Lea DeLaria Paved The Way

So True with Caleb Hearon

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Comedy

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Welcome back! Our guest this week is the legendary Lea DeLaria! Lea and Caleb talk her trailblazing career as the first openly gay comedian to appear on late night television, getting arrested, a certain harrowing night with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and so much more! Check out Lea’s Jazz Brunch show! https://54below.org/artists/lea-delaria/ Join our Patreon for an exclusive extended interview with Lea and other bonus content! https://patreon.com/SoTruePodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Follow Lea! @realleadelaria Follow the show! @sooootruepod Follow Caleb! @calebsaysthings Produced by Chance Nichols @chanceisloud Go to www.hims.com/SOTRUE for your personalized ED treatment options. There’s no replacement for human connection. Better with people. Better with Alma. Visit www.helloalma.com/SOTRUE to get started and schedule a free consultation today. Make Any Day Payday! Thanks to Earnin for sponsoring the show! Transform your living space today with Cozey. Visit www.Cozey.com, the home of possibilities, made easy. About Headgum: Headgum is an LA & NY-based podcast network creating premium podcasts with the funniest, most engaging voices in comedy to achieve one goal: Making our audience and ourselves laugh. Listen to our shows at https://www.headgum.com. » SUBSCRIBE to Headgum: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeadGum?sub_confirmation=1 » FOLLOW us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/headgum » FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/headgum/ » FOLLOW us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum So True is a Headgum podcast, created and hosted by Caleb Hearon. The show is produced by Chance Nichols with Associate Producer Allie Kahan and Executive Producer Emma Foley. So True is engineered by Casey Donahue and engineered and edited by Nicole Lyons. Kaiti Moos is our VP of Content at Headgum. Thanks to Luke Rogers for our show art and Virginia Muller our social media manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:04.4	The new McChrispy Strip is here.
0:06.8	Dip approved by ketchup, tony barbecue, honey mustard, honey mustard,
0:10.1	Sprite, McFlurry, Big MacSauce, double-dipped in Buffalo and Ranch,
0:13.5	more ranch, and creamy chili McChispy strip dip.
0:16.9	Now at McDonald's.
0:20.3	Because you were getting x-rays
0:22.6	we need to make sure that you weren't pregnant
0:24.6	I could have solved that problem for you.
0:29.0	What I said was, honey, honey,
0:32.1	if I'm pregnant, I'm changing my name to marry
0:35.3	and taking to riding donkeys, is what I said.
0:44.1	And about six months ago, I pulled out all my late 90s sunglasses. I've been wearing them ever
0:49.9	since. It's back, baby. Happily.
0:52.7	Leah, I'm so glad that you're here.
0:54.9	Thanks. Thanks for having me, Caleb.
0:56.6	It's so exciting.
0:57.5	I'm such a huge fan.
0:59.2	Who named you Caleb?
1:00.1	Who named you Caleb?
1:00.1	Well, you know my mom who was into the Bible.
1:02.2	Of course, because I mean, that's the only place you're going to find a Caleb, and that and seven brides for seven brothers.
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