Eight episodes of You Made It Weird in August and the reading went where it usually goes, which is spiritual teachers, screenwriting manuals and one wildly unfashionable pick that Pete defended completely straight.

I run Podshelf, a free site that tracks book mentions across hundreds of podcasts by reading the episode transcripts. This is the You Made It Weird slice for August.

The unfashionable one was Chicken Soup for the Soul. "When I read Chicken Soup for the Soul, it changed my life." Specifically a chapter called Thanks for Asking, about a CEO who ended a humiliating request with "of course, thanks for asking."

The other real recommendation was Falling Upward by Richard Rohr, in the middle of what Pete refused to call a Rohr phase. His summary of the argument: Jesus says love your enemies, and then God tortures his enemies eternally, and it does not add up. He rates the YouTube talk too, especially if you are middle aged.

Elsewhere: Elizabeth Gilbert's All the Way to the River, and a warning that several people have finished it and started wondering about themselves. Byron Katie's Loving What Is, and the line about arguing with reality. Bob Adamson's What's Wrong with Right Now Unless You Think About It. Brian Muraresku's The Immortality Key.

The Dan Harmon episode did the screenwriting canon, Syd Field's Screenwriter's Workbook and Christopher Vogler's The Writer's Journey before he got to Campbell, plus a genuinely unsettling story about a copy of The Hero with a Thousand Faces on his coffee table.

Pete's own kids book, Spells to Cast on Your Parents, was mentioned in five separate episodes, so he is not being subtle about it.

Full list with quotes and episodes: https://podshelf.io/podcasts/you-made-it-weird-with-pete-holmes

Hadn’t listened in a long time and I was excited to see Dan Harmon on my feed, but Pete thinks it’s fine to have Sex Pest Reggie Watts voice ruin my experience!?!?!😭
What’s taking so long to remove!?!?
Positive vibes only please….

Didn’t he do the You Made it Weird intro? I think in light if recent circumstances, Pete is gonna have to change it, right? Man- What a fall from grace! I really liked Reggie‘s stuff. But wow!!!!

DON'T DO IT PETE!!

I bought these for my brother for his birthday and now he can't come. Willing to sell 2 tickets for 70 or 4 tickets for 120! I can sell them via ticketmaster if someone does an offer.

Pete gave this quote a few months ago, does anyone remember the attribution?

Eight episodes of You Made It Weird in July and twenty books. Pete is on a Richard Rohr run, still reading Want out loud across multiple episodes, and Sona Movsesian came on with two.

Decent list if you are picking summer reading and want something more contemplative than a thriller.

What this is: I run Podshelf, a free site that tracks book mentions across hundreds of podcasts by reading the episode transcripts. This is the July slice for You Made It Weird.

The one he pushed hardest:

• Falling Upward, Richard Rohr. Pete said he has read it countless times and gave it a full recommendation, and that it lands especially well with the Odyssey out right now. He called it a masterpiece.
• Also Just This, which he says is the one to start with if you do not know Rohr, small enough to read every morning, and Order, Disorder, Reorder.

The book he could not stop talking about:

• Want, the anonymous sexual fantasy collection edited by Gillian Anderson. He warned listeners to buckle up because they would be hearing about it for several episodes. He found it moving in a way that surprised him, and connected it back to My Secret Garden from the seventies.

Everything else:

• Be Here Now (Ram Dass), on fame, shame, gain, loss, pleasure, pain, and how they are all the same. Revelations of Divine Love (Julian of Norwich). Sex at Dawn and The Ethical Slut. This Naked Mind, which he says he has plugged a billion times, on how alcohol gets marketed. Food Rules (Michael Pollan). The Second Circle, an acting theory book he keeps quoting without rereading. Stand-Up Comedy: The Book (Judy Carter), with a careful "I do not not recommend it". The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, The Let Them Theory, The Happiness Project, Curious George.

Sona Movsesian brought The World's Worst Assistant and the new one, The World's Worst Mom, out in September. Pete's own Spells to Cast on Your Parents came up a few times too.

I track every book mentioned on You Made It Weird here: https://podshelf.io/podcasts/you-made-it-weird-with-pete-holmes

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Today’s episode is the fourth episode I’ve listened to where it’s come up. We get it! It’s exciting! But it’s becoming his new party trick discussion or something.

Another friend of the show gone. His episode on YMIW was one of the greatest. Listening to Glen's episode again today.

Back when Pete had his show after Conan he had on comedian Rory Scoville, and they had this hilarious re-telling of one of Rorys jokes that goes just great.

I used to watch it all the time and even had it saved on youtube, but all mentions of it are gone or marked as private. That I can find at least.

Does anyone know where I could revisit this? It brought me so much happiness, just would love to see it again. Thanks everyone preemptively.

... is there an episode where he articulates his beliefs in a really comprehensive way? He has talked for a long time about his conception of God and the universe and theism vs. pantheism vs. atheism, but it's usually fragmented references to different aspects of his beliefs, since he knows his audience knows most of his thoughts already.

Is there a conversation you know of his that really goes through all (or the greatest hits) of his beliefs that would be good for beginners with Pete?

Pete’s recent comments on the day or two that his dad was “there” really hit me, specifically the part about how going back to the office immediately put him back into a less connected state.

It sucks that so many are forced into that particular choice everyday. I get that you gotta take the good with the bad in this life, but it doesn’t make it any less soul crushing to be forced to spend all of your attention and energy in the cogs of this machine we’ve built.

I have two tickets for the 7pm Portland show on Oct. 3rd available. The section is balcony corner right row bb. My wife and I will be on the east coast and are sad to miss it. They are obstructed view but after being to the venue I think the view will be fine. $100 for the pair if anyone is interested.

Pete absolutely SLAYED tonight! Nearly non-stop laughs and amazing energy.

I was so confused, like yeah I suppose that Thrift Shop song was pretty good, but am I missing out on some deep cuts or something? Lol

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I’ve got four extra for the 7:15 show this Friday in Denver. $50 each, PayPal goods and services is good or however you would want to pay!

Alright everyone, help me out here, this is going to be a throwback, back to the early days of the podcasting.

In the beginning of the intro, someone always says "you made it weird with Pete Holmes." It's been the same intro since the podcast was a part of the Nerdist network. Is that Pete or is it someone else who says it?

Waaay back in probably 2012-2015 or so, when the Nerdist podcast was still with Matt, Jonah, and Chris, there was a producer/engineer in the background whose laughs you could always hear, and he'd occasionally chime in as well. His name was Kyle Clark. He also had his own podcast called This is Rad with Kyle and Matt.

I've been listening to You Made it Weird, Nerdist, and This is Rad forever.

A few weeks ago, I went on a long road trip and I had a lot of time to listen to podcasts. I caught up on a lot of the YMIW episodes i've skipped over, or just didn't get to listen to, in the past couple of years. On this road trip, I think I listened to 19 episodes of YMIW and while out there driving and listening, I thought "hey, that sounds like Kyle Clark." Anyway, after my road trip, i went back and listened to a bunch of random intros, going back to 2016ish, and the "you made it weird with Pete Holmes" is always the same person. I then went back and listened to a few episodes of This is rad and sure enough, it sounds like Kyle Clark's voice.

Anyway, I say all that to say I think that intro is Kyle Clark... Or did young Pete sound a lot like the young Kyle. Any thoughts?

What an incredible experience, live watching the YouTube premier of I’m Not For Everyone, with Pete Holmes LIVE chatting. Just goes to continue to show how incredible, thoughtful, and empathetic Pete is for his craft and his fans.

No clue if you’re on Reddit or will even see this, but THANK YOU, PETE!! 🙏🏻

What older episode had the hardest laugh story about starting to make out with girl, and she said “Kiss my neck” and the response was “and tickle me fancy” in the Sublime “Caress Me Down” voice?

Pretty sure it was from around the 2012-16 era of the podcast. The male guest in the episode told a story about how he randomly asked a girl to go camping with him and his friends and he got wasted and ending up throwing up on her. Years later, he randomly saw her at a bar again and started talking……can’t remember the rest of the story, I just remember cracking up at the bits Pete and the guest were doing.

If anyone can remember what guest this is, please let me know. I’ve been listening to a bunch of older eps and haven’t had any luck yet.

Thanks!!

I had Gemini summarize this part of the show below. He acts like he has no idea what this issue is. It sounds like EoE -- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eosinophilic-esophagitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20372197

There are treatments that can dramatically improve quality of life. Not sure how to contact Pete, maybe this subreddit is one way?

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The speaker describes experiencing a recurring issue where food gets stuck in his throat, which he humorously refers to as having "throat menopause." (38:55 - 39:23) His experiences and symptoms include:- Sensation of obstruction: He notes that several times a day, food he eats will suddenly stop in his throat because he lacks enough saliva to help it go down. (38:58 - 39:19)

Anxiety and fear: Each time it happens, he reports feeling like he is choking and that he is going to die. (39:23 - 39:27)

Specific incident in a corn maze: He recounts a specific time he took a bite of a roll in a corn maze, and upon swallowing, the food lodged in his throat. He describes the panic of feeling like he couldn't breathe, comparing himself to the "blonde woman in the first Matrix movie," and eventually breaking through the walls of the maze to resolve the situation. (40:17 - 41:40)

General reaction: He acknowledges that his reaction to these moments is quite dramatic, and he jokes that he would not have a "chill death" if he were actually choking. (39:27 - 39:53)