#431 Jeff Foxworthy on America's Divided Culture: "...I want to find the things that connect us."

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People want to take care of the job. People go out of their way to take care of each other, which is a cool kind of phenomenon. So you know as a comedian what you're looking for is what we have in common and and that's where comedy is for me. I was very lucky very early on and in my comedy career to learn what worked for me and that was, I just assumed that if I fall something are my wife said something or my family did something I'm going to assume other people are thinking and saying and doing the same thing and and and so that for me I didn't have to sit there and go. What's funny.

What's funny. What's funny like like I did a joke on the last session with Larry. I should hear hear things that Google can't tell you one of the things was that of all the serial out of all the serial Cap'n Crunch is the most time intensive about that a minute if you if you gave it to. After you pour the milk around you will the roof of your mouth to shred the milk on in the Film on your case a wire brush to get rid up about five why don't Cap'n Crunch what you pour the milk on when you dive into a people burst out laughing and so I'm like wow I'm not the only person to have this all on the assumption if I thought this people in thought and so you know that the biggest compliment for me is after show when semi comes up because all my gosh you been in our house. All my gosh I've done that arrived thought that you realize you know politically in this country where as divided as I remember in my lifetime, but I think you could take people from both ends of the political spectrum and just sit down with them and Paul and you will find that they probably have 85% of everything in common but is Friday. We don't dwell on that 85%. We dwell on the 15% that is different is a comedian that 85%. When I walked out 30 thought there. I don't care how you want to find things and you know in an environment like were all living in right now. What you do what I you enjoying our broadcast on John Butler and I coproduced Peter show hope for the caregiver since it began.

I like to think that I'm responsible for the explosive growth the shows enjoyed. I'd like to think that but while Peter pays me not to. So let's move along all jokes aside though. I do have a great time with the show.

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