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Jun 2023
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#650 Food, Family & Resentments - Will S...

PAUL GILMARTIN
About this episode

Will Sasso (@WillSasso) is an actor (MAD TV, The Three Stooges), comedian, and podcaster. He talks with Paul about his relationship with food, the resentments in his family, and his own mental health diagnosis–which is the same as his father’s. Will also shares what it's like to co-host the first AI-driven podcast, Dudesy.

More about Will:

www.instagram.com/WillSasso

www.Facebook.com/WillSasso

www.Twitter.com/WillSasso

Check out his podcast www.Dudesypod.com


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