Lil Rel Howery: Strength in Imperfection

The Man Enough Podcast

Wayfarer Studios LLC

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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How can we begin to see our imperfections and vulnerability as true strengths? Comedian, actor, writer, and producer, Lil Rel Howery shares stories and insights openly, honestly and, of course, with unmatched humor, on topics including: Grief and how the death of his mother and little brother changed him The restrictions of masculinity, specifically for Black men Fatherhood and how his children opened up more after they saw his imperfections Body image, his love for pedicures, and loving what he sees when he looks in the mirror Lil Rel’s inspiring mix of openness, confidence, and humility, remind us that we are all learning and growing in real time, and that being human is our greatest strength. The Man Enough Podcast is produced by Wayfarer Studios and presented by Proctor and Gamble, in partnership with Cadence 13, an Audacy company. HOSTS: Justin Baldoni, Liz Plank, and Jamey Heath JOIN THE MAN ENOUGH COMMUNITY: Instagram: https://instagram.com/wearemanenough TikTok: https://tiktok.com/wearemanenough Facebook: https://facebook.com/wearemanenough Subscribe to the Man Enough newsletter for behind the scenes, updates, and sneak peeks of new episodes, as well as positive masculinity content: https://manenough.com/newsletter Read the book: https://manenough.com/books FOLLOW THE HOSTS: Justin Baldoni Instagram: https://instagram.com/justinbaldoni Justin Baldoni TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justinbaldoni Justin Baldoni Facebook: https://facebook.com/justinbaldoni Justin Baldoni Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinbaldoni Text Justin: +1 (310) 845-6909 Liz Plank: https://instagram.com/feministabulous Liz Plank TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@lizplank Liz Plank Facebook: https://facebook.com/feministabulous Liz Plank Twitter: https://twitter.com/feministabulous Site: http://www.elizabethplank.com/ Jamey Heath Instagram: https://instagram.com/jamey_heath_ Jamey Heath TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@jameyheath Jamey Heath Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamey_heath_ Jamey Heath Facebook: https://facebook.com/jameyjaz Site: http://www.jameyheath.com/ LIL REL HOWERY Lil Rel Howery Instagram: https://instagram.com/comedianlilrel Lil Rel Howery Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilRel4 Lil Rel Howery Facebook: https://facebook.com/ComedianLilRel Follow: https://manenough.com/podcast #ManEnough #Fatherhood #LilRelHowery PRODUCED BY: Wayfarer Studios: https://www.wayfarerstudios.com Wayfarer Studios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/WayfarerEntertainment P&G Studios Executive Producers: Justin Baldoni, Jamey Heath, Tarah Malhotra-Feinberg, Marc Pritchard, Carrie Rathod, Chris Corcoran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey what's going on I'm Justin Baldoni and I'm Jamie Heath and welcome to man enough where every week we talk about what it means to be man enough or what we think it means to be man enough
0:19.1	because nobody really knows nobody knows we're just trying to figure it out. And undefining masculinity.
0:24.8	Speaking of that, I love your hair.
0:26.7	Thank you.
0:27.2	I do.
0:27.7	I like the way it looks.
0:28.7	Wait, wait, wait, hold on.
0:30.5	I like the whole, for anybody who's with the headphones my hair is in a what is this called a man bun
0:35.3	a man bun which is what it normally is why does it look different today is to have you give me so much
0:40.0	shit about my I do you told me I'm like Yani yesterday. What you do look like
0:43.3	Yani. But I'm really. You should play Yani in his movie. In his life story?
0:49.7	Yeah, so we've had great conversations with a lot of people who we got next.
0:52.8	Yeah, today we have Lil Rel Halry.
0:55.1	Lil Rel is a fascinating guy and he was one of the stars of my movie Clouds.
1:00.9	He was.
1:01.9	And we met on set and I just loved his energy and his vibe and he brought
1:06.4	so much to that character. And what I also loved about him was he really cared deeply
1:12.4	about getting Zach's story right.
1:14.7	If you haven't seen Clouds, you can watch it on Disney Plus.
1:16.7	But Lil Relle is not just like the comic relief of the movie.
1:20.4	He's also like a lot of the heart of the movie and and it just I just
1:25.2	had a great time talking to him so I'm happy that he agreed to join us today.
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