Comedian Dan Cummins on leaning into your passion and how he grew his podcast to 4 million downloads a month

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Dan Cummins is a comedian and podcaster and the host of three podcasts: Timesuck, Scared to Death, and Is We Dumb? He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about how he started his career in comedy, the massive success he has found in podcasting, why he moved out of Los Angeles and back to Idaho, where he finds inspiration for his comedy, advice for aspiring podcasters, and more! Find out more about Dan Cummins at: https://dancummins.tv/ Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://chrisvanvliet.com Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, hey, welcome back, my friends, to another audio adventure here on InSight.
0:10.5	I'm Chris Van Fleet.
0:11.3	I appreciate you being with us on this episode and on every single episode.
0:16.1	We're in for such a treat today.
0:17.9	Dan Cummins is so incredibly talented and it was such a pleasure to talk to him
0:22.5	about his comedy career and his insanely successful podcasts. Yes, that's podcasts, plural. He hosts
0:31.2	three very successful podcasts, which are always at the top of the charts, time suck, scared
0:37.2	to death, and is we dumb?
0:39.3	And between those shows, he racks up around 4 million downloads a month.
0:45.6	Those are mega numbers, man.
0:48.5	You can find Dan on social media.
0:50.3	He's at Dan Cummins Comedy on Instagram.
0:53.9	If you're not following me already, you can find me at Chris Van Fleet on all of the social medias.
1:00.4	Thank you to Gris fan 4-4-Life who left this review on Apple Podcast.
1:05.6	He says, truly inspirational and one of a kind.
1:09.1	I first started listening to CVV when he interviewed big cast.
1:11.9	Now I've officially listened to every single episode in his library. I strive to be better
1:16.4	every day and I've incorporated into my own life waking up and telling myself three things that I'm
1:21.2	grateful for every day. I work as a letter machine operator for the United States Postal Service
1:27.1	and it's a great way to keep myself motivated and positive while at work.
1:31.1	I'm a wrestling fan, but it's always fantastic to see other talent on the show like Chuck Liddell or Steepa Miochich or my favorite, David Benoit.
1:38.7	Keep up the amazing work, Chris.
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