Main Character Energy with Issa Rae, Amy Poehler, Tyler Perry & More
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Wondery
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2025
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
We all know MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY when we see it—but it kind of hits different depending on the person, right? Today we’re bringing you a compilation episode of some of our favorite main characters and exploring how that energy shows up in different ways. We’re talking on screen personas with Issa Rae and Amy Poehler, and storytelling with Tyler Perry and Ayo Edebiri. Saweetie and JT speak on the business side of their success. Coco Jones shares advice for young people, and Ts Madison preaches the importance of not hiding anything.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by Airbnb. |
| 0:02.0 | Y'all, when spring hits and nature starts calling my name, |
| 0:05.0 | you know I am headed straight to Airbnb to find the most loved homes |
| 0:08.0 | to scratch my outdoors the itch. |
| 0:10.0 | Now, let's get into it, baby. |
| 0:12.0 | No matter what we're doing in the car, just chilling, pop on Amazon music, sit back and listen. |
| 0:23.6 | Life, love, sex, science, covering it all, especially the bad because money always involved. |
| 0:27.6 | No matter what it is, we gonna make it make sense. |
| 0:30.6 | Nothing else will do but kick it with the homies and kin. |
| 0:32.6 | So grab you a drink and a snack you enjoy and get into the vibe that only want this is... |
| 0:36.6 | You know it's your girls! This the vibe that only one is your girls. |
| 0:37.5 | Baby, this, this is Kiki. |
| 0:41.6 | Baby, this is Kiki Poma, yeah. |
| 0:48.0 | You know my next guest from her iconic groundbreaking HBO series Insecure. |
| 0:54.1 | Since then, she's continued to do amazing things like American fiction. |
| 0:58.0 | Barbie has endless Emmy Golden Globe nominations. |
| 1:01.4 | Also has an amazing restaurant, Somerville, that I need to get me a seat to go eat at. |
| 1:05.8 | And, of course, her wine company, Via Ray. |
| 1:08.6 | You know it's my girl, Issa Ray. |
| 1:11.4 | Hey, boo! |
| 1:29.7 | Hey, what's up, Kiki? You know, everything is good. I'm living a good life because I've gotten to see you back-to-back days because we're doing all this press for our new movie. One of them days, how are you feeling? One of them days. I'm so excited that we got here. I was telling you yesterday, like, this has been a long journey. |
| 1:29.3 | And props to you because you've been here since the beginning and so much has happened |
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