Lisa Ling & Awkwafina: Shut Up, Let Me Shine

Death, Sex & Money

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4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The Crazy Rich Asians actor talks with guest host Lisa Ling about how Bambi helped her process her mom's death, and why she has no qualms about turning down offers to do high-paying panty liner commercials. The Death, Sex & Money community is a vibrant one because of you! Please give to our spring fundraising campaign and keep us strong. If we get 150 new supporters by April 30th, we'll unlock a special treat for everyone. Head on over to deathsexmoney.org/donate to give, or text "DSM" to 70101. And thank you! And don't forget to sign up for our weekly newsletter. Every Wednesday we send out podcast listening recommendations, letters from our inbox and updates from the show. Sign up at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter. Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Got a story to share? Email us any time at [email protected].

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0:00.0	I remember seeing kids in school, their mothers would like write them notes and their
0:04.0	lunch and everything was so perfect and they'd come and park hours before they got out of
0:08.0	school just a way to pick them up. But like, you know, my dad, it wasn't like that.
0:12.2	He would let me like taste his beer when I was young and we watched Howard Stern together and like the Howard Stern on E like the crazy one
0:30.0	This is death, sex, and what, what is it? Money, money. We can't do anything until he kills someone. The show from WNY, about the things we think about a lot.
0:34.2	Well, I give her an orgasm.
0:35.6	I need to talk about more.
0:37.2	You know, I bet if you told her you leave Nick for like a million dollars,
0:39.5	she will write that check.
0:41.3	I'm Lisa Ling in for Anna Sale. and when I was asked who I wanted to
0:45.0	interview for this episode there were a lot of reasons that rapper and
0:49.0	actor Aquafina was at the top of my list. Like me, she was raised primarily by her dad. Like my kids, she's
0:57.3	of both Chinese and Korean descent. And I absolutely loved watching her and last summer's hit romcom crazy rich Asians.
1:06.4	Thank you very much for a rain rainstorm.
1:08.0	Oh no worries.
1:09.0	Do you want to stop by for some dinner?
1:10.5	Oh no I couldn't impose.
1:12.0	No, it's not a problem. You know I had some dinner plan. Yeah, I'll fucking come to dinner. Oh no I couldn't impose. No, it's not a problem.
1:12.5	You know I had some dinner.
1:13.2	Seriously, we go to dinner.
1:15.8	That movie was just one of the things that made 2018
1:19.3	a big year for Aquafina.
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