S2 Ep47: Ask Yourself (with Lauryn Whitney)

Never Thought I'd Say This

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Comedy, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Jodie and Celia talk to the amazing Lauryn Whitney, creator of the impactful viral video “Ask Yourself.” Lauryn, the Black mother of a Black boy, asks people to consider why they think of her child, and of all Black boys and men, as a threat. She shares the wisdom of her experience with Jodie and Celia, and the result is a frank, emotional discussion about race and racism in the United States. Lauryn talks about how her child and other Black children are affected by institutional racism and poses helpful questions for non-Black listeners to ask themselves about how they might be upholding racist ideals. Lauryn also shares a hilarious “never thought I’d say this” moment in which her son learned a big lesson about human anatomy, and Jodie gives us an inappropriate anatomy lesson of her own.

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0:00.0	Hello and
0:25.8	Hello and welcome to another episode of Never Thought I'd Say This I am your host Celia Behar and as you were looking at me. I knew you were going to say something stupid
0:36.2	It's like what I have I've learned now that I just have to lean into the stupid and lean into the fact that I'm going to look at you and laugh and it feels incredibly awkward sitting here and introducing a show with no one. So it just that I'm just leaning into that.
0:38.7	You know what I mean? And like, all right, cool.
0:40.4	Just be awkward with it.
0:41.8	Do you be mean, we've talked about it before.
0:44.0	You might, you know, if you want to be me
0:45.7	and live in my life right now, which you don't,
0:49.1	I don't know who would want.
0:50.0	Look, I mean, mine isn't all fucking roses lately either,
0:53.2	so, you know, whatever.
0:54.8	One time when I worked in upstate New York,
0:57.2	one of a client yelled at a coworker of mine,
1:00.5	you know, my life is in all guns and roses and then stormed out.
1:04.3	I want to...
1:06.3	Thank God not all guns and roses.
1:08.3	I mean, one of my favorite stories from my name, Amy Brown.
1:11.8	My life's not all kinds and roses.
1:13.2	Anyway we have a guest today oh and I'm actually Celia Bayhard you're actually
1:19.3	Jody Sweeten just so that no one's supposedly. Supposedly allegedly allegedly you are and we have a
1:25.2	amazing guess I'm so excited that she came on this is Lauren wit me we actually
1:30.3	talked about you Lauren when Isaiah was on because we are both
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