Samara chats with the UK author, comedian, and pod icon who says “be your own version of what you think an adult should look like and sound like, and only you get to decide what that is.”
They talk the Buddhism of speaking in public, surprising lessons everyone can take from standup and improv, and tips for owning all the rooms, which, spoiler: is about the sizzle, not the composition of the sausage.
Follow Viv: @vivgroskop, vivgroskop.com/
Her latest books:
penguin.co.uk/books/111/1117056/how-to-own-the-room/9781787631120.html
penguin.co.uk/books/1118966/lift-as-you-climb/9781787633049.html
abramsandchronicle.co.uk/book/9781419742989-au-revoir-tristesse/
Her masterclass on How to Cope with Uncertainty at Work:
youtube.com/watch?v=Og7ZAdenTaI
Follow Jameela Jamil: @jameelajamilofficial
Mary Portas’ book, Work like a Woman: penguin.co.uk/books/111/1115457/work-like-a-woman/9781784163624.html
Mary Beard’s book, Women & Power: wwnorton.com/books/9781631494758
Tig Notaro’s standup:
youtube.com/watch?v=LSo380S8Dng
youtube.com/watch?v=V97lvUKYisA&t=102s
More on honoring native lands: usdac.us/nativeland
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