"Jackpot” star Nora “Awkwafina” Lum joins the show. Over croquettes monsieur, Nora tells me about feeling like an “Asian mom” on her Comedy Central show, the unusual store where her grandmother likes to namedrop her, and coping with the loss of her mother in adulthood. This episode was recorded at Mr. T in Hollywood, CA.
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315: Gender Identity & Spilling Buzzfeed Tea
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