About this episode

Matt Buechele and Liza Treyger discuss the absurdities of capitalism, celebrity culture, and personal growth through literature.

Matt Buechele wonders whether American capitalism has finally become too absurd to parody.  Then Matt sits down with actor, writer, and comedian Liza Treyger to talk about expensive handbags, her obsession with Heated Rivalry, and how the show inspired her to brush up on her Russian. They discuss her newfound love of reading, and why books have changed the way she writes and sees the world. Liza and Matt also get into why podcast bros appeal to men, women’s increasing independence, and the strange power of celebrity culture. Plus, they make predictions about THC-infused food, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, and whether America could one day elect a comedian president. Chapters: 00:00:00 Buying a $3,000 YSL bag for a book 00:03:48 Obsessing over Heated Rivalry  00:07:22 Finding 1 of 8 designer bags in the country 00:11:03 Social media addiction and Soviet Ukraine roots 00:15:08 Hiring a Russian professor to book auditions 00:18:22 Olivia Wilde, Keke Palmer, and talking shit 00:21:48 Male entitlement and why men fear single women 00:25:47 Trump, political comedy, and the Reagan effect 00:29:16 Matt reveals his Law & Order SVU history 00:33:06 Reading books to cure creative…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Buechele

Guest: Liza Treyger

Topics covered

• Buying a luxury bag for a book
• Obsessing over Heated Rivalry fandom
• Learning Russian for acting roles
• Soviet Ukraine roots and identity
• Male entitlement and incel culture
• Critiquing podcasters

Keywords

• American capitalism
• expensive handbags
• Heated Rivalry
• celebrity culture
• THC-infused food
• political comedy
• creative depression

Mentioned in this episode

Products: YSL bag

Books & works: Heated Rivalry

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