It's Genetic

It's Genetic welcomes J. Smitty (Comedy Central) and his dad, Dennis!

In this episode we talk:

• Dennis's traumatic motorcycle accident
• Having a favorite pet
• Crying at funerals
• The time Dennis had his mustang stolen
• Respecting your elders

And more!

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It's Genetic welcomes Steve Jeanty (Rap alias: Ronnie Cortado) and his mom, Irma! Blair and Roger discuss war.

In this episode we talk:

• Steve's Hot Topic phase
• Irma's experience working as a nurse
• Coffee
• Irma's feelings on rap
• Steve's fear of Halloween
• Who's getting the first call in a nuclear apocalypse

And more! Steve's interview starts at 24:00

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It's Genetic welcomes Cameron Gillette (The Best Set I Will Ever Have) and his cousin, Hutton! Blair and Roger discuss crying.

In this episode we talk:

• Being apocalypse ready
• 9/11 conspiracies
• The connection between growing up religious and loving concerts
• Bad drug trips
• Pranking Chick-fil-A
• The "fix it" impulse

And more! Cameron's interview starts at 18:20

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It's Genetic welcomes Jenny Gorelick (Receipts Podcast) and her dad, Gregg! Blair and Roger discuss social media.

In this episode we talk:

• The Olympics
• Picking sides in a divorce
• First dates
• Anxieties around achieving fame
• Going to Space
• Jenny and Gregg's respective dating app experiences

And more! Jenny's interview starts at 30:30

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It's Genetic welcomes Jess Henderson (Hulu's Shrill) and her mom, Patrice! Blair and Roger discuss self-care.

In this episode we talk:

• Priscilla's very cool career as a chemical engineer
• Theater kid culture
• Accidentally getting drunk at work
• Early pandemic ingenuity
• Anxieties around maintaining success
• Nightmare stories about working on set in film + tv

And more! Jess's interview starts at 18:00

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It's Genetic welcomes Ben Wasserman (VICE, Painted with his butt on MTV) and his mom, Ricki! Blair and Roger discuss gender.

In this episode we talk:

• The grief of losing a loved one compounded by the grief of the Trump presidency
• Being a royal piss family (a family that pisses their pants)
• Smoking weed and yelling at the TV
• Going from a rough to a simpatico parent-child dynamic
• Growing to understand ADHD
• A Toyota car dealer MANSPLAINING to Ricki

And more! Ben's interview starts at 28:50

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It's Genetic welcomes Julie Mitchell (VICE, McSweeney's) and her dad, Scott! Blair and Roger discuss anger.

In this episode we talk:

• Julie woke-ifying her parents
• Self-isolation and not being a people person
• Gender expression and Scott's evolution on the topic
• The DARE program/Julie being a child narc
• Psilocybin therapy and Scott's interest in trying shrooms

And more! Julie's interview starts at 26:45

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It's Genetic welcomes Meghana Indurti (The New Yorker) and her mom, Geetha! Blair and Roger discuss gift giving.

In this episode we talk:

• The origin story of Meg's deep seated fear of pigeons
• Defining "vibes"
• Geetha dipping her toe into drinking and the stigma alcohol carries in India
• Hating corporate work
• The barriers Geetha faces as an immigrant in becoming a teacher in America

And more! Meghana's interview starts at 16:50

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It's Genetic welcomes Sofia Dobrushin (HBO's High Maintenance) and her mom, Carmen! Blair and Roger play a Freudian game.

In this episode we talk:

• Bisexuality
• All of your exes looking the same
• How Carmen is a huge basketball fan (while Sofia is NOT)
• Feelings of embarrassment as a child
• The fear of abduction
• Setting boundaries

And more! Sofia's interview starts at 12:00

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It's Genetic welcomes Niles Abston (The ClownCast Podcast) and his dad, Willie! Blair and Roger discuss tattoos.

In this episode we talk:

• Willie and Nile's experience of living on a golf course
• Asking your parent to say I love you more
• Nile's experience with being unlawfully charged with weed possession
• Feet: who should be able to show them
• The fear of losing a child
• They key to Willie's 30-year marriage
• Norbit

And more! Niles's interview starts at 21:35

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