It's the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm your host, Dan Harris.

Hello, my fellow suffering beings. Duncan Trussell does not like being called a Buddhist

comedian. And I get it. That label really unfairly pigeonholes him in two ways. First, because

he is a legit successful, hilarious comedian, no matter what his spiritual leanings. This

dude performs stand up all over the country. He's either appeared on or written for very

big TV shows like Funny or Die Presents, Strong History, Mad TV and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

And the other way in which that label pigeonholes him is that when it comes to the spiritual

stuff, he's not just a Buddhist. The guy is spiritually omnivorous. And he knows this

shit for real. He is practiced extensively. And over on his podcast, The Duncan Trussell

Family Hour, he interviews big time meditation teachers like Jack Cornfield and Sharon

Salisberg, people who've come on this show regularly. In fact, his podcast is so successful

that Netflix turned it into a cult favorite animated TV show called Midnight Gospel.

This was a truly and unusually delightful conversation. Duncan is able to talk about

really serious stuff while also being extremely funny. In this conversation, we covered depression,

anxiety, death, his interpretation of God, how meditation helps him handle the insanity

of Hollywood. And the fact that he only has one ball after a bout of testicular cancer.

And we get even weirder. We talk about quantum expressions of the universe, psychedelics

as a bridge to the divine and how all of this relates to the creative process. There's

something I hear from a lot of people who listen to this show and care about their mental

health. They will tell me, Dan, I want to meditate, but I just can't find the time. Listen,

I cannot make the stressors of your life evaporate. But I do have good news. Even if you meditate

for just a minute, it actually counts. Studies have shown that even a very small amount

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