In a politically charged return to the Indie Spiritualist Podcast, Chris Grosso sits down with John Fugelsang to discuss finding humor as a weapon against the world’s chaos.
In this episode, Chris Grosso and John Fugelsang converse about:
- Politics, the state of the world, and Joe Biden’s accomplishments
- Spiritual and emotional burnout preventing us from looking at global suffering
- The frightening accuracy of post-apocalyptic movie Leave the World Behind
- Atrocities vs. benevolence committed by Christian people
- The criminalization of abortion compared to what the bible says
- Melding religions and the book The Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta
- Similarities between Christ consciousness and the Buddha mind
- The upcoming election and America’s rejection of Donald Trump
- Finding joy in difficult times and how humor can be an act of resistance
- Loving our enemies and knowing we are not better than anyone else
- John’s in-progress book called Separation of Church and Hate
- Chris Grosso’s transformational work in hospice care, addiction, and more
“People who’ve had such oppression have rebelled against so much never-ending shittiness with humor. Humor can be both a sign of faith, humor can be a sign of gratitude, that as awful as life is I’m going to find a reason to laugh and smile in this moment anyway. It’s an act of resistance, it’s an act of service, it’s an act of appreciation to the creator, whatever he or she or it is or isn’t. In that sense, it can be a real ministry. Don’t ever feel guilty because you laughed while others are suffering. Feel guilty if others are suffering and you’re indifferent.” – John Fugelsang
About John Fugelsang:
John Fugelsang is a New York-based political commentator, comedian, TV and radio personality, performer, and writer. He was the host of America’s Funniest Home Videos and has appeared frequently on news commentary shows on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News, and NPR. Recently, Fugelsang was the host of Current TV’s daily show, Viewpoint, where he analyzed the news and facilitated conversations about current affairs. Currently, he hosts a daily program called “Tell Me Everything” on the new SiriusXM Insight Channel. Keep up with John on Instagram or his website.