Paid in Puke S10E6: Shiva Baby

About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Shiva Baby' and its themes of anxiety and awkward family interactions.

On this episode of Paid in Puke, we're partying with Emma Seligman's (Bottoms) 2021 anxiety-ridden comedy, Shiva Baby, starring Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Dianna Agron, and Polly Draper. It tells the story of Danielle, a young art student who has an identity crisis at a Shiva, when she is forced to interact with her parents, her ex, her sugar daddy, and his beautiful wife, plus everyone who has known her since she was a baby. This movie is an poignant as it is hilarious. We talk about awkward interactions with relatives, sugaring, top quality food-acting, and the difficulties of being an impending college graduate.

People in this episode

Host: paidinpuke

Topics covered

• comedy
• identity crisis
• family interactions
• college graduation
• sugar dating

Keywords

• Shiva Baby
• Emma Seligman
• Rachel Sennott
• comedy
• identity crisis
• sugar daddy
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Shiva Baby

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