Not Aspirational with Hannah Aaron Brown

This week, Hannah is joined by legendary filmmaker, comedy pioneer, and Airplane! director David Zucker! A true Hollywood veteran, David shares behind-the-scenes stories from his iconic comedies (including Scary Movie 3, BASEketball, and The Naked Gun), reflects on his decades-long career in comedy, dishes on the entertainment industry, and chats about what he's working on next.

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• Website: mastercrash.com
• YouTube: @MasterCrashComedy
• Facebook: @TheDavidZucker
• Instagram: @TheDavidZucker
• X: @TheDavidZucker

Looking to brush up on your comedy skills? Check out David's course MasterCrash: A Crash Course in Spoof Comedy: mastercrash.com

Read David's Books Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! and Before the Invention of Smiling: The Incredible Journey of the Zucker Family from Horse & Buggy to Indoor Plumbing.

Keep an eye out for David's podcast Naked Comedy, coming soon!

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This week, Hannah is joined by friend of the pod, pop culture expert, and host of the hit podcasts Nostalgia & Now and Beyond the Blinds: Kelli Williams! The gals dive into pop culture happenings (Sofia Franklyn's new memoir?! Love Story?! Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's coordinated courtroom fits?!), and celebrate their millennial origin stories by reminiscing on bygone talk show hosts, their chaotic twenties, vintage Vh1, and so much more.

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Instagram:

• @Laguna_Biotch
• @BeyondtheBlindsPod

TikTok:

• @Laguna_Biotch
• @Beyond.The.Blinds

Check out Kelli's Podcasts:

• Nostalgia & Now
• Beyond the Blinds

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IT'S AN AMA, Y'ALL! This week, Hannah answers burning questions from listeners and dives into hot topics including but not limited to: Punch the Monkey, body image in the Ozempic era, and why a Trading Spaces Reboot could in fact fix our nation. ENJOY!

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It's a Not Aspirational catch up, y'all! This week, Hannah shares tales from her recent lifetime achievement of spending Super Bowl Sunday on a boat with Bravo in San Francisco. She also tells the haunting tale of a recent manicure experience, unpacks the shocking finale of Tell Me Lies, and moans her way through a Wuthering Heights movie review.

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It's the collab of a LIFETIME, Y'ALL. This week, Hannah is joined by wellness entrepreneur, fitness icon, mental health advocate, New York Times bestselling author, hot girl inspiration and Tone it Up founder Karena Dawn! After Hannah went viral for her Tone it Up lore series on TikTok, Hannah and Karena connected to chat all things TIU, and they did not hold back. From behind-the-scenes secrets to hot girl hacks to mental health and beyond, nothing is off limits! Grab a glass of wine (I mean WINE NOT, right?!) and get cozy—this is an episode you don't want to miss.

Follow Karena at @KarenaDawn, Tone it Up at @ToneItUp, and The Tone it Down Podcast at @TheTIDPodcast

Subscribe to Karena's Podcasts!

Tone it Down

The Big Silence

Get Karena's book The Big Silence: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing

Get in touch with Karena at speakpipe.com/karenadawn !

Learn more about The Big Silence!

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On the heels of a wine-fueled weekend in Santa Barbara, Hannah shares her tips on how to have a great girls trip! From open communication to outfit planning, she gives insight into how to make the most out of quality time with girlfriends, and emphasizes the importance of taking space when you need it. She also celebrates Andrew Mukamal's god-tier styling on Margot Robbie for the Wuthering Heights press tour, comes for people who hate on small dogs, and laments the fact that she STILL has to have a day job!

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This week, Hannah is coming at you from her BRAND NEW HOME! She gives updates on her post-move mental health, shares Dr. Doctor's latest mind blowing insights for her fellow people pleasers, and unpacks the severe theatre kid energy surrounding recent pop culture events from Oscar nominations (and snubs) to Blake and Ryan's cringeworthy text messages. #songsungblueforever

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This week, Hannah comes at you in a chaotic pre-move state from what's left of her mostly packed up home! She tells an unlikable story about a recent mani-pedi experience, reveals the very mature adult decision she made, shares why the Song Sung Blue hive and the internet at large needs to let her live, and SO MUCH MORE!

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Shop the candles Hannah watched during her Ben Affleck movie marathon last fall!: CLR Los Angeles

Come see the live reading of Rockblocked in LA on 2/27! RSVP HERE.

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WE ARE SO BACK, YOU GUYS! In the first episode of 2026, Hannah recounts her holiday season (including her SHOCKING battle with COVID), and dives into all the pop culture, TV, and cinema she enjoyed along the way. She also shares her New Year's resolutions, celebrates her new therapist, and reveals whose side she's on in the Ashley Tisdale vs. "Toxic Mom Group" drama!

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It's the LAST EPISODE OF 2025 and we're going out with a bang! In this heartfelt episode of Not Aspirational, Hannah is joined by her dad Jeff Brown to answer listener questions. They chat about Jeff's retirement plans, their shared love of the arts, and Jeff offers fatherly wisdom as we head into the new year, sharing his list of must-see movies, tips on managing grief, and so much more.

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