E234. Dave Yates Channels Buddha

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

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🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Comedian and Dumpster Fire writer Dave Yates, sits down with Bridget for a long overdue conversation about comedy, addiction, sobriety, and making peace with a brain that is mean to you. They cover Dave's entrance into comedy when he quit drinking because he needed something to keep him busy, why the worst thing that can happen to you is doing well the first time you do stand up, how he stopped letting the job define him, the reality of pursuing stand up comedy and factoring in the possibility that you might wind up homeless, and why comedy is a mental illness factory. They also discuss why wanting to kill yourself when you quit drinking is probably a sign you should quit drinking, trying to work smarter, being of service to those in front of you, learning to be gentle to yourself, why you never negative self-talk your way into better behavior, and learning to love the parts of yourself that aren’t the best. Check out Dave @yatescomedy on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, and buy some of his excellent hot sauce at hahahotsauce.com Sponsor Links AG1 - https://bit.ly/AG1-WiW The Jordan Harbinger Show - https://spoti.fi/3LhJBTP Your Welcome Podcast - https://bit.ly/WiW-YourWelcome Progressive Insurance - https://pgrs.in/3Dp5ZIW

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0:00.0	This week we welcome comedian, dumpster fire writer and hot sauce tycoon Dave Yates.
0:06.0	I've learned how to do comedy a little healthier in the past few years and the whole shutdown really helped that.
0:12.0	Like it made me realize that the job is not who I am.
0:16.0	Like I'm Dave Yates who happens to be a comedian.
0:20.0	I stopped letting the job define me.
0:22.0	And I think a lot of people lost their marbles because they had no identity anymore.
0:26.0	I was stripped of that identity and I was so grateful for that.
0:30.0	I mean amongst all the other pains of the past four or five years, the positive consequence.
0:35.0	And I like using the word consequence on both sides of the coin.
0:38.0	The positive consequence of having everything taken away.
0:42.0	It was like I could see that I'm a person without this.
0:46.0	This is Watkins. Welcome with Bridget Pettasy. I'm Bridget Pettasy and you are welcome.
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1:14.0	If you like our work and want to support us, the best way to do that is join Fettasy.com.
1:19.0	You'll get access to behind the scenes content, outtakes, discounts on merch and the ability to submit questions for some of our upcoming guests.
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1:34.0	I'm with Dave Yates, everyone. Welcome to Watkins. Welcome.
1:38.0	Hey, everybody. How's it going?
1:40.0	Nicely done with the soft entry.
1:44.0	You got to be soft. You got to be silky. Otherwise, nobody will listen these days.
1:49.0	Dave, for those of you who don't know, is a good friend. He's overdue on this podcast.
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