Finding Humor with Brendan Leonard

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 11 May 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Brendan Leonard—outdoor adventurer, writer and illustrator—is here to bring some joy and humor to our lives.

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0:00.0	The presenting sponsor of this season of Wild Ideas Worth Living is Subaru.
0:07.3	One thing I just learned that I thought was very cool is Subaru is donating 50 million meals
0:11.8	to help feed people need during the COVID-19 crisis.
0:15.8	They know this pandemic is devastating our country and has left hundreds of thousands
0:20.0	out of work and unable to feed themselves or their families.
0:24.0	Through the Subaru Love Promise, a commitment to support their communities, Subaru and their retailers
0:28.9	across the country are making a donation to provide 50 million meals to feeding America. This action
0:35.2	called Subaru loves to help will make meals available at 199 local food
0:39.9	banks across the country. In addition, Subaru retailers will be doing other
0:44.4	things to help these local food banks including food deliveries, donations,
0:48.5	and volunteer events. Subaru knows their ongoing support will be necessary as local communities work to get back on their feet.
0:56.0	Subaru loves to help. Just one part of the Subaru Love Promise, one more reason that makes Subaru more than a car company.
1:04.0	I guess I think, you know, like what do I need?
1:11.0	What do people need?
1:12.0	So then you have to sort of guess what they need and you assume that
1:16.3	some people are going to need what you need right now which is laughter or sort of
1:21.1	putting these situations into a light that makes sense, you know, like, or just says,
1:25.6	hey, we're all going through the same thing together.
1:28.6	One thing I've been finding very helpful during these strange times of the COVID-19 pandemic is humor.
1:37.0	We all know I have the sense of humor of a teenager, and TV shows and Instagram posts that make me laugh are so welcome right now.
1:44.7	They provide relief from the news cycle and just make me feel connected to other people.
1:49.5	Plus, laughter is just downright good for you.
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