Duncan Trussell Family Hour - 709: Born of Mush

Episode Date: August 31, 2025

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Starting point is 00:00:00 What's up? YouTube. It's me, your host, lover, friend, D. Trucelle. And it's a beautiful thing to be back here with my dear friend, Josh, back in Austin, just got back from an incredible tour of Australia. If anybody's watching who went to those shows, thank you. My God. That was the most fun I've had in ages. Like, incredible. I'm jet lagged as fuck right now, though, man. It's just insane. My brain is mush traveling around the planet, going to the other side of the planet and back, and it just fucks with your head. I don't know if you knew this, but time zones are not just in the United States. Did you know that, Josh? I have no idea. Yep, they got them in Australia.
Starting point is 00:00:47 Got them in Australia. So you fly from one side of Australia to the next. You land, you go to your hotel, you do a show, then boom, you're back on a plane, and your head just gets mushy. I'm so fucking tired. And also, ever since I got back from Australia, I have been working nonstop on an incredible video. I'm not going to, I don't want to build it up too much. I just want to say in advance,
Starting point is 00:01:14 I think some of you might think that, you know, it's unethical to, as they say, docs people. And I got to say, I agree with that. But, you know, sometimes you have to ask yourself, is anonymity good for people all the time, you know? Maybe sometimes when someone is trapped in anonymity, you free them, you liberate them, you rescue them from a self-imposed prison. And so the video you're about to see, I've worked on it nonstop.
Starting point is 00:01:52 It's long, but I figured we could just show it. It's about an hour and a half long. It took me a long time to deal. Non-stop, man. look at my eyes. If they seem tired, they are. So not that video, Josh. Don't play that. Go ahead and play the video itself. They sent you. Do you have it? What's wrong? I'm getting. I'm getting. Get ready, guys. No, that's not that one. Not that one. Don't play that.
Starting point is 00:02:21 All right. Play the video. We went through it a million times. been working nonstop on this you guys this one yeah that's it let's roll penguins i mean what are they they're cute but are they evil kind of like lizards i remember penguins yeah that was when i used to play hollow night i think there were penguins in there can't wait for silk song should i buy a switch for that seems crazy isn't it going to be on place station. They've added a new cake pot at Starbucks, a raccoon, or something that is trying to be a raccoon. And yet, look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a simulcuren come, simulcom, always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic, and yet doomed to forever be
Starting point is 00:03:24 a poor imitation. I'm thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door sends a message. It says, you can't come in. Add a door to it, and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, we merge with the wall.
Starting point is 00:03:51 We become forever part of the wall. pangolins i mean what are they pangolins i mean what the fuck what are they penguins josh what the fuck pangolins i mean what the fuck hold on what the fuck oh shit um let me hold on are you can
Starting point is 00:04:20 sorry about that What? Are you kidding me? What happened? I got a little rusty. You left to Australia. I got drunk a lot. I'm getting used to doing this again.
Starting point is 00:04:34 Dude, I worked on that. I've been up for two nights working on this fucking thing. Played again. All right. Did you just? I'm refreshing it. All right. From the beginning?
Starting point is 00:04:48 Yes. People are coming in right now. You can't do it again. Penguins. I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards. I remember penguins. Yeah. That was when I used to play Hala Night. I think there were penguins in there.
Starting point is 00:05:10 Can't wait for Silk Song. Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it gonna be on PlayStation? They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon. or something that is trying to be a raccoon. And yet, look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a simulcuren come, Simulamu, always seeking realness,
Starting point is 00:05:40 wanting to be authentic, and yet doomed to forever be a poor imitation. I'm thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door. door sends a message. It says, you can't come in. Add a door to it, and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, we merge with the wall. We become forever part of the wall's story. Panglins? Panglins. I mean, what are they? Pangolins. So fuck. I mean,
Starting point is 00:06:23 Ah, all right. Maybe it was the video you sent me. It's not the video. Penguins. I watched the whole thing. What are they? It's going to cut out. Oh, shit.
Starting point is 00:06:35 That's your shit, dude. That's not the video. All right. All right. You work on it. We'll just work on it. We'll come back to the video. No big deal.
Starting point is 00:06:44 It's cool, man. Look, guys, having a little tech issue here. You know how it is. You never know, like, with, like, Mercury is not. or it is in retrograde, it's, but Mercury's in retrograde somewhere. And so that means you're going to get like tech issues. We'll fix it. This video is going to blow your fucking mind. It is a powerful expose and it sends a message and it's important. It's an important video that people need to see. You didn't ask why I'm so dressed up, Josh. I just, you know, I need to ask why.
Starting point is 00:07:18 Why are you so dressed up? Well, I went to Mass today. Yes. I went. went to mass um because uh you know that horrible fucking thing happened yeah oh yeah oh my fucking god and you know it feels weirdly tired like i just for those of you who are just catching up i had a bishop on and we talked about how christians are the most persecuted uh religious group on the on the planet and then this fucking happens and it's the most fucked up thing of all time it happened during a mass while people were fucking praying this piece of shit came in there and like it's so unspeakably horrible like it's it's like adam bomb level fucked up the guy was like definitely possessed by demons if you you know 4chan has a great like if you like you can see
Starting point is 00:08:20 the manifesto and all the crazy shit the son of a bitch drew him looking in the mirror and like a demon looking back and like so yeah i just you know i i figured i should like go to the mass show solidarity people were scared to go you know but it was the most beautiful it was beautiful it was so sad and beautiful and sweet and just the the the those two energy forms. You know, it's like polar opposites. And it's so sweet because, like, you know, something like that happens. And like the demons in me are like, man, it sucks that guy is dead because it would be nice
Starting point is 00:09:10 to like torture that person forever. It would be nice to just ceaselessly torment this person, infinitely torment them. And then you go in and the whole mess. message was just love, love, love, love. All you can do is love. Whenever anything like that happens, whenever there's some horror, whenever there's a personal affront, or whenever there's something on the global scale, where Christianity becomes Christianity is the response is love instead of punching back, which is so beautiful. And like, just something about being in there and looking around and like it's all these kids and like you know just i it's just the sweetest
Starting point is 00:10:01 most beautiful thing and do you know what today is in the catholic church you should know i don't it's the day they chop they cut fucking john the baptist head off which is so funny i'm with my kid you know they it's it's like there's no way to tell the story without mentioning decapitation So, you know, they read the part in the Bible where if you don't know the story, basically there's a king and essentially an amazing stripper comes into the party and dances. And she's so fucking hot. The king's hammered. And so he does the thing that so many of us have done when in the company of strippers.
Starting point is 00:10:45 He said to her, I'll give you anything you want, whatever you want. Name it. I'll give you half my kingdom. give you anything just drunk dummy at a strip club basically and so she goes to ask her mom what her what she should ask for and i guess her mom's pissed at john the baptist i don't know the gossip but she's like john the baptist's head on a fucking platter um so the stripper goes back which by the way idiot stripper because if like some king is offering me a bunch of shit I'm not going to ask for some old fucking desert hippies nasty ass decapitated head.
Starting point is 00:11:25 Like, give me half the kingdom. Yeah. You said it. Give it to me. Well, anyway, goes back to the king, says John the Baptist's head on a platter. And the king, because he said all this shit in front of his friends, his egos involved, sends his executioner out, they chop off John the Baptist's head, bring it back on a fucking platter. It's so death metal. and I looked down to my kid and he's just like, what the, he's like, they chopped off his head.
Starting point is 00:11:54 I'm like, yeah, they did, Bubba. They put it on a platter, like a cake. And so it was weird timing too because John the Baptist is like, you know, I guess one of the first Christian martyrs. Like, yeah, one of the first Christian martyrs. And it's just weird timing. And then they sang this song about the martyrs. martyrs, and you're thinking, like, technically, like, for sure those kids who got murdered are now martyrs.
Starting point is 00:12:24 Like, they just joined legions of murdered Christians who were murdered for nothing, no reason, other than some fucking psychopath on SSRIs, like, decided to send an idiot message. Which, by the way, to me, like, those acts of violence paradoxically seem to emphasize the veracity, the truth of Christianity. Because, like, you know, like, people aren't doing that shit to Mal Sannas. You know what I mean? People aren't doing that shit to other, like, quote, fictional characters. You know, it's like something about the church and something about what's happening there
Starting point is 00:13:07 is so offensive to people. And the pathetic response, all they have is violence. It's like the story of Christianity. are you know if all you could do is crucify some hippie who's like up your ass it's pretty you lose the argument man i think it's because they know that we won't do anything back to them like that's why saddam had only christians around him that is a very cynical take josh i know you think the reason they do it is they're like yeah well they're not going to fuck with like Scientologists, they'll fuck you up.
Starting point is 00:13:43 They're not going to fuck. They're not going to fuck with like, I don't think so, ma'am. I don't think so. I think it's like it just gets in people's heads in the most. And I think that people who are the most opposed to it are the ones closest to it. This is like in, are you, why are you even talking to me right now? Are you not working on fixing the tech issue? It was a, okay.
Starting point is 00:14:09 No, I mean, I love you. man, but we got to get this studio. We got this studio fixed up, man. Look at my fucked up hairline. You know how much it sucks getting old, man? It's like you're in between a rock and a hard place. Like your options are have a fucked up receding hairline or do the full bald. And like neither is good or go hat.
Starting point is 00:14:35 And it really is like, it is like being cursed by the God. It is, like, I don't know. Like, if you had to choose between, like, Sisyphus pushing that boulder up and down the hill forever or, like, having, like, a receding hair line. I don't know, man. You're going to think about it for a second. You're going to think about it.
Starting point is 00:14:55 Like, I don't know, Boulder sucks, but if I have a nice head of hair, it's still, there's probably people down there. Probably women down there. Did you fix it? I re-exported it, so it should work. Okay. All right, guys.
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Starting point is 00:17:58 Penguins. I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards. I remember. Penguins. Yeah. That was when I used to play Hala Night. I think there were penguins in there. Can't wait for Silk Song. Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it going to be on PlayStation? They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon. Or something that is trying to be a raccoon.
Starting point is 00:18:30 And yet, look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a Samalkyern come. Simulam. Simul. Always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic, and yet doomed to forever be a poor imitation. I'm thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door sends a message. It says, you can't come in. Add a door to it, and the wall changes.
Starting point is 00:19:04 With enough force, any wall becomes a door. a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, get ready. We merge with the wall. Right after this. We become forever part of the wall's story. Get ready, friends. About to drop the hammer. I mean, what are they? Panglins. Fuck. What are they? What is it, dude? I have no idea. It's weird that it just repeats and repeats. What are they? Is it your computer? I have no idea. they're what the fuck man you got to fix that people are going to be pissed a lot of people came here for that maybe if i exported in a like yeah lower yeah oh yeah i was going to say that exported a lower thing sorry you guys we're working on this uh um hang in there hang in there
Starting point is 00:19:58 we're going to make this work this guys if you're bothered by this i am bothered by this i've been working on this look at my fucking eyes look at them it's like something's missing a little bit no it's like i'm tired oh sorry what nothing's fucking missing i was reading i'll tell you something's missing what's missing is the gear i need to run my video at this fucking studio um but yeah i'm exhausted i i poured my uh heart into that video and in everybody who's like you're you know, waiting here for it's coming. This is coming. And Josh is going to fix this.
Starting point is 00:20:40 I've been working non-fucking stop on this. Like, you don't even know. Like, when you fly across the country, you're exhausted. You're exhausted. I mean, across the planet and the country. I flew across the planet and the country. And you're tired. I have a friend, he says that the reason that you get so tired is because your astral body does
Starting point is 00:21:00 travel as fast as a plane. And it's like a rubber band effect. Like you're, so your astral body. body, it's still back in us. My astrobi is probably, it's probably in L.A. by now, but it sort of slowly catches up, which is why you get tired. And so I knew right away for all my fans that I had to, you know, I had to make this video. I had to be transparent. I had to let people know what's going on. And I did, I did. I like one, I had a fingernail issue from editing. Like I fucked up one of my fingernails. I bled into my computer. I thought it was good. The blood was going to fuck up the
Starting point is 00:21:38 computer. But yeah. So Josh, come on, man. Did you? Maybe the blood got into the, when you exported it and messed up. Maybe the man, yeah. Did you just come on. Let's. I'm exporting it again. It's almost done. You know, the, the, um, that, it's crazy, though, because, like, I'm used to going to like Ram Dass retreats and stuff. And, you know, it's just weird to be in a Catholic church. And there it is. There's that same kind of energy that shows up at, like, other places I've been to that are, like, I don't know. I guess you could say a little cooler, like more socially acceptable.
Starting point is 00:22:22 It's way more socially acceptable to go to like a Hari Krishna temple than it is to go to a Catholic church, you know? and but there's that exact same vibe it's like the coolest thing it's i don't know how to put it it's it's like clean or so it's like this very clean pure beautiful energy and you do get a sense of like god damn everything's going to be okay not god damn but you know what i mean like it's going to be fine it's not going anywhere you're not going to like there's no way you're going to stop it and then it was just so so sweet, man. My kid, because I don't usually, I don't, you know, I'm not Catholic, but my kid looked at me and goes, you can come here every Friday and Sunday.
Starting point is 00:23:10 Oh, just so sweet. Just to think about that psychopath doing that. What the fuck, man. What the fuck? It's just, it's so perplexing that that is, to this day, that's still happening. like it just really like my brain just keeps going back to that like how is there how like there's still essentially like throwing Christians to lions like why like if you go to any church like at the very worst it's annoying it's a very boring I guess at the very I'd rather be annoyed than bored like at the very worst is fucking boring stuffy I don't know you just want to get the fuck out of there. I'll have a beer.
Starting point is 00:23:57 But did they have police at your church yet? Fuck, yeah. Yeah. I mean, this is fucking Texas, dude. Yeah. I don't think things are going to work out the same way if someone tried to do that shit in Catholic Church in Texas. But shit, man, it's the fact that there has to, that has to be there.
Starting point is 00:24:15 Yeah. Is, like, I, you know, there's certain places where, of course, there should be armed guards. Brinks trucks. Brinks trucks. It makes sense. You got guys with, like, combat shotguns and brings trucks because they're filled with money, steal money, brings trucks that makes sense.
Starting point is 00:24:32 There's armed guards. Strip clubs, armed guards, makes sense. Orny psychos, you know? But a church where, like, they're not, all they're saying is, like, you should just love everybody. And my dad's church, a lot of the older men stand in the back right where the front door is at. which in case anybody comes in but I don't think any of them are arms so it's just going to be a bunch of old men trying to tackle a guy with a you know a weapon it's not I don't I don't think it's going to go
Starting point is 00:25:06 as well that's not going to go well no they're all in their 60s it's not going to go well no and it's also like just so paradoxical to have to have someone with a fucking gun at a church but you know what are going to do what are you going to do some fucking looney tunes gets a misfiring of their fucking neurons and next thing you know, they're storming a church. All right. I re-exported it. Okay, great.
Starting point is 00:25:30 Play it. Okay, I renamed it too. Great, play it. All right, got you. That Peter, wanted to say, you're having a great thing. No. I'm thinking about it.
Starting point is 00:25:40 No, not. That's obviously not it. I don't play that. I sent you guys I don't play that. Turn that off. It's not the video at all. I didn't even think that was a video. Because I renamed it,
Starting point is 00:25:50 and I guess I renamed it the wrong thing. What the fuck, man? it's nothing don't play that again that was a private message of a friend um look i will let me re-export it and then i'll send it to you okay hang on sorry guys i know you guys have many of you are here to see this and i will say this uh you your patience is going to pay off today because this is going this is hardcore i would say this is the most hardcore thing that i've ever done by far And I feel weird doing it. Honestly, I feel a little like uneasy doing it.
Starting point is 00:26:32 I, I, but I feel like it must, it has to be done. I have no choice. You know, there's armed guards at Catholic churches. And sometimes, you know, the best defense is a good offense, as they say. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but if this person that you're going to do this too is as powerful as we think they might be. Maybe they're messing the video up. Shut up.
Starting point is 00:26:59 That's just crazy. Now that. That's what we call cope. You think that they hacked you? You think you're getting hacked? They hacked your editing? I don't know, possibly. You think you're getting hacked?
Starting point is 00:27:13 I don't know why it keeps doing that. That's what the, at the same part. No. It's your fucking gear, dude. You got to upgrade. There's shit in the studio that needs to. upgrading. We might have to do a Kickstarter or something. Hold on. Let me re-export this. Let's give it to you right now. Hold on. Sorry, you guys. Hang on. Sorry, chat. Everybody's
Starting point is 00:27:38 pretty pissed at me. Guys, we're working on it, all right? Hang on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Let's see this. Hang on. Re-export this fucking thing. I'm sorry, you guys. This is mortifying. I know a lot of you are like taking time off work and stuff to watch this. I fully respect that.
Starting point is 00:28:04 And just hang on. Honestly, it's stupid to re-export it because it's literally the... I'm just going to send you the exact same thing that I already sent you. You know, Josh? I know what you know that I'm sending you just the exact same thing that I already sent you yeah but sometimes when people send files they get corrupted so you know like that could be it because sometimes people don't have the gear they need in that and so that that that also happens sometimes right well you know um you were gone I took a little time off a little vacation yeah but that's fine
Starting point is 00:28:44 I'm glad you took a vacation I'd love to take a vacation that would be fun I love a little vacation. Got all these kids, so I kind of can't. But here. I got a lot of kids, too. Yeah, I know you do, Josh. But, yeah. I had to take a vacation.
Starting point is 00:29:02 I would love a vacation, especially right now. There you go. Try that one. All right. So I can't fuck this up because you send it to me. Play it. All right. Penguins.
Starting point is 00:29:30 I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards. I remember penguins. Yeah. That was when I used to play Hala Night. I think there were penguins in there. Can't wait for silk song.
Starting point is 00:29:47 Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it going to be on PlayStation? They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon. Or something that is trying to be a raccoon. And yet, look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a simulcurean come,
Starting point is 00:30:09 Simulam. Always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic. And yet, doomed to forever be a poor imitation. I'm thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door sends a message. Okay, pause it there. Pause it there.
Starting point is 00:30:32 Pause it there. All right, get ready, guys. So, again, a lot of you are going to judge me that I did this. A lot of you were going to say, this is fucking unethical. You shouldn't have done this. Not cool, Duncan. And I thought about that. I talked a lot of people about it.
Starting point is 00:30:48 And, you know, honestly, when I, today in Mass, when they were saying, you know, you should actually just love. That's the, that's the Christian way. It moved me. And I, and I would thought, you know, maybe I won't, maybe I shouldn't do this video. Maybe, like, it's not the right move. And this is a message from God to saying, don't, you don't, there's no, you know, we're talking about, I think one thing all of us have in common is we want heart. in the world. And we may have different ways of looking at that. You know what harmony is.
Starting point is 00:31:20 But I just think there's a general sort of human impulse that is the opposite of the things that cause violence and war and suffering and hatred and division. There's a human impulse. It's a beautiful thing. Some people say it's the soul, the fruits of the spirit. And it's inside all of us. And we all want that. And you think about it, the cycle of violence in the world that's been going on and on and on and on, it's always happening because someone feels justified in what they're doing and hurting someone else. They think that what they're doing is right. There's some justification in the violence and the aggression, some justification in the attack, that they're good. And they don't realize that the reason almost becomes secondary to the aggression itself, that the aggression
Starting point is 00:32:18 is the root cause of all the problems. Here we are on this beautiful planet. Here we are in this incredible planet, a Garden of Eden-style planet, and we're always rubbing shoulders with paradise. We're always one collective realization away. from dropping the swords, putting down the guns, stopping the violence, stopping the infinite, never-ending aggression against each other, that we think is so justified, giving up on the dream of revenge. Always right there. And that being said, I'm still going to do this fucking video.
Starting point is 00:33:03 Play it. Get ready. Come in. Add a door to it, and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a door. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, we merge with the wall. We become forever part of the wall's story.
Starting point is 00:33:25 Here we go. Penguins. Get right. I mean, what are they? Come on, man. You sent me the video. Pangolins. I mean, are you doing this on Perpangelins?
Starting point is 00:33:36 No. I mean, what are they? This is you. You're doing this on purpose. Are you sabotaging this for some reason? I'm not sabotaging anything. I'm telling you, like, you sent me that video, and then it just keeps looping and playing and stuff,
Starting point is 00:33:53 and I didn't even do it. Play it. What the fuck? Don't play that again. Delete that from your computer. Delete that from your computer. That's a private message to a friend. Look, we're going to work on it.
Starting point is 00:34:07 Keep working on it, Josh. use your other computer transfer it to your other computer and use that look Josh's a great guy don't get mad at him you know he's one of the coolest people I know so please don't chat please be cool to my producer Josh he's a wonderful dude and please stop attacking him in the chat I am going to address the allegations it's coming up it's In this video, I have poured my heart into this. You know, I've been doing so much thanking and reflection. And I've been really, truly, like, I have an answer, and it's important.
Starting point is 00:34:55 And I don't want to be like, I don't want to pat myself on the back or anything like that. But as you can see from the beginning, it's a fucking incredible, it's, when I was doing it, I'm like, oh, my God. It's like, I kind of have this feeling of like, am I can, I feel like Kim Burns or like it's just something moved through me, like a spirit move through me. And, yeah, it's, I feel like it's, it's an important thing and more, more of us should be doing things like this, you know, we can't just ignore, you know, when Buddhism, ignorance is one of the root causes of suffering, you know, and ignorance, what is ignorance? ignorance it's not just dumb it doesn't mean like you know you're ignorant like you're an idiot
Starting point is 00:35:41 ignorance means actively ignoring so even though something's right in front of you you try not to see it now usually you know something is in front of us it's more inside of us you know there's some feeling that we have that is just unbearable and why wouldn't you have that feelings the world if you really open your heart to it is almost unbearable You know, if you just expand the circumference of your community outside of you and your friends or you and your family to just your neighborhood or a little further out than that, then suddenly, like, if everybody's your kids, you know, everybody, all the kids out there, those are your kids.
Starting point is 00:36:28 All the mommies are your mommies. All the dads are your dads. All the wives are your wives. Ooh, I like that one. I don't mean it sexually, man. I didn't either. Yes, you did. See, that's, okay, so here's a thing.
Starting point is 00:36:41 I know, because you do podcasts, I know you do comedy podcast. I know that. And so I know part of a comedy podcast is that, like, play a, God damn it. Play a fart sound. Like, how does my, I have an airplane mode, but she can still get through. What is that? I don't know how to stop it. God damn it.
Starting point is 00:37:03 as I was saying what was I saying oh comedy pot you probably what you want to play a fart sound okay let's do that here this is what Josh would like to be doing hold on here we go no
Starting point is 00:37:21 don't use an app if you're going to do that I like to vocalize my fart Is that what you like, Josh? You feel uncomfortable now? Yeah. This is what you like?
Starting point is 00:37:40 This is what you want in this fucking podcast? You're feeling good now? This is what you want? Fart sounds? Is this what you fucking want? Yeah, wow. This is great. This is fucking great.
Starting point is 00:37:55 What's happened to comedy? This is what you want. Fucking disgusting. It makes me sick. you know the we just can't ignore you know if you if you um it takes courage to turn and face those parts of ourselves that are kind of hard to accept it takes courage to reflect it takes courage to look within and it takes courage to sit without the pain not tell a story about it come up with a reason for the pain, not even come up with an explanation for all that suffering, but just sit
Starting point is 00:38:37 with it. Like, you know, if you ever seen a mother with a crying child, you know, they just hold them, love them, and the child calms down. And that part of yourself, it just doesn't want, seemingly doesn't, doesn't want to be held. That's the part of you that wants to be held the most. That's the part of you that needs love the most. And until you have the courage to turn and face it, we have the courage to be with it. Unconditional love, then it's always just going to be squalling and crying like a baby on a plane.
Starting point is 00:39:21 Squalling and crying. Did you fix, tell me you fucking fixed it. It's so exporting. Okay. You know what I, you know what I, speaking of exporting, do you know what I have? what i have exported a pyramid tape oh shit okay i got it so i don't know if it fits in with today i would love to just wrap up this part of it the problem is the video i made is very long so if we're going to watch the whole fucking thing it's you know if people have time now they're on
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Starting point is 00:42:43 What do you mean you're just How is this so hard? You've played a million videos. Just play it. All right. I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like lizards.
Starting point is 00:43:03 I remember penguins. Yeah. That was when I used to play Hala Night. I think there were penguins in there. Can't wait for Silks song. Should I buy a switch for that? Can you stop right there, Josh, stop. Stop!
Starting point is 00:43:17 I would, before you keep playing it, just while we had this on, I would love to know in the chat, how many of you have gotten the new switch do you think Silk Song Do you think it makes sense to buy the switch
Starting point is 00:43:34 just to play the next hall at night I'd love to see that in the chat Can you pull the chat up real quick Josh? Yeah No somebody's saying no I got a PS5 pro just for the for death straining too didn't ask that how all um yes
Starting point is 00:43:57 tour is only saying yes why do you think that because it seems like a lot of the the it's going to be on playstation and i'm just trying you know what what is the reason other than you can i guess haul the thing around with you but i'm i'm over 50 i can't be on an airplane playing a switch um fluriter says response it's coming i'm going to play the rest of the video i think that you will i think you'll be pleased with the response um is it switch three or switch two it's two right i have no is it three or two uh there's no reason just use your playstation um steam deck no you know what i'm pin 781 i got to say i got a steam deck and i was excited as hell about it and but it just it just it can't play
Starting point is 00:44:50 any of the new games coming out like i just wanted to be able to but that being said, I've been playing this game Factorio. Oh my God. It's like it looks like shit, but it's the most engrossing, incredible game I've ever played. But Hollenite. Now that, that's like up there with Eldon Ring as far as cool games go. That's the kind of game where you feel like you're in a dream the weeks that you're playing. So Silk Song, I've been just waiting for it. And I've been looking at that switch. And I've just been thinking, I'm going to do it. I think the new Donkey Kong game looks okay, but I don't know, two games, is it worth it? And I'm assuming there's going to be other cool shit, but then I've heard the frame rates on the switch, too, are dropping off on
Starting point is 00:45:33 Elton Rings, so I'm a little worried about that. And there's probably going to be another handheld console coming out. I heard Xbox is releasing a handheld, so, which you'll be able to access Steam, and, you know, it feels like if you just wait a year, you're going to be able to play AAA games on a handheld, and it's going to look incredible with super high frame rates. So thank you so much for the input, guys. Go ahead and finish this. All right, let's drop the fucking
Starting point is 00:46:01 mic on these motherfuckers. Here we go. Isn't it going to be on PlayStation? Start it from the beginning. Okay. They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. Penguins. I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil?
Starting point is 00:46:19 Kind of like lizards. I remember penguins. Yeah. That was when I used to play Hala night. I think there were penguins in there. Can't wait for Silk Song. Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it going to be on PlayStation? They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon. Or something that is trying to be a raccoon. And yet, look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like it knows it's a smalkyern cum. similar, always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic, and yet doomed to forever be a poor imitation. I'm thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door sends a message. It says,
Starting point is 00:47:13 you can't come in, add a door to it, and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a door. any wall can be overcome and in this overcoming we merge with the wall we become forever part of the wall's story penguins you know what are they penguins I mean what are they penguins I mean what are they penguins I mean maybe this is a good things you know like what are they and it's like it's happening for a reason you know maybe it's a good thing yeah that's what i'm saying like maybe it's good that like because you don't know what what can happen hey what's up i came to i get my car fixed and uh you didn't fix the car maybe that's a good thing yeah because then you can drive your car and get into a car accident and now it happened for a reason yeah maybe that's a good thing
Starting point is 00:48:16 hey what's going on i uh i i wanted to um have an operation but you you remove my kidney and i i just needed to have knee surgery maybe that's a good thing maybe it happened for a reason that's more of a mix-up but i mean you know it listen from what i'm from what i'm trying to learn right now is, is, you know, the parameda of patience. In Buddhism, the paramedas, they're fairly similar to the Christian fruits of the spirit, generosity, patience, discipline, and I'm working on the parameda of patience. Where are you going? Are you walking out? No, no, no, no. I'll be right back. All right. All right. listen guys this is uh
Starting point is 00:49:16 we're trying right now um to fix this thing I guess there's some kind of party happening out there now and um just here's what you do Josh switch it to your other computer transfer to the other computer connect the computer
Starting point is 00:49:34 to the internet and then we will um We'll play the video that everybody's waiting for. And for those of you who came here just for this, I can't apologize enough. I see there's 555 people in the chat right now, angel numbers. And a sincere apology to every single one of you
Starting point is 00:50:00 who came here, you know, for my response. Sometimes, I don't know. Yeah, sure, I could fucking just. say it, but, like, I show it. I show it. I break it down. And I'm not going to just, I'm not going to throw away days of work. So that I can't do it live. I can't do it live, Matt Crats. I can't. I'm not going to do that to myself. As an artist, I can't do that to myself. It's like, you know, hey, Picasso, can you describe the picture that you, that you, the, the guy running the fucking art museum shit all over? And now we can't.
Starting point is 00:50:40 can't see it, you know, you can't do that. I'm going to repaint the picture. I'll go back. I'll redo the whole fucking thing if I have to. I'll figure it out. Did you switch computers? It's still turning on the other computer. I was off, so I have to wait until it turns on.
Starting point is 00:51:01 All right. Well, how much time do we have? How long we've been doing it? Yeah, how long has it been? 45 minutes. Okay, good. All right, I guess while that's happening, I'm just going to read some dates I've got coming up.
Starting point is 00:51:17 I'd love for you guys to come out to the show. Let's see here. Great. Dates aren't coming up on the computer. See, maybe your computer, when you send it over. Yeah, but my computer isn't the one playing the video. That's your computer. This is your client's computer.
Starting point is 00:51:40 You know? I thought of you more as a friend than a client, but... All right. Play it. What the fuck? Dude, seriously, man, now I think you're... Oh, here we go. It's comedy podcast time.
Starting point is 00:52:02 Okay, turn it off. Turn that off. And think it about you. Call you later. Turn it off. Turn it off. Don't play that again. Comedy, Austin Comedy Podcast.
Starting point is 00:52:15 Whoa! I'm going to, September 4th, I'm going to be at the Hollywood Improv. September 5th, I'll be at the Irvine Improv. September 6th, Irvine Improv. Come see me at Cobb's Comedy Club, September 13th. And September 12th, on September 26th, I'll be at the Four Winds Cazine. Four Wins. Casino South Bend.
Starting point is 00:52:42 Come see me October 2nd, 3rd and 4th at Wise Guys Comedy Club, Salt Lake City, October 9th through the 11th at the Tacoma Comedy Club. October 17th. Wait, October 17th of the Omaha Funny Bone, October 18th, Omaha Funny Bone, October 18th, Omaha Funny Bone, October 8. You love it, Josh, huh? Woo, Austin Comedy! That's what you love. I like Austin.
Starting point is 00:53:11 Oh! I like my fart's a little wetter, but... Oh, boy. Great. Grow up. Grow up. Grow up. Well, I guess since that's not working,
Starting point is 00:53:27 for those of you who are just joining us, you know, one thing that Josh and I have been fucking around with on the podcast is, I got a box of tapes sent to my house. And you can go to this pyramid tapes subreddit if you're interested in it. I guess trigger warning. This is honestly kind of disturbing. And because I spent so much time working on this fucking video, I...
Starting point is 00:54:06 Come on, man. You're going to laugh? That makes you laugh, huh? Little fart sounds makes you laugh. It does something to your soul. Okay, for the adults who are watching and not the children, I received a box of tapes at my house that are fucking weird. And I have been sort of going back and forth on playing them on the podcast.
Starting point is 00:54:40 but I did have a little bit of time and I managed to export one of the tapes that I could play for you guys. Do you guys want to hear one of these tapes or should we like try to play my response video? Yes. Okay. By the way, monkey fire lord, a self-band...
Starting point is 00:55:06 self-ban self-ban five minutes anyone anyone saying suey-eye self-band five minutes I can't believe this makes you laugh so hard you know Josh
Starting point is 00:55:32 I spend a lot of time trying to create a vibe in my podcast and um today i really wanted to like seriously connect with a lot of people who are confused and i wanted people to like hear my side of the story and so i spent a lot of time working on that video and because of some technical error here at this podcast studio where you should be able to play videos, I have not been able to play it. And though, I guess, like, fart jokes are funny, I'm just a little, I'm going to say I'm a little disappointed
Starting point is 00:56:22 because sometimes I feel like it's time to put the comedy thing aside just for a second. And I feel like these days especially what the world needs from comedians more than anything is for us to put the comedy aside and for us to get real, get serious, and use our platforms for good and recognize what it means to have a platform. Yeah, sure, as a comedian, I could shake my fart thing all day. make fart sounds and this is the fart cushion app you know i could do that all day or i could make the right choice and protect people of the world and that's what i was trying to do today with that
Starting point is 00:57:17 video josh and i guess for you you're just like fuck it you know fuck it we're in texas right Did you get the video? Should we try one more time? Yeah, I got the video. Seriously, man. Hey, whatever happens? If this doesn't fucking work, people are going to fucking, they're going to be furious. Whatever happens is supposed to happen.
Starting point is 00:57:52 Play it. Penguins. I mean, what are they? They're cute, but are they evil? Kind of like, listen. I remember penguins. Yeah. That was when I used to play Hala Night. I think there were penguins in there.
Starting point is 00:58:10 Can't wait for Silk Song. Should I buy a switch for that? Seems crazy. Isn't it gonna be on PlayStation? They've added a new cake pop at Starbucks. A raccoon. Or something that is trying to be a raccoon. And yet, look at that poor thing's eyes. It's like, it knows.
Starting point is 00:58:31 knows it's a Samalkyern come, Simulam. Always seeking realness, wanting to be authentic, and yet doomed to forever be a poor imitation. I'm thinking a lot about doors and walls. A wall without a door sends a message. It says, you can't come in. Add a door to it, and the wall changes. With enough force, any wall becomes a dual. Any wall can be overcome. And in this overcoming, we merge with the wall. We become forever part of the wall's story. Pangolins, I mean, what are they? Pangolins, I mean, what are they? Pangolins, I mean, panglins. I mean, what are they?
Starting point is 00:59:32 You know what, fuck it. Okay, maybe if we... I have a nice day, Josh. Well, no, but if we keep letting it play, maybe it'll... Maybe... You can just be like to play. All right, so, um, I, I'm just afraid to play the video because if I play the video, I've seen the full thing for it.
Starting point is 00:59:55 Well, now he's locked out. Let me get a little minute. I'll be right there. That man. This podcast is brought to you in part by Stash. What if you could start investing without ever picking a single stock? With Stash, the experts handle the hard part for you. Stash isn't just another investing app.
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Starting point is 01:01:23 an SEC registered investment advisor. Investing involves risk. Offer is subject to T and C's. the video. I'm looking at the end of it. And let's see. Just forget it. No, just forget it. It's a sign. Just forget it. Forget it. It's a sign.
Starting point is 01:02:07 Yeah. I mean, sometimes this is how it works. I guess, like, the idea, what I was going to do is probably fucked up. So. I mean, it looks corrupted. I mean... Yeah, it looks corrupted, Josh. It looks corrupted. It looks corrupted.
Starting point is 01:02:21 Sometimes people very close to us become. corrupted. Yeah. Or they're just looking out for your best interest sometimes, you know? Yeah. Well, look, I can see a lot of you are upset. You know, I feel like some of you are like, it's the first time you've come to the podcast and I'm mortified that this is what I do.
Starting point is 01:02:48 This is what you get. Usually it doesn't, the podcast is actually, believe it or not, very professionally produced and well done. And these things, uh, don't happen. So I, you know, I see a lot of you guys. I see what you're posting there. And, um, it, some of it is, I'll admit, it's hurtful. And, uh, I really want to respond to this, but I want to do it in the right way. So here's what we'll do. Come back. Come back next week. Josh, after this, let's work on the, whatever's going on here. Come back next week. And we will play this video and you will get the response that I think you deserve and that I know you want. So for those of you who stuck through the whole thing,
Starting point is 01:03:35 I just got to say, I applaud your patience. And like Josh said, sometimes things do happen for a reason. You know, I guess the best way to wrap this thing up is to think a little bit about patience. Most importantly, to think about the fruits of the spirit. which are, I'll look it up. I haven't memorized, but I got jet lags, so my brain is just mushy right now. Let's see here, the fruits of the spirit. It's from Galatians. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Starting point is 01:04:22 mentalness, and self-control. That's really beautiful. What's the whole verse? Galatians 522-23. Galatians. 522-23. Can't you just give me the fucking verse? Here it is. Back a few.
Starting point is 01:05:22 I don't know what's going on here. Mercury is, like, definitely fucking with me right now. See, so it's not just my computer. No, no, no, no. This is a totally different thing. I'm trying to find a Bible verse. For those of you just joining us, we try to do a little Bible verse every episode. Here we go.
Starting point is 01:05:54 Now, the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulation. what's that like emulators wrath strife seditions heresies envyings murderers drunkenness revelings and such like of which i tell you before as i have also told you in time past they do that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of god but the fruit of the spirit is love joy peace long suffering gentleness goodness faith, meekness, temperance, against such, there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in spirit, let us also walk in
Starting point is 01:06:55 spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou all. also be tempted, bear you another burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden. Wow, that's very beautiful. A lot to swallow there. And, Come on.
Starting point is 01:07:42 I was trying to refresh the other video. Or there's the other video that was. To continue, I think that these days especially, if you want a reason to hate somebody, you want a reason to, to attack somebody you want a reason to divide and to think you're part of the right team you can find it but if you have the courage to look within to reflect and thank maybe you'll notice something
Starting point is 01:08:25 there's a kind of not great feeling that goes along with that a sense of self-imposed smallness feeling that you've sort of shriveled yourself down and I think that that feeling is related to the reality that this beautiful technology that is causing so many problems in the world is also the doorway to a kind of never-before-seen harmony unity and connection between human beings something that transcends the state government and whatever the zeitgeist to be. Any time we decide to put poison into that beautiful, incredible tapestry, then we just become part of the entropic force that is keeping our planet eternally away from what it could be. And so let us end in prayer.
Starting point is 01:09:33 Thank you, God, for this beautiful platform you've given me. Thank you, God, for my wonderful family and for Josh, even though you fuck this thing up brutally today. Please, God, forgive me for my transgressions. And let all of those who have ears to hear connect with your light, your beauty, and your love. Offer solace and peace to the families affected by that brutal horror that just happened, whatever it may be, probably a lot of horrors, honestly, happened.
Starting point is 01:10:11 I mean, probably something every five minutes, terrible happened. So for whatever happened, not just in this last five minutes, but in the previous five minutes and all the five minutes before, bring comfort to those who need comfort. Please, God, help Josh upgrade the studio, help him realize that he is a producer of podcast, and that probably his equipment should be capable of playing simple videos and help him understand that he should apologize to me publicly for what he did to me today. Amen. Amen. Anything to say? Oh, you got a bunch of super chat. Oh, let's go through them. Great. But you might have something to Josh? It's been, my birthday's tomorrow.
Starting point is 01:11:07 That's great, but I turn 40. But, uh, really? Yeah, turn 40 tomorrow. Congratulations, Josh. Thank you. Well done. Forty's a big year. Hey, C4864 says, please address the elephant graveyard episode. I'm not sure what that is. Can you send a link? Um, getting some Harmony Crew in Buds. Thank you very much. Thank you. If you could see the little video that Josh fucked up, you know, you would probably get other vibes, more of like a Ken Burns kind of vibe. But I appreciate that because I do think he's a genius. Dalton says we're connected by two degrees.
Starting point is 01:11:49 I did not know that Dalton, 994, but you could let me know what those degrees are. Haley Jan 63 asked if I've ever laid across a shockty mat. Let me look that up. I'll let you know. Shockdy, Matt. No, but that looks incredible. Probably need it. My back's kind of fucked up right now.
Starting point is 01:12:14 All that flying. Accupressure mat. I do have nails that I stand on. Like, somebody brought this really cool board of nails that you stand on them, and it's the craziest shit ever. I'll bring it if you want to try it. It's like you feel it through your whole body. It's amazing.
Starting point is 01:12:31 Is that better than walking on Coles? Yeah, I would say so. The Walking on Coles thing seems like horseshit to me. No offense, anybody out there who does that, or who is currently walking on Coles. Hey, Duncan, you got to check out Jared Wright from Australia, creator of animated series Sassay the Sasquatch and the Big Legs show.
Starting point is 01:12:50 I've heard of The Big Les Show. I'll check it out. Stax and Malik is saying, We still love you, Duncan, thank you. Just worried tealach. defense was such a strange thing to see come from you. This techno demons want to destroy our world dunk. You know, coincidentally, if Josh had not fucked up this video, I think you would actually hear what I have to say about that. And I think it might, it might change your
Starting point is 01:13:25 mind a little bit about what you're thinking there. I really appreciate those super chats. Thank you so much. And guys, again, I can't apologize enough for the mess that this episode was. I've been, just know that I've been really fixated and working on this, trying to get this to work. For those of you who really want to know what's going on, and like, honestly, after this, I think I'm going to add some things to the video. But please come back next week. We'll be here on Wednesday.
Starting point is 01:13:59 Wednesday, we will have for you. a working video. I don't care if Josh and I have to spend the next, spend his whole birthday working on this. We'll figure it out. We'll figure it out. Come back next week. Wednesday, I will show this video
Starting point is 01:14:11 and we will get everything out in the light because I think that's just the best thing to do in situations like this. So I'll see you next Wednesday. I love you guys so much. Thank you for bearing with me. Remember the fruits of the spirit,
Starting point is 01:14:24 specifically patience. You know, we have to, if we can learn patience with each other, If we could just stop that reactive thing that just makes you want to lash out, you know, the thing that makes cats bite little kids, you don't want that in you. We could just learn some patience with each other, kindness with each other, generosity with each other, then this world that we're in, it doesn't have to be such a miserable place. I believe it's possible. I think world peace is possible, and I'm teeling you the truth. see you guys next week don't play that don't play that see you next week

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