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Comedian Rajiv Satyal couldn't pick just one thing. How the heck can you do that in a world so big? And when he's JUST SO SMART?
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Fahim Anwar (opens the original)
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Fahim Anwar is a comedian, actor, writer, and former Boeing engineer who went from doing stand-up in Seattle while working in aerospace to performing on Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Comedy Central. He's also part of Goatface with Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, and Aristotle Athiras, and has appeared in shows like Chuck, The Carmichael Show, and United States of Al. When Fahim and I sat down, we ended up talking about comedy in a way I really enjoy - not just jokes, but the actual mechanics o
Maz Jobrani (opens the original)
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Maz Jobrani is a comedian, actor, writer, and a founding member of the comedy group "Axis of Evil". He's built a career talking about culture, politics, immigration, and family, while also appearing on shows like The Colbert Report , Grey's Anatomy , and Superior Donuts . Maz and I go all over the place in this conversation, but underneath all the jokes is a pretty consistent question: how do you build a life around the things you actually love? We talk about why he'd happily keep doing comedy a
Sebastian Maniscalco (opens the original)
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Sebastian Maniscalco is one of the sharpest observational comedians working today, with a style built around turning everyday annoyances into very specific, very funny outrage. He's gone on to star in films like Green Book and The Irishman , release multiple stand-up specials, and become one of the biggest live comedy acts in the world. When Sebastian and I sat down, I was fascinated by how much of his comedy really does come from simply living his life. He talks about constantly turning new exp
Vinay Satyal (opens the original)
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In this episode, I sat down with an extremely special guest: my dad. He has since passed away, so this recording is extremely special to me. It serves as a lasting memory of the love and kindness he shared with everyone he met. Vinay Kumar Satyal: November 12, 1944 - May 8, 2024
Payal Kadakia (opens the original)
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Payal Kadakia is the founder of ClassPass and the founder and artistic director of The Sa Dance Company, a contemporary Indian dance company. An MIT graduate who went on to work at Bain & Company and Warner Music Group, Payal managed to turn the thing she couldn't imagine giving up (dance) into the foundation for both her artistic career and one of the biggest fitness platforms in the world. Payal and I have known each other for a while, so this conversation has a pretty natural, catching-up fee
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