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The Glenn Beck Program

Ep 156 | How to Laugh Through Depression & Homelessness | Jamie Kilstein | The Glenn Beck Podcast

The Glenn Beck Program

Mercury Radio Arts

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.625.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2022

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Jamie Kilstein has been on a wild journey. He once had it all with a standup career praised by comedy legends like Robin Williams and Janeane Garofalo. Then, his fellow leftists turned on him. In his second appearance on the Glenn Beck Podcast, Jamie tells Glenn about how his battle with cancel culture has transformed his life, including about how he discovered spirituality and the kindness of conservatives. And he also discusses the mental health struggles he’s faced — including bouts with depression — why he believes the COVID lockdowns were actually good for him, and the one thing that helped him more than anything. Sponsors: You could have a real steakhouse experience in your own home before you know it. The first step is visiting https://Goodranchers.com/Glenn today and saving $30 on your first order of American meat delivered! If you're one of the millions of Americans who suffer every day from pain, there is hope, and it comes in the form of Relief Factor. If you want a drug-free and natural way to get your life back, go to https://relieffactor.com When you buy socks from Grip6, you’re not just getting the best socks on the market, you’re supporting American jobs — lots of them. Go to https://grip6.com/Beck Pre-Born’s work of saving babies’ lives will continue at an even greater level as it fights Planned Parenthood and defends its centers from the radical hate groups who want nothing more than to shut it down. To donate, dial #250 and say the keyword “BABY” or go to https://preborn.com/GLENN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Politics really sucks and it has been very complicated.

0:05.5

A stumbling block for the guest today.

0:09.3

Beginning with the community of Uber, Uber, progressive comedians and writers who kicked him out of their tribe.

0:16.5

He was an Uber, Uber, progressive.

0:19.7

Conservatives have always been good to him, but he wants to move away from politics and focus on comedy.

0:27.2

Mental health is a big thing for him.

0:30.7

He believes that his mental health and perhaps all of our mental health will be better if we just stop talking about politics all the time.

0:40.7

Now he's taking a chance for a very fresh start, literally moving from Washington, D.C. to Austin, performing stand-up shows along the way.

0:49.2

He has no job, he has no future, he could be living under a bridge.

0:53.7

I don't think he's going to have to worry about that long.

0:59.2

He has been very familiar with fresh starts and big breaks.

1:06.7

His comedy career landed in spots on the Conan O'Brien show, the Joe Rogan Experience,

1:12.2

Bert Cass, a ton of other major podcasts.

1:14.7

He's performed at the Montreal Comedy Festival, the Sydney Comedy Festival, the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

1:20.2

The legendary Robin Williams said that this guy you're going to meet in here in a second is, quote, amazing.

1:27.2

And I'll be spreading the word. He has the spark that energized my conscience.

1:32.7

We need more comedians kicking it hard the way he does every night.

1:38.2

End quote.

1:40.2

Wow.

1:41.7

Does he have that framed on a wall somewhere?

1:45.2

Because I would.

1:46.2

Today on the Glenback podcast, welcome, Jamie Kielstein.

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