John Mulaney | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #440

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This is the calmest I’ve seen of John Mulaney. He wasn’t trying to be funny. To entertain. He was vulnerable and honest and deliberate.

Theo describing that feeling of always having an imaginary to-do list and waking up like you have to prove something to these imaginary people in your head, like you’re never enough… is the most relatable thing I’ve ever heard

John would make an amaaaaazzzing therapist in a second life. You can see how compassionately he starts to shoot the questions back to theo with deep, empathic deliberation as he begins to realize those are issues theo's really trying to explore for his own healing of his inner child. But he never takes on any air of pity or holier than thou. He genuinely cares and knows he will also gain a deeper understamding of his own journey. I can relate so deeply to both of these guys; their experience of addiction, their childhood wounds and ongoing journey's of becoming the person your inner child has been waiting for.

“To want drugs more then I want to survive” that’s a really beautiful way to explain when your use goes from recreational to addiction.

This being a conversation between two people meeting for the first time seems borderline supernatural, one of the best and funniest conversations I’ve watched in a long time.

You can tell Mulaney is a writer at heart. Dude can just roll into a bit anytime and start exploring corners of what makes it funny.

Theo saying “I have a gun?” With a question at the end made me laugh out loud!!!!

“I just don’t feel like I could stump it back over to my balls and hands…meanwhile I’ve still gotta sing happy birthday” shit had me roooolling

This is an AA meeting between 2 people that 100s of thousands of other people can benefit from. Well done guys John's new special is fantastic to.

A weird thing happened here. They both opened up in an authentic way that is extremely obvious, which is rare. This wasn't just a podcast. This was a session that was very helpful for people going through it. You can tell how genuine it really is by how empathetic the general tone is. Mad respect .

I love how Theo can talk to anyone. I think it’s because he’s so genuinely himself.

I'm 3 years sober from heroin, speed and Xanax (and well, everything else that I could take) after having been hooked on it since I was 14 (I'm 33 now, so it was 16 years of abuse), and this was a fantastic conversation to listen to right now. I really needed it today, because I ran into one of my old dealers/friends earlier today and he knows I'm clean so he didn't push something on me, just said hi and asked me how it's going and that he's proud of me - it was nice to see him since he wasn't just my dealer, he was a good friend who I just can't be friends with anymore, and he didn't do anything wrong at all, but I just got that extreme feeling of "I NEED DOPE AND XANAX ASAP!" and the feeling is still there, so I'm trying to get through it by listening to good people talking about good things, and that's where this episode comes in. You've basically saved me from falling back. I was so close to calling another one of my old dealers before I listened, and now that feeling is almost gone. Thank you, it's life saving. I'm gonna do my part now and just hold on to my sobriety with all my might, because I can't count on finding the perfect podcast every time this feeling comes. I was just so surprised at how strong that need was. I haven't felt it in a looong time, and it shook me to my core. Keep it up! Congrats on one year (and the time since) Theo!

this feels more so like a mutual therapy session than a podcast. it feels like both john and theo are therapists who are just providing therapy to each other simultaneously. it’s honestly one of the best podcasts episodes i’ve ever listened to.

I feel like Theo's matter-of-fact personality really allows people to open up more. He clearly does not judge them and wants to know about their experience.

"You were your own Gepetto" is such a powerful line

“Back when I had electricity in my eyes. Just gotta get back to that.” That was some reaaaal shit.

These two guys are exactly what we needed as fans. They both broke away from their “stage characters” and really gave a genuine look into who they really are because they understood each other.

Theo seems like such a nice guy. He almost always checks in after a statement to make sure it didn't come off the wrong way, and I think that's SO sweet. I never watched him until recently but now I'm obsessed

For 2 people that haven’t really met before, Theo & John sound like old friends. I love that they both legends in their own right, and they genuinely support each other’s work. Lots of love to the Rat King & Baby J