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Jordan, Jesse, GO!

Ep. 542: Hot Time Summer Hang with Mara Wilson and Marina Shifrin

Jordan, Jesse, GO!

Jesse Thorn

Comedy, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.83.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2018

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Jordan takes the reigns this week and is joined by actress and writer Mara Wilson and comedian and writer Marina Shifrin for a discussion of how Marina's father reacted to the sex stories in her new book, Mara's love of the Magnolia Park neighborhood in Burbank, and the powerful nostalgia of Empire Records. Plus, Jordan brings in some malt beverages for the beloved summer drink taste test segment.   Check out Mara's Substack newsletter, "Shant We Tell the Vicar?" here! Check out Marina's new book, "30 Before 30: How I Made a Mess of My 20s, and You Can Too" here! And, of course, BUBBLE is still going strong -- episode seven is out and the big finale is coming this week! Subscribe to BUBBLE on iTunes! Or use this feed for your other podcatcher needs: https://maximumfun.org/feeds/bubble.xml

Transcript

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0:00.0

Give a little time for the child within you. Don't be afraid to be young and free.

0:05.2

Under the locks and throw away the keys and take coffee shoes and sex and run you.

0:10.5

This is Jordan Jesse Goh. I'm Jordan Morris, boy detective.

0:13.6

Jesse Thorn out this week could be vacation, could be health problems, could be he is

0:23.2

tending to a loved one who is about to pass. I don't know because I am a bad friend.

0:30.6

He is not here this week, but hey, hey Brian, do me a solid and if it turns out Jesse is tending

0:37.8

to a dying loved one, edit that out of the show and make it sound like I'm not a monster.

0:42.8

Anyway, Jordan Morris, boy detective here with two amazing guests. First timers to the show,

0:48.0

who I can only assume will become beloved regulars after this amazing show. Am I building it up too much?

0:55.1

I'm a little nervous. I thought, Mara, not to take your turn. I was about to introduce you.

1:01.7

Sorry, sorry. No, no, no, finish your sentence. I'm just going to I haven't introduced anybody yet.

1:05.7

I thought Mara was on the show before. So now I'm like now maybe we'll just spin off and have our

1:10.6

own if it goes very well. Mara and Marina. Yeah, great. Actually, our names are almost the same.

1:16.4

Already planning to spin off and you haven't even done the show yet. It's like a

1:21.5

frayed shirt came out after the first episode of Cheers. Yeah. My guests, my delightful guests,

1:27.6

who you who you heard chatting just a second ago, an actress, an author, and the brains behind the

1:36.0

delightful subscription news letter. Shant, we tell the vicar, a place for comedy essays and fake

1:44.2

BBC show titles. Mara Wilson, Mara, welcome to the show. Hi, thank you very much for having me.

1:49.2

And the other voice you heard there is a comic, a former co-worker of mine,

1:56.4

and the author of the delightful and hilarious new book of essays, 30 before 30, how I made a

2:02.0

mess of my 20s and you can to Marina, Shifrin. Hi, Marina. Hi, it's so good to see you again this week.

2:07.9

Yeah, I know. We saw it. I came to your book reading in Skylight Books. I know. It's actually

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