You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes Pete Holmes

I have been listening to this podcast since 2013. It was the first podcast I ever listened to and now 11 years later it’s still my favorite. I mostly listen to comedy podcasts and I have learned so much about comedy from listening to Pete talk to so many people from the entertainment industry, from standup to actors. But Pete has another side that is more spiritual that I love hearing his ideas and the guests he’s had that come from that world. I didn’t grow up religious, but I still enjoy hearing about his thoughts about the nature of existence. Also, ever since the pandemic Pete has had a weekly episode with his lovely wife Val and that has me my absolute. I love both of them so much and it’s so rewarding listening to them talk about mental health, spirituality, relationships, and parenthood. I recommend this podcast to everyone I know who does or even doesn’t listen to podcasts.

Whether I’m a huge fan of the guest, or it’s someone I’ve never heard of, I’m always captivated by the profound and insightful discussions that unfold. These aren’t talk show style interviews with punched-up anecdotes and shameless plugs, they’re genuine conversations.

I first heard Pete on the Fake Doctors Real Friends podcast in Nov 2023 and enjoyed the dialog he had with them so much I decided to check out You Made It Weird.

I started out looking through the 10 year catalog for episodes with people I was big a fan of, as a sampler of sorts. Seeing the 1-2 hour long run time, I really didn’t think I’d make it through a full episode, but Ive never not listened to an episode all the way through. After that sampler I looked for episodes of people who I had just heard of, and now I listen to every new episode and have discovered some very interesting people and their creative works.

I look forward to the Friday episodes with Val all week!