March 21, 2025 • 9 mins
On this episode of The Thought Shower, Intern John talks about his long night, and how to sound smart in any conversation
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Intern John's debut comedy album "The Album" is available right NOW! InternJohnComedy.com proceeds benefitting the Fisher House Foundation
Every week Intern John discusses adulting, dating, radio life, and more! You can follow Intern John on social media: @InternJohnRadio. You can listen to past episodes at TheThoughtShower.com
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And Happy Friday friends. Welcome to you the Thoughts Shower intern.
John is my name on the struggle bus today. So
yesterday was Thursday. Went to the Capitals game. So if
you guys don't know Capital's hockey team, Alex Ilvechkin is
the stud of the team. He has been for a
long time. He is now seven goals away from breaking
(00:22):
Wayne Gretzky's all time goals record, which will probably last
for the tests of time because the next closest person
behind him is like two hundred goals behind him. And
so the Capitals have been great to us, been great
to the show, and they'll send tickets every now and then.
I was very excited because the way my schedule works,
(00:43):
I can go to Capitols games early in their season
and the end of their season. Because my hockey season,
when I coach, it's all weekdays, basically can't really go.
And so now that Alvechkin's close to breaking this record,
it's getting like much much harder to get tickets. I'm
just like very grateful anytime I get a chance to go,
I go. Went with my good friend Andrew Day last night.
(01:06):
First of all, left my house at five was supposed
to get there at six. Due to the rain, it
took us an hour and a half to get to
the arena, which is by itself insane. Thank god, we're
in a bigger car if I was in because we
uber down there. If we were in like a regular
sized car for a normal trip, perfect right.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
For an hour and a half trip and.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
One where you're not moving, that would have been a disaster.
So got the game raining. I saw a veteran score
in the first period, which was very exciting. Well wasn't
exciting was my Instagram kept freezing, so I was posting
stories twice, which as a media professional, it's one of
the most embarrassing things that can happen to somebody, you
know what I mean. Fell with my parents for a
(01:53):
little bit, So the game was good. My plan was,
you know, go to the game for a little bit.
I never stayed for the full game usually ever, just
because getting out of games or concerts is a disaster.
And so my plan was, all right, we'll leave her
on nine thirty. We'll stop by my bar because March
Madness is starting. My friend DJ Rise is DJing. We'll
stay for a little bit. I'll go home, hopefully be
(02:15):
home around like ten, good to go get to the bar.
Caps games still on, so because of that, DJ Rice
had to start a little bit later, and so we'd
stay for a little bit. I say, hey, man, I'm
going out, and he goes, hey, if you leave, you
won't hear Enie Meanie. Now justin Bieber Enie Meanie one
of the greatest songs ever written. I think it goes
national anthem, it goes math like a woman, it goes
(02:38):
Eenie Meanie, three great songs by Americans. And so I
was like, oh, you son of am you son of
a gun? So sure shooting un nine to forty he
plays any Meanie? And was it worth it to stay
that long?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
I think? So I get about three hours to sleep
last night. Yes. Is that gonna be a problem today?
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Absolutely, mainly because after the show, while I don't have
much going on, I have an appointment from my h
vacuunit and the window is like ten thirty to one pm.
So I really hope it's all around the ten thirty mark,
although I'm not positive that would be ideal though, because
my biggest fear is like I fall asleep, they come
(03:17):
and for some reason, like they out ring the doorbell
and then we're gone, you know what I mean. So
that's the plan for today, Mike, go back to the bar. Tomorrow,
get and Danner, my buddy Justin who I love, and
some other friends coming to and hopefully Sunday is kind
of relaxing. So busy weekend, fun weekend. Got a lot
of trips coming up, so like this is kind of
(03:38):
my last weekend to.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Relax. Really.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
I possibly have friends coming next weekend, very excited about that.
In April, we got some things coming that I can't
quite announce yet. But we also doing the trip to
New Orleans and my dad. In May, we got some things.
There's a lot of stuff coming that I can't really
talk about, but I can say it's gonna be. It's
(04:02):
gonna be a busy year, busy year, but nay, a
very good way. Let me get to this for your
Friday real quick too. The phrases that make you sound
like a class act in any conversation, now you know me,
class act people say all the time they got intern
John class act, dropping things like I'm really curious about
your take on this. I always say your thoughts. I
(04:27):
think if I said I'm really curious about your take
on this. Somebody be like, is are you okay? Are
you something happened to you? If somebody says, you know,
that's a great point. I hadn't thought of that. I
think I said before, like I hadn't thought of it
that way. You know, they say this phrase builds bridges
(04:49):
instantly because it shows you're actively listening and opening to
change in your mind.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
I do think that's true. That makes sense.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
I also feel like people know, if you know, ever
change your opinion versus if you're opening to feedback. I
think that's huge. Like I often I try to be
better at you know, the show's interesting. We're coming up
on the five year anniversary of getting the show and
got the call on the friday just started a Monday.
(05:17):
I think at the beginning of the show I was
less willing to not hear advice but take advice because
it was kind of like, all right, we don't have
much time to land this plane safely.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
We don't.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
At a certain point you make a big change, the
high US will be like, hey, this thing ain't landed.
We get somebody else to land the plane. Now the
planes landed and we're all good to go. I do
think I'm more willing to I know, I am to
get other opinions and listen and stuff. It was a
little bit of like, you know, wasn't the most calm
(05:55):
of situations when you start a new show, but you know,
can't complain obviously worked out. But now I'm trying to
be more accepting. I guess that makes sense. But also
I think too. The one thing to realize is, like
I know, is somebody gives me an opinion. Somebody on
the show, it guess gives me an opinion on a
topic we talked about. I know that she's not doing
it to make me feel stupid. She's doing it because
(06:18):
she wants what she thinks is best of the show
and shrine to be positive. I think framing things in
that mindset now has made things easier for me, where
it's like, oh, everybody here's they just want to win,
which is good. It's a great thing to have saying
that's completely on me, my mistake. I say this all
the time, try to they say. The phrase shows emotional
maturity and self awareness that instantly elevates you in other's eyes.
(06:41):
But owning your mistakes completely you ainly project strength rather
than weakness. I do think that's true. Yeah, I think
that way. It's uh, you taking your responsibility saying that, yeah,
that was my mistake.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
I was wrong.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
And there is something actually like this past week that
was talking to somebody show about where we had a
disagreement about a certain topic, and I said, like, let's hey,
I heard out everybody's thoughts and I said, let's do
it my way, and if it doesn't go well, that's
on me, and I'll know for the future.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
And like I made sure everbody knew that.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Luckily it went well and it wasn't like a hey,
look what I did, but it was a more so,
if it goes wrong, you got to own the losses,
you know what I mean. Do a couple more of these.
Some of these I think I would think you are
an idiot. Not even idiot, I think you're an alien,
you know, uh, saying let me think on that for
(07:37):
a moment.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
I think like that.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
They say, in a world of instant reactions and hot takes,
the person who can pause and reflect stands out immediately.
I think that's true as long as you think on it,
you know what I mean, as long as you come
back around. Because I feel like, if you say, oh, yeah,
let me think of that and then you never return
to the issue hand, that's a problem because then it
(08:01):
shows that you're kind of full of it. But if
you actually think of it, then come back and be like, hey,
you know, this is what I thought of. I like
that a lot because it's like, Okay, they took the time,
they actually went and like thought about it, and now
we can tackle a solution. If they say I trust
your judgment on this, they say, this impact of the
(08:24):
impact of the statement goes beyond the immediate situation. When
you express genuine trust in someone's judgment, you help build
their confidence and reinforce a sense of agency. I also
think to you, I just say that because sometimes I
feel like, I know, I feel like it's good to
know if somebody actually wants your input. Do you know
(08:45):
what I'm saying, Like, that's if they actually want to
know what your thoughts are. And so I think when
somebody says like, hey, I trust your thoughts on that,
to me, it's also saying like, I value your opinion
and I want you to know that, and that's why
I'm going to you.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
And I think like that's also like a really huge thing.
It's like, okay, cool.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
Sometimes I've learned just like be a listener, you know,
I think, which is not a slightly bad thing, but
I think it's like okay, I don't know if you
want me to say something or I'm just here to
be kind of like a sounding wall, which I don't
mind either.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
I hope you have a great weekend. I appreciate you
hanging out. Make sure to follow me if you can
at Internjohn Radio. I'll see you on Monday. Bye bye,
And Happy Friday friends. Welcome to you the Thoughts Shower intern.
John is my name on the struggle bus today. So
yesterday was Thursday. Went to the Capitals game. So if
you guys don't know Capital's hockey team, Alex Ilvechkin is
the stud of the team. He has been for a
long time. He is now seven goals away from breaking
(00:22):
Wayne Gretzky's all time goals record, which will probably last
for the tests of time because the next closest person
behind him is like two hundred goals behind him. And
so the Capitals have been great to us, been great
to the show, and they'll send tickets every now and then.
I was very excited because the way my schedule works,
(00:43):
I can go to Capitols games early in their season
and the end of their season. Because my hockey season,
when I coach, it's all weekdays, basically can't really go.
And so now that Alvechkin's close to breaking this record,
it's getting like much much harder to get tickets. I'm
just like very grateful anytime I get a chance to go,
I go. Went with my good friend Andrew Day last night.
(01:06):
First of all, left my house at five was supposed
to get there at six. Due to the rain, it
took us an hour and a half to get to
the arena, which is by itself insane. Thank god, we're
in a bigger car if I was in because we
uber down there. If we were in like a regular
sized car for a normal trip, perfect right.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
For an hour and a half trip and.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
One where you're not moving, that would have been a disaster.
So got the game raining. I saw a veteran score
in the first period, which was very exciting. Well wasn't
exciting was my Instagram kept freezing, so I was posting
stories twice, which as a media professional, it's one of
the most embarrassing things that can happen to somebody, you
know what I mean. Fell with my parents for a
(01:53):
little bit, So the game was good. My plan was,
you know, go to the game for a little bit.
I never stayed for the full game usually ever, just
because getting out of games or concerts is a disaster.
And so my plan was, all right, we'll leave her
on nine thirty. We'll stop by my bar because March
Madness is starting. My friend DJ Rise is DJing. We'll
stay for a little bit. I'll go home, hopefully be
(02:15):
home around like ten, good to go get to the bar.
Caps games still on, so because of that, DJ Rice
had to start a little bit later, and so we'd
stay for a little bit. I say, hey, man, I'm
going out, and he goes, hey, if you leave, you
won't hear Enie Meanie. Now justin Bieber Enie Meanie one
of the greatest songs ever written. I think it goes
national anthem, it goes math like a woman, it goes
(02:38):
Eenie Meanie, three great songs by Americans. And so I
was like, oh, you son of am you son of
a gun? So sure shooting un nine to forty he
plays any Meanie? And was it worth it to stay
that long?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
I think? So I get about three hours to sleep
last night. Yes. Is that gonna be a problem today?
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Absolutely, mainly because after the show, while I don't have
much going on, I have an appointment from my h
vacuunit and the window is like ten thirty to one pm.
So I really hope it's all around the ten thirty mark,
although I'm not positive that would be ideal though, because
my biggest fear is like I fall asleep, they come
(03:17):
and for some reason, like they out ring the doorbell
and then we're gone, you know what I mean. So
that's the plan for today, Mike, go back to the bar. Tomorrow,
get and Danner, my buddy Justin who I love, and
some other friends coming to and hopefully Sunday is kind
of relaxing. So busy weekend, fun weekend. Got a lot
of trips coming up, so like this is kind of
(03:38):
my last weekend to.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Relax. Really.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
I possibly have friends coming next weekend, very excited about that.
In April, we got some things coming that I can't
quite announce yet. But we also doing the trip to
New Orleans and my dad. In May, we got some things.
There's a lot of stuff coming that I can't really
talk about, but I can say it's gonna be. It's
(04:02):
gonna be a busy year, busy year, but nay, a
very good way. Let me get to this for your
Friday real quick too. The phrases that make you sound
like a class act in any conversation, now you know me,
class act people say all the time they got intern
John class act, dropping things like I'm really curious about
your take on this. I always say your thoughts. I
(04:27):
think if I said I'm really curious about your take
on this. Somebody be like, is are you okay? Are
you something happened to you? If somebody says, you know,
that's a great point. I hadn't thought of that. I
think I said before, like I hadn't thought of it
that way. You know, they say this phrase builds bridges
(04:49):
instantly because it shows you're actively listening and opening to
change in your mind.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
I do think that's true. That makes sense.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
I also feel like people know, if you know, ever
change your opinion versus if you're opening to feedback. I
think that's huge. Like I often I try to be
better at you know, the show's interesting. We're coming up
on the five year anniversary of getting the show and
got the call on the friday just started a Monday.
(05:17):
I think at the beginning of the show I was
less willing to not hear advice but take advice because
it was kind of like, all right, we don't have
much time to land this plane safely.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
We don't.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
At a certain point you make a big change, the
high US will be like, hey, this thing ain't landed.
We get somebody else to land the plane. Now the
planes landed and we're all good to go. I do
think I'm more willing to I know, I am to
get other opinions and listen and stuff. It was a
little bit of like, you know, wasn't the most calm
(05:55):
of situations when you start a new show, but you know,
can't complain obviously worked out. But now I'm trying to
be more accepting. I guess that makes sense. But also
I think too. The one thing to realize is, like
I know, is somebody gives me an opinion. Somebody on
the show, it guess gives me an opinion on a
topic we talked about. I know that she's not doing
it to make me feel stupid. She's doing it because
(06:18):
she wants what she thinks is best of the show
and shrine to be positive. I think framing things in
that mindset now has made things easier for me, where
it's like, oh, everybody here's they just want to win,
which is good. It's a great thing to have saying
that's completely on me, my mistake. I say this all
the time, try to they say. The phrase shows emotional
maturity and self awareness that instantly elevates you in other's eyes.
(06:41):
But owning your mistakes completely you ainly project strength rather
than weakness. I do think that's true. Yeah, I think
that way. It's uh, you taking your responsibility saying that, yeah,
that was my mistake.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
I was wrong.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
And there is something actually like this past week that
was talking to somebody show about where we had a
disagreement about a certain topic, and I said, like, let's hey,
I heard out everybody's thoughts and I said, let's do
it my way, and if it doesn't go well, that's
on me, and I'll know for the future.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
And like I made sure everbody knew that.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Luckily it went well and it wasn't like a hey,
look what I did, but it was a more so,
if it goes wrong, you got to own the losses,
you know what I mean. Do a couple more of these.
Some of these I think I would think you are
an idiot. Not even idiot, I think you're an alien,
you know, uh, saying let me think on that for
(07:37):
a moment.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
I think like that.
Speaker 1 (07:39):
They say, in a world of instant reactions and hot takes,
the person who can pause and reflect stands out immediately.
I think that's true as long as you think on it,
you know what I mean, as long as you come
back around. Because I feel like, if you say, oh, yeah,
let me think of that and then you never return
to the issue hand, that's a problem because then it
(08:01):
shows that you're kind of full of it. But if
you actually think of it, then come back and be like, hey,
you know, this is what I thought of. I like
that a lot because it's like, Okay, they took the time,
they actually went and like thought about it, and now
we can tackle a solution. If they say I trust
your judgment on this, they say, this impact of the
(08:24):
impact of the statement goes beyond the immediate situation. When
you express genuine trust in someone's judgment, you help build
their confidence and reinforce a sense of agency. I also
think to you, I just say that because sometimes I
feel like, I know, I feel like it's good to
know if somebody actually wants your input. Do you know
(08:45):
what I'm saying, Like, that's if they actually want to
know what your thoughts are. And so I think when
somebody says like, hey, I trust your thoughts on that,
to me, it's also saying like, I value your opinion
and I want you to know that, and that's why
I'm going to you.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
And I think like that's also like a really huge thing.
It's like, okay, cool.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
Sometimes I've learned just like be a listener, you know,
I think, which is not a slightly bad thing, but
I think it's like okay, I don't know if you
want me to say something or I'm just here to
be kind of like a sounding wall, which I don't
mind either.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
I hope you have a great weekend. I appreciate you
hanging out. Make sure to follow me if you can
at Internjohn Radio. I'll see you on Monday. Bye bye,
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