logo
episode-header-image
May 2020
56m 40s

Jameela Jamil | On Adversity, Celebrity ...

Jonathan Fields / Acast
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Oct 29
How to Do an Annual Review That Genuinely Helps You | Tiago Forte
The year-end review most of us attempt starts with goals and ends in self-criticism. Tiago Forte has run one every year since 2008, and he has come to treat goal setting as the last step of the process, almost an afterthought.Tiago is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of ... Show More
49m 52s
Oct 26
Can Anxiety Be a Super-Power? Science Says Yes…ish. | Dr. Wendy Suzuki
Most of us treat anxiety as a malfunction to be fixed or medicated away, and the neuroscience points somewhere stranger. There is a narrow band, a razor's edge, where the same emotion stops running you and starts fueling you.Dr. Wendy Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and P ... Show More
50m 37s
Oct 22
Harlan Coben: It's Never Too Late to Start Your Creative Life
Harlan Coben spent decades insisting his novels had nothing to do with his life. Then he went looking, and found his life inside every single one of them.With over 100 million books sold in forty-six languages and a run of number one Netflix hits including Fool Me Once, Missing Y ... Show More
51m 11s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2025
Jameela Jamil: What The Frick?
In this week’s episode, Tay is joined by actress, activist, and podcast host Jameela Jamil for another girl-talk conversation! Jameela starts off by sharing how she got her start as a professional DJ before landing her first-ever scripted role on NBC’s The Good Place. She talks a ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 2019
How Do You Ignore Haters & Learn to Love Yourself? with Jameela Jamil
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 margina ... Show More
59m 3s
Mar 2024
Jameela Jamil: 'We’re not broken, society is' (E244)
<p>In this episode, Jameela challenges the conventional measures of success, asking people to reconsider their priorities and question societal expectations.</p><br><p>Jameela Jamil is an actress, TV host and podcaster, known for her role in The Good Place and her podcast ‘I Weig ... Show More
1h 8m
Aug 2025
Failure Throwback: Jameela Jamil
Jameela Jamil is an actor, activist, and founder of the I Weigh movement. From teaching English to starring in The Good Place, Jameela shares the highs, lows, and radical honesty that define her journey. This episode first went out in February 2021. We talk about: Her struggle to ... Show More
58m 34s
Sep 2023
Activism Only Works If You Believe People Can Change | Jameela Jamil
<p>Today we have a truly remarkable guest, Jameela Jamil, who is not only a talented actress but also a passionate advocate for self-love, body positivity, and mental health. Stay tuned for this powerful conversation on finding self-love and how to channel your own voice to be a ... Show More
1h 24m
May 2023
Saying Yes (with Jameela Jamil)
Jameela Jamil has basically lived multiple lifetimes in one. She’s been a DJ, a radio show host, and a model. She also founded I Weigh and hosts the I Weigh with Jameela Jamil podcast. And if that wasn’t enough, she starred in amazing TV shows like “The Good Place” and “She-Hulk ... Show More
37m 3s
Nov 2021
Jameela Jamil on Mental Self-Defense
<p>Our guest for our 400th episode is actor and activist Jameela Jamil, who you may have seen on such shows as <em>The Good Place</em>, <em>The Misery Index</em>, and <em>Legendary</em>. Outside of her acting career, Jameela is known for launching a movement and platform called < ... Show More
1h 4m
Feb 2022
FEMINISM: Jameela Jamil - Misogyny, Media and Mistakes
This week Floss kicks off her second mini-series on FEMINISM with the icon that is Jameela Jamil. Jameela is an actress and activist- you’ll know her from playing Tahani Al-Jamil in Netflix’s The Good Place, her incredible platform and podcast I Weigh, and SLAMMING Piers Morgan o ... Show More
50m 31s
Oct 2018
The Good Place’s Jameela Jamil: Loving Your Body, No Filter Required.
It’s not every day that you find a hilarious TV show that features moral philosophers and tries to answer “What does it mean to be a good person?” But then again, not every show is NBC’s The Good Place. And today on For the Love, we’re over-the-top thrilled to have Tahani herself ... Show More
57m 7s
Mar 2025
Jameela Jamil
Content Warning: This episode includes discussions about [topics, e.g., weight, body dysmorphia, mental health], which some listeners may find sensitive. Please take care while listening, and feel free to explore other episodes if this isn’t the right one for you today. David Ten ... Show More
1h 15m