The art of vulnerability and connection with comedian Mae Martin

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4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Mae Martin is a comedian, improviser, screenwriter, and podcast host. Their work on Netflix includes the stand-up special Sap and the aptly named TV series Feel Good. Adam and Mae chat about the value of vulnerability in connection, snapping out of procrastination, shame spirals, and life lessons from the art of improvisation.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective. Stay updated on Everything Business on Ted Business, a podcast hosted by
0:14.3	Columbia Business School Professor Modupe Akenola. Every week she'll introduce
0:18.9	you to leaders with unique insights on work, answering questions like,
0:23.2	how do four day work week's work?
0:25.2	Do will a machine ever take my job?
0:27.6	Get some surprising answers on Ted Business
0:30.0	wherever you listen to podcasts.
0:36.0	The idea is the most important thing and then the laughs come. I often have an idea I want to convey or a moment from my life that I'm remembering and then I just have to
0:42.0	like trust that the adrenaline will result in some kind of
0:46.2	punchline and just start talking about it.
0:48.3	Hey everyone it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast on the
0:55.8	science of what makes us tick with the TED Audio Collective. I'm an
0:59.4	organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking.
1:09.0	My guest today is May Martin, comedian, actor, and screenwriter.
1:13.2	May's 2023 Netflix special, SAP,
1:15.8	was a finalist for Canadian Comedy Album of the Year.
1:18.9	Along with making me laugh,
1:20.3	it made me think differently about identity and relationships.
1:23.0	May is also an improv master, having performed for years at Second City.
1:28.0	I know it's weird because it's such a me me me thing, but if you can not think of it like that and really connect with the audience and
1:37.4	think this is for them and not really about me and I'm having fun and then that's when you get to this
1:46.0	magical flow estate. May co-hosted the podcast Handsome, co-wrote and starred in the
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