Podcast | The Absurdity of Modern Life with Reggie Watts

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In this episode of the Commune Podcast, Jeff sits down with comedian, musician, and creative polymath Reggie Watts for a wide-ranging conversation on identity, play, and the strange absurdity of modern life. Drawing from his upbringing in Great Falls, Montana, and a career that defies categories, Reggie reflects on how humor, improvisation, and curiosity became tools for belonging — and ultimately, creative freedom.

Together, they explore what it means to live without a fixed sense of self, how playfulness can be a form of authenticity, and why mistakes often become doorways rather than failures. The conversation moves fluidly through comedy, creativity, wellness culture, technology, and politics — always returning to the idea that presence and humor may be some of our most reliable guides.

This is a thoughtful, funny, and unexpectedly philosophical dialogue about learning to trust yourself, loosen your grip on certainty, and meet the world with a little more curiosity — even when things don’t make sense.

About the Commune Podcast

Hosted by Jeff Krasno, the Commune podcast features thoughtful conversations for modern times. Not always comfortable but definitely needed, we explore both humanity and our human-ness. How can we live healthy, purpose-filled lives and be in service of something bigger? Guests include spiritual teachers, poets, scientists, philosophers, and activists for food sustainability, functional medicine, mental and physical health, and collective healing.