About this episode

Ego Nwodim interviews comedian Aparna Nancherla about family, overthinking, and growing up with immigrant parents.

This week on Thanks Dad, Ego sits down with comedian and actress Aparna Nancherla! To start, Aparna thanks the inner-children of her family. Ego and Aparna chat about being an overthinker, struggling with traveling, and the thrill of being a late person. They also dive into missing car time, not wanting kids, and growing up with immigrant parents. Want some advice from Ego and her guest? Leave a message at (502) 849-3237 (THX-DADS)!   Follow Aparna Follow Ego Follow Thanks Dad on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube \Watch the video of this episode on YouTube here ! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Ego Nwodim

Guest: Aparna Nancherla

Topics covered

• comedy
• parenting
• immigrant experience
• overthinking
• travel struggles

Keywords

• Aparna Nancherla
• Ego Nwodim
• comedy
• parenting
• immigrant parents
• overthinking
• travel

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