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Nov 2024
2h 18m

Anna Kendrick Returns

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Anna Kendrick (Woman of the Hour, Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air) is an actor and director. Anna returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss being a non-fashion girlie, her feelings on her first appearance on the podcast, and why she ghosted Dax. Anna and Dax talk about her journey growing up in Maine to starring in Broadway shows, how she learned to stand up for herself while also being a people pleaser, and why she doesn’t want to show anyone a new skill until she’s mastered it. Anna talks about how much she enjoys proving herself, stepping in to direct her first film, and how we risk annihilation whenever we enter a new relationship. 

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