Question The Self

By Jedidiah Jenkins

Deep questions through laughter is my favorite emotion. In season 2, we're tackling the 8 biggest subjects of life from my latest book ‘Like Streams to the Ocean’: ego, love, friendship, death, work, ... more

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The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.

Question The Self episodes:

October 13, 2021 Parasocial Relationships (one-sided internet relationships) and Scaring a Psychic Healer with writer Nada Alic.
What does it mean to feel like we have an intimate relationship with writers and podcasters and internet personalities? How does we curate our online personae and what does that say about who we are? What happens when a writer steals your idea? What is dopamine fasting and why should we all be doing it? Should Alan Watts be disqualified as a wisdom teacher because of the way his life ended? Why is Fran Lebowitz uncancellable? And when should someone be cancelled? As a writer and thinker in this modern age, Nada Alic is a delight. Process the world with us if you're nasty.
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1h 17min
October 06, 2021 How to Dress Beyoncé and Adele and Gaga and All The Greats, Part 2 with Daniel Roseberry
Part 2 of the best conversation. What it’s like to dress all our faves. How do you even get the call to dress Gaga for the inauguration? What happens if you screw up?? And Daniel has three pages of questions for me.
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1h 4min
October 06, 2021 How to Find What You Love, Part 1 with Daniel Roseberry
What if you don't know what you're good at? We learn the journey to creative success with the designer who has dressed Beyoncé for the Grammys and Lady Gaga for Biden's Inauguration. Daniel talks about the power of negative reinforcement, i.e. learning from trying things and disliking them. We learn about his rise to becoming the Artistic Director at Schiaparelli, the haute couture house in Paris. How he handles critics. And how he has written fake reviews of future fashion shows, imagining what a reviewer might say in his fantasies, and then moving towards that vision.
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1h 2min
September 29, 2021 Belief and Death, The Soul and What Comes After - with Ruthie Lindsey
What do you say to a grieving friend? How do you process the death of a parent or a future you expected for yourself? What does spirituality look like after Evangelicalism? What is the 'baby' and what is the 'bathwater'? Ruthie is a memoirist, a speaker, and a guide for spiritual ceremonies. She's also one of my best friends. We don't always agree on the details, but we do on the heart. And she has a life story and hard-earned wisdom that continue to change my life.
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1h
September 22, 2021 Bad Friendships and Finding True Community with Lauren Paul
How do you find kindred friends? How do you break up with a bad friend? Is it ok to have hard conversations over text message? (hint: yes). Co-founder of Kind Campaign, Lauren Paul has spent her adult life speaking to high schools about bullying and healthy relationships. And she also happens to be my friend-group's go-to therapist. If you want some delicious advice on building community and finding boundaries, we gotchu.
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52min
September 17, 2021 Vaccine Fears and Family with Jessica Rivera
Epidemiologist and Science Communicator Jessica Rivera joins me to talk about mRNA vaccines, why people are scared of them, how to make complex medical decisions for your kids, not 'having it all' as a professional and a parent, and why we should still invite our friends with kids to parties. We also talk about what to do if you fear coming out as gay to your family and how it feels when your career choice disappoints your parents.
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1h 28min
September 15, 2021 Jon M. Chu on Work and How to Choose Your Path
Film director Jon M. Chu talks about his journey to Hollywood, making Crazy Rich Asians and In The Heights, and responds to questions like how to know if you have a calling, when to make a career leap, and how to overcome the pressure of expectations.
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56min
September 08, 2021 Question the Self trailer
Welcome to season 2. Here’s a wee preview of what’s to come.
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5min
March 06, 2020 My Mom
In episode 2, Jedidiah interviews his mom, asking her about their deep disagreements and what it’s like to raise a traveler.
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53min
February 29, 2020 Meet the real Weston
Phillip Crosby is the real Weston. In this episode, we talk about the bike trip, our fights, psychedelics, and life after the trip.
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1h 16min

FAQs about Question The Self:

How many episodes does Question The Self have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.