a sincere apology to every single one of you who came here, you know, for my response. Sometimes I don't know. Yeah, sure, I could fucking just say it. But, like, I show it. I show it. I break it down. And I'm not gonna just. I'm not gonna throw away days of work so that I can't do it live. I can't do it live. Matt Kratz. I can't. I'm not gonna do that to myself as an artist. I can't do that to myself. It's like, you know what? Hey, Picasso, can you describe the picture that you. That you. That the. The guy running the fucking art museum shit all over, and now he can't see it? You know, can't do that. Gonna repaint the picture. I'll go back, I'll redo the whole fucking thing if I have to. I'll figure it out. Did you switch computers?

[B]

It's still turning on. The other computer I was off, so I have to wait till it turns on.

[A]

All right, well, how much time do we have?

[B]

How long We've been doing it.

[A]

Yeah. How long has it been?

[B]

45 minutes.

[A]

Okay, good. All right. I guess while that's happening, I'm just gonna read some dates I've got coming up. I'd love for you guys to come out to the show. Ah, let's see here. Great dates aren't coming up on the computer.

[B]

See, maybe your computer when you send it over.

[A]

Yeah, but my. My computer isn't. My computer isn't the one playing the video. Isn't. That's your computer. This is your client's computer. You know.

[B]

I thought of you more as a friend than a client, but night.

[A]

Play it. Peter. What the. Great day, dude. Seriously, man. Now I think you're. Oh, here we go. It's comedy podcast time. Okay, turn it off. Turn that off. Turn it off. Turn it off. Don't play that again. Comedy Austin Comedy Podcast. Whoa. I'm gonna. September 4th, I'm gonna be at the Hollywood Improv. September 5th, I'll be at the Irvine Improv. September 6th, Irvine Improv. Come see me at Cobbs Comedy Club September 13th and September 12th. On September 26th, I'll be at the Four Winds Casino, Fort Winds Casino, South Bend. Come see me October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at Wise Guys Comedy Club, Salt Lake City. October 9th through the 11th at the Tacoma Comedy Club. October 17th. Wait, October 17th at the Omaha Funny Bone. October 18th. Oma. Funny Bone. October. You love it, Josh. Huh? Woo. Austin comedy. That's what you like, Austin.

[B]

Oh, I like my farts a little wetter, but.

[A]

Oh, boy. Great. Grow up, grow up.

[B]

Grow up.

[A]

Well, I guess since that's not working. For those of you who are just joining us, one thing that Josh and I have been fucking around with on the podcast is I got a box of tapes sent to my house. And you can go to this Pyramid Tapes subreddit if you're interested in it, I guess. Trigger warning. This is honestly kind of disturbing. And because I spent so much time working on this fucking video. Come on, man, you gonna laugh. That makes you laugh, huh? Little fart sounds makes you laugh.

[B]

It does something to your soul.

[A]

Okay. For the adults who are watching and not the children, I received a box of tapes at my house that are fucking weird. And I have been sort of going back and forth on playing them on the podcast, but I did have a little bit of time, and I managed to export one of the tapes that I could play for you guys. Do you guys want to hear one of these tapes or should we try to play my response video?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Okay. By the way, monkey fire lord, self ban, self ban, self ban. Five minutes, anyone? Anyone saying sui. I self ban. Five minutes. I can't believe this makes you laugh so hard. You know, Josh, I spent a lot of time trying to create a vibe in my podcast, and today I really wanted to seriously connect with a lot of people who are confused, and I wanted people to hear my side of the story. And so I spent a lot of time working on that video. And because of some technical error here at this podcast studio where you should be able to play videos, I have not been able to play it. And though I guess fart jokes are funny, I'm just a little. I'm gonna say it. I'm a little disappointed because sometimes I feel like it's time to put the comedy thing aside just for a second. And I feel like these days, especially, what the world needs from comedians more than anything is for us to put the comedy aside and for us to get real, get serious, and use our platforms for good. Recognize what it means to have a platform. Yeah, sure. As a comedian, I could shake my fart thing all day and I could make fart sounds. And this is the Fart Cushion app. You know, I could do that all day, or I could make the right choice and protect people of the world. And that's what I was trying to do today with that video, Josh. And I guess for you, you're just like, fuck it. You know, fuck it. We're in Texas. Did you get the video? Should we try one more time?

[B]

Yeah, I got the video.

[A]

Seriously, man.

[B]

Hey, whatever.

[A]

If this doesn't fucking work, people are gonna fucking. They're gonna be furious.

[B]

Whatever happens is supposed to happen.

[A]

Play it.

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards.

[C]

I remember pangolins. Yeah, that was when I used to play hollow knight.

[A]

I think there were pangolins in there. Can't wait for silksong. Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it gonna be on PlayStation?

[C]

They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon or something that is trying.

[A]

To be a raccoon.

[C]

And yet look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a Samalkyrn. Kung simal. Kung simil. Always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic, and yet doomed to forever be a poor imitation. Thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door sends a message. It says, you can't come in. Add a door to it and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, we merge with the wall. We become forever part of the wall's story. Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they?

[C]

Pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they?

[C]

Pangolins. I mean, pangolins.

[A]

I mean, what are they? You know what? Fuck it.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Maybe if we have a nice day, Josh.

[B]

Well, no, but if we keep letting it play, maybe it'll. Maybe. All right, so I. I'm just afraid to play the video because if I play the video, I've seen the full thing for it. Oh, now he's locked out. Let me get. Let him in.

[A]

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[B]

So I'm fast forwarding through the video, I'm looking at the end of it and let's see.

[A]

Just forget it. No, just forget it. It's a sign. Just forget it. Forget it. It's a sign.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, sometimes this is how it works, I guess. Like the idea what I was gonna do is probably fucked up. So.

[B]

I mean, it looks corrupted.

[A]

I mean you. Yeah, it looks corrupted, Josh. It looks corrupted. Sometimes people very close to us become corrupted.

[B]

Yep. Or they're just looking out for your best interest sometimes, you know.

[A]

Yeah. Well, look, I can see a lot of you are upset, you know, I feel like some of you are, like, it's the first time you've come to the podcast, and I'm mortified that this is what I do. This is what you get. Usually the podcast is actually, believe it or not, very professionally produced and well done, and these things don't happen. So I see a lot of you guys, I see what you're posting there, and some of it is. I'll admit, it's hurtful and I really want to respond to this, but I want to do it in the right way. So here's what we'll do. Come back next week, Josh, after this. Let's work on whatever's going on here. Come back next week and we will play this video and you will get the response that I think you deserve and that I know you want. So for those of you who stuck through the whole thing, I just gotta say I applaud your patience. And like Josh said, sometimes things do happen for a reason. You know, I guess the best way to wrap this thing up is to think a little bit about patience. Most importantly, to think about the fruits of the spirit, which are. I'll look it up. I haven't memorized, but I got jet lag, so my brain is just mushy right now. See here? The fruits of the spirit, it's from Galatians, but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. That's really beautiful. What's the whole verse? Galatians 5, 22, 23. Galatians 5, 22,23. God, can't you just give me the fucking verse? Here it is. Back a few. I don't know what's going on here. Mercury is, like, definitely fucking with me right now.

[B]

See, so it's not just my community.

[A]

No, no, no, no. This is a totally different thing. I'm trying to find a Bible verse for those of you just joining us. We try to do a little Bible verse every episode. Here we go. Ah, here it is. Okay, now, the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these. Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations. What's that like? Emulators, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murderers, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, against such there is no law, and they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in spirit, let us also walk in spirit. Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, envying one another.

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[A]

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted, bear you another burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden. Wow. That's very beautiful. A lot to swallow there and come on.

[B]

I was trying to refresh the other video. There's the other video that was.

[A]

To continue. I think that these days, especially if you want a reason to hate somebody, you want a reason to attack somebody, you want a reason to divide and to think you're part of the right team, you can find it. But if you have the courage to look within, to reflect and thank, then maybe you'll notice something. There's a kind of not great feeling that goes along with that. A sense of self imposed smallness feeling that you've sort of shriveled yourself down. And I think that that feeling is related to the reality that this beautiful technology that is causing so many problems in the world is also the doorway to a kind of never before seen harmony, unity and connection between human beings. Something that transcends the state, the government and whatever the zeitgeist happens to be. Anytime we decide to put poison into that beautiful, incredible tapestry, then we just become part of the entropic force that is keeping our planet eternally away from what it could be. And so, let us end in prayer. Thank you God for this beautiful platform you've given me. Thank you God for my wonderful family and for Josh, even though he fucked this thing up brutally today. Please God, forgive me for my transgressions and let all of those who have ears to hear connect with your light, your beauty and your love. Offer solace and peace to the family's affected by that brutal horror that just happened, whatever it may be. Probably a lot of horrors honestly have happened. I mean, pray something every five minutes terrible happens. So for whatever happened, not just in this last five minutes, but in the previous five minutes and all the five minutes before, bring comfort to those who need comfort. Please God, help Josh upgrade the studio. Help him realize that he is a producer of podcasts and that probably his equipment should be capable of playing simple videos. And help him understand that he should apologize to me publicly for what he did to me today. Amen.

[B]

Amen.

[A]

Anything to say?

[B]

Oh, you got a bunch of super chats.

[A]

Oh, let's go through them. Great. But you might have something to say, Josh.

[B]

It's been my birthday's tomorrow.

[A]

That's great. But I turned 40 but. Really?

[B]

Yeah, I turn 40 tomorrow.

[A]

Congratulations, Josh.

[B]

Thank you.

[A]

Well done. 40 is a big year. Hey, C4864 says please address the elephant graveyard episode. I'm not sure what that is. Can you send a link getting some Harmony Crew invites? Thank you very much. Thank you. If you could see the little video that Josh fucked up, you would probably get other vibes. More of like a Ken Burns kind of vibe, but I appreciate that because I do think he's a genius. Dalton says we're connected by 2 degrees. I did not know that. Dalton 994. But you could let me know what those degrees are. Haley, Jan63 asked if I've ever laid across a Shakti mat. Let me look that up. I'll let you know. Shakti mat. No. But that looks incredible. Probably need it. My back's kind of fucked up right now. All that flying acupressure. I do have nails that I stand on. Like somebody brought this really cool board of nails that you stand on them and it's the craziest shit ever. I'll bring it if you want to try it. It's like you feel it through your whole body. It's amazing.

[B]

Is that better than walking on coals?

[A]

Yeah, I would say so. The walking on coals thing seems like horseshit to me. No offense to anybody out there who does that or who is currently walking on coals. Hey, Duncan, you gotta check out Jared Wright from Australia, Creator of animated series Sassy, the Sasquatch and the Big Ledge show. I've heard of the Big Ledge show. I'll check it out. Staxon Mollick is saying, we still love you, Duncan. Thank you. Just worried. Teal defense was such a strange thing to see come from you. This techno demons want to destroy our world dunk. You know, coincidentally, if Josh had not fucked up this video, I think you would actually hear what I have to say about that. And I think it might change your mind a little bit about what you're thinking there. I really appreciate those super chats. Thank you so much. And guys, again, I can't apologize enough for the mess that this episode was. I've been. Just know that I've been really fixated in working on this, trying to. Trying to get this to work for those of you who are really want to know what's going on and like, honestly, after this, I think I'm going to add some things to the video. But please come back next week. We'll be here on Wednesday. Wednesday we will have for you a working video. I don't care if Josh and I have to spend the next spend his whole birthday working on this.

[B]

We'll figure it out.

[A]

We'll figure it out. Come back next week. Wednesday I will show this video and we will get everything out in the light because I think that's just the best thing to do in situations like this. So I'll see you next Wednesday. I love you guys. So much. Thank you for bearing with me. Remember the fruits of the spirit, specifically patience. You know, we have to. If we can learn patience with each other, if we could just stop that reactive thing that just makes you want to lash out. You know, the thing that makes cats bite little kids, you don't want that in you. We could just learn some patience with each other, kindness with each other, generosity with each other. Then this world that we're in, it doesn't have to be such a miserable place. I believe it's possible. I think world peace is possible. And I'm telling you the truth. See you guys next week. Don't play that. Don't play that. See you next week.

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