This podcast episode features conversations with writer Shalom Auslander, actress Julianne Nicholson, and discussions on various topics such as growing up in dysfunctional, ultra-Orthodox Jewish families, contrasting narratives of the Old Testament and the New Testament, the impact of estrangement from family on personal growth, the underrated Stevie Wonder album "Fulfillingness' First Finale," the film "Janet Planet," and the powerful scenes in the series "Mare of Easttown." The episode explores themes of self-contempt, sin, human inadequacy, the importance of authenticity, flexibility in education, parent-child relationships, and the dynamics of acting.
