Amanda Hirsch hosts a heartfelt and personal podcast episode reflecting on her life, relationships, and recent experiences. She shares her excitement about the new season of *Nobody Wants This*, praising its emotional depth, romantic surprises, and authentic storytelling. She connects with listeners through personal stories, such as a touching moment with a friend whose mother is experiencing memory issues, and reflects on the importance of being present and kind to family. Amanda critiques the performative nature of social media and advocates for authenticity in personal lives, noting that true connection comes from being real rather than curated. The episode also features several product promotions, including glass water, pet insurance, supplements like Kepos and Neutralful, and dog food brands like Ollie, all with exclusive discount codes. She shares insights into her own journey as a mother and professional, emphasizing resilience, vulnerability, and the value of living in the moment. Personal anecdotes about fear of flying, elevators, and parenting highlight how overcoming discomfort strengthens relationships. Ultimately, the podcast celebrates authenticity, family, and the joy of living a fulfilling life without constantly chasing external validation. It serves as both entertainment and a reminder of the importance of presence, empathy, and genuine connection in everyday life.
The following podcast is a dear media production. Welcome back to the Not Skinny Bonafat podcast. I'm your host Amanda Hirsch, and I still can't believe that I get to chat with some of my favorite stars. I'm a very own podcast where you'll feel like you're just talking shit with your best friends in your living room. Yo, yo, yo! What's up, you guys? I went out last night to the premier party of the mob on Hulu. It's kind of a Hulu's version of the traitors vibes, not the same kind of game. But vibes, I would say. A lot of your favorite reality stars are there, Harry Jousey, Demi! For Mormon wives that I always have to remember, it's not Demi. I guess Demi, I'm so used to saying Demi now that Demi feels weird. Anyway, lots of good people. Joey Gorgah. Joe Gorgah. I don't know why I'm Joey. Who's like leaned in, you guys? Leaned in. I watched the first couple of episodes. He's leaning quite in. He's method. Joe Gorgah went full method. I can't believe Jersey's back officially. Did we? Was there enough hype around that? Anyway, so went to that last night to glass the wine, and I'm screaming. Like, shut. Like, I find myself. If you're not seated next to me at a table at an event, like your loss because I am talking so much shit, and I'll like look over, like I'll talk so much shit to someone I think I can trust. And I'll look over and I'm like, those other girls are totally hearing everything I'm saying. And at one point, I was talking to a bunch of people about this person, and they were like, he's right behind you. And I was like, listen, I'm the queen of gossip. And if I've learned anything in my years, years of experience, it's better to do it right in front of someone's face and they're less likely to notice than if you're like whispering. Hairflap. What's up? Another thing I wanted to remember to talk to you guys about is like, this week, my best friend, he's such a fucking cutie. He's so close to this mom. And he was like crying about his mom is crying about his mom because he like, he was like, you're forgetting so much all the time. Then she got emotional. And he's like, does she have dementia? And he was like crying at me on the phone. I was like, she doesn't have dementia. Like, it's fine. And then I was like, what a sweet son he is. You know, to his mom. Like, how much he cares about her, how much he loves her. And I'm like, my husband is such a shit son that like, he's an amazing husband, but he's a shit son. And whenever I bring it up to him, and I'm like, he's like, well, you know, I grew up differently than you. Like, because I compared to how I am with my mom, like, you should be like, I am to my mom. And he, his parents are great. They're just from that cold Romanian Ashkenaz generation of like, you know, work hard, you know, raise the kids, but it's not like with tons of like love affection and like the way my mom instilled confidence and told me I'm great all day. Like, he didn't have that. His parents are great. By the way, I have the best in laws in my family. They don't like interfere. They let us love our lives. They're like supportive. They're far away. But they're here now. They're visiting. And I, after my friend cried to me about his mom, plus I saw a dedication night on Dancing with the Stars and everyone's fucking performing in dedication of their mother. I was like, y'all need to get together and be nice to your mom, be fucking really nice to your mom. And he does listen to me when I say shit like that. He's like, I'll make an effort. It's not like he's not nice. He's just not great. And he'll like call and be like, what's up, great, okay? And I'm like, you, I would kill myself. Like if I had to sound like him. Well, speaking of a non-favorite son, I don't know if he's a favorite. His brother, my, they might like his brother better. Let's talk about our favorite daughters. My girls, I said on this podcast to them, I'm not right or died for you because that's the phrase. I'm right and died. Like, I would write and then I would die for you. And another thing I wanted to say to them, but the only thing I said on the pod was like, you're my favorite sisters. And then like, including my own sisters, like I'm not even going to say like, excluding obviously my own sister, including you're my favorite sisters. I look up to these girls, I admire them. They are inspiring. They are amazing. I'm so happy to know them and to have seen their just great fucking success. The new season of their show, nobody wants this is back for season three on Netflix. And I got the screeners, you guys, I was so hard not to share with you that this is like such an amazing season and you're going to love everything about it. And they gave us everything we wanted and more, the twists and turns you won't see coming. If you haven't watched the season, please watch it and then play this episode or play this episode. And then we'll give you a spoiler alert and you can jump forward. So you don't get the spoiler. Or if you don't care about spoilers and your matured doll, then just fucking play this episode and don't pause it. Obviously I'm talking about, I'm like, banging. I'm so excited. Obviously I'm talking about Erin and Sarah Bostor forget your energy some time. Girl. Oh jeez. She's like, you're super bad. I know. Well, I was first super fan first. We both feel really proud of you. I feel really proud of you. We name drop you all the time. Not enough. Wasn't on the show. No one wants us. Should you be like a rival? You name dropped every single person. Wait, who? Not me. Who do we name drop in the show? Page to survive. Wait. No, we did. Oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And somebody, a lot of people, Bethany Frankl, I don't remember where that was. Wait, what context? Oh, in the opening up episode, I think, because they're looking at page six, right? Mm-hmm. Yeah. These are things that get thrown out on set. They're not really like written lines necessarily. They're sort of like also. But also. But also, there are a lot of writers on the show and things have been. We won't go into specifics, but things have been written where people now hate Aaron and then me. And what? What? Are you ready? Starting the. The what? Oh. The what? Yeah. No. Sarah, are you good? Honestly, you guys. Honestly, I'm not good. Sarah is not okay. But she came in messy today on the military. Yes. Well, it's on in. No, but here's why I thought this because look how I'm saving her. Yeah. I'm a good friend now. Thank you. Well, so you used to call me or CNN? I did call you. I see that Simon still calls me that. Yes. He's still like, here's your voice from the beginning. Right. So Aaron's watching the news. So when you were scrolling page six, it would make sense. I know. I know you would be there. You're right. Are you getting in drama and page six? A lot. Sarah doesn't even understand what we're talking about. Have you not watched the show? Of course. I mean, for her to say, you're in page six where you imply that I don't know what works out. Something. No, no. For we're going to do season four. Okay. Sarah, do you need a cup of coffee or anything? I think I'll be all right. Okay. We're all like slightly worried about it. I know after what this is about. Yeah. We can tell you. Well, season three of nobody wants this job today. So did the faster scissors are here and everyone gets it from the glass. What are they? They did. I'm helping raise awareness of around plastic. I don't even think they need you at this point. This water company is on fire. I know. Did you know we didn't invest and we wanted to really should have said, but you know what? I'm so happy for them that they're doing so well. Really like the founder. It's a great product and I'm all about. You're all about it. Glass water. We know. Does that get annoying? I mean, it can be awkward sometimes when we go places to meet. I can't remember where we went, but to a very high powered meeting that we were, had no place being. We were lucky to be there and we walk in and air goes, what is this? What is this here? I'm like, Oh my God. Drink the crystal geyser. Who cares? Crystal geysers. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I was overheating in a truck probably for weeks. Just drink it. You know, and she's like, this is, this is abominable. How can you do this? I'm like, Oh my God. Yeah. I guess I've changed. I know. Because that's me. I feel like you're not online. I'm not really. You're not. You used to be. You should notice everything. Like that's toxic. Don't do that. Oh, yeah. I would call you out on things. Or I don't think calling out. I think more like, not everyone's paying attention to things and sometimes I'm like, Hey, girl, you can't like, you know, wipe with regular toilet paper. Yeah. You know, but I'm not really online anymore. I've chosen. I've chosen life. Yeah. Sarah, I haven't been able to live my life. I don't like that. You're less online because when I fell in love with you years ago, like 2016, you were like very online, very funny online. You know what? Can I say something? I kind of feel like at that time being a reverent on Instagram and being sarcastic and doing this sort of self-deprecating, it felt sparse and so it felt specific and I liked that. Yeah. It feels like it's what everybody does and it's so saturated and in my opinion with people who aren't even really funny people in the world, but they're like grabbing onto some trend or something and then that becomes their personality and it just feels very performative in a way that I don't enjoy and I kind of feel like I don't really want to be in the fray with them. And you're on to bigger and better anyway. I also think everybody has a social media manager and an editor on hand, which that's never how we've operated on socials, I mean we're messy on socials. We might go two weeks without posting.
posting, but then post every day some, you know, unhinged something or a, but we've never been, we've never curated. Right. You're not doing like all the trends or, yeah, yeah, yeah, we don't have like transitional thing. You know, we've just never been like that. And I think now I, I mean, I'll just speak for myself. I start going, wait a minute, are we not, should we be taking this more seriously? We have businesses. We have things. Should we be, I think about that a lot, but I mean, I think to us. I think about what Aaron says a lot, but it's then like, what, then you, you about, you bow out, you know, just like, you know, there's a fine line, like I was saying somewhere yesterday. I was like, I don't personally want to see like your kids eating breakfast. Do you know what I mean? Not your kids specifically or your kid, but I just don't want to see that for me. I do think that like, I love mom content. I know what stuff you do. Yeah. I'm just, as a mom, I'm like fascinated by how other moms do things. So you don't want to put out stuff that you think people might now want to say, maybe. I don't know. I mean, I guess what I'm saying is I don't really think about it, but I do wonder sometimes if I need to think about it more. Okay. You know, you, you, people get in your head, they're like, no, you need to be more well, I saw this interview you just did saying that with your investing, it doesn't always mean you're like posting about it at a time. You're doing like other stuff. And I thought, oh, yeah. Oh, on the trailblazers podcast, yeah, I mean, I think that, yes, posting is amazing, but it's not moving the needle the way people think that people think I just saw an interview with the founder of Bloom. I got that thing came up for me too. I watched it three times. I was like, is he saying what I think he's saying that makes no sense. He was saying what he, but I just finally just did a good ready with me. And I bought the pond's cold cream from like the dome look into it. Oh, that's it. I don't need to look into what it is. Okay. Well, I bought it. I bought it. So, yeah. Well, Sarah and I are talking about this video of the Bloom drink founder saying that Kylie posted it didn't move one sale. And not only did she post it, was he saying she posted it, but she posted it organically. And also said out of the three, this is the one or whatever. He was kind of contradicting himself though, right? Because he said a little click baity a little bit, but what he essentially said was she posted. She's the most followed woman on Instagram. We love her. She's beautiful. Of course, we all want to do the things she does and that it didn't convert. Like it didn't move the needle. He didn't see it. She didn't see it. He didn't see it. In sales. Yeah. So, I do think things are shifting. Things are shifting. And I think if you are a celebrity investor or influencer investor, you have to come to the table with more than just, I'll post for you. Right. And so, for that row, when I do, we both do so much more than just posting for companies that were on the cap table of. Let's get back to my favorite show coming back season three. We're recording the day because it came out of midnight last night. How does it feel? I was saying to my friends, I feel like this is my three days of narcissism. I'm ready to be a narcissist for three days where I just look on TikTok and I refresh and I see what people are saying. Oh, you do that? No, and it's so not like you like she hasn't even watched Shark Tank. Yeah. She didn't watch it. She didn't watch it. She didn't watch it. She didn't watch it. We'd see you want to see what everybody's saying. So this need to know, and it's, you know, it's like you're looking for something that's going to hurt you and it's like I'm wondering what it's going to be. I don't know. It's, it's like a, it's an unhealthy compulsion. I guess. I've seen really good reviews. I have to, which was really exciting. Well, the season took a turn and you said something I want to say, even though this will come out Tuesday, so if you haven't watched it in full yet, you might be screwed. We have to give spoiler alerts, right? Well, I just wanted to repeat what you said, I think, which was binge it. Yeah. You got to watch it fast. It's, it kind of reminded me of you can see everything in the sense of you saying you don't want there to be spoilers because it'll ruin the season. Yeah. But like, how do you guys feel about you can see everything? The media is protecting it. I, Sarah, how did you say that? I love it. I think it's a really. But how was there a meat? Like how is the power of Ted Sarandas? No, I think people are respecting the art form that it is. It's such a special, unique piece of art. I do think that they're protecting it because it kind of never really is connected with the, you can say I was wanting the same thing. That was a 24 power of a 24. Are you talking about them protecting art? I'm talking about that. Oh, protecting nobody wants this because you're not seeing the big things yet at all. Okay. Good. But that's like, I feel like new and I've noticed it first with you can see everything where I'm like, wait, no one's saying the thing that happened. No one's spoiling it. It's very cool. It's very cool. You weren't with Amy, right? Yeah. She invited me. She does that. I was so honored. I love it. I wish you came. Does what? Like invite other people to your place. Like she'll be like, oh, when I go see this movie and then she'll order and you'll get your ticket immediately and then there will be 10 other tickets. She'll buy them just in case. Yeah. I like to know who's going with me. I know. I know. I'm not really until like surprised. I know. Even at a movie, you're not talking about it. What a movie. It's not that big of a deal. But I like to be doing it. You're a makeup artist. Jay? Jay Care. And one of her. Yeah. Yeah. Well, that was an amazing movie. But anyway, back to our amazing show, which if you remember when you were on my couch in 2024, I was like, you guys are so good. It's going to win awards, which I went on to clip that a million times because I remember you were like, Amanda, stop. Yeah, because you said you're going to get nominated for an Emmy. No, we are not. Do you remember that? I said this. Probably do because I clipped it a million times. But I also said. Yeah. Like, you're going to be against the bear and it's going to be like, why do you say that? Because it's going to be in the comedy section. We're going to be like, I saw it like a psychic. Like I saw it. Yeah. Erin really didn't see it until like, she really did it. No. I have no vision. Like, you thought like, this is really good, but it's not like award show. Yeah. It didn't feel, I think, romcoms are not traditionally awarded, you know? It doesn't typically fall in those categories that gets that kind of attention. And so, and it also felt very commercial and that tends to kind of miss out on the awards. And so, I don't know. I guess I just kind of always prepare myself to get comfortable with like, not being a part of it. And then when I am, I'm super psyched. How did that, like, how does that happen, which part? Like getting nominated for things. Like you, like, submit it and then all is what you do submit it. I mean, that's the funny thing about it is, well, there's a FYC, like people know now, right? Everybody submits everything. But you do have to choose certain episodes to submit or a certain song to submit or a certain right actor for whatever role you do. And for us, at least, I mean, we have the power of Netflix behind us. And so they get to kind of guide us in that way. But it is kind of funny in the writers room, because you're like, I don't know, like, I guess I'll just nominate my episodes, but we'll get you next time, okay? But not only Emmy's Golden Globes, too. It's really been, it is true. When we sat here last time, none of that had happened. No. No, it's been a cool experience to be, I don't know, in those rooms and feel like you belong there. And it's a whole different experience. Yeah. And you always are funny about it, like, because you haven't won yet, power of yet, right? Yeah, yeah. When I say, I think too, like, we've spent so many years doing so many different things, doing things that we think people are going to really love and then they don't, doing things that people love and then it gets canceled, just like hearing way more knows than yeses. So I think to be in those rooms that you really never, I mean, I'm not kidding. I never imagined in a million years I would ever go to the Golden Globes, do you know? Maybe like as Miss Golden Glob. No, but I don't even think I could get it. Those were like 21 year olds. Like that wasn't even on your vision board. Being Miss Golden Glob? No, being in those rooms. No, because you reach a point, this business is brutal. Like, it's really brutal as an actor, as a writer, as a producer, as a whatever, it's like, it's brutal. Like, it's, well, that's amazing. I'm so happy, like we were talking about before, but I'm so happy for you and I was thinking about it, Aaron, that like, and you know, my, you can be a mom and still be a dumb bitch. But like, you were pregnant. What did you just say? What is it? You can be a mom and still be a dumb bitch. It's like, no, I love that. You're still in. Let's get her a mug. Yeah. I love that. But, but I, I say dumb bitch, but what I mean is you can still like be you and you were and go after the things that you want and thinking about you like, you got pregnant during all of this, right? It was a wild time for sure. Yeah. Yeah, because it took, you know, almost seven years to get pregnant, it was a wild experience. And then, you know, I get pregnant, I mean, not like accidentally, you know, it wasn't a surprise, but it finally works. And then this show, I got pregnant on the, on I shouldn't call it a break. It was on the writer's strike, but that became, you know, a three, four month break and came back to the writer's room, pregnant. And I was just, you know, puking in my trash can. And that was for season one writer. That's season one. Yeah. So it, like, a lot. It was all like happening at the same time. It was a very amazing thing. Yeah. I have this crazy experience where Simon and I have been fighting so hard to get pregnant. And then I'm pregnant. And I'm on set of the show that was inspired by our love story. And it was, you know, season one was hard. And it was like just so challenging and I kept thinking, oh God, I don't want to be stressed out while I'm pregnant. And then I kept thinking like, no, no, I'm giving my daughter resilience. Like I'm showing her she's a resilient mom who can get up and like face something difficult while she's pregnant and figured out.
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If we get nothing else, and this is it, I'm still like blown away by what I've been able to do. It's fulfilling. I say it all the time, guys. The three of us were all like kind of in the same boat here. It's so easy, but I'm so tired. I hate this, but it's like think about all the years, the three of us spent. The phone is not ringing. You're not living your dream. Your dreams feel so far away. They don't feel attainable. Like this is. Do you feel like you're living your dream too, Sarah? I think that what we have built and all the things that we have happening now, I would have never imagined in a million years having when you were doing barely famous. Barely famous. It was the start of living our dream. Barely famous. No, barely famous. I was like, oh, we're going to be comedic actress. We're going to watch out Cameron Diaz. That really kicked us out our ass with that guy. That's the irony is like, we're going to win a fucking Emmy. Yeah, yeah. We're going to go to the Emmys. It's crazy. And then like to phone does not wait for sure ahead of its time. Yeah. But it's also. And now you can't bring it back because you're famous fans. You can't, you just, but you also just can't believe the hype. Like we bought or I really bought it into it. You know, every, every article, every, you know, every everything people loved it. And it's still died and it's still dying. Yeah. That makes sense. I mean, again, I think it was ahead of its time. No, it was for sure ahead of its time. Are you content with where things are now? Or are you like bigger? More. I'm not a bigger more. You're not a bigger more person. I'm more of a bigger, more person than her, but I think on the spectrum of a lot of people, I'm not. Well, you have so many things when I think about the things you have going on, like the show, the investing that has probably a more fancy word than investors, right? I bet you're fine. Okay, venture funds. Yeah, funds. Yeah. The favorite daughter podcast. That's a lot. That's a lot. Don't you feel that and I'm sure this is with anyone, you know, the goal of your life is to enjoy it. Yeah. And live it. And we're in this time where we're so fortunate to be able to do the thing we want to do. If you're always thinking about the next thing or I want to make more money or I want a bigger house or I want this thing, you're not enjoying it. It could all go away like that. Yeah. And I want to be ready to say, I'm good with how it is today. I don't, I'm a little turned off by people who sort of forced you to tell them what you're planning next. Like I was like, where do you see yourself in five, 10 years or like what's next? I just think especially in this business, it is built to destroy you. It's built to make you feel bad. It's built to make you feel like you're not important anymore. You've been left behind or there's the next person doing the next thing. And I think that it's so important to enjoy the life you have. Like I love my life. I'm so grateful. If this is it, this is a lot. Yeah. Also, nothing that we have now was made in the lab. Nothing. I think we live in a time now where everything's getting made in the lab. It's like, oh, I should be doing this. Wait, this person is doing this. So I should be doing this too. Nothing that we have was created with that mindset. Everything that we have, I don't understand the love thing. Explain it. Made in a lab. Meaning like there's now this sort of thing. You build up everything with your 10 fingers. But it was all like very authentic. How it all came out? And organic. Yes. Very organic. How it came about. Now it's this thing of like, oh, well, you have to have a skincare line. And if you have that skincare,
line then do I have that sub-stack and if you have that sub-stack and make sure your social media aligns with your sub-stack and then maybe we should talk about starting a podcast. It's this formulaic thing that it just it's just not and then it makes women end up feeling bad about themselves a lot of pressure if they don't have all of those things instead of really just you know well you're an actress this season yeah so that's not cool that's with your cameo it's good it is I was like this you're like a proud I was just getting because it was good it was like on the way I imagine she was bad you guys because she wouldn't have cut herself out I love that it was so different than you I think is what makes it so right it was scary I was really scared did you when you wrote that character did you think of yourself playing well it kind of happened so we had always planned on doing my engagement story in the show with my proposal story so we knew that it was going to be we thought was your real proposal story yeah to the tea what yeah Simon created that yeah did that crazy I didn't know that Simon is like a weird genius wait that's insane I know that's so cute yeah okay so I'm always planned on doing that yeah so we always plan on doing that and then we needed to figure out this story around it that the idea well okay so these are just this is spoiler but we wanted because the episode it has to stand alone and not be a proposal episode because you have to not really know you're watching the proposal episode fucking genius I like I was like where's Mike or Brandon right there Brian like you know you're there with yeah in the moment which is exactly we wanted so you had to come up with what a story was for that episode that is not for getting engaged because you don't know till the very end right so I had always had this feeling when I was single and I was flailing in my life it I was really kind of living in integrity and I felt very connected to the plate of the struggling girl trying to figure it out and that's where all of my writing came from and then when I met Simon and I got really happy and I was in this healthy relationship I sort of felt like I was leaving a bunch of girls behind and it was hard for me to identify as the happily married woman or the happily engaged woman because I was so used to not figuring it out and and there was something about it it was like you know a fear of success or something and so the first Valentine's Day that I had I don't know if I was in a relationship with him or engaged to him at this point but I put this like real together of when I was single and happy and I posted it being like you know just reminding everyone like I was really happy in my life like life is good even if you haven't met your person yet and Simon was like what did you just do like you just posted a video of how happy we were before we were together and and I said I don't know I have this feeling of leaving all these girls behind like I don't want them to feel like you know they're left on their own or something so we wanted to write the episode about that and then Nicole represents this girl that she feels like she's leaving behind and so it was I'm pretty sure in the room as we were writing this character it was not supposed to be me and Jenny Connor one of the co-show runners was like you have to play Nicole and I kind of was hoping somebody was gonna say that and so then I played Nicole it was really cool it was I loved you in it thanks Sarah what about you are you gonna make a camera too I know I would be so nervous I think why yeah but you're nervous you do it anyway I know I'm a first beta blocker you took a beta blocker yes I was so nervous we you don't worry you don't know how that would affect you lock your comedic I know it doesn't do that what do you mean it makes you guys a beta blocker makes you numb what do you mean it makes you really I imagine what like any physiological symptom of anxiety not you taking one no it really this was a huge debate in the bravo world really why who was taking beta blocker when they're oh at a reunion at the summer house yes I remember beta blockers and I agree you shouldn't take it at those because the whole thing you took it for the first time the day you were gonna film yes that's stupid did that not make you anxious though thinking about you can't get anxious when you're on you literally can't get anxious wait that's crazy I was just really really nervous about you know it's the third season of a show that I've been the boss for three years there's a whole crew of people that are used to me sitting in video village and now all of a sudden I'm a day player actor on the set if I forget my lines or something I know how everybody handles that like I know the time that you're putting people you know on and and I was just really nervous that my mind would go blank and I would forget everything and I was just scared who told you to take a beta block yeah me oh my doctor did you nail it on like did you did you feel like you did what you wanted to do you know I do I feel great about it but Kristen and Adam which I asked them both please be my acting coaches please don't be afraid to like guide me and give me tips they're really really sweet and supportive and they later said you know you're like really nervous first then you like imagine you got on the beta blocker I know if they thought you were nervous oh my god they said this after I hope okay thank god no after they were great I thought you were great and your timing was so good and the space buns thank you it was really fun by the way this I felt like a lot like your character and barely famous really yeah I think so oh I could see that yeah I mean I probably only know how to like play one thing I'm like great actress you kind of spoiler alert gave the people what they wanted this season oh you're really it's like a full spoiler no you know what I'm not going to say it fine yeah like you're listening to this episode you should probably go watch the show yeah watch the show but like people have been wanting this yeah nobody wants us everybody wanted this but we had to hold back season two and you know I think some people didn't love how much we held back why did you have what do you mean by had to well we didn't have to hold back we chose to hold back season two because I felt and maybe people wouldn't have cared one or the other but I have to like you know be in my own integrity and I felt like I wanted to be really thoughtful about Joanne deciding to convert I really didn't want her to quickly just wake up one day and make a decision for a guy yeah I wanted it to reflect my own experience which was if I'm going to do this I really want to mean it and to mean it you can't just do it because you like a guy so I wanted her to take her time kind of getting there and I wanted to show that even in the most perfect match the most perfect relationship being in love with someone you still could have a six on the period where you you don't know if it's going to work out and you don't know if you can make this thing you have last a lifetime that's real life that's real life and I don't know if that was you know as romantic as everybody wanted to see but it was real and so I was excited that season three we get to like lean in pull the brakes and lean into all of it to all the love stories yeah exactly without giving spoilers yeah just scene loop is also so good in this she's incredible whose Sarah yes Sarah I mean listen she said I wish she wanted my podcast yeah that she likes kind of studied you oh no she full I mean this girl's julie art she's not actually julie art technically yeah yeah oh yeah my friend this is a trained lesbian this is not you know this is this girl's no joke she fully studied before the audition oh right I think we said to her we're like so how did you prepare and she goes listening to every episode of your podcast yeah watching all of your social media and her cadence is her cadence is so good does it feel like watching yourself no I just I heard her on Chelsea Hamler's podcast and she you know she says she's like Sarah hates when I you know compare I obviously don't hate it but Morgan is messy yeah you know so I'm not messy like that and so that's they're very different but I think it's more the sister dynamic yeah yeah yeah yeah I think season one yeah okay yeah it's more the dynamic than it is the actual character so you know how to like load a dishwasher properly I do okay who doesn't Sarah no I don't even know where that came from no that was more I mean people I remember people taking it very literally at the beginning thinking that Simon's like a rabbi I know and like it was the whole thing it's still our dad's like television about gay yeah our dad is like I'm very straight you know I love when we know but we still know like friend Shabbat's and they're like Simon do you want to do the prayers yeah he's like I'm just Jewish you guys I'm not a rabbi Sarah I know we joked about this the last time you both were on and it was like because Aaron is technically the creator yeah well she is the creator no need to put air quotes on that Amanda air in the creator okay take the air quotes down yeah you you're very involved in the show yeah I mean listen I was very involved in the beginning the developing of the show getting the show bought developing it making you know but as time goes on I'm not a writer I don't I'm not on set I'm not in the writer's room but I mean it's Sarah's making sure that we're developing other stuff it's the anchor of our production company I mean it's doing everything together which is no it's amazing I mean it's it's amazing you know you have your thing but you're also you do everything together yeah yeah you still sit on separate airplane yeah we set separately like here we did set oh we're from
back. So do you still sit in separate airplane rows? Yeah. Just different seat. I mean, only because we both like windows. Okay. But my fear of flying is getting better. Okay. Great. Sir, I didn't know that. Yeah. No, no, you guys, you're not talking on the airplane. Wait, no, no. What? How did you shift it? And I just, my fear is dwindling. So I think I can start sitting in aisle. Wait, this is wanted to sit at the window because of the fear. Yes, no, you're right. In my mind, if I'm looking out the window at all times, I am keeping the plan up. You guys, Amanda, you know, when you know when the plane is dark and everyone's windows are closed. And then there's the one person who has no open keeping everyone awake, it's her. You guys, if I'm on a transatlantic flight, it is for him and everyone is stalked. I'm like, yeah, I know why you feel like your air traffic control, because if something goes, you're going to go tell the pilot. Yes, I have literally, and people get all I know I know was a thing I love when you do that. People are like, how dare you? We don't tell you how to do all the dumb things you do. Yeah, you're not a pilot. I've never, first of all, guys, that's very rude. She is a pilot. Yeah, I actually, I actually take yourself seriously as a pilot. If I was actually doing what I wanted to do in life, I think I would be a pilot. Yeah, for like American Airlines. Imagine I'm like, well, God help us all. We so it got better. She's like, we're just making a quick stop you guys. I have to go to New York for a minute to have fled to my friend, Dasha, but the question is probably got better because of like exposure therapy. Well, it got worse when I had kids. It all started when I had kids because then it just you're scared to die. I'd rather not die. Yeah, I'd rather not die and leave them motherless. Oh, hello, I'm right here. I just became raised your children. That is true. You are the Auntie, right? Auntie. Yeah. Don't you still calls me Auntie. Auntie. It's like I'm 100 years old. But what did that happen? I don't know. Normal. Very formal. Auntie. Josie doesn't call you Auntie. She does. She also does. Auntie. Yeah. That's what you're saying. So it's getting better. And I don't know. No, I didn't go to exposure therapy. No, I exposure therapy. I think it's when you're exposed to things many times. No, but people go to. Oh, they go. Oh, no, there's real therapy. It's cognitive behavioral therapy to get over their fear of flying. How is elevators? Because we bonded on our fear of elevators years ago. Amanda, they're not great. Wait, it's getting worse for you? No, but it's not going to be better. I mean, on the way here, she also had the shortest stand, you know, she won't lock doors on bathrooms. So normally she'll wake me up to like, I have to pee. Yeah, she didn't do that. And I have to get a stand there because she's on the lock the door. Now she, she just asked the store to sit. They were very nice. They said it happens all the time. I said, I, you know, I posted about that and so many people relate to that. Really? Even more than elevator fear. Really? Lock locking door fears. I started locking doors living on the edge, guys. Wait, I don't like, can I be honest? Yeah. It triggers me that you're getting over it. No, not over elevators. Regina has to come get me when I come to the Zelda. Don't worry. Because there's something. I don't want everyone to be miserable. No. No, we had a thing. Yeah, if we both have claustrophobia and then you sort of don't have it anymore, then the bathroom. I have gotten better. Which is because my husband needs to be so worried that people would walk in on me all the time. That's cute. Yeah. Yeah. They'll be like, she's peeing. Don't worry, I'll look at that. I know how I got over it. Yeah. It seems more feasible that I would be able to get myself out of that situation. Then an elevator. Yeah. I do understand that. Elevators have like 5,000 layers. Yeah, yeah. Do you ever have the fear on the elevators? You know, did you ever see that video of the guy in New York who was stepping onto the elevator? And then it just fell and you ever think about that? No, because my fear isn't for it to drop. Drop. Drop. It's just to get stuck. Okay. Well, I guess adding another layer. Fear wants us to be afraid of more things. Well, we didn't say this on air, which I wanted to is that obviously this is a love fest. But also that when people still ask me today, like, who was your first, like, who was the first guest that you were like, oh my god, like, and I was, I always say you. That's so nice. I remember it like it was. I know because first it's just, it's, you know, people probably expect me to say, like, I'm Kardashian, you know. What the fuck Amanda? Saying Aaron Foster is very cool. Because people think that's like the moment. Right. You know, but for me, this was the moment. I was your Kim. You were Aaron. I was in my apartment. Aaron, I was the moment until you had Kim. But I remember you very different than today because you did say you changed. Your life has changed. But Sarah walked you over. Yeah, we had lunch or something. We were leaving because we were working a bumble at the time, right? I think we were leaving something. Oh, yeah. She was like, I have to go do a podcast. And I said, okay, cool. What's the podcast? It's like, whatever. She told me. And I said, we know what it was called Sarah. Yeah. Well, we're on. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. And I said, okay, great. I'll walk you there. And you like met her downstairs. Did you have like a fruit plate or something? There was like. Yeah, you had a fruit plate. No sense for podcasts. You're like met her truly. I met her and I was like, we're going to ride the elevator together. And she was like, no. And I was like, how we are. Yeah, I didn't like that. So it's like two people that are afraid. 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I saw him at the one hotel I was like. - Oh, I don't know. - I was, I saw him. - He's so cute. He's so sweet. - He seems sweet. - Is this your celebrity crush now? - No. - No. - No. - He's really great. He's so cute. And he was the perfect ex-boyfriend for Joanne. - He was so perfect. - He's great. I love him. And many cameos aside from that. Sarah Silverman. - Yeah. - Isn't she amazing? - She's great. - She's perfect for that. - Perfect. - Like perfect. - She's incredible. - What was your favorite part of the season? - I think just getting to have all these big romantic surprises. That was the best part. But also, I mean, Andrew Randall's is so funny. - He is. - And conversion. - Yeah. Like, the McFun, the Ocean special. - I told you, I found myself emotional. - I know. - Like why? - I mean, I would hope so. - Yeah. - But also the show has made people want to convert. You know, there are a lot of marriages where one person's Jewish, the other is not. And they don't convert. And the show, I think, has made people really excited to convert. - I know. - That's cool. Very cool. - The show for the Jews. - Yeah. - Well, I wanted to ask you, if you're comfortable talking about it, just because our Rabbi Noah Adam Brody did an interview with GQ where he spoke critically about Israel. A lot of like Jewish fans of the show feel a certain way about it, which I'm sure you can like, understand. - Yeah. - Of course. - How do you feel about that? - You know, it's complicated. I think, you know, our work environment, our set is very similar to dinner tables around the world where people are having debate and discussion and disagreeing. And, you know, while I love Adam, I also disagree with him. And that's okay. I think that, as the creator of the show, all I can say is that I want our Jewish fans to know that I see you and I hear you and I understand how you feel. And the show has always been and always will be a love letter to Judaism. That is why I made this show. It's because of how beautiful of an experience I've had becoming Jewish and being a Jewish person. And sitting here right now at this time in the world where there is almost zero positive representation of Jewish people, I think it's so important to have that. And that is what this show is intended to be. And so I want people to know that. And that being said, everyone is entitled to a different opinion than me. I can just tell you what I created this show for. I'm with the intention of the show is. - I love that. Thank you. And a lot of people will appreciate you saying that. - Guys are good. - Yes, we're good. - Okay. Well, I love what you said about that because, you know, as you know, there's a lot of responsibility that comes with making a show about Jewish people and Jewish identity, especially right now. - Definitely. - So how do you like carry that? How do you navigate that? - It's really tricky because, you know, the show is a rom-com. And for instance, this year, you see Joanne convert and we go to conversion class. Converting was the thing that maybe you want to make this show, right? So at first, I really wanted to put a ton of energy into the classroom. But then when you get into the writers' room, you're like, "You wouldn't really want to get deep on like telemotic studies in like a rom-com. So how deep can you get?" And so I really, I didn't want to be frivolous about it and have it feel too light. But at the end of the day, when you have 22 minutes at most to tell, you know, six different people's love stories, how much can you tell about the Jewish conversion process? So it was something I really tried to balance responsibly. And I don't know if everyone will be happy with it or if we got it right, but I don't think people needed to learn how to convert to Judaism. Right. Right. They just needed to buy into Joanne's experience. And I feel very good about the end, Mika, and how she got there. Kristen Bell, saying those words was crazy, you know, I think like what made me emotional was the scene, but also like Kristen Bell, like we made her say it guys, she's like, "Buru thought she did it good." No, no, Jo. She memorized it. Or like you convert it. You don't think, "Oh, yeah, we got you." She memorized it so perfectly, I cannot describe how professional this woman is. And this was in Malibu in, I don't know, people think that the water in Malibu is hot. It is fricking 40 degrees. It is so cold out there and she couldn't wear a wetsuit. And we had half our crew in like crazy big waves, freezing cold water. She had to be out there saying these fricking prayers by herself, it was, you know, she really is such a. Did you do it that way? No. Okay. I did it the traditional way. Okay. But can you do this by the way? Yeah. Look. Only you can. The prayer? No. The prayer. No, I meant can you do your Mika. Yes. And you can do it anywhere, right? In any moving bottle. Okay. Body of water. It can't be stationary water. It can't be a pond. Interesting. But I mean. This is stationary. No, it's in like, it's basically like a little jacuzzi. Right. Right. Water is moving. Oh, okay. Yeah. It needs to be moving. But you know, if anyone's ever converted, if everyone's ever done a Mika, which is, you know, ten of you. You know, it's in like a little. No. It looks like a little motel jacuzzi. I know. It's not a grade. Right. So visually cute though. That was so special. Yeah. And which I did my Mika, Vanna. Have you done one? Yeah. Why? Because before I got married, I didn't want it. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Right. I just did it. In the little jacuzzi. It was in the little jacuzzi. Yeah. It was like weird, but the rabbi I was like. I know. I was like weird. When we thought about it, we just thought this is not visually interesting for a finale. It was a woman. Sorry. Not a rabbi. Don't picture like a rabbi in the room with me. It's like the woman that does the Mika with me. Why is she sexist? Amanda. Always making it seem like the rabbs are meant. That's true. There are women rabbi. Sarah, do you want to give us the prayer? No, I want. Oh, yeah. Do you know it? Yeah. Say it. Give it to us. Okay. Okay. Let me treat my wife. All right. She's taking a sip of her water. To the audience, I am taking a sip of her water. Baruchatad, anoyala, anumala, halom, asher, kiteshane, but mitzvatav, avitsivan, ulahadleg, nair, shel, fanika. Wait, so, Sarah, you would you convert? No, I think I would. No, she's next. I think I would. You're like the mom. I think Judaism has really brought our family together in an amazing way. When we were growing up, my mom's husband was Jewish.
short period of time, and I just connected early. That's when I learned the prayer. When I was, oh, I thought maybe a teenager. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. When she married Simon and his Simon family, their Russian immigrants, their, their faith is so, it's like the, the nucleus of everything. And Aaron and I grew up with no faith. We didn't have a North Star of anything, really. We had no structure. And we had a great childhood, but we just didn't have that. And I think for me, I've been like, do I start taking my kids to church? Do I, like, where do I go? I need something. I need something for them, but like, really for me. So I have thought about it. I mean, I thought about it for years. I thought about it before the show. Isn't it funny? I know. Wait, that would be crazy. Like that, like also, well, Sydney Swini, I mean, you got her now, you know, we got her for sure. I think you'll get her. I think we'll get her, which is great, but we could also get Sarah. And I think the key is, which is also great. With the key is Sarah being with the Jewish guy, real or then a Jewish guy. Like this seems like we're closer than three years. Are you pushing? No, well, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, like now that you know that for a Jewish guy, no, no, we just need Sarah to be like a Jewish guy is Simon. Simon's married to me. So he should get me with him. Well, Simon, she probably would be a great chemistry. But does he have friends? He doesn't have friends that are right for Sarah, I wouldn't say. I mean, they're mostly married. Yeah, that's yeah. What kind of guy? Probably no one married. But married doesn't be forever. You know, you never know. You could find one of them. We hope it is forever. No, I think Sarah's guy is Jewish. I really do. Really? I really think he's Jewish. Do you? I think she thinks he's Jewish more than I do, but I think, I mean, listen, Simon is, when you we have someone like him, he's sort of the thing that we look at. He has all the qualities that anyone would want. He's the perfect husband. Yeah, he is. Not for me. I don't want it. Not for me. What he is for me is the perfect brother. I mean, because we don't have brothers. We're all girls. Yeah. So he's come in and he's like a brother. Yeah. So it's nice. I saw that you said that you're not dating at all. No, it's not crazy. Just crazy, meaning like women, I've also never been on a date when you said that I really related. No, never. Never been on a date. That's crazy. I know. But I think you guys got married when you were like, I met him at 22. So I'm not going on dates when you're 20. No, no, you're going to restaurant and like, I don't know. You're like hanging out. You're going to, you're hanging out. You're hanging out. You're not going, you're not getting asked out to a dinner. You're not going on a date date. I think when I say I've never been on a date, you're going, what are you talking about? You have two children. Like, what do you? Yes, I've had relationships, but they all started out as friendships. She's never been on a date with someone that she doesn't know. Yeah, I've never sat across from somebody who I know casually. We don't do that now. Are you open to that? Sounds terrible. Yeah, I tell you get to know somebody. Yes, the idea of having to be like, so do you have any sibling? I have a sibling. I have a couple sibling. It's like, feels like. Yeah, you want it to be. Yeah, but you don't want triggers me hearing her say this. Why? It's like, because you make up. Yeah, because she's like, we all had to go through that. Yes, we all had to go through that. Like, we all had to sit on dates that were terrible. We all had to get to know somebody. We all tell our same story. We all had to like, not vibe with someone or figure out how to get out of the next date or like someone that didn't like us back like that is the process. She wants you to hate elevators and me to hate it. She's like, if I hate it, no, she wants you to love it. I'm just saying, like, you can't just like expect the shortcut. It is hard. Some girls love dating. I have a friend who loves dating. She doesn't mean care if the date doesn't go well. She's like, I got another one lined up. Like she, I think there are certain people that do love it. Interesting. Yeah. I could relate to not liking it. Like, why do I have to sit through this? It's hard. It's hard. But you have enough like hot, famous friends that could set you up with. I don't want to date anyone famous. I really don't know. I really don't. I mean, I'm well, okay, I don't want to date an actor. I don't want to date a musician. I don't want to date, you know what I mean? I really don't. A Jewish person in tech. I'd love someone not in Hollywood. I would love someone not in, yeah, but like rich. That's not criteria. I mean, I need someone that it would be nice. It would be nice to have someone that can contribute, you know, and maybe do better than me. I do think when the dynamic, when the woman does better than the man, I do think that is complicated. I think it works sometimes. But I'm not into. I don't want to like trigger any, any guys like, yeah, I don't know. Like it's not really honest. I just tell you it's not for you. It's out. He has to be, he has to do better than Sarah. Wow. Okay. She knows. Yeah. I know. I mean, that's not that hard. I do fine. But I'm not. Hey, you do amazing. It's hard. I really think Sarah's going to meet someone, but she has to be open. And we got to, we got to, well, it doesn't work well. And I force her to do. No, I am. I just wanted to be open. I wanted to be open for herself. I think is this interview really serious? Honestly, it is. We were a lot fun. Are people expecting us to be a little funnier? I don't think we're funny. Oh, no. You're funny. Amanda. What? We're funnier. We're funnier than, we're funnier than like probably that last year to interview you. I mean, by the way, I hope so. Wait, who did you have last? She kind of came in cookie. Wait, you look like I'm worried off today. It's freaking me out. Really? It just, you just want to prove it. Strong, but not skinny Hillary. Do you hear this? I used to when I was a kid a lot. Because you look at her. Right. No, as kids, we did. We did. You don't see it, Erin? No, I think you're gorgeous. No, guys, Hillary Duff is hot as hell. She's hot as hell. I don't, I was just saying I didn't see that you look like. Yeah, that's all she said. And I think you're gorgeous. Thank you, my lovey. Oh, she's saying she doesn't want it to sound like she's saying it'll look like her hands. I'm not cute. Exactly. You're very hot. Yeah, Erin, what's one quality that Sarah has that you wish you had? I feel like thinking that. It's not like I can't think of what I was trying to think of the right one. I would say her like stick to itiveness. That's a word. Is it? Stick to it. It would stick to it. She, like, pounds the pace. She won't take it. No, she just stands on business. She stands on what she says and doesn't really back down. You know, whereas like I will post something or say something and I have like a immediate panic. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, you're like, no, they're wrong. I'm right. I was like, oh, good. Truly you are. What's something that Erin has that you wish you had? Erin, Erin, and it's not that I don't think family is the most important, but for, for Erin, family is really everything for her. And that is how it should be for everybody. Good values is what you mean, good values. It is a good value that you do, that you do have. I mean, orientated as the love Islanders. Nothing, nothing comes before that. She's not, I mean, yes, of course, she's ambitious because look where she is, but she's not ambitious at the detriment of what's important. I love that. Yeah. What annoys you about her the most? She's very judgmental. True. We'll leave it at that. Okay. I have more. Erin. What about Sarah? She's so easy to judge. She means it's so easy. Okay, so that's your answer. Let's keep going. Are you competitive with each other at all? But like, since you do everything together, I mean, it's, we're not competitive with each other, but we are in the sense of who's right. Right? We are in the sense of decision-making. There's not a lot of space for, oh, okay. See, we were coming from. It's like we battle to win. But, but in who is right? When it comes down to competitiveness with, we want to tell the to win. Yes. If we're going to an award show, like, we want the other one to be in a great dress, we're not like competitive in that way. No, I'm like behind the scenes going like, this is crazy. She is the creator of the biggest show on television. She needs, she needs like a cover of, like, Vogue or something. What's happening? I'm like, just crazy. Maybe not Vogue, she wants things for me that are like, I don't even like, think about. I'm like, I'm sorry, this was great. So when it comes, we're not competitive with that kind of stuff. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But when it comes to all of our ventures, I want to be right. And she wants to be right. Yeah. So I love that. Okay, a form of competitiveness. Who's the favorite daughter right now? I think Aaron. Yeah, that's me. Aaron is because Aaron really tries hard. I put it really. Aaron really wants to be the favorite daughter. And what a diss. What a diss. It's not because I want to make the effort. Yeah, I make the effort. I answer the phone. I respond to the text. I me and Simon are the one making Mother's Day brunch plans for everyone. We're the ones hosting. We're the ones like, we are the epicenter of making sure that family does stuff. Sarah is the one we like, can't get a hold of. I always hosted. I just have the baton. I have been the most Chris that passed the Chris's house. Yeah, I've been the hosting house for, you know, 12 years. And the one holiday Aaron, that's not I will not take that. Birthday parties. I hosted a backdoor birthday party for you once. Backdoor break up. I was like, in your backyard. It's like a back yard birthday party. Like you did you host. That's right. You need you need to acknowledge it. Okay, you were that you were the house and now she is she gets to do it. So I was going to ask who's easier to reach, but Aaron always me. You're not her kids text me to say, can you please get my mom to respond to me? Okay. That our parents write me saying, can you get Sarah to respond to me? And then her friends write me so you only respond to Aaron. It sounds like. Yeah, you do kind of only respond to me. You think about it. Karen is a cold face timer. It's it's I'm not big on that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You're You're allowed to do that to your sister. - Yeah, you are allowed to do that to your sister.
She's allowed you. I just won't always pick up. Who's more high maintenance? - I think Aaron, honestly. - Different ways. - Oh, and like, you're surprised you hear that? - I am. - Yeah, 'cause I'm a little more high maintenance than you'd think just 'cause I'm so particular. - You're particular, are you? - I'm very particular. And so it's hard for me when things are, like, not how I like them to be. It's a little bit more OCD than high maintenance though. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - No, but we're chill. We're not like, I don't know. So who is saying that to us yesterday? Like, you're a lot more chill, what word do they use? - Like, they were surprise. - Yeah. - They were surprising. - They were like great for us. - You know, I didn't expect you to be down to earth. - Yeah. - Yeah. - Please, Aaron's walking down Greenwich Avenue yesterday, carrying all of her laundry with wet hair. - Oh, I saw you posting that. - You know, I mean, I had to take my airplane outfit to my sister Jordans to do my laundry. - And you also asked for people to come up to you and talk about the show with you. - Yes. - Have people done that today? - No. - Damn that. - Well, not yet. - What she wants this is out, if you having a benched, obviously, benched the house. - Please do. - I actually got the screener, is that? And I put on-- - A few media. - I love Netflix. They put it in the thing for you. - I love the great. - Other places are like the links and the codes and like, you can only watch it from your laptop. Here it's like in my Netflix. - It's no mistake that Netflix is number one. - I'm gonna, I'm gonna show on Hulu. So when I'm in-- - Oh, damn. - Wait, we also have multiple shows at Hulu. We love Hulu. - Yeah, I'm just sitting here promoting Netflix 'cause, you know, they're sitting 10 feet for me. - Right. - Well, I love Netflix and I love the show and I'm actually gonna rewatch it. Is there a rewatch? - I love this season, yeah. - Will you text me in real time like certain thoughts? - Yeah, I was, I was like in it for the, yeah. - Good, I want you to read, but I also want like a live tweeting test. - Yeah, now I could do like the second round, like more. - Yeah, 'cause you know what? I actually have a bone to pick with you. Is that yesterday or 12 hours ago. So when you text, you post on your thing, you're like, what should I watch? Like, there's only one thing to be watching, Amanda. What are you doing? It's the day the show comes out. - It wasn't ready. - And it wasn't right. - It's the night it came out. Are you gonna just let her talk to you like that? - It's kinda fucked up. - Damn. - You know I'm gonna blast the fuck out of it. - Okay, well, time's the ticket. - Okay. - We're all watching and waiting. (laughing)
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
Host Amanda Hirsch shares her excitement about the new season of *Nobody Wants This*, praising its twists and emotional depth.
She reflects on personal relationships, including her admiration for her daughters and heartfelt conversations about parenting and family bonds.
Amanda emphasizes the importance of being present with parents, sharing a moment of emotional connection with a friend whose mother is struggling with memory.
She critiques performative social media and highlights a shift toward authenticity, especially in personal branding and daily life.
The podcast promotes several brands, including glass water, pet insurance, supplements, and meal products, with exclusive discount codes.
Amanda and Sarah discuss their roles in the show, including the emotional depth of the season three storylines and the real-life experiences behind character development.
Personal anecdotes about fear of flying, elevators, and motherhood underscore the theme of vulnerability and growth.
The episode ends with a strong message about living authentically, valuing relationships, and embracing the present moment over chasing external success.
Summary:
Amanda Hirsch hosts a heartfelt and personal podcast episode reflecting on her life, relationships, and recent experiences. She shares her excitement about the new season of *Nobody Wants This*, praising its emotional depth, romantic surprises, and authentic storytelling. She connects with listeners through personal stories, such as a touching moment with a friend whose mother is experiencing memory issues, and reflects on the importance of being present and kind to family.
Amanda critiques the performative nature of social media and advocates for authenticity in personal lives, noting that true connection comes from being real rather than curated. The episode also features several product promotions, including glass water, pet insurance, supplements like Kepos and Neutralful, and dog food brands like Ollie, all with exclusive discount codes. She shares insights into her own journey as a mother and professional, emphasizing resilience, vulnerability, and the value of living in the moment.
Personal anecdotes about fear of flying, elevators, and parenting highlight how overcoming discomfort strengthens relationships. Ultimately, the podcast celebrates authenticity, family, and the joy of living a fulfilling life without constantly chasing external validation. It serves as both entertainment and a reminder of the importance of presence, empathy, and genuine connection in everyday life.
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The new season of 'Nobody Wants This' returns on Netflix with twists and turns that viewers won't see coming. It features heartfelt romantic storylines and emotional moments, including a major focus on conversion and relationships between people of different faiths.
The host shares personal experiences with her fears of flying and elevators, explaining how these anxieties have evolved over time. She notes that her fear of flying has improved with exposure, while her fear of elevators remains, though she finds it less intense than before.
The host believes that being overly curated or performative on social media is unhealthy and not genuine. She values authenticity, preferring to post messily and spontaneously rather than following trends or having a polished online presence.
The host promotes several products including Glass Water, Kepos Colostrum, Ollie dog food, Chime banking, Neutralful hair supplement, and ASPCA pet health insurance, with discount codes provided for each.
The host reflects on her emotionally close bond with her mother, noting that her husband lacks the same nurturing presence she experienced, and shares that she values emotional connection and care in family relationships.
The host questions whether celebrity endorsements, such as posting about products, truly drive sales, citing a case where a founder argued that a top influencer’s post didn’t convert sales, highlighting a shift in how influence and marketing work today.
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