This is the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris.

Hey, hey, everybody, how we doing? One of the quirks of the Trump era is that hosting a late-night

television show, which used to be a rather apolitical position, is now very much about drinking

out of the fire hose of news and then commenting on it, hopefully in a way that makes everybody

laugh instead of cry,

and also gives us a dose of joy that can then produce some resiliency.

That very much is the way my guest today, Seth Myers, sees his job, and you're going to hear

him discuss all of that in this interview.

You'll also hear him talk about his techniques for staying sane in the middle of

today's news environment, how he handles his inner critic when he receives tough feedback, how he's

learned to find humor in his imperfections as a parent, the value of mild stage fright, and much

more. I think all of you know who Seth is, but just in case you don't, Seth is

the host of Late Night with Seth Myers. Before that, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live

for 13 seasons. In recent years, he's released two stand-up specials, Lobby Baby on Netflix and

Dadman Walking on HBO Max. He also wrote a children's book called I'm Not Scared,

You're Scared. And he co-hosts two podcasts, family trips with the Myers Brothers and the Lonely

Island and Seth Myers podcast. Before we dive in, a quick plug for my new app, 10% with Dan Harris.

You can sign up over at

Dan Harris.com. There's a free 14-day trial. Talking to Seth today reminded me that I've always

nursed this desire to be a late night host myself. That's almost certainly never going to happen,

but I do host my own little weekly meditation show every Tuesday of 4 Eastern over on the app.

We do a live meditation and Q&A session.

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