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Jan 2019
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How Do You Ignore Haters & Learn to Love...

Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van Ness
About this episode

Jameela Jamil is an actress, activist, and host who joins Jonathan to talk about a wide array of topics, including how she landed the role of Tahani on The Good Place, the importance of loving yourself, dispelling shame, using her various platforms for good, the struggles marginalized people face, and more.

Find Jameela on Instagram @jameelajamilofficial, and on Twitter @jameelajamil

Check out the I Weigh site at https://www.iweighcommunity.com/ and on Instagram @i_weigh.

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