Comedian Aparna Nancherla on: Impostor Syndrome, Anger, Social Anxiety, and Stage Fright

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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p>---</p> <p><a href="https://aparnacomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aparna Nancherla</a> is a writer, stand-up comedian, and actor. Her new book is <em>Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself and Impostor Syndrome.</em> You can hear Aparna as the voice of Moon on Fox's <em>The Great North</em>, or have heard her as the voice of Hollyhock on <em>Bojack Horseman</em>. She's also appeared on <em>The Drop</em>, <em>Lopez vs. Lopez,</em> and <em>Corporate.</em> She's written for <em>Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell</em> and <em>Late Night with Seth Meyers,</em> as well as <em>Mythic Quest</em> on Apple+.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How impostor syndrome relates to anxiety and depression</li> <li>Procrastination and how she sometimes feels it sets her up to do good work, even though she hates it</li> <li>The difference between standup and therapy in her life</li> <li>How she feels about the word "no"</li> <li>The sometime-burden of representing South Asians in entertainment</li> <li>What it feels like to finally put this book out into the world</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/aparna-nancherla" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/aparna-nancherla</a></p>