#20 Crying

Surprisingly Awesome

Gimlet

Comedy, Society & Culture, Education

4.1 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

THE FACTS: Surprisingly Awesome’s Theme Music is “This is How We Do” by Nicholas Britell and our ad music is by Build Buildings. We were edited this week by Annie-Rose Strasser, Alex Blumberg, and produced by Rachel Ward, Christine Driscoll and Elizabeth Kulas. We were mixed by Andrew Dunn. Austin Thompson mixed Matthew Boll’s music. Thank you to Joe Staples. Jacob Cruz, Emma Jacobs, Tiffany Lee, Rikki Novetsky, Elah Feder, Melanie Kruvelis, and Jacqui Helbert provided production assistance. LEARN MORE: If you want to hear more from Tim Manley, look for his web series “The Feels,” and check out his storytelling at The Moth. Dr. Nina Kraus at Northwestern University sent us the Smoke on the Water music – you can learn more about her lab at www.brainvolts.northwestern.edu. You can hear more of Matthew Boll at americanvacation.org and follow him on Twitter @bigbearii. OUR SPONSORS: Frank & Oak – Go to frankandoak.com/awesome to get your first outfit for $79 (a pair of pants and a shirt). Lenovo – See how Lenovo is revolutionizing data center technology. Wealthsimple – Investing made easy. Get your first $10,000 managed for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you want to just sit here and try and cry right now?
0:03.0	Um, I could try.
0:05.0	Uh, all right, hold on, I'll legitimately try.
0:09.0	Okay.
0:10.0	No, I got nothing.
0:15.0	I was just thinking about how weird my job is. From Gimmelet Media, I'm Ward, and this is surprisingly awesome.
0:35.0	And today, I have a guest host with me.
0:38.0	And when you ask him who he is, this is how he answers.
0:41.0	Literally, just Tim Manley?
0:44.0	Wait, what do you mean?
0:45.0	You totally just told me who you are?
0:50.0	I'm a writer and I make I never know how to define what I do.
0:59.0	This is also Tim Manley.
1:01.0	A couple weeks ago I was literally just talking to a friend about how
1:04.2	cute baby goats are because I was just like I can't I can't believe how cute
1:09.2	they are. I held one once. Oh my God.
1:13.6	I held it and it just went, eh!
1:16.1	I shattered, I don't know how I'm still walking, I don't know how I'm still alive right now.
1:20.8	Now live in studio with me.
1:23.0	Tim Manley, is this an accurate representation of you?
1:28.0	If you say so, I guess it is, right?
1:32.0	I mean, I guess it is, right?
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