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Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil

Ashlee Marie Preston

Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil

Society & Culture, Jameela Jamil, Storytelling, Disasters, Personal Journals, Comedians, Comedy Interviews, Conversation, Stand-up, Comedy, Funny, True Stories, Shame, Embarassing

4.73.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Activist, cultural commentator, and political analyst Ashlee Marie Preston joins Jameela this week to discuss her journey into activism, struggling with mental health since early childhood and being "neurofestive," hitting rock bottom and finding support amongst sex workers, having her work rooted in repair, being right vs making an impact, what we need in our leaders, and more. You can follow Ashlee Marie Preston on Instagram @ashleemariepreston and Twitter @AshleeMPreston You can find transcripts for this episode on the Earwolf website. I Weigh has amazing merch - check it out at podswag.com Jameela is on Instagram and Twitter @Jameelajamil And make sure to check out I Weigh's Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube for more!

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Iway with Jimmy and Ijamil, a safe place for learning. I hope you're

0:07.3

well. I feel like shit. I, because I went out last night, I didn't drink and I got home

0:13.8

at like 11 or earlier even because I had the munchies and so I was out at this show,

0:20.2

the show was amazing. I was watching Beth Stelling who's been on this podcast before to stand

0:25.4

up with music from Monica Martin who's I think the best singer in the world now going to find

0:31.8

how I'm streaming apps or whatever you'd say about music streaming services. Anyway, kind

0:38.2

of halfway through the night, through realize that I was going to need lots of carbs really

0:44.1

soon. So ordered on like Uber Eats like a spaghetti bolognese and a pizza and just had

0:52.8

it delivered to my house for exactly 15 minutes after when the show would end so I would

0:57.7

have time to get home and it would all still be hot. This is how I, this is how I party.

1:02.4

It's just a bit aesthetic. Anyway, I still feel like shit even though I got home early and

1:09.5

had my spaghetti bolognese and my pizza and went to bed at a civilized time, no alcohol,

1:15.9

not said I didn't have anything else. And my god, I think it's just because I can't cope

1:21.9

with being outside anymore because I've been on like shows this whole pandemic, which

1:28.2

I'm very lucky for obviously. I've been so afraid of making anyone sick so I work with

1:32.3

like 200 people at a time. I didn't go out when the lockdown measures were lifted. And

1:37.5

so this is still like, I don't know, the third time I've gone out to a thing in the last

1:43.4

two years. And the sensory over, I don't know if you're feeling this, but so many sounds,

1:49.2

so many people, music playing, shoulder to shoulder with strangers, just strangers.

1:54.3

That's a lot to deal with. Caring up at the bar kind of just, it feels as though I'm

1:58.8

working on muscle memory, but my brain has no idea what the fuck is happening. It's

2:02.3

like I've never been out before. I feel like a complete extra to restrile. And it's

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