Iliza Shlesinger: Be Skeptical, Not Cynical
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown
Mayim Bialik
4.8 • 5.9K Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2022
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Iliza Shlesinger (comedian, actor, writer, producer and author) returns to the podcast to reveal the solutions to her somatic pain, the changing cultural sensitivity toward comedy, and her approach to expressing anger. She discusses the origins and process of her observational and inclusive comedy style, new motherhood, and the epidemic of online hate, especially toward women. Mayim and Iliza break down the difference between being skeptical and cynical, the risks of consuming negative news, and the dangers of materialism.
Iliza's new Netflix special, HOT FOREVER: https://www.netflix.com/title/81485998
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| 0:00.0 | If you see a girl out in the wild that you don't like, you don't like that her body, her face, I've got great news for you boys. |
| 0:09.0 | You do not have to have sex with her. There is no law. The Bible does not say it, the government does not. |
| 0:15.0 | You do not have to have sex with her. It is your body, your choice. How's that for a concept? |
| 0:32.0 | Hi, I'm Maya and I welcome to my breakdown. This is the place where we break things down. So you don't have to. |
| 0:38.0 | We have a friend in studio today. Someone that actually is a friend of mine. You can totally talk. We have a Liza Schlesinger here. Hi, Liza. |
| 0:51.0 | Hi. Usually before I introduce our guest, I introduce this guy. |
| 0:57.0 | We're out of practice. My elder millennial. That's true. I am. You are an elder millennial, Jonathan Cohen. I thought I recognized you from the meetings. |
| 1:04.0 | Technically, I'm actually one year. How old do you? I'll tell you. I'm 79. Oh, you're not an elder millennial. He's 79 years old. 83. I'm sorry. I thought it was 80. |
| 1:15.0 | No, you are Gen X, but like baby Gen X. He doesn't feel like Gen X. I know. I'm young at heart. I'm sorry. We're not. |
| 1:25.0 | My favorite baby Gen X or Jonathan Cohen. We are very excited to have a Liza in the studio. This is also our second time speaking to a Liza. |
| 1:36.0 | We very rarely have friends over. We have friends over more than once. I know. He told me the first time you've. I think a double dipped. I think besides my mom. Yes. Thank you. |
| 1:45.0 | Speaking of moms, your mom is also in the room. My mom is also in the room and not like in a spiritual way. Like she's right here. I actually want to let me plug the thing because right off the top, people are like, it's a Liza is a Liza. There's two things they need to know. |
| 1:58.0 | I'm very excited. Yeah. |
| 1:59.0 | Two amazing things are happening today in a Liza's life and our life because we get to bathe in the golden light that is a Liza's special day because you have your sixth. |
| 2:11.0 | Yeah, sixth netflix special, which comes out today out. What's it called? It is called. I told you what I wanted to call it. What do you want to call it? I don't remember. |
| 2:25.0 | Drowning Caucasian. Drowning Caucasian, which I think a lot of people would like for terrible reasons. True, it is called it is called hot forever. It's the first time I've actually said it hot on a forever hot forever and it is called hot forever. There's two versions of this. Tell me. There's the version where I'm like, look, because this material is hot forever. Yes. Evergreen. I'm going to be hot forever. People hate it when women have confidence. She's also opening and closing just the top part of her hands. Okay. |
| 2:50.0 | But the real reason it's called hot forever is because the material was like fire like it was awesome and I and the name was not coming to me and there is some science to the name you pick and people clicking on it. |
| 3:02.0 | You know, and I didn't you know you want to do a serious one like revolution, but people don't want to click on that and it can't be so there's in hindsight there's all the science to it anyway. I was texting might have the text. I was texting my manager. |
| 3:15.0 | And I was like, man, this special has to be hot fire and because iPhones are going nuts lately, it auto corrected fire to forever. |
| 3:21.0 | Forever. And I just said, oh my god. And she was like, that's the name of the special. I love that's the name of the special. |
| 3:26.0 | So hot forever is out. Also, if you haven't seen the other Netflix specials, I highly recommend. |
| 3:33.0 | Urge. Well, I urge you to witness. I mean, evolution's not even a good word. Just the, it's the constant elevation, I think of. |
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