2024-09-17
30 分钟Sarah Silverman is a comedian, actor and writer who doesn;t shy away from saying what she thinks. Her bold, distinctive voice has taken her from Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld to Broadway plays, late-night TV and Disney animated movies. Sarah shares surprising stories about turning haters into fans, and she and Adam discuss strategies for defusing anger, finding courage and forging connections when we don't see eye-to-eye. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts
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My experience of life is more important to me than the idea of legacy or like, I'll be dead.
I don't know.
I'm trying to really find joy in life.
And if I can be funny as well, that's great.
And if I can't, I'm still gonna choose to being okay over despair or misplaced anger or needing to prove something.
Hey, everyone, it's Adam Grant.
Welcome back to rethinking my podcast on the science of what makes us tick with the Ted audio collective.
I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking.
My guest today is comedian Sarah Silverman.
I've been a fan ever since I first saw her on Seinfeld and SNL in the nineties, and my kids love her as Vanellope and wreck it Ralph.
She hosts the Sarah Silverman podcast and is touring the US this fall and winter for her new show, Postmortem.
Sarah's a rare comic who makes me laugh hard and think hard.
Her latest HBO special, someone you love, cracked me up.
I was excited to talk with Sarah about courage, compassion, and her shockingly effective approach to engaging with jerks.
As you'll see, she's unusually candid.
Sarah Silverman, how often do people tell you that you are one of their top four favorite comedians?
Now more often than ever.
Okay, my kids also want to know, is it possible that you can do this entire conversation in character as Vanellope?
I mean, I'll try.