The last time we spoke with comedian Ida Rodriguez, she was teeing up her HBO Max comedy special, fighting words.

Where, in addition to making us laugh so hard it hurt, she gave us a window into her pain,

allowing us to bear witness to her reunion with her estranged father.

Now, Iva is giving us even more context with her new memoir, Legitimate Kid.

We have done the career conversation.

Definitely take a listen to our first episode because today we're going to get into the pain

of a parent's absence, what happens when their

presence isn't what you imagined, and the healing power of giving grace.

Ida, welcome back.

Thank you for having me back.

You know I love you.

I loved the book.

I think the title,

Legitimate Kid, kind of says it all.

Take me back to the first time

that you were teased for not having your dad's last name.

Oh yeah, I was third grade. This girl in my class made fun of me and called me a bastard.

And she was like, your daddy didn't sign your birth certificate. And when I asked my mom what a bastard was, she said, that's a kid who doesn't have their father's last name.

But it was just very casual.

She didn't say, you are a bastard.

I deduced that because I had her last name.

My mother wasn't married.

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