<p>Comedian, screenwriter, and all-around awesome person Bess Kalb joins Reza for a socially-distanced chat about her book <em>Nobody Will Tell You This But Me</em>. They talk about diversifying late-night comedy, the similarities between Jewish grandmothers and Persian mothers, and how writing in her grandmother’s voice gave Bess a new understanding of her mom and grandma.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Watch <em>Rough Draft</em> and other Topic shows on the Apple TV app. Go to <a href="apple.co/topic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apple.co/topic</a> to get your free 7-day trial.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This talk was originally presented by the <a href="https://www.92y.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">92nd Street Y</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Bess <a href="https://twitter.com/bessbell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bessbell</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Rough Draft</em> is a Topic Original Series.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hosted by Reza Aslan</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Executive Produced by Reza Aslan, David Andreone, Alfredo de Villa, and Safa Samieyazde’-Yazd. Executive Producers for Topic, Ryan Chanatry, Anna Holmes, and Gena Konstantinakos. Production aid from Russell Sperberg.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Music and Theme by Jacob Snider. Sound by Sean Oakley. Editing and mixing by Will Stanton, with additional editing by Blake V.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter | <a href="https://twitter.com/roughdraftreza?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@roughdraftreza</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Facebook | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RoughDraftwithRezaAslan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rough Draft with Reza Aslan</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Reza <a href="https://twitter.com/rezaaslan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rezaaslan</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at <a href="mailto:roughdraftpodcast@topic.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">roughdraftpodcast@topic.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For transcripts and full credits, head to <a href="https://www.topic.com/rough-draft-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.topic.com/rough-draft-podcast</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Rough Draft with Reza Aslan

Topic

Bess Kalb

NOV 9, 202059 MIN
Rough Draft with Reza Aslan

Bess Kalb

NOV 9, 202059 MIN

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<p>Comedian, screenwriter, and all-around awesome person Bess Kalb joins Reza for a socially-distanced chat about her book <em>Nobody Will Tell You This But Me</em>. They talk about diversifying late-night comedy, the similarities between Jewish grandmothers and Persian mothers, and how writing in her grandmother’s voice gave Bess a new understanding of her mom and grandma.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Watch <em>Rough Draft</em> and other Topic shows on the Apple TV app. Go to <a href="apple.co/topic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apple.co/topic</a> to get your free 7-day trial.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This talk was originally presented by the <a href="https://www.92y.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">92nd Street Y</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Bess <a href="https://twitter.com/bessbell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bessbell</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Rough Draft</em> is a Topic Original Series.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hosted by Reza Aslan</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Executive Produced by Reza Aslan, David Andreone, Alfredo de Villa, and Safa Samieyazde’-Yazd. Executive Producers for Topic, Ryan Chanatry, Anna Holmes, and Gena Konstantinakos. Production aid from Russell Sperberg.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Music and Theme by Jacob Snider. Sound by Sean Oakley. Editing and mixing by Will Stanton, with additional editing by Blake V.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter | <a href="https://twitter.com/roughdraftreza?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@roughdraftreza</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Facebook | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RoughDraftwithRezaAslan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rough Draft with Reza Aslan</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Reza <a href="https://twitter.com/rezaaslan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rezaaslan</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For transcripts and full credits, head to <a href="https://www.topic.com/rough-draft-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.topic.com/rough-draft-podcast</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>