Dan Soder returns to kick off the new I Wish I Knew premise on Blocks: the things people wish they'd figured out sooner.Dan gets into why being funny matters more for men than having abs, how cutting out industry middlemen is the best path to creative freedom, and why stealing from corporations is okay. In an update from his classic episode of Blocks, he shares how finding a letter from his sister changed the way he understood his dad leaving.Plus: exercise, eating, long butt cracks, hero worship, and how to not take everything personally. ---------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to  ⁨@DanSoder⁩  -------------------------- Chapters 00:00 New format: I Wish I Knew

01:58 Cutting out the comedy middlemen

05:37 Stealing from Bed Bath & Beyond

09:43 Doing bits with customer service

14:47 Sponsor: BetterHelp

16:20 Sponsor: Superpower

19:10 Body image: just get in the pool

20:17 Friendship, Instagram & anxiety

25:03 Personality, abs & attraction

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37:46 Sponsor: Mars Men

40:18 Exercise & getting older

42:42 Still being a comedy fan

46:58 Your heroes are just people

49:13 Dan’s dad & wanting approval

54:17 Finding his sister’s letter

57:26 Understanding your parents

59:51 Sponsor: ZBiotics

1:01:21 Taking things less personally

1:04:45 Why read the comments?

1:06:32 Healthy relationships & handling rejection

1:11:10 Being wrong & saying “my bad”

1:12:43 Weed & moderation

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