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TMOS Classic: June 12, 2026

Mike O'Meara, Robb Spewak, Josh Sroka

June 12, 2026 · 30 min

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[SPEAKER_02]: Michael Mera, Radio Entertainment.

[SPEAKER_00]: The higher you get it again, and in the finale lobby, you're quiet with it.

[SPEAKER_00]: We will start the show.

[SPEAKER_02]: T-M-O-S, classic.

[SPEAKER_02]: Friday, flashback.

[SPEAKER_04]: We are really, really excited to have this gentleman on the show.

[SPEAKER_04]: Pete Holmes has a book that hits today.

[SPEAKER_04]: It is called a comedy sex god.

[SPEAKER_04]: Well, I read the book, so I might want to say comedy sex god.

[SPEAKER_04]: Well, we'll ask him about it in a second.

[SPEAKER_04]: It's available wherever you buy books, pizza, comedian, writer, and cartoonist and a a Christ-leaning spiritual seeker, man does he seek in this book.

[SPEAKER_04]: This book is just chalk a block with seeking.

[SPEAKER_04]: He hosts the popular podcast you made it weird.

[SPEAKER_04]: He created and starred in the HBO show, Crashing, which had Rob Spuak on it, and that's why it was canceled.

[SPEAKER_04]: co-executive produced with Joe Appato.

[SPEAKER_04]: He's been on television for a long time with specials on HBO, and he lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles, and we are thrilled to finally get Pete on the show.

[SPEAKER_04]: Pete, thanks for coming on the Michael Maris Show.

[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, nice to be here, and nice to kind of be with Rob again.

[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, it is nice, isn't it?

[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, Pete, this is Mike, and let me just say right out of the shoot.

[SPEAKER_04]: I am so sorry that Rob did that to your show.

[SPEAKER_05]: You know, I had a feeling.

[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, we call it the curse of Rob now and he showed that he's on the left.

[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, it's, you know, thank God.

[SPEAKER_04]: I'm just doing a podcast because my God, he, you know, is anything more significant like your career.

[SPEAKER_04]: But, uh,

[SPEAKER_04]: I don't like to use cliches like you can't put it down, but I will tell you that there was a day when I was reading this book when I had show prep to do because I was coming into the show and I literally could not put your book down.

[SPEAKER_04]: I'm not even sure I know how to talk about it because if this is stuff that I do not spend my time thinking deeply, but your book is, uh, now tell me if I'm, if I'm giving people the title of the correct way, the book is not comedy, sex god.

[SPEAKER_04]: It is comedy, sex, god.

[SPEAKER_04]: Would that be accurate?

[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, thank you.

[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, okay.

[SPEAKER_06]: Right.

[SPEAKER_06]: I.

[SPEAKER_06]: I do get that a lot and we knew I would get that a lot.

[SPEAKER_06]: We knew that the title was a little bit misleading in sort of a funny way.

[SPEAKER_06]: So my editor and I look, we liked that.

[SPEAKER_06]: That people would be unsure if I was calling myself a comedy sex shot or if those are the three topics.

[SPEAKER_06]: But since you read it, Mike, you know most of the sex in the book is with myself.

[SPEAKER_06]: So I am not.

[SPEAKER_06]: This is not the case at all.

[SPEAKER_06]: And those were always the three topics that I just naturally gravitated to.

[SPEAKER_06]: I love talking about comedy, I love talking about sex or God or love, like relationships.

[SPEAKER_06]: and I love talking about God or the mystery of the existence or the meaning of life.

[SPEAKER_06]: So it became a funny kind of.

[SPEAKER_04]: And there's only one part of the book that I just, I don't want to like do a game of thrown spoiler alert here, but there's a, because when you talk about most of the sex was with yourself, there's one part where you're talking off a lot about that.

[SPEAKER_04]: But I just didn't know, I don't think you did.

[SPEAKER_04]: No, you just talked about it and it was an awakening and you were out there with rom-dos.

[SPEAKER_04]: I'm into this book.

[SPEAKER_04]: I mean, I might be going on my

[SPEAKER_04]: I might be going on my own journey on this book, but you know, you talk about, you know, masturbation as a teaching moment.

[SPEAKER_04]: It's just, let me tell you, there is stuff in this book that that it can get a person like me, a failed Catholic, somebody who got back into a Lutheran Episcopalian hybrid church.

[SPEAKER_04]: And then the then the the pastor ended up behaving very badly with one of the married parishioners.

[SPEAKER_04]: So they kicked him out and then they wouldn't tell the parish what was going on.

[SPEAKER_04]: And I'm done.

[SPEAKER_04]: This is me.

[SPEAKER_04]: What about a year ago, guys.

[SPEAKER_04]: We're about a year ago.

[SPEAKER_04]: I'm done.

[SPEAKER_02]: Michael Mera, Radio Entertainment. [SPEAKER_00]: The higher you get it again, and in the finale lobby, you're quiet with it. [SPEAKER_00]: We will start the show. [SPEAKER_02]: T-M-O-S, classic. [SPEAKER_02]: Friday, flashback. [SPEAKER_04]: We are really, really excited to have this gentleman on the show. [SPEAKER_04]: Pete Holmes has a book that hits today. [SPEAKER_04]: It is called a comedy sex god. [SPEAKER_04]: Well, I read the book, so I might want to say comedy sex god. [SPEAKER_04]: Well, we'll ask him about it in a second. [SPEAKER_04]: It's available wherever you buy books, pizza, comedian, writer, and cartoonist and a a Christ-leaning spiritual seeker, man does he seek in this book. [SPEAKER_04]: This book is just chalk a block with seeking. [SPEAKER_04]: He hosts the popular podcast you made it weird. [SPEAKER_04]: He created and starred in the HBO show, Crashing, which had Rob Spuak on it, and that's why it was canceled. [SPEAKER_04]: co-executive produced with Joe Appato. [SPEAKER_04]: He's been on television for a long time with specials on HBO, and he lives with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles, and we are thrilled to finally get Pete on the show. [SPEAKER_04]: Pete, thanks for coming on the Michael Maris Show. [SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, nice to be here, and nice to kind of be with Rob again. [SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, it is nice, isn't it? [SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, Pete, this is Mike, and let me just say right out of the shoot. [SPEAKER_04]: I am so sorry that Rob did that to your show. [SPEAKER_05]: You know, I had a feeling. [SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, we call it the curse of Rob now and he showed that he's on the left. [SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, it's, you know, thank God. [SPEAKER_04]: I'm just doing a podcast because my God, he, you know, is anything more significant like your career. [SPEAKER_04]: But, uh, [SPEAKER_04]: I don't like to use cliches like you can't put it down, but I will tell you that there was a day when I was reading this book when I had show prep to do because I was coming into the show and I literally could not put your book down. [SPEAKER_04]: I'm not even sure I know how to talk about it because if this is stuff that I do not spend my time thinking deeply, but your book is, uh, now tell me if I'm, if I'm giving people the title of the correct way, the book is not comedy, sex god. [SPEAKER_04]: It is comedy, sex, god. [SPEAKER_04]: Would that be accurate? [SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, thank you. [SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, okay. [SPEAKER_06]: Right. [SPEAKER_06]: I. [SPEAKER_06]: I do get that a lot and we knew I would get that a lot. [SPEAKER_06]: We knew that the title was a little bit misleading in sort of a funny way. [SPEAKER_06]: So my editor and I look, we liked that. [SPEAKER_06]: That people would be unsure if I was calling myself a comedy sex shot or if those are the three topics. [SPEAKER_06]: But since you read it, Mike, you know most of the sex in the book is with myself. [SPEAKER_06]: So I am not. [SPEAKER_06]: This is not the case at all. [SPEAKER_06]: And those were always the three topics that I just naturally gravitated to. [SPEAKER_06]: I love talking about comedy, I love talking about sex or God or love, like relationships. [SPEAKER_06]: and I love talking about God or the mystery of the existence or the meaning of life. [SPEAKER_06]: So it became a funny kind of. [SPEAKER_04]: And there's only one part of the book that I just, I don't want to like do a game of thrown spoiler alert here, but there's a, because when you talk about most of the sex was with yourself, there's one part where you're talking off a lot about that. [SPEAKER_04]: But I just didn't know, I don't think you did. [SPEAKER_04]: No, you just talked about it and it was an awakening and you were out there with rom-dos. [SPEAKER_04]: I'm into this book. [SPEAKER_04]: I mean, I might be going on my [SPEAKER_04]: I might be going on my own journey on this book, but you know, you talk about, you know, masturbation as a teaching moment. [SPEAKER_04]: It's just, let me tell you, there is stuff in this book that that it can get a person like me, a failed Catholic, somebody who got back into a Lutheran Episcopalian hybrid church. [SPEAKER_04]: And then the then the the pastor ended up behaving very badly with one of the married parishioners. [SPEAKER_04]: So they kicked him out and then they wouldn't tell the parish what was going on. [SPEAKER_04]: And I'm done. [SPEAKER_04]: This is me. [SPEAKER_04]: This is me. [SPEAKER_04]: What about a year ago, guys. [SPEAKER_04]: We're about a year ago. [SPEAKER_04]: I'm done. [SPEAKER_04]: Sunday's open now, screw it, not going back, not to, but always in my heart feeling that kind of that need and searching. [SPEAKER_04]: And I don't want to get so heavy Pete to say that things happen for a reason. [SPEAKER_04]: Rob was on your show. [SPEAKER_04]: We wanted to book you for a long time. [SPEAKER_04]: And then this book, I think the, the, the short version is I had no idea. [SPEAKER_04]: that I would be reading the book I was reading, and it was absolutely fascinating. [SPEAKER_04]: It's so much of your spiritual journey, which is such a massive part of your life. [SPEAKER_04]: You really do open up in this book about your entire life, and you're a seeker, my friend. [SPEAKER_04]: You truly have her. [SPEAKER_06]: Absolutely. [SPEAKER_06]: And you know, I wish that wasn't so rare. [SPEAKER_06]: I think it's just so embarrassing. [SPEAKER_06]: Obviously, religion and religious people are so embarrassing. [SPEAKER_06]: It's hard to kind of admit that you have a leaning. [SPEAKER_06]: That's why I like to say Christ's leading. [SPEAKER_06]: It's a way of not turning people off by saying that I love Christ or I love Buddha or any of that stuff. [SPEAKER_06]: But I mean, there you are saying you're exactly like who the book is for. [SPEAKER_06]: My mom joked that she was going to give the book in my pastor. [SPEAKER_06]: And I was like it's not, you know, you can go ahead and knock yourself out. [SPEAKER_06]: But it's not for him. [SPEAKER_06]: I wrote the book. [SPEAKER_06]: for people like you, and for people like me, there's 10,000 of them that I, that I swear, I'm mad, maybe not in person, but online, and a lot of them in person, that lost their face. [SPEAKER_06]: And for reasons like you mentioned, you know, my pastor, my church, had an affair with the person who was counseling and everything fell apart. [SPEAKER_06]: And obviously, in all sorts of traditions, there's even worse things that happen that make people leave their church. [SPEAKER_06]: Um, and in my case, it was a divorce, like I felt like I had been such a good boy, capital G, capital B, and I didn't smoke or drink or swear, and I believe the right thing, and I didn't have sex until I was basically married, you know, that kind of going to that in the book. [SPEAKER_06]: But I even did that right, and then my wife had an affair, and I sort of looked at God like the mafia, like I was paying my protection money and he was just stopped. [SPEAKER_06]: The hoodlums from throwing a brick through my bakery window, you know? [SPEAKER_06]: And he didn't, they still broke my window. [SPEAKER_04]: When you sat down when the idea of the book, was it always in your mind that you were going to write a book that was not so much your standard comedy fair, but a book about, you know, your journey? [SPEAKER_04]: Is that what it was that in your mind for a long time before you took pen to paper? [SPEAKER_06]: I think that's why a book, you know, like you, I have a podcast, so I have a way of talking with people, which is really nice. [SPEAKER_06]: And I'm a stand-up, so I have a way of talking to people in that way as well. [SPEAKER_06]: But really, and I'm not exaggerating. [SPEAKER_06]: The most interesting thing to see is the mystery of existence. [SPEAKER_06]: And what babies can be saved from bath waters and all the various traditions and what they're all sort of pointing to. [SPEAKER_06]: I mean, I just woke up on one of the different times I don't know. [SPEAKER_06]: And I just woke up with that sort of like, [SPEAKER_06]: This, again, like, what is going on? [SPEAKER_06]: I wake up that way. [SPEAKER_06]: Most mornings, like, I'm just like, I don't accept this as just like a natural foregone conclusion. [SPEAKER_06]: It seems like such a strange predicament that we're all sort of like stuck in these bodies. [SPEAKER_06]: And we're all acting like it's so normal that we're all a rock and infinity and we're talking to each other and eating puros. [SPEAKER_06]: It's like so off putting into me that it's all I really want to talk about. [SPEAKER_06]: So, you know, I talk about in the book that I experiment with psychedelics and I dive into more than one spiritual tradition and that was because I just can't shake the feeling that something very strange is going on or something may be very mysterious is going on. [SPEAKER_06]: So with a book, I sort of felt like I had permission to get into that directly. [SPEAKER_06]: I was like, look, if you buy a book called Harmony Sex God, you're probably okay with me talking about Harmony Sex and God, and that's what I'm looking for. [SPEAKER_06]: I'm looking for somebody that's [SPEAKER_06]: that's giving me permission to talk to them about what I've learned as we've already discussed that can be tricky. [SPEAKER_04]: That actually answers the question I was going to ask you because I get the distinct feeling that you're using the book also to you know you're doing you're not trying to you're not trying to put your system on everybody else in fact quite the opposite but you are using it to enlighten and to teach a little bit and I came away [SPEAKER_04]: with the feeling that I've got to dive into it one more time. [SPEAKER_04]: I should probably read it again, but I was fascinated with the, uh, is some of the, the past you took. [SPEAKER_04]: And specifically with, I guess, your spiritual guy, this, this gentleman Rom Dost that you went to see in Hawaii, I just felt a real warmth during that entire section of the book when you, when you go out to Hawaii, and you get a personal, uh, retreat with him. [SPEAKER_04]: And just this wonderful guy that exudes love and I just I was I was moved by it. [SPEAKER_04]: I was I was affected by the book I it got me thinking and you know, they're they're not enough you're right not enough people that are seeking that are out there trying to find something And who knows what the answer is and that's kind of where you are with all this, but you don't give up the the search [SPEAKER_04]: if I'm rambling in coherently for our listeners, I will tell you, it's because a lot of this stuff is hard for me, Pete. [SPEAKER_04]: It's a little difficult for me to wrap my head around all of it, but it does start me thinking. [SPEAKER_04]: And it's almost like I'm reading this book that you wrote. [SPEAKER_04]: I said, yeah, when I interview you, you know, I want to, I want Pete to know that I've done a good job. [SPEAKER_04]: because I just, I kind of felt that way. [SPEAKER_04]: So I don't know, I got to go back and look at some of the stuff again. [SPEAKER_06]: I hear that. [SPEAKER_06]: And you know, I'm compelled to tell you to read the universal Christ by Richard Rohr, which is in the further reading section of my book. [SPEAKER_06]: I recommend that. [SPEAKER_06]: I interviewed Richard Rohr for my podcast about that book. [SPEAKER_06]: And I swear, I have the exact same experience. [SPEAKER_06]: I just wanted to demonstrate to him that I understood the book. [SPEAKER_06]: And I just wanted to tell him how much it meant to me. [SPEAKER_06]: I'm flattered if it's anything like that. [SPEAKER_06]: We kind of alluded to a couple things. [SPEAKER_06]: One is that the definition for God is one that I think a lo

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