Insane Vacations with Mike Reiss

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Management, Education

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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When you get one of the most successful comedy writers in television history to come on your podcast, naturally the first thing to talk about is...his trip in a homemade submarine to visit the ruins of the Titanic. You see, Mike Reiss isn't just the funniest guy in the room — he's also the most well-traveled. He's been to Iran, the North Pole, North Korea, and everywhere in between. Whether he's sharing travel anecdotes or writer's room memories from his 600+ episodes of The Simpsons, one thing is very clear: when Mike tells a story, things are going to get animated. This is… A Bit of Optimism.

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0:00.0	Mike Reese is one of the great comedy writers of our modern day.
0:10.1	He's been on the Simpsons since the beginning.
0:12.9	He worked on Carson, he worked on Alph back in the 80s, and he's worked on Despicable Me
0:18.5	and many other movies too.
0:20.4	But some of his best material is when he talks about his own life and his vacations,
0:25.7	two places like North Korea and even visiting the Titanic.
0:31.4	This is a bit of optimism.
0:39.0	Mike Reese, thanks for joining me on the podcast.
0:42.9	You are famous to most people who will know you as one of the writers from the TV show,
0:48.7	Alph.
0:49.7	You'd be surprised.
0:58.0	Actually, most people will probably more likely know you as being one of the original
1:02.8	writers from the Simpsons.
1:05.8	So most people, when they go on vacation, they want to do something exotic.
1:09.6	They think, Hawaii.
1:11.2	And if you're really adventurous, maybe Vietnam.
1:15.0	But you, you and your wife, you decided we want to go on a vacation to see the
1:19.3	Titanic.
1:20.3	That's right.
1:21.3	So what?
1:22.3	How did you even pull that off?
1:26.0	That's not like a tourist destination.
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