Podcast appearances and mentions of mary lynn

All right Fam, get ready for our first-ever episode covering the icon himself: Joe Kenda. We're in Colorado Springs, on June 5, 1988. The brutalized body of 24-year-old Mary Lynn Vialpando has been discovered in a back alley. There are almost no clues to who killed her. But Joe Kenda is on the case. When Mary Lynn's husband frantically appears at the crime scene, he becomes suspect number one. But in the first case in Colorado's history to use DNA technology to solve this crime, it would take years for the killer to be caught and for Mary Lynn to receive some measure of justice.Find and watch "Homicide Hunter: The Man with No Face" on Discovery+WE'RE ON YOUTUBE - Want to view the episodes and not just listen?  Check our new video feed to see full video episodes starting today. CLICK HERE TO WATCH AND SUBSCRIBE!LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, LulaRich, and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace; classics like The Jinx, Making A Murderer, and The Staircase; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders, Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery, and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, and so many more!Episode Sponsors: Earnin - Get access to your pay as you work. Download the Earnin app in the Google Play or Apple app store. ZipRecruiter - See why ZipRecruiter is the hiring site employers prefer most. Try it FOR FREE at www.ZipRecruiter.com/TCO Shopify - In 2026, stop waiting and start selling! Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at www.shopify.com/obsessed Helix - Upgrade your sleep! Go to www.helixsleep.com/tco for 20% Off Sitewide!! Ritual - Ritual's Essential for Women 18+ is a multivitamin you can actually trust. For a limited time, get 40% off your first month at www.Ritual.com/TCO Join the TCO Community! Follow True Crime Obsessed on Instagram and TikTok, and join us on Facebook at the True Crime Obsessed Podcast Discussion Group!  AND INTRODUCING THE NEW TCO DISCORD CHANNEL AS WELL!!!

Episode 1193: Are you building a life you love, or just escaping one that feels misaligned? In this episode of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn explore how distraction, busyness, and “someday” thinking can quietly pull us into coping mode instead of intentional living. Drawing on research and real-life experience, they unpack why escape isn't the problem...it's a signal.You'll learn how meaning, alignment, and purposeful goals create a life you don't need to escape from, and why stress isn't the enemy when it serves something bigger. The episode ends with a simple BIGG Assignment to help you spot misalignment and begin shifting from autopilot to on purpose.Thanks for listening!Here's to your BIGG Success,George & Mary-LynnBIGG Takeaways:Reflecting on whether you are building a life you love or just finding ways to cope is crucial for long-term happiness.Daydreaming can be a double-edged sword; it can inspire creativity but also create illusions of achievement.Engaging with your life rather than escaping it is essential for true fulfillment and purpose.Alignment between your values, goals, and daily actions is key to preventing that drift into autopilot living.Understanding the difference between coping and creating can shift your perspective on how you approach challenges.Finding meaning in your life through service and contribution can lead to greater satisfaction and reduced anxiety.BIGG Chapters[00:14] Exploring the Concept of Escape[01:37] Escaping Default Lives[03:24] Understanding Avoidance Coping[06:16] Finding Alignment in Life's Purpose[09:08] Building a Life of PurposeLinks referenced in this episode:Research: Some key differences between a happy life and a meaningful lifeEpisode 1190: Crafting Purposeful Goals That Propel You ForwardLife Map CourseFollow our podcastJoin our newsletter

Go Fact Yourself is coming to New York!On January 24, we're joined by Jackie Cox and Dorinda Medley at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia theater at Symphony Space.On January 26th we're joined by Julie Klausner and Seth Rudetsky at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. Plus, this weekend is our episode with Al Madrigal and Mary Lynn Rajskub – with guest co-host Ashly Burch! We'll give you a special preview of what's to come.Hosts: J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongCredits:Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Additional editing by Valerie Moffat.Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!

Episode 1192: In this final episode of the Life Map Podcast Series, George and Mary-Lynn bring all seven Life Map Course steps together. They explain why true success comes from integrating your personal, professional, and financial plans into one intentional framework - and why that creates a clear path that keeps you on track. You'll hear how each step in the Life Map Course builds on the last - from your baseline and vision to values, mission, goals, and contingencies - and why none of them stand alone. Most importantly, you'll learn how your Life Map becomes a flexible, day-to-day decision-making tool that evolves as life changes.Thanks for listening!Here's to your BIGG Success,George & Mary-LynnBIGG Takeaways:Setting clear goals instead of just wishes is crucial for achieving big success in life.Your Life Map serves as a decision-making tool that aligns with your personal and professional ambitions.Integrating your personal, professional, and financial goals creates a balanced life that fosters fulfillment.Contingency plans are essential as they help you stay on track despite unexpected disruptions and setbacks.BIGG Chapters:[00:00] Introduction to the Life Map Course[01:28] Transitioning from Wishes to Goals[03:48] Defining Your Mission and Impact[05:16] Building Contingencies into Your Life Map[06:13] Introduction to the Life Map Course[08:32] Creating Your Life Map: A Clear Path to SuccessLinks referenced in this episode:Life Map CourseLife Map Podcast SeriesFollow our podcastJoin our newsletter

Episode 1191: Life doesn't always follow the plan — and that's exactly why contingencies matter. In this episdoe of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn dive into Step 6 of the Life Map Course: Your Contingencies — How to Stay on Track When Life Happens.They explain why even the best goals need flexibility, how contingencies help you adapt without losing momentum, and why planning for disruption is a sign of wisdom, not doubt. You'll learn how to assess risks, create simple Plan Bs, so progress continues even during challenging circumstances.Inspired by a memorable fable and grounded in entrepreneurial thinking, this episode shows how to stay resilient, adaptable, and focused when life throws surprises your way.Be sure to get the free one-sheet that goes with this podcast episode to help you identify what might get in your way and create simple, realistic backup plans to stay on track when life gets unpredictable. Click here to get it.Thanks for listening!Here's to your BIGG Success,George & Mary-LynnBIGG Takeaways: In life, unexpected surprises are inevitable, so it's essential to have contingency plans in place. Contingency planning is not a sign of doubt; it's a wise way to prepare for real-life unpredictability. When faced with obstacles, remember to shake it off and take one step at a time toward your goals. Planning for failure means preparing for success; create backup plans that support your main objectives. A solid plan is good, but a flexible plan that accommodates life's surprises is even better. Identify three potential challenges to your goals and develop simple Plan Bs to keep moving forward. BIGG Chapters:[00:16] The Fable of the Farmer and His Donkey[02:08] The Resilience of the Donkey[03:10] Understanding Contingencies in Life Planning[04:37] Responding to Life's Surprises[08:16] Challenges in Contingency Planning[10:33] Wrapping Up and Moving Forward Links referenced in this episode:Episode 1186 – Your BaselineEpisode 1187 – Your VisionEpisode 1188 – Your ValuesEpisode 1190 - Your GoalsMission statement podcast freebieFollow our podcastJoin our newsletter

Episode 1190: Aligned goals are the key to turning purpose into progress. In this episode of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn dive into Step 5 of the Life Map Course podcast series: Your Goals. They open with a powerful story about misalignment and show how the wrong goal — even a “good” one — can pull you off course.Building on past episodes about your baseline, vision, values, and mission, learn how to choose goals that truly align with who you are and where you want to go. Be sure to get the free one-sheet that goes with this podcast episode to help you turn your vision, mission and values into focused, meaningful actions by giving you a simple framework to choose the right goals. Click here to get it.Thanks for listening!Here's to your BIGG Success,George & Mary-LynnBIGG Takeaways:Crafting purposeful goals starts with understanding your mission, vision, and values clearly.Aligned goals transform your dreams from mere thoughts into actionable steps, driving real progress.Setting too many goals can lead to overwhelm; focus on what truly matters to you.Milestones are essential as they break down larger goals into manageable, achievable steps for motivation. BIGG Chapters:[00:18] Transitioning to New Opportunities[01:35] Setting Goals that Align with Your Mission[02:35] Creating Aligned Goals[04:12] The Importance of Aligned Goals and Milestones[05:21] Challenges in Goal SettingLinks referenced in this episode:Episode 1186 – Your BaselineEpisode 1187 – Your VisionEpisode 1188 – Your ValuesEpisode 1189 - Your MissionGoals podcast freebieFollow our podcastJoin our newsletter

Episode 1189: Finding your mission is the key to staying focused, motivated, and resilient—especially when life gets hard. In this episode of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn explore Step 4 of the Life Map Course: Your Mission. They share why your mission matters, how it connects your daily actions to your bigger purpose, and simple strategies to uncover your why. You'll learn the difference between goals and mission, the pitfalls to avoid, and how to create a mission statement that guides and inspires you.Be sure to get the free one-sheet that goes with this podcast episode to help you reflect on what drives you and draft your first mission statement. Click here to get it.Thanks for listening!Here's to your BIGG Success,George & Mary-LynnBIGG Takeaways: Finding your mission is crucial because it connects your daily actions to your bigger purpose. Laura Bradford's journey shows that passion paired with purpose leads to incredible achievements. Defining your mission statement can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be perfect initially. Reflect on moments of fulfillment to help uncover your why and what drives you. BIGG Chapters[00:16] Finding Your Passion[01:16] Facing Challenges: A New Purpose[02:28] Understanding Your Mission[04:19] Challenges in Defining Your Mission[04:29] Understanding Your Mission vs. Goals[06:11] Transitioning to Step Five: Setting Goals for Success Links referenced in this episode:Episode 1186 – Your BaselineEpisode 1187 – Your VisionEpisode 1188 – Your ValuesMission statement podcast freebieFollow our podcastJoin our newsletter

When life feels chaotic, it's often because you've lost your sense of direction. In this episode of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn reveal how your values act as your compass—helping you calm the chaos, stay focused, and make decisions that align with what truly matters.Get practical strategies to identify your core values, define what they mean for you, and bring them to life through simple, daily actions. Plus, learn how to avoid common pitfalls like choosing too many values or adopting ones that don't reflect who you are.Be sure to get the free one-sheet that goes with this podcast episode to help you identify your core values. Click here to get it.Thanks for listening!Here's to your BIGG Success,George & Mary-LynnBIGG Takeaways: To achieve BIGG success, you must identify and live out your core values daily. Your values act as a compass, guiding you through life's chaos and helping you stay focused. Avoid the common pitfall of having too many values; stick to 3 to 5 that truly matter. When facing tough decisions, ask yourself if the choice aligns with your personal values. Take small, actionable steps each week to integrate your core values into daily life. BIGG Highlights:[00:15] How to Avoid The Void[01:04] Understanding the Importance of Values[01:58] Identifying and Practicing Core Values[03:35] Understanding Your Values: Common Pitfalls and Solutions[05:18] Exploring Your Mission: The Why Behind Your Values Links referenced in this episode:biggsuccess.comValues Reflection Podcast Freebie

Every success story starts with a clear vision. In this episode of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn reveal how your vision acts as your North Star - keeping you focused, motivated, and aligned with what truly matters.You'll learn four practical ways to define your vision, blending your passions and strengths to create a vivid picture of your ideal life. Plus, you'll see how this step builds on Step 2 of the Life Map Course: Your Baseline (where you are) and prepares you for Step 3: Your Values (your compass ) for staying true to yourself as you move toward your dreams.BIGG Takeaways: Defining your vision is crucial as it acts like a North Star guiding your life decisions. Without a clear vision, you might find yourself drifting aimlessly, much like a rudderless ship. Your vision should blend your passions and proficiencies to keep you excited and equipped. Writing down your vision in detail makes it more tangible and helps keep it top of mind. BIGG Highlights:[00:14] Navigating the Unknown[01:02] Finding Your North Star: The Importance of Vision in Life[02:04] Defining Your Vision: Strategies for Success[02:52] Defining Your Vision[04:32] Defining Your North Star Links referenced in this episode:biggsuccess.comPodcast Companion Freebie

If you've been sending in auditions and hearing nothing but crickets, this episode is for you. Veteran casting director Mary Lynn Wissner joins Marc Scott to break down what casting pros are really listening for—and what causes them to hit delete in the first five seconds. Mary Lynn has spent more than three decades casting voice over talent for top brands like Disney, DreamWorks, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, and History Channel. In this conversation, she shares audition red flags, commercial trends, and the new rules of self-direction in a world shaped by TikTok, influencers, and even AI. You'll learn: What makes or breaks an audition Why a pretty voice isn't enough anymore How acting and “pre-life” bring authenticity What casting directors actually control The growing impact of UGC on reads Advice for VO talent with a radio background CONNECT WITH MARY LYNN WISSNER

Every great journey begins with one crucial step: knowing where you are. In this episode of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn dive into Step 1 of the Life Map Course—Your Baseline.They reveal why this “You Are Here” marker is the foundation that powers your goals, how to assess your personal, professional, and financial starting point, and the risks of skipping this essential step. You'll also learn practical strategies—from self-assessment and outside feedback to journaling and SWOT analysis—that help you capture a clear picture of where you are today.Be sure to download the podcast companion for this episode - a free one sheet with a few reflection questions to help you put today's ideas into action. Click here to get it.Thanks for listening!Here's to your BIGG Success,George & Mary-LynnBIGG Takeaways: Your baseline is the crucial starting point for achieving your big success; knowing where you are is essential. Understanding your current position allows for clearer goal-setting and prevents aimless wandering in life. Gathering insights from trusted friends and mentors can help uncover strengths and blind spots in your self-assessment. Regularly journaling your thoughts and progress transforms your baseline into a tangible reference for growth. Setting realistic goals aligned with your true priorities prevents burnout from chasing unattainable dreams. Utilizing a SWOT analysis can deepen your understanding of your current status and guide your success path.BIGG Highlights:[00:15] Understanding Your Baseline for Success[00:58] Understanding Your Baseline[01:59] Starting Your Journey: Self-Assessment in the Life Map Course[03:09] Defining Your Baseline for Success[03:56] Turning Self-Assessment into Future Vision Links referenced in this episode:biggsuccess.comPodcast Companion Freebie

On this episode of "The Scoop on K-State", we sit down with Dr. Mary Hale Tolar, who serves as Dean and Associate Professor of the Mary Lynn and Warren Staley School of Leadership.

In this episode of Texas Talks, host Brad Swail sits down with Mary Lynn Pruneda, Director of Education & Workforce Policy at Texas 2036 and former education policy advisor to Gov. Greg Abbott.They dive into the controversies and complexities of Texas public education—from the end of the STAAR test to the new three-test system, literacy challenges, teacher pay, and the long-term workforce impact if Texas fails to catch up.Pruneda explains why public education is harder than most people realize, the consequences of pandemic learning loss, how Texas stacks up against other states like Mississippi, and what parents can do to step up as their children's first teachers.If you care about the future of Texas schools, accountability, testing, and workforce readiness, this conversation is a must-listen.

Do you ever feel like complaining eats up too much of your time and energy? You're not alone—research shows the average worker wastes more than 10 hours a month griping, especially about bosses and coworkers. In this episode of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn share 7 steps to complain effectively, so your issues actually get resolved instead of stuck in a cycle of negativity. Inspired by Peter Bregman's article in Harvard Business Review and Marshall Goldsmith's research, this episode will help you turn venting into problem-solving. By shifting from destructive to constructive complaining, you'll free up time, improve relationships, and feel more fulfilled.Takeaways: We complain about our bosses for an astounding ten hours every month on average. Effective complaining can actually save you up to ten hours of your month, so why not try it? By changing how we address complaints, we can transform negative energy into productive outcomes. Complaining the easy way feels good initially but ultimately leads to wasted time and frustration. BIGG Highlights:[00:02] Effective Complaining Strategies [03:19] Complaining: The Easy Way vs. The Effective Way [04:58] Effective Complaining Techniques [08:10] Effective Communication Strategies [11:04] Effective Complaint Resolution Techniques Links referenced in this episode:biggsuccess.comThe Abundant Living Kit

When the ground keeps shifting beneath us, courageous leadership means leaning into what's real; our experience, our humility, and our values. Mary Lynn Fayoumi, President and CEO of HR Source, brings decades of wisdom in workplace culture and HR leadership. She guides organizations through disruption with a clear focus on purpose and people, and she shows us how to do the same. We talk about what it takes to lead right now, when answers aren't clear and the pressure to act feels constant. Courage today looks less like having all the answers and more like pausing to process, listening deeply, and staying grounded in what matters most. It's about creating space for others, knowing your true north, and responding instead of reacting. Mary Lynn reminds us that it's okay not to know everything, and that strength often shows up as steady presence, not quick decisions. We slow down, reflect, and lead with calm, curiosity, and a focus on what truly matters. That's how we move forward together. Highlights 1. Calm Is a Superpower - Learn how to find your center and lead from it—even when everything around you feels chaotic. 2. Authenticity Builds Trust - Being real, showing emotion, and admitting you don't have all the answers creates space for others to do the same. 3. Processing Takes Practice - Hear why leaders need built-in reflection time and how routines can anchor clarity in the middle of noise. 4. Humility Creates Momentum - Letting go of control opens the door to innovation and stronger team engagement. It's about leading with people, not above them. 5. Purpose Is the Compass - When the path is uncertain, returning to your mission helps guide every decision with confidence and care. Resources Mentioned The Inspire Your Team to Greatness assessment (the Courage Assessment) How can you inspire our team to be more proactive, take ownership and get more done? You demonstrate and empower The Courage of a Leader. In my nearly 3 decades of work with leaders, I've discovered the 11 things that leaders do – even very well-intentioned leaders do – that kill productivity. In less than 10 minutes, find out where you're empowering and inadvertently kills productivity, and get a custom report that will tell you step by step what you need to have your team get more done. https://courageofaleader.com/inspireyourteam/ About the Guest: Mary Lynn Fayoumi, CAE, SPHR, SHRM-SCP is the President and CEO of HR Source, a Chicago-based employers' association with over 1200 member organizations. She is a highly respected speaker, trainer and advisor and an accepted authority on a variety of workplace issues including culture, employment trends, and HR management. Countless organizations have benefited from her expertise during her long tenure at the association. Mary Lynn is a prolific writer, quoted and published regularly in a variety of industry publications. She currently serves as the Lead Director of the World at Work Board and is Past Chair of the Board of Directors for both the Association Forum of Chicagoland and the Employer Associations of America. She is also an Advisory Board Member of the Community Memorial Foundation. Mary Lynn was honored by Crain's Chicago Business as a Notable Leader in HR in 2020 and was named the 2021 Woman of Influence by the Association Forum. Mary Lynn is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Business Administration in...

Mary Lynn joins the podcast to talk about her experience with her best friend at the recent Red Rocks Three Pianos show! We learn about their history as fans as well as the Dear Jack Foundation fundraising they do. But mostly, we talk about what it was like to be at the Andrew McMahon Red Rocks show in person! MaryLynn's Red Rocks videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWyTvS0LcDH6kujUwrQbKDp6xfhFNuqm8&si=oxePfyJIbYFQibJ- Chantel's review and photos: https://discord.com/channels/1315387546422870127/1315387547068923987/1400628615133139097

Ever catch yourself thinking, “If only I'd made a different choice…”? That's if-only-itis, and it can keep you stuck in regret instead of moving toward your dreams. In this episode of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn share three powerful steps to cure if-only-itis and take back control of your life. You'll discover how to shift from “if only” to “what if,” determine which goals are worth pursuing, and challenge the limiting beliefs that hold you back. George even shares his own story of how examining the fit led him back to college after dropping out.Read the this full podcast episode summary on our website.Takeaways: The concept of 'if only itis' represents an unhealthy mindset that can hinder progress. Exploring possibilities by reframing regrets into 'what if' questions opens new opportunities. Examining the fit of one's goals and aspirations is crucial for personal growth. Propelling oneself forward requires asking why not, challenging self-imposed limitations and fears. Acknowledging that past choices do not define one's future is essential for success. Taking proactive steps towards change can transform regret into actionable plans for improvement.

Join David and special guest host the Rev. Mary Lynn Coulson as they explore this week's Gospel reading from Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20. Together, they unpack the importance of how Jesus sends out the 70 disciples on a mission and what it teaches us about the kingdom of Heaven. Tune in for fresh insights, meaningful reflections, and ways to live into the Gospel this week. And make sure to check out what Mother Mary Lynn is up to by clicking here!Faith to Go is a ministry of The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. Click here to learn more about EDSD's great work in our region and how you can support this ministry.Remember to get in contact with us!Email: faithtogo@edsd.orgInstagram: @faithtogoFaith to Go is a ministry of The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. Click here to learn more about EDSD's great work in our region and how you can support this ministry.Remember to get in contact with us!Email: faithtogo@edsd.orgInstagram: @faithtogo

Mary Lynn Rajskub, known for playing Chloe O'Brian on 24 and Gail the Snail on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, joins the show to talk about what success means at this stage of her career. She shares her excitement about her new role in North by North, recalls the final line of 24, and Dan explains how she once helped him out at work. While success might smell like pomegranates to some, for Mary Lynn, it smells like bacon and dogs. Got a question for comedian Ben Gleib? Email it to howsuccesshappens@entrepreneur.com and Dan just might read it on the air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much would you endure to save your life and your child's? Mary Lyn Hammer takes us on an extraordinary journey through the medical wilderness of Lyme disease, revealing the devastating reality of this widely misunderstood condition.After being bitten by a tick during a business conference, Mary Lynn spent six and a half years suffering through debilitating symptoms while doctors repeatedly missed her diagnosis. The disease struck during her pregnancy, passing to her unborn daughter and setting them both on a path of chronic illness. From extreme skier to someone who couldn't walk up stairs, Mary Lyn watched her vibrant life fade away despite visiting countless medical professionals.When finally diagnosed, she faced a treatment ordeal that would challenge the strongest spirit. With a six-figure medical debt accumulating and her daughter showing cognitive challenges, Mary Lyn refused to accept conventional wisdom about chronic Lyme. Her turning point came through discovering the role of biofilms in protecting the bacteria from treatment – a breakthrough that eventually led to complete recovery for both mother and daughter.The revelation that Lyme disease can be sexually transmitted and passed in utero reveals why entire families often suffer without understanding why. Through years of research and personal experimentation, Mary Lynn developed a comprehensive three-phase protocol that has condensed recovery time from years to just months. Her approach addresses not just the bacterial infection but the complex immune dysfunction and detoxification challenges that make Lyme so difficult to overcome.Today, Mary Lyn's daughter is 24, a college graduate thriving without limitations. Through her platform Champion for Life and her book "Over My Dead Body," Mary Lynn is bringing hope to countless sufferers who've been told their condition is untreatable or imaginary. If you or someone you love is battling unexplained chronic symptoms, her story might hold the answers you've been seeking.Join the What if it Did Work movement on FacebookGet the Book!www.omarmedrano.comwww.calendly.com/omarmedrano/15min

#1178 - Why are there two G's in BIGG Success? It's a question we're asked all the time—and in this episode, we reveal the answer. BIGG is more than a name—it's a powerful acronym that highlights four key measures of success: Believing, Implementing, Goal-getting, and Giving back. George and Mary-Lynn break down what each one means, how they apply to entrepreneurs (including those who don't run a business), and how to use them to build a life of meaning, momentum, and impact. BIGG Takeaway: Use the four true measures of BIGG success to guide your journey and create the life you truly desire. That's BIGG success! Find our show notes here: https://biggsuccess.com/?page_id=13929 Thanks so much for listening, - George aka "The Professor" & Mary-Lynn P.S. Want to go deeper? Take our Life Purpose Quiz to uncover what success really means for you. BIGGsuccess.com/LPQ

#1177 - Leadership isn't just for people in top positions—it's for anyone willing to act with purpose. In this episode of The BIGG Success Show, George and Mary-Lynn revisit a powerful graduation speech by former Nebraska coach and congressman Tom Osborne. He tells the inspiring story of Brook Berringer, a backup quarterback who became a team leader through his actions, not his title. Drawing from this story and other examples, George and Mary-Lynn share three simple but powerful tips to help you lead from wherever you are—whether you're at the top, in the middle, or just starting out. BIGG Takeaway: Leadership is about impact, not titles. Find our show notes here: https://biggsuccess.com/?page_id=13613 Thanks so much for listening, - George aka "The Professor" & Mary-Lynn P.S. Want to serve more people and make a BIGGer difference? Take our Life Purpose Quiz today! BIGGsuccess.com/LPQ

Mary Lynn Fayoumi, President and CEO of HR Source, brings a wealth of insight on how leaders can retain top talent in today's evolving workplace. She reminds us that retaining great people isn't about copying broad strategies—it's about staying curious, asking the right questions, and creating personalized solutions that match each team and organization. From conducting spot surveys to simply checking in with employees more intentionally, Mary Lynn offers thoughtful ways to listen, learn, and respond. She encourages us to shift from reactionary fixes to ongoing processes rooted in empathy, flexibility, and real communication. Retention isn't one-size-fits-all—it's a journey that takes clarity, courage, and consistent attention.HighlightsRetention Starts with Listening – Learn how tuning in regularly, not just annually, makes a measurable difference in engagement.There's No One-Size-Fits-All – Discover why tailored approaches beat standardized policies every time.Recognition Drives Loyalty – Explore how specific, timely appreciation helps employees feel truly valued.Act on What You Learn – Understand why collecting feedback is only half the job—responding is what builds trust.Make Culture Intentional – Find out how leaders can foster connection and inclusion in the new work environment.About the Guest:Mary Lynn Fayoumi, CAE, SPHR, SHRM-SCP is the President and CEO of HR Source, a Chicago-based employers' association with over 1200 member organizations. She is a highly respected speaker, prolific writer, facilitator, advisor and an accepted authority on organizational issues including workplace culture, employment trends, people management and leadership. Countless organizations and their teams have benefited from her expertise during her twenty-nine years at the Association.Mary Lynn is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelor's of Business Administration in Industrial Relations/Human Resources. She holds an MBA with Honors from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. In addition to serving HR Source's 1200 member organizations, she volunteers on several business association and charitable boards and advisory councils. Although the line between Mary Lynn's personal and professional life is almost non-existent, she manages to find time to be a mother, a sister, a friend, a mentor, a Hawkeye, a yogi, a world traveler, a researcher and a pop-culture fan.https://www.hrsource.org/maimis/About the Host:Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. Amy's most popular keynote speeches are:The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership LegacyThe Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System CollaborationThe Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and CommunityThe Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid TeamHer new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.www.courageofaleader.com

Join Artemis Program Manager Annita Lucchesi and Artemis Coordinator Paige McMahon as they explore a pioneering conservation initiative: an all-women's hunting lease in Tennessee, managed by Artemis. Guests Ashley Chance and Mary Lynn share the story behind the lease, discussing the difficulties women face accessing hunting land, especially in the Southeast. They highlight how this project provides a safe community, builds confidence, and uniquely empowers women by teaching practical land management skills—from running equipment to planning prescribed burns—fostering a deeper connection to conservation and creating potential leaders in the outdoors. As sportswomen, we don't fit into any box or stereotype but enjoy being our full, authentic selves. There is no one definition of a sportswoman – Artemis celebrates the million ways to be one, and uplifts sportswomen as unique leaders of the sporting world and conservation. We are a nationwide community reflecting the diversity, leadership, expertise, and sisterhood of women hunters and anglers. Artemis sportswomen encourage one another in their growth and success as hunters and anglers, and role model women's leadership in caring for the lands and waters we harvest from and know so well. Join us in our work to elevate sportswomen as sporting and conservation leaders today! Learn more: https://artemis.nwf.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Artemis' Mary Lynn, lease manager and passionate outdoorswoman, for a behind-the-scenes tour of Artemis Sportswomen's Tennessee hunting lease. Nestled in the Cumberland Mountains, this 1700-acre property is a hub for learning, connection, and hands-on conservation. From a sustainable, hand-built camp to a gear closet stocked for every outdoor pursuit—deer hunting, turkey calling, fly fishing, and more—this episode showcases how Artemis is empowering women to dive into the outdoors, get their hands dirty, and shape wild spaces from the ground up. As sportswomen, we don't fit into any box or stereotype but enjoy being our full, authentic selves. There is no one definition of a sportswoman – Artemis celebrates the million ways to be one, and uplifts sportswomen as unique leaders of the sporting world and conservation. We are a nationwide community reflecting the diversity, leadership, expertise, and sisterhood of women hunters and anglers. Artemis sportswomen encourage one another in their growth and success as hunters and anglers, and role model women's leadership in caring for the lands and waters we harvest from and know so well. Join us in our work to elevate sportswomen as sporting and conservation leaders today! Learn more: https://artemis.nwf.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Artemis, Program Manager Annita Lucchesi sits down with Mary Lynn, Artemis Lease Manager in Crab Orchard, Tennessee, and Kelly Ott, a passionate hunter and mentor, to talk about the power of place—and what it means to have access to land and a community that uplifts women in the outdoors. Mary and Kelly share the story behind Artemis' 1,700-acre lease in Tennessee, how it's creating opportunities for women to learn skills from land management to hunting, and why mentorship is at the heart of it all. From first-time hunters to lifelong woodswomen, this conversation is full of laughs, heart, and a whole lot of inspiration. As sportswomen, we don't fit into any box or stereotype but enjoy being our full, authentic selves. There is no one definition of a sportswoman – Artemis celebrates the million ways to be one, and uplifts sportswomen as unique leaders of the sporting world and conservation. We are a nationwide community reflecting the diversity, leadership, expertise, and sisterhood of women hunters and anglers. Artemis sportswomen encourage one another in their growth and success as hunters and anglers, and role model women's leadership in caring for the lands and waters we harvest from and know so well. Join us in our work to elevate sportswomen as sporting and conservation leaders today! Learn more: https://artemis.nwf.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1174 - Author Robert Pirsig once said, “The secret to a fulfilled life is high-quality engagement with others.” In this episode, George and Mary-Lynn unpack four timeless truths from his writings that align beautifully with the entrepreneurial mindset. Find our show notes here: https://biggsuccess.com/?page_id=14542 Thanks so much for listening, - George aka "The Professor" & Mary-Lynn P.S. Are you searching  for more  fulfillment? ? Take our FREE Life Purpose Quiz to make sure: BIGGsuccess.com/LPQ

Imagine finding out your date lives a double life – not as a spy, but as a celebrity. In this revealing episode of the PMS Podcast, hosted by Pauly Shore at Jam in the Van, actress and comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub shares her hilarious and unexpected experiences of dating while famous. Known for iconic roles in 24, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Little Miss Sunshine, Mary Lynn opens up about what it's like when the guys she's dating suddenly realize they're dating a celebrity. From the awkward surprises to the unfiltered truths of dating as a public figure, Mary Lynn keeps it real in ways that only she can. Adding to the excitement, this episode features a live musical performance by Grammy-winning artist Lisa Loeb, bringing her signature sound to the Jam in the Van stage. In the crowd-favorite “Got Talent” segment, Doc Gunn showcases his unique act, delivering surprises at every turn. Pauly's regular cast keeps the energy alive with Nicole Tran as his quick-witted sidekick, Graig Agop on production, Joelberg on drums leading The Busters, and bartender Ryan Mirvis stirring up laughs and cocktails. This 66th episode of the PMS Podcast combines comedy, celebrity life, and live music with the unique vibe that Jam in the Van fans love. If you're curious about what it's like to date a celebrity, a fan of Mary Lynn's razor-sharp humor, or just here for the live energy, this episode has it all. Catch the laughs, stories, and behind-the-scenes moments with Mary Lynn Rajskub as she dives into the surreal reality of dating as a celebrity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Mary Lynn, an obgyn at Loyola University Medical Center, about the often overlooked topic of female sexual wellness and dysfunction. From low libido and pain during sex to emotional barriers and hormonal shifts, we explore the physical, mental, and emotional aspects that can impact sexual health. Our goal is to foster understanding, break down stigma, and provide practical insights. Dr. Mary Lynn is an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Loyola University Medical Center. She is the co-director for the Loyola Sexual Wellness Program and recently published on outcomes of this multidisciplinary program in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. She is active in research and mentored medical students through the Star program as well as research honors. Dr. Lynn created the women's sexual health education module which is part of the curriculum for 3rd year medical students and she lectures to them regularly on this topic. Currently, she serves on the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health education committee and as well as the Faculty Advisory Board for the Medical Student Forum on Female Sexual Medicine. Additionally, she contributes to the Sexual Medicine Society of North America women's sexual health committee and acts as an advisor for the Medical Student Forum on Female Sexual Health. She is an oral board examiner for the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecologists and serves on the recertification committee. She is a PCM1 Advisor and active on the Loyola IRB committee. Her current research focuses on Women's Sexual Health Medical Education and Sexual Health in Pregnancy. For further questions, Dr. Lynn can be reached at mlynn@lumc.edu  Episode produced by: Rasa Valiauga and Jaqueline Tarsitano Episode recording date: 10/14/24 www.medicuspodcast.com | medicuspodcast@gmail.com | Donate: http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate

Today on What's My Frame I'm joined Mary Lynn Wissner, award winning Casting Director and founder of Voices Voicecasting with over 25 years of experience. Mary Lynn has been hearing and casting the perfect voices for thousands of TV, radio, animation, film, games, virtual reality, industrials, podcasts, documentaries, toys, e-Learning, IVR, audiobooks, promos, events and dubbing productions.  Mary Lynn is always listening; she hears voices, she delights in nuance and texture; she seeks out the character and the unexpected, she knows tone and delivery…and she knows how to direct talent to get the perfect read.  In today's episode Mary Lynn takes us behind the scenes on her casting process, empowers actors to find their most authentic read, encourages them on how to build a firm foundation in Voiceover and so much more. Now let's get to the conversation! Learn more about: The VO Pros and Private coaching with Mary Lynn --- What's My Frame, hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Linda Bradley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the WMF creative community now! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@whatsmyframe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@whatsmyframe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IMDb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠What's My Frame? official site ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our monthly newsletter!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠What's My Frame? merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whats-my-frame/support

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.prettyfunnybusiness.comSPOILER ALERT: THE MOMS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT.Will Aitken joined us for episode 12 of Pretty Funny Business Season 2, and logged a major grievance against his wife, Mary Lynn, who allegedly chose to not pick up a Cinnabon for him while she was out running solo errands across the street from the mall. Will called up Mary Lynn to interrogate her live, but unfo…

This episode Doug interviews Mary Lynn Palmer, a long time member of our church - who discusses in more detail her roll with the Faith Community Nurses. To learn more go to the FPC or Faith Community Nurse Network websites.

In the latest episode of the Simply Fit Podcast I have the pleasure of speaking with Mary Lynn Cloghesy.Mary is an novelist and founder of the Leadership Literary Lab where she's on a mission to to help experts in their fields write exceptional nonfiction books.Writing is a powerful tool, there's something about being able to articulate what's in your mind and get what's in your head onto paper.Writing practices such as journaling are growing in popularity year on year even in our modern world and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. And in today's episode, you're going to find out exactly why along with so much you didn't know about the world of writing.In this episode you can expect to learn…Why writing can be so therapeutic and transformative. What steps you should take if you've got some big ideas and want to transform them into a book.Along with what to expect if you do take on the task of taking your writing from a hobby into a career.So without further ado, Mary Lynn Cloghesy.WhatsApp Me About Coaching: https://wa.me/message/5XQONDOZJCKUE1Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliothasoon/Join my email list: https://mailchi.mp/0d9cb5771a96/ehc-weeklyFind Mary Lynn:Website: http://leadershipliterarylab.com/LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wildrosewriterDon't forget to subscribe too so that you don't miss any future episodes.

In the latest episode of the Simply Fit Podcast I have the pleasure of speaking with Mary Lynn Cloghesy. Mary is an novelist and founder of the Leadership Literary Lab where she's on a mission to to help experts in their fields write exceptional nonfiction books. Writing is a powerful tool, there's something about being able to articulate what's in your mind and get what's in your head onto paper. Writing practices such as journaling are growing in popularity year on year even in our modern world and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. And in today's episode, you're going to find out exactly why along with so much you didn't know about the world of writing. In this episode you can expect to learn… Why writing can be so therapeutic and transformative. What steps you should take if you've got some big ideas and want to transform them into a book. Along with what to expect if you do take on the task of taking your writing from a hobby into a career. So without further ado, Mary Lynn Cloghesy. WhatsApp Me About Coaching: https://wa.me/message/5XQONDOZJCKUE1 Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliothasoon/ Join my email list: https://mailchi.mp/0d9cb5771a96/ehc-weekly Find Mary Lynn: Website: http://leadershipliterarylab.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wildrosewriter Don't forget to subscribe too so that you don't miss any future episodes.

This week Moshe and Natasha are joined by Mary Lynn Rajskub! They discuss Mary Lynn's recent time in Nunavut, Kiefer Sutherland, her dog's DNA breakdown, and more! They give advice to one caller who wants to find a hobby and another who is struggling on the apps after 40.  Submit your deepest secrets to the Endless Honeymoon Secrets Hotline: (213) 222-8608 and ask Natasha and Moshe for relationship advice: endlesshoneymoonpod@gmail.com.   Come to our next dinner party, get merch discounts, mystery boxes, etc.: https://www.patreon.com/endlesshoneymoon We have merch! Get beanies, mugs, and more:  http://endlesshoneymoonpod.com/shop

Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN, FAAN is a consultant to the Center to Advance Palliative Care, a palliative nurse practitioner at North Shore Medical Center and co-director of the Palliative APP Externship. Vincent Jay Vanston, MD FAAHPM HMDCB has been working in the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine for over 25 years. His work now involves hospice care, hospital-based Palliative Medicine consultation, and medical education. Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, MA, MDE, BCPS is a Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and Executive Director of Advanced Post-Graduate Education. She developed the online Master of Science, Graduate Certificate and PhD Programs in Palliative Care at UMB, and teaches in several courses. She has practiced in hospice and palliative care her entire career, and is a prolific speaker and author in palliative care.

When it comes to achieving self-transformation and unleashing your greatest potential, perhaps you should avoid getting deeper into the unhealthy grind of proving yourself. Sometimes, a simple moment of surrender is what it takes to unlock a better you. Andy McDowell chats with Mary Lynn Zeimer, a master of advanced life concepts and a certified master life coach, about doing the inner work and getting the most out of yourself. She explains how to let go of an ego-driven life, spend more time on self-love, and how not to be stuck in survival mode. Mary also emphasizes how to not make everything all about money to achieve a much more positive and wholesome outlook in life.

Episode 320: In 1991, the city of Vancouver was rocked by the brutal murder of 29-year-old Mary-Lynn Kimberly Breeden. Friends and family called her Lynn. The charred remains of her body were discovered in a dumpster, with a single bullet wound to the skull. What followed was a complex investigation that would uncover a web of deceit, greed, and cold-blooded violence. Through witness accounts, advances in forensic evidence, and detailed police work, detectives were able to piece together the chilling details of Breeden's final moments. Their investigation led them to a suspect named Christian Albert Cruz, a male stripper with a history of violence. As the case unfolded, a tragic tale of betrayal and desperation began to emerge, shedding light on the dark motivations that drove one man to commit such a heinous act. Join us as we delve into the story of the murder of Lynn Breeden and explore the complex human emotions and societal factors that can lead to such senseless violence. Sources: Mary-Lynn Breeden - Search - Newspapers.com™ Mary-Lynn Kimberly “Lynn” Breeden (1960-1991) -... No5 Orange - Dance and Pub Showroom - Vancouver's famous Gastown Fraser Arms Hotel Watch V6A - A feature documentary by Ruggero Romano Online | Vimeo On Demand 1995 CanLII 523 (BC CA) | R. v. Cruz | CanLII 1998 CanLII 5951 (BC CA) | R. v. Cruz | CanLII The Murder of Mary Lynn Breeden The Use of Forensic Odontology to Solve a Forensic Science Case - Free Essay Example - Edubirdie Biography - Linda Agostini - Australian Dictionary of Biography The Charred Remains of Lynn Breeden Dental color measurement to predict DNA concentration in incinerated teeth for human identification. - Abstract - Europe PMC Saferstein, Richard. Criminalistics: an Introduction to Forensic Science. Pearson, 2017 edition. "Forensic Files" Charred Remains (TV Episode 1997) Forensic Files - Season 2, Episode 8 - Charred Remains - Full Episode Forensic Wheels: Christian Albert Cruz' 1980 Oldsmobile Omega (Lynn Breeden Death Car) Mary-Lynn Kimberly “Lynn” Breeden (1960-1991) -... Effect of Fire on DNA and its profiling in homicide cases Identifying Maui fire victims will depend heavily on DNA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#87 Power to TAKE BACK Our Country - The Bottom Line with Jaco Booyens and Steve Hemphill Get ready to dive into the realms of spirituality with Steve Hemphill, renowned as “The Stake Guy”. Born and bred in Central Texas, Steve brings decades of experience as an entrepreneur and tech mogul to the forefront. Following the sale of his business in 2009, Steve embarked on a mission to enlighten the world about spiritual warfare, the potency of prayer, and the wonders of Heaven. With his captivating storytelling and profound insights, Steve, alongside his wife Mary Lynn, invites listeners on a riveting exploration of faith and spiritual empowerment. Join us on this transformative journey as we uncover the mysteries of the unseen world and harness the power within! Instagram: @jaco.booyens X: @booyensjaco TikTok: @jaco.booyens Instagram: @steve_hemphill_today helpjbm.org sexnationfilm.com active-faith.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jacobooyens/support

In this episode of the Tiger Milf Podcast, Jiaoying is joined by actor & comedian extraordinaire Mary Lynn Rajskub. They start the podcast off by talking about the power of p*ssy and how p*ssy is one of the major food groups. They then talk about Jiaoying's club in LA and their relationships with their children before discussing the pros and cons of faking orgasms. They share dating horror stories and decide that they should both just fall in love with inanimate objects instead of men. Jiaoying opens up about her recent first time bringing a guy home since her divorce and how her children and housekeeper took it. Mary Lynn realizes that she's a modern day Hugh Heffner because she gives her boyfriend's money. Jiaoying talks about her mother's business growing up and how she knew there were illegal activities happening (including the time she accidentally licked a condom). The two decide that they could make millions writing sketches together where Mary Lynn abuses Jiaoying. They end the podcast discussing why it's better to date a broke guy with a connection rather than dating for money and sex alone.Support the showFollow Jiaoying Summers Social media & get tickets for Tiger Milf Tour!Facebook | Youtube | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | Merch | Tour

Join the BadAss Inner Circle Waitlist Tony Robbins - Time To Rise Summit, January 25th-27th, 2024 Guest Introduction: Mary Lynn Graham In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Mary Lynn Graham, a remarkable individual who has transitioned from a successful career as an audiologist to an inspiring coach. Mary Lynn's journey is a testament to the power of mindset and resilience, embodying the very essence of what it means to be a lady kickin' ass. Overview of the Conversation Prepare to be empowered as Mary Lynn shares her invaluable insights into the importance of mindset in achieving success and overcoming challenges. This episode is a treasure trove of wisdom for entrepreneurs, leaders, and anyone looking to make significant strides in personal and professional growth. Mary Lynn's personal experiences and coaching strategies are bound to inspire and motivate you to embrace your journey with confidence and courage. Key Takeaways from the Podcast The Power of Mindset in Achieving Success: Mary Lynn delves into how a positive mindset is vital for success, with a striking 80% of success being mindset-driven. She discusses strategies to cultivate a growth mindset and the transformative impact it can have on personal and professional endeavors. The Crucial Role of a Coach: A coach is more than a mentor; they provide accountability, support, and a safe space for growth. Mary Lynn highlights how her role as a coach has enabled numerous individuals to unlock their potential and navigate through life's challenges effectively. Accountability in Leadership and Entrepreneurship: Mary Lynn emphasizes the significance of accountability for entrepreneurs and leaders. She shares insights into how being accountable leads to sustained focus and progress, proving essential in the journey to success. Navigating Through Challenges with Support: Overcoming obstacles often requires external support and resourcefulness. Mary Lynn shares her personal experience of facing a significant business setback and how reaching out for help played a critical role in her comeback. The Transformative Impact of Coaching: Coaching is more than a profession; it's a pathway to enrich lives. Mary Lynn discusses the profound effects of coaching on individuals, helping them live better lives and highlighting the unique strengths women bring to the table, such as resilience and resourcefulness. Final Overview of the Show This episode of Ladies Kickin' Ass is a must-listen for anyone seeking to embrace their inner strength and resilience. Mary Lynn Graham's journey from audiologist to coach is not just inspiring; it's a blueprint for turning challenges into stepping stones for success. Her insights into mindset, the value of coaching, and the power of community among women are empowering and enlightening. Don't miss this opportunity to learn, grow, and kick ass alongside some of the most inspiring women out there! Love our Guest, Mary Lynn Graham!! Follow her at…. Facebook     LinkedIn      Book A Free Call Connect more with Tanya & Ladies Kickin Ass… Insta     Facebook     LinkedIn    YouTube   TikTok    Website   Check out some of our favorite things! Free 7-day trial GrowthDay Personal Development App Riverside.fm (online recording platform) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ladieskickinass/message

On this week's episode, I have actress Mary Lynn Rajskub (24, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Dropout, Brooklyn 99 and many many more) and we dive into the origins of his career. We also talk about her new stand-up comedy tour she is doing and how that came about. We talk about so much more, so make sure you tune in.Show NotesMary Lynn Rajskub on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marylynnrajskub/Mary Lynn Rajskub IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0707476/Mary Lynn Rajskub on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lynn_RajskubMichael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Newsletter - https://michaeljamin.com/newsletterAutogenerated TranscriptMary Lynn Rajskub:I don't know what else to do because I am an artist. So it's always been tied to my personal life and my personal expression, and there's a therapeutic aspect to it. And I don't really, I feel like if I could have taken the route of, I don't know. I never had the ability to be like, I'm going to write scripts, so I just kind of amped up the thing that I am good at.Michael Jamin:You're listening to, what the Hell is Michael Jamin talking about? I'll tell you what I'm talking about. I'm talking about creativity. I'm talking about writing, and I'm talking about reinventing yourself through the arts.Hey everyone. Welcome back for another episode of, what the Hell is Michael Jamin talking about? I'm going to tell you what I'm talking about today. I'm talking with a wonderful actress named Mary Lynn Reup, who I worked with many years ago. I was introduced to her. She's doing her hair right now. How'sMary Lynn Rajskub:Your side part going? Okay, go on.Michael Jamin:Many years we were teamed up to take a pilot out based on her life and many pilots that didn't go anywhere. But Mary Lynn is, you are one of my favorite Hollywood stories, and I'm going to tell it to you and I hope it embarrasses you because it was so funny. So we were working together on telling this pilot, and then it was a few years later, we were doing Marin, mark Marin, his show. We were running his show, and then we needed someone at the last minute to play themselves in an interview. So I text Mary Lynn, I got her number on my cell phone. I text her and IMary Lynn Rajskub:Say, oh, what did I do?Michael Jamin:I say, I say, Hey, Mary Lynn, I know this is last minute, but do you want to be in our TV show? And then you wrote back, yes, who is this?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Nope,Michael Jamin:Don't need to read a part. And we script's areMary Lynn Rajskub:Important.Michael Jamin:I'll be there tomorrow. I just assumed I was in your phone. So I was like, whatever. And then we later had you on LX Buddy system, but for the people who are not entirely sure who you are, I mean, you've done a ton of stuff. Most, I guess your biggest role was Chloe on 24, which was a giant hit. So you're Chloe, but then I was also looking through your credits and you also played Chloe on Veronica's closet. And I wonder if that was just a trial run for the nameMary Lynn Rajskub:Trial. Yeah, it's in the ether that the quirky awkward girl, oh, let's call her Chloe in Veronica's closet. She was androgynous and it was Wally Langham who played her assistant on that show, if I'm remembering correctly. Both of us. His character turned out to be gay. It was actually kind of a sweet story. And so we both were ambiguous sexually, and we both had crushes on Scott Bayo, which is not adorable, butMichael Jamin:Not anymore. Do you remember all the parts you've done like this? Do you have a good memory for everything you've done?Mary Lynn Rajskub:You've doneMichael Jamin:A lot of parts.Mary Lynn Rajskub:What's funny is you're pulling the switcheroo on me because normally people will say stuff to me and I'm like, I don't remember that at all. But things like this, if you ask me what the part is and what the story is, I most likely will remember that stuff.Michael Jamin:But when you Go ahead,Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah, but there are some things where either, I don't know, it depends. Sometimes I'm in stuff, I'm like, I don't remember being there. I don't remember youMichael Jamin:Really. You sometimes turn on the TV and see an episode of something you've done done a ton. And they go, oh, look at there. There I am. Do you not remember?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah. And it's funny, the way that you're saying it through the prism of the actual part, I'll remember that. But there's a certain, I don't know, there's certain events or one-off things or sometimes there's stuff on 24. There's a ton ton of guest stars because there's so much plot on that show, and there's so many people that get killed per episode, most likely. In that case, it's a person that I just wasn't on set with, and so I didn't have memorized the episodes of who all the characters are type of thing.Michael Jamin:Now you do a lot of, I see you posting, you're always on the road, you're always doing standup, but did you start as a standup?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I started in standup ish, yes. I was going to school for painting, and then it turned to performance art, and then I started making fun of performance art.And then I was in San Francisco and I was going to bars and doing open mic shows. I was really attracted to solo performers, but at the time it was more performance arty. And then once I started just organically making fun of it, I started to encounter comedians who would come to these. There was a crossover between artists and comedians who would go to the same open mics. And I remember seeing the comedians and going, oh, that's, oh, that's somebody that knows their voice, their natural at storytelling, because I was seeing a lot of just poetry from their journal and stuff like that. And it wasn't until I started meeting comedians that I was like, oh, those are my people. But I still didn't understand necessarily how I was being funny.Michael Jamin:And then how did you find your voice then? That takes a long time.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Oh, I think I just found it last week.Michael Jamin:Well, tell me why, how you found it. What does that mean for you to find your, I know what it means for a writer. What does it mean for you?Mary Lynn Rajskub:What I'm realizing, honestly, lately within the past few years, especially within the past decade that I've gone on the road doing comedy in earnest, is that I do have a story to tell. It's just taken me a long time to hone in on what that is. And a lot of it is just come from my life experience and putting together, oh, that's what I thought about that, reflecting on stuff, because I think when I first started, I grew up sort of in a bubble and pretty naive, and so I just was putting a vulnerability out there, but I didn't know what I was saying or what I was doing. I got a lot of acting because of thatMichael Jamin:Really. So you were vulnerable back when you were starting off?Mary Lynn Rajskub:A lot of times, and that's pretty much what I did on stages. I would improvise and I wouldn't know what I was going to say. And I can remember looking back, other people would be like, did you write a sketch packet for that? Again, there was a crossover between actors and comedy writers, and I used to just really beat myself up, and it's because I was so bogged down by whatever social anxiety and whatever my brain, the mechanism was geared towards performing, and I still can't quite articulate it, but I just know that I didn't have the presence of mind or the ability to, my brain just didn't work that way. I wasn't about to sit down and write a sketch packet. I had to go through it experientially year after year to be like, oh, I'm this type of person. That's why sometimes people will be like, they'll ask the generic question of who are your comedic influences? It's like, I never related to a guy on a stage in a suit with a tie going, here's what I think about this. It's only lately that I'm going, oh, I have an opinion on that, and it's a strong opinion, but it took me a long time to not be really reactive and really passive.Michael Jamin:But you still write out your material before as if any other comedian would, right? OrMary Lynn Rajskub:No? I do. I do. And now that I've been doing it so long, things will come to me and it's always a joy. You, and I'm sure when you're writing, sometimes you'll get those one-liners really quick that you're like, oh, that's fully formed. I'd have one line that's been in my act forever, but I just love it. It's like, did you know you could do a bunch of yoga and still be an asshole? And that's just a real quickie. I didn't sit down trying to write that. And then I have a whole another scenario that follows that, where it's like the kernel of it is truths, but the way it comes out is pretty fabricated.Michael Jamin:Do you have a preference as to, do you prefer acting or standup, or does it not make a difference to you?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I mean, at this point, I prefer standup just because there's, well, there's meat on the bone for that in terms of I get to be in control and I get to be on stage for an hour, and it's hard and it's challenging, it's exhilarating. I love acting. It's just lately it's been a bit of diminishing returns in terms of parts that I can actually be challenged by. I would absolutely love to have something that I can dig into and that would have a lot of layers to it, something that I could come back and continue to be that character. But I'm going on 10 to 15 years of the life of a lot of guest stars, which is great. I'm very thankful, and I will do that again. But that's got its own. You're coming onto a set where everybody knows each other and you're just like, I got to now in two days, fit into the tone of the show, and then I do my one thing and then I leave.Michael Jamin:And you prefer, because you do a lot of comedy, I mean, do you prefer drama then to do, is that more satisfying to you?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I mean, 24 was pretty satisfying just because it was such a big show and it was so different for me.Michael Jamin:But also, you were kind of the relief character. You were the awkward weirdo, right? Totally. Yeah.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah.Michael Jamin:But is there a plan then with your, I mean, I don't know why I'm asking this. Is there more to it? Is there a bigger plan for you doing all this standard? No,Mary Lynn Rajskub:I need your help because my helpMichael Jamin:Want your helpMary Lynn Rajskub:Would, my dream would be to be able to get another acting role that I could be a regular character on something. It's a big dream. My other dream would be to sell out the tickets in the small clubs that I do, so that I could sustain what I'm already doing. And so when you say, is there a plan, that would be the plan. I don't necessarily know if I get to do that or not. I've got a few more pushes in me, and if one of those things doesn't start to pay off, I will be trying to pay for my lavish lifestyle in some other way. Maybe OnlyFans, maybe some feet videos. I heard on OnlyFans, there's big breasted women making smoothies. I could do the small breasted women making smoothies on OnlyFans.Michael Jamin:Wait, so they're not naked, but they're just making smoothies. They're naked. Oh,Mary Lynn Rajskub:Let me talk to you about something. I've spent zero time on there, but I was podcast. I have a new podcast called that. Woo. You do. Please promote it because I thatMichael Jamin:Woo. You do for sureMary Lynn Rajskub:At that. Woo. You do. I have a partner. We talk about what's a woo that you do that, A magical thinking thing that you do in your life that you think, anyway, we were digressing and our producer went on to OnlyFans. The thing about it is there's whole universe of stuff. I think it started out as soft core porn, and now it's like everything. And I can't say much more. I only spent about 40 seconds on there. But you go on there, you get an onslaught of all different kinds of things that, I mean, people are doing comedy on there. People are doing,Michael Jamin:Oh, really? On there? Yeah. So you're saying not just porn, it's justMary Lynn Rajskub:It's not just porn anymore. Whitney Cummings is doing, she did the Burt Er roast on OnlyFans. Anyway, I'm here to promote my podcast at that. Woo. You do. They don't need,Michael Jamin:But let's talk about your, okay, so what's the premise of your show, your podcast?Mary Lynn Rajskub:So my friend Jeffrey and I, he comes on the road with me. He's a very funny comedian. He features for me, and we enjoy each other's company. And he may or may not, I may, he maybe carries crystals in his pockets sometimes.Michael Jamin:Yeah, I have some crystals right here. I keep 'em on my computer in case That's what I'm talking about for creativity. It's California.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah. Fuels. So the podcast is what is the woo that maybe you're embarrassed about that you do that you think, have you written yourself a check for a million dollars? Do you keep crystals on your desk to harness the energy from the universe? We had a guy talk that he started praying. I had a story about going to visit a crystal skull. One lady talked, of course psychics came up. But there's all different types of little things that you think is going to give you or things that make you happy. And they're sort of like a magical thinking.Michael Jamin:But that's a great idea actually, because it's very small, but it's very optimistic and helpfulMary Lynn Rajskub:For a podcast. And I had one woman who was like, she wasn't on the pod, but she's like, I don't have a woo. I don't have a woo. And the more we talked, she said, I'm very organized though. And I said, well, what does that bring you? And then I love organizing as a woo, because that gives her a sense of peace and calmness. And it's like, what's that thing you do that makes you feel good?Michael Jamin:When I was struggling a few years back, I was all depressed about something. And then I read this book and it was very new agey. There's a lot of the book that was, I thought this is very helpful, but this is really helpful. But then it went a little too far, and I was like, ah, you're fucking ruined it. I was on board. And then you just took it one step so far. But one of the things that he said that I thought was so helpful, it was about kind of visualizing your life or whatever. And one of the things that was so helpful, he said, it's already happened. It just hasn't happened yet. Whatever you want. It's already happened. It just hasn't happened yet. And so I was like, that was so profound to me. It was like, oh. So now I just have to figure out how to make it happen. Already done. I don't know why. I find that really helpful. Maybe it doesn't help you at all.Mary Lynn Rajskub:I love that. Well, it sort of eases the pain of, I think the idea is like we're supposed to go through these challenges and take little steps, but it's like watering a plant. You're not just like, why aren't you grown? Why aren't you a tree yet? But you're like, oh, you will be a tree. And I just know you're growing and it doesn't help to go like, why aren't you this yet?Michael Jamin:And that's what you're doing now, because you're just putting this energy out there. You're putting it with going on the road, which is not easy. And you're putting the energy out there hoping that something will come from it and something will, you just don't know what it will be.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Right. And I'm really hoping to, looking back on my life, that was a long time ago that we pitched that. I had a very good run of good fortune with having the parts shine on me for a little while there. And then of course, with the massive show of 24, and people know me from always Sunny in Philadelphia now, even though that's only a couple episodes. But I've been very lucky, but I still want to do it. So we'll see.Michael Jamin:When you're on the road, because you are on the road a lot, how many days were you on the road?Mary Lynn Rajskub:It's just aMichael Jamin:Lot. Okay. So when you're on the road, will you go from one city to the next, or do you always come back to la?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I try to come back, and the best case scenario for me would be to do two weekends a month. But it doesn't work out like that. Now, this month of November, I'm going to be out for almost the entire month because I have a lot of one nighters. Some won't give you a weekend booking some clubs. So it's just one nighters that I can get booked, and then I'm going.Michael Jamin:And then do you drive from city to city then, or what? Or you fly?Mary Lynn Rajskub:No, at the time, I'm just doing a lot of one-way flights,Michael Jamin:One-way, flights back and forth.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah,Michael Jamin:It's exhausting. ItMary Lynn Rajskub:Is exhausting.Michael Jamin:It'sMary Lynn Rajskub:Very bizarre.Michael Jamin:Tell me what it is. Okay, so you go to some city. Let's say you're going to Boston, right? You're flying the night before. What is it really like?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah, you're asking me at a weird time because I just booked a bunch of flights. And some of 'em, if I have a one night or somewhere, I'm not getting paid for four or five shows. What's nice, what's the best is if you can fly in the night before you wake up, you chill out, and you do a whole weekend of shows.Michael Jamin:And then after the last show, you fly back, or do you wait another day?Mary Lynn Rajskub:No, after the last show, you fly back. Well, you have to spend the night, but usually it's like 6:00 AM I'm out the next morning I be home and take the kid to school and pick up the kid from school.Michael Jamin:And what would happen if your flight got caught somewhere or a connecting flight? What would happen if you missed your connecting flight to this show? What happens?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Hey, it's just another day that he stays with his dad and they got to take a coupleMichael Jamin:Of men for you. But you missed the show. I'm saying.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Oh, you're saying if I don't make it to the show?Michael Jamin:Yeah.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Well, that hasn't happened yet.Michael Jamin:Okay.Mary Lynn Rajskub:But yeah. And this time in November, I've got a lot of, there's Portland, there's Alameda, California, there's Sacramento, there's Utah, and they're all within a few days. So I'm doing these little flights, and some of them are the same day of the show. There's one where I get in at 4:00 PM and the show's at seven or eight. And that's just the way it's going toMichael Jamin:Be way it is. But I also think, alright, so exhausting from the travel. I dunno why I'm so stuck on the practicality of this whole thing. But then you have to psych yourself up to go up on stage at whatever, nine o'clock or whatever. Isn't your energy sap by that time? Yeah. What do you do?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I napped before and then I make sure that I have enough time to wake myself up from the nap. And then also, if I'm feeling really dark and low energy, I just let myself go there. If you try to push it away, it just makes it worse.Michael Jamin:So you're about to go on stage and you're fucking exhausted. And then when you go there,Mary Lynn Rajskub:What happens is I've experimented with different versions. I was saying I was real reactive in the past. Sometimes I would get really in my head and I get really quiet, and I've learned techniques. If I'm feeling low, feeling exhausted, I carry that with me on the stage. I'm honest with it. Then I use it. And then it's like little stepladders, you get out of it because you're standing on stage in front of an audience, but it's using the honesty of where you're at. And then that exhaustion oftentimes will turn into annoyance, will turn into anger, will turn into humor. I mean, there's one example where I got booked at, I thought was a club. It was a bar show. It was in a weird part of town. It was honestly very white trashy, for lack of a better word. And I was like, I never drink before shows. And I started drinking. And then by the time I got on stage, I was like, I don't know why I got booked here. I don't know what this is.Michael Jamin:Did you say that as part of your act? Yes, you did.Mary Lynn Rajskub:And they loved it because I was being honest and I took my reality. I was like, what is this? I walked around the building, it's like a dirt parking lot. I don't even know what's happening. Why are you guys here? Why? AndMichael Jamin:That must've depressed when you showed up. You don't deserve me. That's hilarious.Mary Lynn Rajskub:One of the funnest shows ever. And I started categorizing the audience, you guys are, what? Is this over? Okay, you guys are, this is what you're going to do. And I started naming them and oh myMichael Jamin:God,Mary Lynn Rajskub:The guy who went on before me. But again, this is also after many, many shows under my belt. I wouldn't recommend just doing that. But we're talking about addressing this darkness in my soul because I already know a lot of things about myself. Honestly. I know the caliber that I can work at, and I know that I'm not necessarily a super joke Smith wordsmith. You know what I mean? I know my lane and I know my strengths and I know my experience, and I know that I am not just going on stage to be pissed off to shit on them. I know that I'm going to transform it into something. And I have enough experience to know that I can do that.Michael Jamin:That's so funny because you had this awful experience. The worst you show up, this is going to be terrible, and it turns out to be great because you acknowledge it. And were they there to see, I mean, it just seems like you're okay, I'm Chloe. How would I get out of this fucking mess?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Oh, I mean, you're really getting me going. I feel like I'm talking a lot because you're going right into the minutiae. That's very real. Things that become pump the show. When I first started going on the broad proper, 24 was actually still on the air. And I still had this, what was funny to me at least a decade ago was like, I'm uncomfortable. I don't like myself. I had this thought, very self-deprecating, which will never completely go away, but very self-deprecating point humor, which to me was hilarious to expose that. But when I took the stage and they were expecting to see Chloe, it was completely confusing to them going, you're a TV star, you're Chloe. What is this person, this weirdo,Michael Jamin:ThisMary Lynn Rajskub:Interior? I don't remember what the jokes were back then, but I developed, had to, it was like do or die. I had to survive. I had to sink or swim, and next thing you know, I've got a whole 15 minute chunk that's like, oh, you're my Jack Bauer. Oh, you. And I'm like, I'm not really good at computers guys. And I'm just playing because I can feel the energy and they need to be like that guy. He loves Jack Bauer. Oh, you're the Jack Bauer of the show. And I developed jokes within that and ER's not some of it dumb, but because they were so jacked up and only seeing that way that,Michael Jamin:But that's interesting. They have this expectation. It's natural. I guess they're coming to the show. Are they coming to see you now because of Chloe or because of your, what do you think? Why are they coming out? Do you think?Mary Lynn Rajskub:It's a mixture now, and it really is a true mixture. It's people that don't know why they're there that don't know me from anything. It's people that know me from Always Sunny. It's people that know me, Chloe, those two camps want to fight with each other. And it's people who are comedy fans. It's a real mixture.Michael Jamin:Do you feel, this is odd, because this is also, I guess this speaks also to your celebrity, but when you meet someone when they want to meet you, they want to shake your hand, they want to take a picture of you, is there a sense that you're like, did I give you what you wanted?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Oh, yeah.Michael Jamin:What is that like for you?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I just let them say their thingMichael Jamin:And then what? That's all they want. You just let them give 'em a chance to voice what they're, and that's it.Mary Lynn Rajskub:You have to do. And I try to hear back to them their energy, and I try to listen and sort of validate their entry point. Because it depends. Some people are like, oh, my parents showed me 24. Some people are still in 24. There are certain people that watch it over and over again. And then there's other people that are like Gail, the snail,Whatever thing they want to experience. I try to, sometimes people will reference other things and always Sunny, they'll go, oh, I can't even think of it. I don't watch the show. I love them. I think they are top notch. I love all those guys. I love Caitlyn. Known her for a long time. I don't watch, I watch some, but people that watch that show have it memorized and they watch it over and over again and they make references to other things. And then I can see them a little bit. They're a little disappointed where I'm like,Michael Jamin:Isn't that weird?Mary Lynn Rajskub:That thing.Michael Jamin:I get that even from, because we were on King of the Hill for five seasons, and sometimes people fans know the show better than I do, and I worked on it on shows that I worked on. I don't remember them as well. And they do. And I always feel like, I don't know, it's awkward. It's awkward for me. I don't know how I'm supposed to be in speech.Mary Lynn Rajskub:And it's a huge compliment because you know that energy, you're like, yes, that's such a great, the fact that they identify with it and they know it so well is a wonderful thing. But as the person who creates it, you go like, yeah, I did it and then I moved on.Michael Jamin:Yeah,Mary Lynn Rajskub:I'm not living in it, but it's such a beautiful thing when people are fans of stuff. It's just, I can't be there. I got to get a job. You haveMichael Jamin:To be in the president. Exactly. I think that you see this a lot. I mean, he hear about this a lot about stars, who I find, I talked about this a while ago. I saw an old clip of Eve Plum who played Marsha Brady, and she was the Jerry's, I don't know what show. She was on something, maybe Jerry Sprinkler, I don't know. This is whatever, 20 years ago. And then someone from the audience said, they raised their hand. Can you just do it? IMary Lynn Rajskub:Remember that. I think I've seen that clip.Michael Jamin:And she was like, no. She like, she knew what she wanted and she wasn't going to do it. And then she kind of, so the woman was, can you just say, and she wanted her to say, Marsha, Marsha Marcia. And she wouldn't do it. And I felt I didn't blame her at all. I mean, you could see why she didn't want to do it. I didn't blameMary Lynn Rajskub:Her. That's probably for her. She's like, that was,Michael Jamin:Yeah, I was 10. Yeah. I can't pretend like I'm still a 10-year-old. I live in the present, and I don't think people recognize that. And it was a little heartbreaking because she was disappointing them. But you couldn't blame her today. What do you expect?Mary Lynn Rajskub:It is heartbreaking. It goes from being an amazing thing to not cool after for a certain amount of time.Michael Jamin:Does it even for you the same way you mean?Mary Lynn Rajskub:No, I mean, I really don't mind it. And I've learned, for the most part, most people are just really nice. So I'm very lucky. Most people are just like, they love it, and then they say that and then they move on. The only thing that's a little bit frustrating for me is running into a casting director who's thinks I'm still, I mean, this was a few years ago, but she's like, you're on a 24, right? I'm like, no, dude, that's been done for 13 years.Michael Jamin:No one's on 24.Mary Lynn Rajskub:No, speaking of the strike. And I make no residuals. And I made a low amount of money. And people think, because such a high profile show that, oh, you're good, right? You're done. I need to change the image of myself. But whatever.Michael Jamin:You have to constantly, it doesn't end. I think people don't realize that, especially for actors, you have to constantly get work and nothing's a given. I am sure it's a little easier for you because people know that when they hire you, they're going to get a good performance. But it's not like you still got to audition. You still got to go out for stuff. So it's hard. Is it even hard? I mean, it must have much harder in the beginning, getting nos a lot as an actor hearing No. When you auditioned, getting rejected in the beginning, or was that not your case?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I mean, it's not, yeah, the nose is one thing, but I think it's what you were saying earlier, even though you were equating it to standup, for me, it's getting it up again. And some people are better at this, but it's making it a numbers game. But to put it out there per audition over and over again is harder than the nose. And I know theMichael Jamin:Oh, really?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah. It's like, I don't know.Michael Jamin:Do you have that same thing with standup as well, or no?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Here in my control. And more frequently you do it, but it also is a beast because if you take a few days off, it's like, oh, I got to get back in.Michael Jamin:Why do you say that? It's because the business sideMary Lynn Rajskub:And the timing and the rhythmMichael Jamin:AndMary Lynn Rajskub:Being present, it's just a constant. You've got to constantly work out that muscle.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Yeah, for sure. And so you do crowd work as well then It sounds like you interact with them. Yeah. Yeah. Do you have a preference?Mary Lynn Rajskub:No. I mean, I remember there was this one club where the guy, it was, what's that word? Not vanity, but he was retired, but was like, I'm going to start a comedy club, but didn't put all this money into the drywall and the design and the sound, but the audience didn't know why they were there. There was no sense of when you go into an older comedy club, like the Comedy Store or some of these places that have been there forever, the punchline in San Francisco, everyone knows why they're there. The seats are close together, they're facing the stage. They're very simple things, but it's hard to create that like, oh, we go here to see comedy. And that gets lost a lot lately. And there was a new club, and I remember it was like Whack-a-Mole where I'm teaching them how to focus. We're at a show and these women, they're drinking like they're at a bar and they're talking to each other. And I'm like, oh. And I got off the stage, walked into the audience and was like, oh yeah, you guys. And they're like, we're divorced too, and blah, blah, blah. And I was like, yeah, we're the same, but you know what I wouldn't do. Go to your show and then act like I was at a bar. And they were like, oh. And they shut up. But IMichael Jamin:Butt that. So strange. That's the problem with standup. It's different when you're doing standup in front of a whatever. You sell a theater and you sell a lot of tickets. And when you're in a club, people might be there just to socialize with their fucking friends. And so it's a whole different thing, man. It's a whole different level of, they could be hostile. I don't know. That kind of stuff worries me a little bit. And I didn't stand up when I was much younger, but I wasn't thinking it through enough.Mary Lynn Rajskub:What happened? Tell me about it.Michael Jamin:Oh, I don't know. I just did it. Maybe you've heard there's a club. I was from New York, so there's a couple of clubs nearby. I would do it on the weekends and stuff, and I didn't, colleges shows and stuff like that. But at some point I was like, you know what? I'd rather, what's the end goal? I have to be on the road. Or if I become a comedy writer, then I can just stay in one place and I can go to sleep at a decent hour. So that's what my thinking was, how toMary Lynn Rajskub:Be a comedy writer at the beginning. How did you learn how to edit down on the page?Michael Jamin:Yeah, that's really hard because it's a different thing. I had took some classes and then I teamed up with Seabert, and then we started writing more scripts together. And then you have to learn story structure. That's the hardest thing there is. But even I remember driving out here from New York after I graduated thinking, okay, think of something funny. What the fuck? No, it doesn't work that way, man. I didn't have a voice. That's why I was talking. I didn't know.Mary Lynn Rajskub:So how did you find your voice?Michael Jamin:The voice thing? Well, when you're writing on a TV show, you don't, you find the voice of you, the actor you're writing for, or you find the voice for the characters that are already there, not supposed to have your voice. You're supposed to have their voice. And so when I was writing my book, maybe you can see it. So I wrote this book and I've been performing on it. So this is why I'm so curious to talk to performers. And the whole process of finding my voice was really scary. In the beginning. It was like, well, what can I write on my own without an executive giving me notes without, and then finding your voice meant just being honest. And that was really hard.Mary Lynn Rajskub:It was like, it feels like the wrong answer. Just be honest. Boom.Michael Jamin:Well be honest with who you are. You have to speak the truth. You have to be vulnerable. But there are times, as I've been performing two theaters, so it's not standup because that's different. You're selling tickets and people are friendly. But there have been times before I go up every show, I kind of say to myself, why am I doing this again? I'm getting 'em nervous. Why am I doing this?Mary Lynn Rajskub:You're back in it. You're performing.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Yeah. We'll just see where it takes me.Mary Lynn Rajskub:And have you done a lot of, are you on the road?Michael Jamin:Well, I've done, we did, I don't know, maybe I think eight shows in LA in a couple in Boston, and then I'm waiting for the book to drop. Then I'll go back on the road again and we'll see where I can sell tickets. That's the hard We'll see. We'll see. People say they want to see me. Well, we'll see. Because you're literally selling one ticket at a time. You're like, you're talking about, Hey, come see me Boston. And you look at the ticket sales, oh, there's a sale. Then you do another post and then another ticket sale. So it's hard. Everything's hard now. Is that your experience at all? Is any of this your experience?Mary Lynn Rajskub:No, my shit is just, I'm just really selling out everywhere.Michael Jamin:Do you promote a lot? Is that what the podcast is for? AtMary Lynn Rajskub:Woo. You do on all platforms at that. Okay. Sorry, what'd you say?Michael Jamin:No. Is that what the podcast is for? To help let people know you're coming to their city or something?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah. And because Jeffrey does feature for me, I mean, that would be really, again, pretty dreamy. If it's kind of all is starts part of the same package that people could listen to it, hear us, come see us live.Michael Jamin:Right. You could even do your podcast live. Is that something you want to do?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah. I mean, no, at this point, it depends.Michael Jamin:How many episodes are you dropping? You do one a week or something. And do you shoot it? Where do you record it?Mary Lynn Rajskub:We record it in Sun Valley.Michael Jamin:In Sun Valley?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah.Michael Jamin:Is that good or bad? What's wrong with that?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Our producers are there and they putMichael Jamin:It out. They have a studio. Yeah,Mary Lynn Rajskub:They have a studio.Michael Jamin:Yeah, I know Sun Valley. Yeah.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Awesome.Michael Jamin:I like Sun Valley. They got that. Nice. There's a Latuna Canyon. It's my favorite road to tripod.Mary Lynn Rajskub:OhMichael Jamin:Yeah, I know the area Well.Hey, it's Michael Jamin. If you like my content, and I know you do because you're listening to me, I will email it to you for free. Just join my watch list. Every Friday I send out my top three videos of the week. These are for writers, actors, creative types, people. You can unsubscribe whenever you want. I'm not going to spam you, and the price is free. You got no excuse to join. Go to michaeljamin.com. And now back to, what the hell is Michael Jamin talking about?Is there other projects? I don't know what you want to work on other than I'm so curious. I really am curious to see where else this will take you, all this energy you're putting into.Mary Lynn Rajskub:I know, right?Michael Jamin:Yeah. I mean, other than I guess acting, I don't know anything else.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Well, the thing is, I don't know what else to do because I am an artist, so it's always been tied to my personal life and my personal expression, and there's a therapeutic aspect to it. And I don't really, I feel like if I could have taken the route of, I don't know. I never had the ability to be like, I'm going to write scripts, so I just amped up the thing that I am good at, and I'm hoping that it, I don't know.Michael Jamin:What about theater do you think about? Or is that just not,Mary Lynn Rajskub:That's a money maker right there.Michael Jamin:Well, but you could say, is it less of a money maker than standup? Is that what it is?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I think so. I think it's less of a moneymaker and more of a commitment.Michael Jamin:Well, I saw a show yesterday at the Geffen. It was a small little show. The theater was probably 99 CSS or something. I don't know. It was a nice little show. Yeah, okay. But when you go on the road though, you're effectively saying, you're effectively saying, I can't audition. I can't be booked for anything. Well,Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah, but if there's no shows that are booking you, then you're like, that's what I've been on the road. Because it's been sort of a diminishing return of, I mean, there's no auditions to have really,Michael Jamin:I don't know. I don't know. And so are your agents help with that, or do you have a separate booking agent for the road? WeMary Lynn Rajskub:Don't want to go down the road of what is really, of how this is working for me.Michael Jamin:Oh, I'm so indelicate because I see all the time.Mary Lynn Rajskub:No, not at all. It's justMichael Jamin:I see you on Instagram performing and I'm like, you're doing, you're funny. You're great. It seems like you're doing fantastic in my eyes. So that's why I'm like, yeah,Mary Lynn Rajskub:I'm doing fantastic.Michael Jamin:And then you get booked on all these shows and I don't know. I don't know. I think you've done a pretty amazing career, mean, especially when you look at all that you have done.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah, look at it that way.Michael Jamin:It'sMary Lynn Rajskub:Been really amazing. What do I get to do from here? I don't know. And honestly, looking back on it, I've never known it'd be a nice idea for me to be able to go, I'm going to have this. I'm going to have that, and that's going to pay off.Michael Jamin:Okay. So for me, I would be very, you're an artist, so an artist. So artists know that there's nothing, the freedom is, that's the trade-off making that trade off. So how are you making sure that you're good with that? How do you not worry about it? How do you not stress? How do you like, okay, I'm making art.Mary Lynn Rajskub:It's really scary.Michael Jamin:You lean into it.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah, I just lean into it and I've been lucky enough to get a certain amount of work, and I look back on the year and I go, I don't know how I did it.Michael Jamin:Really. Right. I have the same fear as myself. I'm like, okay, I've done it every year up till now, but I don't know how I'm going to do it this year. SameMary Lynn Rajskub:Thing. I've had enough success that I, hopefully I have the building blocks you're saying to be enough of a name to get in the door and make enough money to keep it going. It's just like a big gamble. And I think I'm saying we're going down a dark road. It's not that I'm negative about it because I really love my career and I love what I do, but it does get to the point where you're like, how much energy do I have? It's a life of sacrifice. I don't live the traditional life, especially now that I'm divorced. And it's like, what's going on? If you would've told me I would be driving to West Hollywood to do sets, I'm going, well, this feeds me. This helps me feel alive. It helps me feel creative. It must lead to something. And if it doesn't,Michael Jamin:But do you have friends from back where you grew up who have vastly different non Hollywood lives who've just taken these jobs where, and can you relate to them now?Mary Lynn Rajskub:No.Michael Jamin:When was the last time you tried? Because I was recently at an event where I saw some people I grew up with and I was like, they all seem so grown up.Mary Lynn Rajskub:They really know what's going on.Michael Jamin:They,Mary Lynn Rajskub:They really have these foundational beliefs, and they'll explain their insurance policies to you and they'll tell you about the drains in their yard. They have intimate knowledge of the duct work, and they're remodeling the kitchen and they'reMichael Jamin:Right. It is always about the remodeling of the kitchen. That's the big one. And whenever I hear it, I always get a little insecure. I always feel like, am I doing something wrong?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Oh yeah, I get really, because they'll have the parties where it's the same people come into the same place. And so-and-so's bringing that same casserole again.Michael Jamin:AndMary Lynn Rajskub:I don't have that.Michael Jamin:Yeah, you don't have that?Mary Lynn Rajskub:No. My friends that I have in the twenties, everyone went off and had their lives. And also I've moved a lot of, and I get to socialize doing standup. But then you're like, hi, bye. And then you kind of go back to your life andMichael Jamin:Yeah, because I wonder, I don't know why I'm thinking of this, so I wonder if they have the same thoughts about your life. Are they like, man, Mary Lynn's got it, she did it. Or Mary Lynn doesn't have a, can't talk about drains.Mary Lynn Rajskub:I think it's both my best that it's probably like, oh gosh, that poor thing. She has no stability. On the other hand, it'll be the people that are like, can I go with you? Can I come on the road with you? And I'm like, really?Michael Jamin:I wonder, are they serious, do you think? Or what?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I don't know. There's different versions of it. There's the woman that I ran into that I went to high school with who had a son, I think at the time, this was years ago, she had a 12-year-old son. She's like, can I be your assistant and come on the road with you? And it's like, I don't know what she was worked at some company that sold fans or something like ceiling fans. I don't know what you think this is, but oh, you're going to take, first of all, I'm not going to pay you anything. If I'm able to pay anything, it's going to be a drastic pay cut and then what the same bed as me, and you're going to be away from your son. How does that work? And you're going to do exactly what.Michael Jamin:And do you ask them that? Or is it just like you just kind of change the subject?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I just change the subject.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Yeah. I think because obviously this,Mary Lynn Rajskub:It's kind of messed up. It's sort of a compliment of like, oh, you think this is some fantastical thing? Yeah, let's just change the subject and let that live in your mind as some other than what it actually is.Michael Jamin:They don't see the reality of it. They really don't, which is so interesting.Mary Lynn Rajskub:No, it's part of the magic of going on stage and doing a show. I'm sure any person could stop and go, oh, she probably napped until 4:00 PM and didn't talk to anybody except for two words to the lady at the front desk. But you get to be there and have this show and have the magic of being in that moment and being in that space.Michael Jamin:Is it hard for you to come down after you perform?Mary Lynn Rajskub:I've gotten used to it.Michael Jamin:I mean, so what do you do? Do you hang out at the comedy club for a little bit or you just head back and go a little bit? You do a little bit, a little bit. Interesting. And then you can go back to sleep. I dunno, it's hard to come down from when you're on stage. You are in 100%. You're giving everything. You're not letting a moment. Your mind is racing. You're not letting anything. It's not like a day at the office where you get your feet up and you're really not paying attention. You are a hundred percent in it, and it's exhausting. AMary Lynn Rajskub:High and a low. Yeah, for sure.Michael Jamin:It's exhausting, right? I mean, it really is. Yeah, it's great. But it's exhaustingMary Lynn Rajskub:Typically. I mean, I'm not saying everyone's like this, but typically it's like sometimes you'll have friends in the city and they're like, oh, come with us to dinner. It's like, I'm not sitting for dinner before a show.Michael Jamin:Yeah, you got to focus, right? Do you run through your set before every show or you at the point you don't need to do that?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Well, right now I'm running through my set because I'm taping in Chicago, but I'm only doing one show. So I'm trying to trick myself because usually you do a whole weekend and I will get an idea of the set list. And then sometimes, a lot of times I will have an incident or some fact about the city. So I'll try to have that at the beginning as a greeting of something that happened that day or facts about their city. And depending on sometimes that'll be more fruitful than others, and that'll get me going. I'll think of something funny that I can just try off the cuff at the beginning of that.Michael Jamin:Well, that's interesting. So are you trying to give these shows a shape or is it just like, I want to give as many laughs as I can in however long I'm on stage, or is there a shape to it?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Usually as many laughs and I've gotten to the point where, and this is because I've done a ton of shows lately, it's gotten to the point where point, this last time I was out, I just went, I'm going to do my closer first once I get to the end of that to see where the energy is and to see what I say next.Michael Jamin:So you tried doing your closer first, which is going to be strong, and then what happened when you got to the end of your set? You're like, I don't have a closer now.Mary Lynn Rajskub:I mean, it was really fun. It was really exciting. It got it to this level and the energy carried through to the other pieces, and it kind of caused me to deliver the other things better, honestly.Michael Jamin:Yeah, that's interest. That really is interesting.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Ending on something else, but I have enough to play around with where Yeah, you're kind of in your head. I'm going, oh, I guess I'm going to say that now I'm present, but I'm also moving things around a little bit.Michael Jamin:And it's that, you're right, it is about that. The excitement is when you don't get the laugh where you thought you were going to get a laugh, you go things, they're about to go off the rails, right?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah. The way you're thinking about this, I'm like, you're going to be on the road doing standup soon.Michael Jamin:I don't know. It's such a different thing. It really is such a different thing. Like I said, sometimes the audiences, well, sometimes they're not really there to see you. They're there to go out with their friends and have a drink and you're just in their way. You're talking through their night out in the town. I've seen it enough guys. It can be rude. Staff can be, they can be rude.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Go to a bar. What are you doing?Michael Jamin:Yeah, what are you doing? Yeah, but I feel like when I, at least when I perform, it's a little different. They're there to ing. I feel like someone asked me before, what are you going to do if they heckle? I'm like, oh, no one's going to heckle. That's not that kind of show. I would assume that's not going to happen. Not that kind of show. It's like,Mary Lynn Rajskub:I'm sad I missed your LA show. So are you reading from your book and talking in between orMichael Jamin:Yeah, it's more performative. It's like a reading is here, but it is really up and out. It's up and out. It's kind of like, well, have you ever seen any David Seras? You ever seen it perform? Yeah, it's a little like that, but it's a little more performative, a little more, but that's what it is. So I'll let you know when the next time is, but yeah, it was a little terrifying the first time, and I had to take acting lessons. I had to learn how to act.Mary Lynn Rajskub:You didMichael Jamin:Well. Yeah. I, I've directed actors, but it's one thing when you do it yourself. Here's the problem. My wife directed, and I met her when she was an actor, so she knows how to act because I met her on set, and so she directs it, and she's like, the first time we're rehearsing, she goes, you're taking the stage all wrong. I'm like, what do you mean? Because I'm walking on stage and it's like that. She's like, no, no, no, no, no. You're a rock star when you take the stage. I'm like, but I'm not a rock star. You are. When you take the stage and it's a whole different energy.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Imagine people going, it's Chloe from 24, and I'm like, hi guys. I just learned by throwing myself into that fire, like, oh, I have to match at least what their images of me and then more I've got to bring myself,Michael Jamin:Because they're coming to see someone famous. They're coming to see their favorite character on a TV show, whatever it is, and that's what they want. That's what theyMary Lynn Rajskub:Want. Got to represent your work. Otherwise it's like, why is this guy,Michael Jamin:Why is this guy here?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Or it's like, what is that?Michael Jamin:They don't want that. That's exactly right. They don't want that.Mary Lynn Rajskub:That is the equivalent of a strong choice out of the gate, a clear intention, butMichael Jamin:It felt like imposter syndrome, it felt like, but I'm not, it's too bad. That's what they want to see. That's what they paid to see. Yeah.Mary Lynn Rajskub:No, that's great.Michael Jamin:Yeah, so there's a bunch of stuff like that and also about Jesus, it's about giving, allowing, allowing there to be a silent moment for a second, which is terrifying. OhMary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah. I love the silences.Michael Jamin:Yeah.Mary Lynn Rajskub:I mean, it's different when you're reading from your book, but through the acting point of view is because you're listening.Michael Jamin:You're listening.Mary Lynn Rajskub:It's not meant to be like, here's what I'm saying. The words are an after effect of your intention and what you're reacting to.Michael Jamin:But in my case, there's an audience and it's dark. I can't see them. I know they're there. And so when you say I'm listening, I'm not hearing anything. I'm just sensing it, right?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Well, no, you're listening to, you are becoming a listener within your own material that you're presenting.Michael Jamin:You think I'm listening to myself,Mary Lynn Rajskub:So you're like, standup is similar in that. I'm not explaining it so clearly, but it's like I had to learn in standup because I am an actor, that I'm the narrator, so I hold the space and I create the context, but I'm also the character within it. So it's the character that's listening. So you are presenting it. You're not the rockstar, but the character guy that's going to come. I'm telling you this story, and once I start telling you the story, I enter into that story and I become the character of the story.Michael Jamin:It's so interesting. You have given this thing, this performing thing, a lot of thought, right? Am I right? You think about this a lot. I mean, most actors or I don't think people appreciate that as much talking like an artist would talk. I really think so, because you're saying you've given a lot of thought. You're explaining the thought. You don't just go up there and talk. That's not what you're doing. You've given it a lot of thought about what your obligation is to being on stage and how you have to, I guess, the obligation to the art that you create.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Another point of that listening thing goes back to the point of view, which you do when you're writing scripts in order to write through that person's voice. Voice, listen, that character listens in a certain way, so it's their perspective,Michael Jamin:But call on a little bit more about, okay, so what is it you think I have to do or B, when I'm on stage, give me some acting. Give me some lessons here.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Well, it depends on what you're saying, but I think I was going off of you saying the silences imagining you take a moment because you've just said something and you're wanting to sink in, or what you've said had a certain tone, certain or intention that you don't want to rush through because you've either just made a point or you expressed something in a certain way that needs space.Michael Jamin:It requires a lot of trust though, because when you take that space, you want the audience, I want to let you feel it. Just take a second to feel it. But the trust it requires is that they are actually feeling it.Mary Lynn Rajskub:That's right.Michael Jamin:And maybe they're not. That's the problem.Mary Lynn Rajskub:That's right. Space in between is the dangerous, and when you talk about on, when I see you on ig, talking about AI is like, this is the back and forth that we want. This is the we come together. I'm going to say something. I'm going to see if it affects you. I'm going to say it with an intention. Did you hear it the way that I intended or did something else happen? Making me think of those articles. When you press listen and it comes out in an AI voice,Michael Jamin:What people, that's what they don't get. Yeah, that's what they don't get. When I talk about can AI do what artists do? And they go, yes, they can. I've already seen it, and they're like, I don't think you understand the thought that we put into this. I think you're missing what we try to do here.Mary Lynn Rajskub:And you do that all the time, because I've watched a lot of your clips lately where you'll be explaining something and then you'll digress and go into a joke, and you're immediately without thinking about it because you thought of the joke, and then you're acting it out, and then you're going back to what you're saying. Yeah,Michael Jamin:But sometimes even when I watch myself, I go, eh, I did it better in my head.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Exactly.Michael Jamin:That's exactly right. Yeah. But to me, so I'm glad you said this. I think that it actually helps me. That's the part that I was getting stuck on, the trusting that the audience is feeling what I want to feel in that silence and that they're not doing this or whatever.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Right now, you're in the position to deliver it, usually giving your script to someone else and going, you be in the Deliver it walk. I'll tell you, if you're delivering it, now you're in the driver's seat of that,Michael Jamin:And it really gives me a new appreciation for really how hard it is. And by the way, do it 10 times while the cameras are over here and while people are walking and, oh, this is going on. We need you to be in that moment 10 times and oh, off walk and go and now, yeah, it's a hard job being in that moment. Yeah,Mary Lynn Rajskub:That's the weirdest part.Michael Jamin:What do it now.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah, because you're making yourself vulnerable again and again, and you're coming to that point over of jumping off. I remember I was at school, it was like a game of throne sketch and there was another mom, and it was just that we were out on the lawn of the school and it was something for the fundraiser and one of the other moms were joking around, I'm doing my bit, and the camera turns to her and she's got whatever it was, whatever spoof of somebody wrote, it turns to her and she went and she got it, fucked her up. And I started laughing and I was like, yeah, it's humiliating. And she had to say, it was like one line as my dragons, and she just went, ah. And I watched her just crumble. And I go, yeah, yeah, yeah. That moment every time you hit that point of humiliation because you've got to open up and commit and put yourself out there to make an ass of yourself or put the most tender parts of yourself, you're getting ready for the moment and then when the moment happens, I don't know. It's a weird thing you're showing up. Yeah,Michael Jamin:Exactly. You said it perfectly. I totally understand that. And so she just thought this was going to be easy and it made you laugh because it's like, see, this is every day I got to do thisMary Lynn Rajskub:Weird thing. Well, I don't know why someone is holding a camera. They just turned it on you and they said, say a certain thing in a certain way. How do you do that?Michael Jamin:Yeah. It makes you self-conscious of your existence now you Right. And then what do you do then when you're on, when you become aware of your existence and your acting, what do you do?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Yeah,Michael Jamin:What do you do? You're heads and the cameras are on you and you're like, oh fuck, I'm in a show. There's lights and everything.Mary Lynn Rajskub:That's the question. Hopefully you get paid for it is what you do.Michael Jamin:Hopefully youMary Lynn Rajskub:Get paid to figure out,Michael Jamin:You get paid, right. But so do you talk to other actors a lot about this? Is this a conversation actress? Why not?Mary Lynn Rajskub:No, but when I do, because I should more, it's actually is really, honestly, it's pretty invigorating. But I'll run into people and we'll sort of organically stumble upon it. Maybe there are people that talk about it. I don't, it's very nice when I get to have comradery likeMichael Jamin:That. But when you've been on set and you surely you've worked with some, let's say, older, bigger stars, you don't ask 'em, Hey, how about some tips? What do you do?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Not really. I mean, there was one thing I wrote about it in my book called Ish, also my podcast at that. Woo. You do. But thereMichael Jamin:Was one, and that's a great title by the way.Mary Lynn Rajskub:Thank you so much. It's on the 24 where I had to act to a blank computer screen, but someone I knew or cared about was being tortured. But in the moment it was like go and I was just by myself in front of a blank computer screen and I did ask Kiefer's advice and it was super helpful. And he really actually stood off screen and talked me through it. So he became my partner and he was telling me what I was seeing. So he helped me with some.Michael Jamin:What was the advice he gave specifically, do you remember?Mary Lynn Rajskub:It wasn't really advice, he just helped me. It was like, okay, he's on the bike, the guys are coming up to him. They grabbed his head, he fell on the ground. So I was reacting. He was acting out the scene for meMichael Jamin:And heMary Lynn Rajskub:Letting me know that I wasn't crazy for going, how do you do this? I'm sitting in front of the blank screen. And so in that moment, from that point on, if he wasn't there, I knew how to, I'm just creating that in my head.Michael Jamin:A lot of people think that's the job of the director on a TV show, but often there's really no time for them to even do any of that, right?Mary Lynn Rajskub:Correct. They're thinking of a bunch of different things and they might course correct you, but they're not giving you, this is the actor's work is to know all that. They'll make adjustments along the way, but they're looking at all these other aspects at the same time.Michael Jamin:Yeah. It's not what maybe you think it is. It's not like a rehearsal time. It's like, no, you show up to work. Go and go. Did you study? Did you train a lot for, where did you train for?Mary Lynn Rajskub:No, I was lucky enough to get very much on the job trainingMichael Jamin:Because the way you talk about it, it makes it sound like you did study.Mary Lynn Rajskub:I mean, I've taken a couple classes here or there, but nothing. It was sort of on the fly. I did acting in high school, so I knew I sort of knew what blocking was, but I really got schooled. I got schooled by Gary Shambling. I was already on the Larry Show, and I put this in my book too, and he's like, cut. And he looks at me and he goes, what are you thinking? I was like, oh, because he called me out because I wasn't anything. And I was like, and he goes, you need to know what your character is thinking. I was reacting and I was interesting, but at the moment he knew there was a backstory that I was supposed to have in my mind and I didn't. And he called me out on it. And from that point forward, I was like, oh, subtext. I was just like a part. I just happened to be whatever, lucky enough to be interesting or have certain qualities. I got hired and I sort of instinctually did it. But from that moment on, I was like, subtext, subtext, subtext.Michael Jamin:So this discussion we just had, these are just basically questions you've been asking yourself over the course of your career and thinking about Yeah, yeah, yeah. Which is so interesting. Like other actors, you're talking about stuff that's been taught and you came to it yourself, and it's only the way you came to it is because you have to ask these questions. If you're an actor, it doesn't matter if it's your teacher teaches you or you figure it out yourself, it all leads to the truth, which is what you have to do. OrMary Lynn Rajskub:A lot of times it's like how to make something work like you're hired or even you're asked to do a comedy sketch and it's like, how do I sell this joke, but be true to the intention, but move the scene forward. Also, it could be anything. It could be like, oh, I'm at a table so that I am not seeing that thing that would've caused me to react. It's just, yeah, you're always being aske

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Mary-Lynn Johnson of Living This Good Life shares 8 proven strategies to help you stay confident Episode 2836: 8 Proven Strategies to Help You Stay Confident by Mary-Lynn Johnson of Living This Good Life Adam grew up in a small town in New Brunswick, Canada. He knew from a young age that he wanted to explore and find what made him happy (and uncomfortable). He grew up as a very shy kid but over time he was able to defeat what was holding him down. He remembers how good he felt when he finally started to come out of his shell. He started to realize that the greatest things in life, whether it being your happiness or successes, come on the outskirts of your comfort zone. Since then, he's been exploring and trying to make each day his best day. He wants to share with you his experiences and hopefully influence you to make each day your best as well.  The original post is located here: https://www.livingthisgoodlife.com/post/8-proven-strategies-to-help-you-stay-confident   Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com  Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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