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Oct 2022
54m 40s

Atsuko Okatsuka

Earwolf & Jameela Jamil
About this episode

Stand-up comedian (and accidental inventor of the #dropchallenge) Atsuko Okatsuka joins Jameela this week to discuss growing up with a mother who had an intense and undiagnosed mental illness, her experience as an undocumented immigrant in Los Angeles, reconnecting with her father after being separated for years, having her grandma be her best friend, all the wild things she was taught about sex growing up, and more. 
 


 

Follow Atusko Okatsuka on Instagram and Twitter @atsukocomedy


 

You can find transcripts for this episode here: https://www.earwolf.com/show/i-weigh-with-jameela-jamil/

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