Feeling Safe in a Relationship (w/ Uzo Aduba)
Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer
Headgum & Nicole Byer
4.9 • 16K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The Emmy-winning Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black) chats with Nicole about how her dating app DMs changed after booking Crazy Eyes, finding love at a mixer, the deep connection between her personal grief and art, and the importance of honesty in relationships. Plus, Nicole fails to hit on a cashier.
Recorded July 13th 2023. For more information on the SAG-AFTRA strike, see sagaftrastrike.org. Consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund to assist struck entertainment workers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, listeners. |
| 0:02.9 | Okay, welcome back to another episode. |
| 0:04.3 | Now, before we dive into today's just the conversation, |
| 0:08.0 | I got a little disclaimer for you. |
| 0:09.4 | Okay, so we recorded this episode with Uzo, |
| 0:11.9 | the day before the SAG, |
| 0:13.4 | after Screen Actors Guild Union went on strike. |
| 0:16.3 | So if you're listening, being like, |
| 0:18.1 | no calls, breaking the rules. |
| 0:19.9 | Is she crossing that picket line? |
| 0:21.2 | Is she a nasty little scab? |
| 0:22.8 | Well, the answer is no. |
| 0:24.6 | I love my union. |
| 0:26.4 | I am also in the union. |
| 0:28.6 | I have tried to abide by the rules |
| 0:30.9 | and not talk about people's projects on the podcast. |
| 0:34.4 | So when you hear Uzo promoting her projects, |
| 0:36.5 | I don't want you all commenting about her being a scab, |
| 0:40.2 | or me being a scab, |
| 0:41.4 | because she was still under a contract pre-strike |
| 0:44.6 | to promote her work. |
| 0:46.0 | And if you want to learn more about the SAG after strike |
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