LAUGHTER IN THE FACE OF SORROW - #825

THE SAVAGE NATION

Michael Savage

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.4 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Savage explores the complex relationship between humor and grief. He explains the necessity of acknowledging sorrow while using laughter as a healthy coping mechanism. Drawing on insights from Rabbi Pinson, he highlights the Jewish holiday of Purim as an example of using humor to reclaim power in the face of tragedy. Savage shares a prescient story of hope from his book "God, Faith, and Reason." He reflects on personal experiences with loss and the struggle to find joy amidst suffering. He stresses the significance of community and individual connections in fostering healing and purpose, culminating in a meaningful story about valuing life over despair.

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0:00.0	And now, the world's most exciting podcast, The Savage Nation, home of borders, language, culture.
0:14.9	Here he is, Michael Savage.
0:19.4	But you might be interested in how I became offensive.
0:25.8	Like, started in school with drinking and...
0:31.6	I was, really, I was like a real depressed kid.
0:34.7	You know, seven, eight years old and I really get used and get out of my life.
0:38.9	And so the teacher would really get
0:41.4	bugged, you know, with
0:42.7	me singing and carrying on
0:45.4	and calling
0:47.2	Columbus a fink and
0:49.0	boosting
0:51.7	Aaron Burr and all that.
0:55.0	And then smoking. I don't know if you can see it.
0:56.0	Can you see that from here?
0:57.0	I've got like, um, this tattoo here.
1:01.0	I think so.
1:03.0	Can you see it?
1:05.0	I, uh, see, I smoke Marlboroughs and I was six years old and it grew up.
1:17.4	Welcome to the Savage Nation. I'm Michael Savage.
1:24.1	And today's topic is laughter in the face of sorrow.
1:31.8	Now, you've heard this before in many different ways. And as you well know, humor is sometimes the only way to deal with terrible sorrow or tragedy in our lives. And all of us
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