вЂњI mean, I may admire people and itвЂ™s always interesting to see things continue to evolve, but I donвЂ™t really look to other people to take my cue. вЂњIt doesnвЂ™t really matter to me,вЂќ she said. Bernhard stays in her own special lane and doesnвЂ™t worry about the current state of the spoken-word circuit or stand-up comedy. I think people come to me because IвЂ™m a storyteller and I take people deep into my emotional psyche.вЂќ вЂњI like things that are small and funny and off-beat and quirky. вЂњI like talking about things that have resonance and emotion,вЂќ Ms. Bernhard said the most captivating things on her show are bantering with comedian Judy Gold or going on funny tangents with actress Wendi McLendon-Covey of вЂњReno 911!вЂќ and вЂњThe Goldbergs.вЂќ She starts her show with 10 minutes of improvisational talks about whatвЂ™s going on in her life, and then works casual conversation into discussion on current events. Bernhard brings a similar approach to talking topics with guests including rocker Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders and actress Jane Fonda. There isnвЂ™t too much separation from Sandra onstage and Sandra on the air. вЂњI sort of let them process in my head and then talk about them in my own way.вЂќ вЂњI try not to comment on issues in a very didactic way,вЂќ she said. Bernhard prefers to let things process in her brain instead of jumping online to make a statement. When such serious events happen in the world, Ms. One global thing that sheвЂ™s been talking about recently is the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, Florida.

вЂњTheyвЂ™re smaller ideas that I like to spin out into more global things.вЂќ вЂњMy workвЂ™s always very personal, very anecdotal,вЂќ she said. Bernhard doesnвЂ™t have any kind of agenda aside from doing what she does best: tell stories. But in terms of the bulk of the show, IвЂ™m always writing the material.вЂќДЄs far as content for her radio show goes, Ms. And IвЂ™m not saying I donвЂ™t take select pieces from old shows and do them again-because itвЂ™s like doing your greatest hits. вЂњI mean, IвЂ™ve gone to see people over the years and theyвЂ™re doing the same stuff they did 15 years ago. вЂњThereвЂ™s nobody that I know who writes as much material for their live shows as much as I do,вЂќ Ms. Bernhard tries to be on the cutting edge at all times and sheвЂ™s proud of her work ethic. She says that sheвЂ™ll take a topic she discussed on the radio and expand on it into a more вЂњfleshed-outвЂќ piece onstage. She вЂ™s written entirely new material for each show sheвЂ™s done over the years, and now her radio show gives her a garden of topics to pick and choose from. Bernhard has plenty of material to put into her live show, which features her discussing her life story in her own unique way and performing music. вЂњThe show isnвЂ™t really political, per se.вЂќ Bernhard said during a recent phone interview. вЂњIt was just to do a little nod to the election season,вЂќ Ms. Bernhard said itвЂ™s not that heavy-handed. Though the title of her new live show may suggest a salute to Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and a hint of some edgy political content to come, Ms.

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