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How does dressing up in drag help you disappear? Why is being feminine like being a poodle...and what does that mean for the wolves? These and other questions are explored on this Halloween episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage, wherein Dan shares his own story, from RISK!, about judging a Halloween costume contest on acid and performing femininity as an escape technique. Afterwards, Dan interviews You'll Grow Out of It author and Inside Amy Schumer executive producer Jessi Klein about her experiences turning into a not-very-feminine adult. In each episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage, relationship expert and columnist Dan Savage showcases and provides commentary on the best true stories about sex and relationships from live storytelling shows across the country.
Jessi Klein discusses her new memoir, You'll Grow Out of It.
The absolutely wonderful Jessi Klein (Inside Amy Schumer head writer/executive producer) joins Ronna and Beverly to chat about motherhood, getting lost in Central Park, her new book of hilarious essays "You'll Grow Out of It," and shaking Gwyneth Paltrow's hand. Plus, Spaghetti-O's tells us what was her favorite thing she did in the city of Boston.This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Third Love.
Everyone loves to laugh, right? You totally do. So in this episode Adam is joined by Melissa to discuss their favorite comedic audiobooks. They begin with their all time favorites before moving on to the audiobooks their excited to listen to in the near future. They end the episode with a conversation about the audiobooks they wish existed. There are a lot of them... You can borrow and sample every book discussed (well, the real ones) at https://www.overdrive.com/explore. Comedic Audiobooks sure to make you laugh Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling Billy Crystal - Still Foolin' Em Is Everyone Hanging out without me? By Mindy Kaling Bossypants by Tina Fey Food by Jim Gaffigan Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. by Rob Delaney Almost Interesting by David Spade Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson You'll Grow Out of it by Jessi Klein Kanye West Owes Me $300 by Jensen Karp Born Standing up by Steve Martin That is All by John Hodgman Nothing's Sacred by Lewis Black You're Never Weird on the Internet…Almost by Felicia Day I Must Say by Martin Short Party of One by Dave Holmes Shrill by Lindy West The Parks and Rec recs… Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption by Nick Offerman Yes Please by Amy Poehler Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari Stories I only tell my friends by Rob Lowe Audiobooks we want to listen to: I'm just a person by Tig Notaro The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer Where am I Now? By Mara Wilson Talking as Fast as I can by Lauren Graham You Can't Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson Scrappy Little Notebook by Anna Kendrick Thanks for the Money by Joel McHale Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at feedback@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.
In this week's episode Vass and Allison are joined by Globe and Mail business reporter Karen Ho to discuss digital detoxes and summer camp for adults. We discuss Ontario's new culture strategy and getting Canadian books in the classroom with Coachhouse Press editor and all-around-Book-Person Emily Keeler. In our final segment, we talk to Dr. Miranda Campbell about her new Maisonneuve cover story about the lack of female talent at summer music festivals. Allison is reading Sweetbitter by Sephanie Danler. Vass is reading You'll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein.
On the latest episode of the Talkhouse Film podcast, two of the funniest people around – Saturday Night Live's Aidy Bryant and Inside Amy Schumer's head writer, Jessi Klein – meet for the first time. Talking on the day Klein's new book, You'll Grow Out of It, is published, the two have a hilarious conversation about the very specific discomfort of SNL writing nights, Emmy awkwardness, casting nightmares, their SNL host crushes (which leads to a great story about Drake), the celebrity Jessi recently drunk-dialed, hot guys, bras and breasts, and a whole bunch more. For more filmmakers talking film and TV, visit Talkhouse Film at talkhouse.com/film.