Jeremy "Jez" Carne is a podcast host, and the Digital Executive Producer for Hamish & Andy.
Jez has produced comedic work for over a decade, winning an ACRA in 2009 for Best Multimedia Execution on Hamish and Andy's, Tall Ship Adventure.
Jez on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jezcarne/?hl=en
Jez's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/jeremy-carne/id1274082271
Verbatim from the transcripts — each quote links to the moment.
“If you're in love with the process, you're invincible.”
“I'd take depression over anxiety any day.”
“Fluidity is life, rigidity is death.”
“The answer isn't thinking more. The answer is quieting, de-exciting more, to have the ability to discern neurotic, consistent, irrelevant patterns that we're doing.”
How do you stay motivated to create without becoming outcome-obsessed?
Focus on loving the purpose and process of the work itself (connection, contribution, fun) rather than the end result, since the outcome is brief compared to the time spent in the process, and loving the process makes you resilient to criticism.
How do you deal with anxiety or a panic attack in the moment?
Jeremy recommends breathing techniques (a 10-second in, hold, 10-second out, hold pattern similar to what special forces use), sitting still, and letting the uncomfortable feeling move through you rather than numbing it with distraction, medication, drinking, or partying.
How do you achieve consistency in life or creative work without being rigid?
Build a framework or habit structure (daily meditation, daily show) that provides safety and simplicity, but hold your approach loosely rather than attaching rigidly to one 'answer,' since over-identifying with any single framework can itself become a new 'cult.'
Jeremy describes having a severe panic attack at the end of the previous year, which he initially linked to feeling unworthy unless constantly producing content, but later traced to deeper suppressed trauma from growing up in a psychologically manipulative religious sect, which resurfaced after a trigger in his relationship.
Jeremy shares that meditating daily for about eight years (twice daily for six of those years) gave him grounding, self-awareness, and insight into others' motivations, which he considers one of his proudest consistent habits.
Drawn from the episode transcripts.
Jeremy says it stemmed from a deeper childhood wound tied to growing up in what he describes as an extreme, psychologically and spiritually manipulative Christian sect, which resurfaced after a trigger in his personal relationship made him feel 'not enough.'
From episode 558→He describes a box-breathing pattern used by special forces (10 seconds in, hold 10 seconds, 10 seconds out, hold 10 seconds) to shift the nervous system into a calmer state, likening it to Wim Hof-style techniques.
From episode 558→Jeremy, Tommy and Josh discuss the idea that focusing on loving the process of creating (rather than the outcome) makes you 'invincible' to criticism and burnout, and that The Daily Talk Show's daily, draft-like format is designed around this principle.
From episode 558→Every episode featuring Jeremy Carne on The Daily Talk Show.
