You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes We Made It Weird #241
Feb 20, 2026
Playful improv riffs on Khaled and Rihanna lead into conversations about mindfulness and the power of saying yes, thank you. They debate real acceptance versus fake positivity and swap stories about shows, standards of performance, and pre-gaming comedy. Tales of rituals, childhood song memories, retreat movement, creative doubt, and the messy dynamics of male friendship and deep trust round out the chat.
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Acceptance As Embodied Awareness
- Pete Holmes frames “yes, thank you” as true non-resistance that mirrors awareness rather than fake positivity.
- He says embodying acceptance reconnects you to your natural, spacious awareness and reduces judgment.
Sage Rituals And A Hat Misunderstanding
- Valerie recounts burning intentions with her daughter Lila for Chinese New Year and doing rituals together.
- Later, she panicked when their dog barked and realized the dog reacted to her hat, not a ghost.
The Worst Wingman Story
- Pete shares a wingman fail where he loudly signaled while approaching a man and woman, ruining the subtlety.
- The man later joked, “you're the worst wingman,” which Pete embraced as bonding.