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That's Q U I N C E.com wtf to get free shipping and 365 day returns. Quint.com wtf all right, let's do this. How are you? What the what the Buddies? What the Nicks? What's happening? I'm Mark Marin. This is my podcast, folks. Hope you're doing okay. Seriously. Today on the show is very exciting, actually. I talked to Mariska Hargitay. Now, a lot of you know her as Olivia Benson on Law and Order. She's played that role since 1999. And it is Olivia is the longest running character on the longest running American primetime drama in history. She's won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for that. But she's here to talk about this amazing documentary that I found very impactful and also just, you know, about learning who you are through revelations that are either surprising, either they're informational or they're just, you know, through your own aging and experience with your parents. And it's so great. It's called My Mom Jane and it's about her mother, Jane Mansfield. Before I get into it, I'll be at Largo for a comedy and music show with the band. Some new people this time I'm playing with some new people. Try that out. They say that's good to do. That's Wednesday, July 23rd. Tickets are at largo-la.com Also, the date of my HBO special, Marc Maron Panicked was announced. It premieres August 1st at 8pm on HBO and on Max. Okay, now I'll throw To her. I'm kind of sweating out here in my studio right now. I just got back from New Mexico where I was with my dad for a day or two, few days, hanging out in the hometown with some old pals. Saw the old man Revelations, folks. Revelations. Not biblical, but those seem to be abound. Those abound. You know, that book of the New Testament there being one of the older conspiracy theories, it is sort of disconcerting when those events seem to be unfolding before our eyes, huh? Hard not to go mystical. I mean, I imagine, though, because of those kind of stories, the Bible is probably one of the foundational forces in the untethering of the human mind from engaging in the mundane truths of the human condition and current politics. Huh? How's this for some quality yammering? So look, outside of processing the, the terrifying excitement of the new wild American authoritarianism, I. I try to keep grounded, folks. I try to keep grounded in the human component of my current life that is continually unfolding, friends. You know, I don't know. And obviously as the unfolding, you know, plows along, it becomes a bit more finite, you know, I mean, there is the infinite unfolding of the post life mystery, but I think we can rest assured it is a forever kind of thing. Probably an unconscious vacuum of nothingness, but who knows? Maybe a. Maybe a little more exciting than that. I don't know. I doubt it, but I don't know. All right, so here on the ground, my trip to Albuquerque the last few days, you know, spending time with the old man and friends I've known most of my life. I guess I talk about this every time I make this trip. I'm not sure that each time my observations are that much different. But, you know, I was there with the dad with the dementia, and surprisingly, he's remained somewhat stable in terms of, you know, like, knowing me and being able to engage, you know, pretty well. Pretty well. It does seem like the. It does seem like his past is blurring or melding into like one big event. Things are not in context. There's not much of a timeline, and many memories seem to be kind of mashed together, which makes it kind of poetic. I swear it's still all the way you look at this, but there is a baseline, you know, to who he is. You know, that's very. That's very intact. And because there's not a lot of noise around it in the form of kind of cogent, consistent thinking, it's kind of easier for me to kind of look at it plainly. And it's a bit disturbing, but it is revelatory. Every time I see him, it kind of reveals something about who he is and was innately. It could be a cautionary tale, though. I'm getting a little old, so it's less a cautionary tale than enlightening because, you know, I mean, a lot of the stuff that I have found in myself that were his or of him that were negative, I've tried to. To kind of get a handle on it. You know, I'm trying to. I'm trying to kind of put a stop to those if I can. I actually talk at length about this somewhat in my. My upcoming special, but it's just. I don't know, it's kind of, you know, just getting to know him on this level where it's kind of pure, you know, out of nowhere, he. This was not this time I saw him at the last time. I don't know if I told you this. Out of nowhere, he just says, well, look, you got to take the consequences or make up your own. To me, that was some sort of amazing key, some sort of amazing puzzle piece. But, you know, the fact that he's got no one to talk to or wants to talk to, he's got nothing he really wants to do or enjoys doing. You know, he just. He just sits there, and he was always pretty heady, but he just sits there. And I don't know what's floating around his head, but, you know, you ask him, what are you doing? He's like, nothing. You want to do anything? Nope. And again, this isn't just the dementia. This is some sort of core part of his being. And I feel that. I mean, I don't know. But as a creative person or an impulsive person or somebody who has to put their voice out there, you know, I mean, a lot of times I've got to force myself to do it because there is a sort of like, yeah, what's the point? What is the point? That's the selfish part of it. The point is engaging with others. And I wish he was talking more to people. I mean, it was kind of good this time because, you know, he. When I'm around, he, you know, he'll. You know, he's impressed with me. He appreciates my mind, he appreciates my life. You know, he's kind of surrendered to that, you know, probably because of age and dimension. Just the fact that, like, I guess I'm kind of impressive. So a lot of the bullshit that used to give us trouble is kind of, you know, passed us by, and he can listen. And he was responding. And he has ideas, you know, and if he does, he'll repeat them again and again. Like, I showed him the documentary about me. And then for three days, he's like, oh, my God, what a terrible thing to happen to you. Why'd that lady have to die? Just terrible. Jesus, Mark. So many terrible things have happened to you that got repeated a lot, which isn't great, but, you know, he was remembering at least. And sometimes there's something about some parents, and my dad in particular, that no matter how proud he is of me or what I've done with my life, there's some part of him that thinks he's got suggestions, and they're not really career suggestions. You know, just out of nowhere he said, you know, you should start a company. I don't even know. I don't know if there was more to it than that. I don't know what kind of company that would be. He feels like I should build my own theater. And he still hangs on to that. That's an old idea. His. You should have your own place for this stuff. And then he got very preoccupied with getting the documentary out there. You're doing everything you can to make this thing get out there. You're doing everything you can. It's like. It's too much. But he's. He's. He's gotten pretty soft, and he's all, you know, pretty fragile, pretty vulnerable. And even with all the other stuff that I'm noticing, I'm glad that I have this time with him and that I. And I take advantage of that. So I'm very excited that Mariska Hargitay is here. This HBO documentary she directed, My Mom Jane, is streaming on Max. And it's really great. It really is great. It's quite a life here. And she found something out and kind of moved through it with her family. It's just great. And this is me and Mariska talking. Hey, folks, if you're running a business, you know that every time you miss a call, you're leaving money on the table. Every conversation with a customer matters. So you need a phone system that keeps up and helps you stay connected. That's why you need Open openphone. Openphone is the number one business phone system that streamlines and scales your customer communications. With OpenPhone, your team can share one number and collaborate on customer calls and texts, like a shared inbox. So whether you're a one person operation drowning in calls and texts, or if you have a large team that needs better collaboration tools. OpenPhone is a no brainer. 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