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May 2023
1h 12m

Iliza Shlesinger

Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, Sophie Ansari
About this episode

Today's guest is Iliza Shlesinger, the inimitable stand-up comedian, best-selling author, and podcaster. She opens up about growing up Jewish in conservative Texas, confronting her crush while in her high school mascot regalia ("a gigantic foam hornet head"), and doing stand-up comedy in parking lots. 

 

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