This episode is sponsored by longtime supporters of the pod, Airbnb.

Today we are recording from a beautiful Airbnb in the mountains of California that I found by visiting guest favorites.

See, this is what I mean when I say some trips are better in an Airbnb. Now let's get rolling.

Hey there, listeners, So I've been wondering about artists that make fictional stories that are very closely inspired by their personal lives.

How do they do it? Does it ever feel too vulnerable? Do they ever make their friends angry by basing characters on them?

So I'm having someone on who's a dear friend of mine and someone who produced my new film,

one of them days.

That's right.

Who better than chat with about this stuff than the incredibly talented creator of the

deeply personal show Insecure?

Issa Ray.

So get ready because baby, this is Gigi Palmer.

No matter what we're doing in the car, just chilling, popo, Amazon music, sit back and listen. Life, love, sex, science, covering it all. Especially the bad cause money always involved. No matter what it is, we gonna make it make sense. Nothing else will do but kick it with the homies and key. So grab you a drink and a snack you enjoy and get into the vibe that only one gets you know it's your girls

baby this this is kiki baby this is kiki poma yeah we are in this very fabulous Airbnb for the holiday season up in big bear sharing are? Yes, yes, honey. How excited are you for our holiday vacation with the fam? I am so excited to not do anything. I mean, guys, every... Because we've got a world win year. It's a blessing. And every year we do something as a family, we go somewhere together for Christmas or for also New Year.

Sometimes both.

This year we're doing a fun little Christmas moment.

And Big Bear, because my sister L'Oreal said up and down that she needed us to go somewhere cold this holiday.

She was like, no more tropical places.

Yes, because last year we were in Antigua, which was really fun.

But before we move on, I just want to say congratulations to you for bestselling author, New York Times. Bestselling author. Yay! I had to say that. I love for you, girl. Thank you, boo. I said, Master of me, everyone, go get a copy. It's awesome. Oh, my gosh. I can't wait. There's so much going on with that after the holidays that we have coming tours and just more experiences to create around self-mastery. You know how much that is important to me. Yes, yes. But this big bear is so beautiful. It is driving up and saw the lake. And it's just really just it lets you know there is a god. Okay, when you're definitely looking at all this beauty, this view. Yeah. So shout out to Airbnb.

Shout out to Airbnb. all the lake and it's just really it lets you know there is a god okay when you're definitely

looking at all this beauty this view yeah so shout out to Airbnb shout out to big bear yes um now

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