About this episode
Katy O'Brian discusses her journey to vulnerability, friendships, and her experiences in the entertainment industry.
Katy O'Brian has an extensive filmography: The Running Man, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Queens of the Dead, Twisters, Loves Lies Bleeding, The Mandalorian, and of course, she first captured our hearts in a little zombie comedy called Z Nation! She's worked with everyone from Tom Cruise to Glen Powell to Kristen Stewart, but this might be the most important role of her life: Couples Therapy guest! While Katy is an even-keeled person, we peel back the layers and talk how she learned to be vulnerable in Indiana, navigating friendships when you are a focused & ambitious person, dealing with crippling misophonia, martial arts and 5th grade bullies, being disciplined, only leaving the house for a ribfest or a jazzfest and SO MUCH MORE! PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter ! Andy's latest essay can be found here! Also, we're in culture critic and Vulture writer Sean Malin's book The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen ! ALSO BUY A SUPER CUTE "Open Your Hearts, Loosen Your Butts" mug ! And: Support the show on Patreon (two extra…
People in this episode
Hosts: Naomi, Andy
Guest: Katy O'Brian
Topics covered
- vulnerability
- friendships
- misophonia
- martial arts
- discipline
- advice
Keywords
- Katy O'Brian
- Couples Therapy
- vulnerability
- misophonia
- martial arts
- Z Nation
- advice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vulture, Patreon
Books & works: Z Nation, The Mandalorian, The Running Man, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Queens of the Dead, Twisters, Loves Lies Bleeding
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