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Today on Happy Second Confused, Jesse Eisenberg, from Zombeland and Batman v Superman to his new

dark comedy, The Art of Self-Defense. Hey guys, I'm Josh Harrow.

So welcome to another edition of Happy, Sad, Confused.

Yes, the guest today, returning champion, Mr. Jesse Eisenberg.

It's been a while since Jesse has been on the podcast. He was one of the early guests on Happy Second

fused way back when five years ago. Thrilled to have Jesse back, as I said to him, he's one of the few people on the planet that probably speaks faster than I do.

So adjust to your settings accordingly, lots of content in a relatively short amount of time coming at you. But Jesse is, there's no one like

Jesse Leisenberg. I really love talking to him. He is an intellectual, he is funny and smart and interesting, and kind of in his own bizarre,

wonderful world.

Like he's not, you know, he's not plugged into pop culture, doesn't watch movies or TV, I mean he's, he just makes his great art, he writes his plays, does his pieces for the New Yorker, and acts in a wide variety of interesting films.

And as I said, they kind of run the gamut from big blockbusters like Zombiland and like Batman v Superman and he's and you know he's never shy about dipping his toe in that arena

he's gonna be in the new Zombiland film that's coming out later this year.

But he's also well known for starring in great smaller independent films from way back

when he kind of came to the fore in Roger, Dodger, and the

Squid and the Whale, all the way up to his new film, which is called the

Art of Self-Defense. And I really enjoyed this one. This is a very funny movie,

a very quirky odd movie from writer director Riley Stearns.

It kind of confronts our notions of masculinity, toxic masculinity.

Jesse plays kind of a put-upon gentleman who's mugged and seeks to better himself I guess or

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