Developing a Deep Curiosity (and a Sense of Humor) with Rajiv Satyal—Stand-Up Comedian

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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The first person to do stand-up comedy on all 7 continents, Rajiv Satyal is known for his TV-clean humor and wit. But while he’s traveled the world telling jokes, it’s his deep curiosity that drives him. He purposely puts himself around people who don’t think, live, or believe like he does—and he has the wisdom to prove it. He’s an aggressive man looking to elevate your life (and make you laugh in the process).

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0:00.0	Welcome to the aggressive life.
0:19.2	According to psychology today, the average four-year-old laughs 300 times a day.
0:25.2	The average 40-year-old only four times.
0:28.5	In fact, I think that's inflating the numbers.
0:32.6	The average 40-year-olds I know are not laughing four times.
0:36.4	Four times? And we wonder why we're stressed out,
0:40.7	stretched thin, over-medicated, over-litzless, over and under anything healthy, unhealthy, all that
0:47.1	stuff. There's a power in laughter, of freedom and lightness to counteract all the things
0:52.7	that weigh us down. Now, to many of us, we've forgotten
0:55.6	how to laugh, but thankfully today, we're connecting with the funny man. In fact, if he doesn't
1:02.6	make us laugh, it's time for money back guarantee, although we're not paying him for this
1:08.4	at all. See, you might have actually giving people the first four laughs the day.
1:13.1	That's true.
1:13.9	I see our guests.
1:15.2	I'm already up in his quota right now.
1:17.1	It's really, really good.
1:19.2	Rajiv Satyal is a comedian, podcast host and speaker.
1:24.2	Cincinnati-born, but L.A. based.
1:26.5	Rajiv is the first person performed stand-up comedy on all seven continents.
1:31.9	I am fascinated to know that there's anybody on Antarctica that can laugh at all.
1:37.3	In his comedy career, he's worked alongside legends like Dave Chappelle, Kevin James, Tim Allen.
1:42.9	He's been featured everywhere from NPR to the
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