Navigating Parenthood and Performance | Guest: Jonathan Gregg

About this episode

Jim McDonald and Jonathan Gregg discuss parenting, performance, mental health, and the impact of social media.

In this conversation, Jim McDonald and Jonathan Gregg explore a variety of themes, including parenting, the dynamics of living in New York City, the journey of performance and acting, mental health, and the impact of social media on personal identity. They discuss the importance of authenticity, the role of anger in society, and the significance of personal growth. The conversation also touches on fitness and the unique experiences of being a stay-at-home dad, as well as the cultural commentary that arises from their respective experiences. (Experimenting with AI-generated show notes on this one. No idea if it will make any difference in discoverability.) Jonathan is the only guest who has both been on this show and appeared in the MCU (Jessica Jones). Also, he's the only guest whose whole ass I've actually seen (HBO's High Maintenance, Season 2, Episode 1). He's super cool, and I could have kept talking to him a long time, but I'd already made him run late. You can catch Jonathan and his best friend, Tom on the No Homo Podcast -- Two best friends (one straight and one gay) riff on their daily lives, the insanity of current events, and what it means to be a man – gassing each…

People in this episode

Host: Jim McDonald

Guest: Jonathan Gregg

Topics covered

• parenting
• performance
• mental health
• social media
• authenticity
• personal growth
• fitness

Keywords

• parenthood
• acting
• New York City
• anger
• stay-at-home dad
• cultural commentary
• personal identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: No Homo Podcast

Books & works: Jessica Jones, High Maintenance

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