What is Tefi Pessoa Even Doing?
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND
Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Digital creator, columnist & podcaster Tefi Pessoa sits down with Kyle to unpack how she established her career & connects with so many people via pop culture, a mindblowing Elizabeth Taylor story, how to approach auditions & choose optimism, their thoughts on Britney Spears & Hamlet, how Tefi navigates interviewing celebrities on the red carpet, Kyle’s longtime love for wine, social media, why it’s time to really be weird, and the sweet nectar of nostalgia. Keep it locked for “Teach Me Tefi”, a lesson on current Internet trends just for Kyle.
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Executive Producers: iHeart Media, Elvis Duran Podcast Network & Full Picture Productions
Executive Produced for Full Picture Productions by Desiree Gruber & Anne Walls Gordon
Produced by Ben Fingeret, Nora Faber & Maia Mizrahi
Editing by Mikey Harmon & Nicholas Giuricich
Research by Kimberly Walls
Music by Yatta
Art by Danica Robinson
Additional GFX by Chris Olfers/The Southern Influence
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.4 | What are we even doing? |
| 0:11.3 | What are we even doing? |
| 0:13.5 | Hey, what's going on? |
| 0:14.6 | It's Kyle McLaughlin. |
| 0:15.7 | What are we even doing? |
| 0:17.8 | We're going to find out. |
| 0:18.7 | Well, we're going to try to find out. |
| 0:20.0 | This is a show where we talk |
| 0:21.2 | with your favorite actors, musicians, creatives of all types, discussing process, creative process, how |
| 0:28.5 | it all began. And we're going to get weird together, but in a very good way. Today, special guest, |
| 0:33.0 | Tephy is here. Oh, I already said your name and I was supposed to introduce you first. |
| 0:35.5 | Sorry, sorry, sorry. Genius storyteller, pop culture professor. I love the alliteration of that. That was beautiful. That was beautiful. And the Internet's big sister, can I? I like older cousin. Older cousin. And the Internet's older cousin? Because I am like a big sister to two other people and they've never asked me for advice, not once. we're going to change that. We're going to change that. We're going to change that. Kathy is in the house, ladies and gentlemen. |
| 0:57.9 | Yeah. Thank you so much for being here. Of course. All Things Pop Culture. I love all things pop culture. I come from a long line of very nosy women, and it's very much paid off. I can see that. You're everywhere. Thank God. There's no plan B. This has to work out. When you said professor, I'm like, that's crazy. I dropped out of college five times. Five times. I only dropped out of college once. You did? Yes, I did. But five times. Yeah, I know. I know. I've got a long way to go. I love an icebreaker. I love an orientation. I'm like, I miss being in the car being like, okay, just in case, what's one fun fact? |
| 1:40.3 | Ah. Like, okay, what's crazy? What's crazy? I'm like, you have a mom. I'm like, no, stupid, they can see that. that's too easy too easy oh my god |
| 1:42.2 | well I want to ask you |
| 1:43.0 | want to start by saying so |
| 1:44.0 | you do so many different things |
| 1:46.3 | you're little |
| 1:47.3 | and Too easy. Too easy. Oh my God. Well, I want to ask you, I want to start by saying, so you do so many different things. You're little and you're... Thank you. Tiny, in fact. Tiny. Where was the beginning? What started? What triggered you? What was your kind of core thing? I'm like, oh, I'm good at this or I want to do this or... So you agree, I'm good at this. You are good at this. I was born on a Sunday. I love that. So was I. |
| 2:00.8 | No way. at this or I want to do this or... So you agree, I'm good at this. You are good at this. I was born on a Sunday. |
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