Ego Nwodim is a Giver

So True with Caleb Hearon

Headgum

Society & Culture, Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.9 • 975 Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Welcome! This week’s guest is the hilarious Ego Nwodim! Ego and Caleb talk being the child of immigrants, the state of how people interact with their favorite entertainers, how a simple word can be the hottest thing in the world, SNL, and much more!

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Produced by Chance Nichols @chanceisloud

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1:37.5	Okay, so Caleb for president?
1:39.6	Let's give it.
1:41.0	Hello, he's running. There you go. Caleb, I got hair in my mouth. Hey, honey. We have to talk. We have got, honey, I've been meaning to talk to you. We have to talk. We have some shit to get down about. Okay? Tell me what's going on with you. Where do we even begin? What's happening with me is that I'm, it's summer.
2:01.8	Yes. I love me some summer. Okay. And I know that sounds like basic bitchery, top tier basic
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