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"Professional Orgasms": From Law Professor to Standup Comedian with Liz Glazer
Liz Glazer (CBS, HBO) is a former tenured law professor turned comedian, she's Jewish and queer and married to a Rabbi and we love her <3
We yenta about:
- How the comedy world is handling I/P
- The journey from law to comedy
- The joy/pain of a creative path
- Crazy story about doing standup for her classroom as a law professor
- Shame and self-consciousness
Go follow Liz Glazer!
https://www.instagram.com/lizglazer/
Raye Schiller:
https://www.instagram.com/rayeontheway/
(00:00:00) Scandalous relationships
(00:05:30) Losing friends due to differences
(00:09:59) Prohibition against Lush and Hara
(00:12:17) Leaving academia and personal growth
(00:16:41) Eccentricity in academia
(00:19:03) Adderall addiction and its effects
(00:23:38) Inflated view of oneself
(00:26:41) Opening a mysterious package
(00:29:25) Professional orgasm and career joy
(00:34:04) Riffing during a snow day
(00:37:41) Being blunt in academia
(00:43:25) A job offer opportunity
(00:45:57) Getting tenure and stand-up comedy
(00:49:26) Singing to get noticed
(00:52:18) Showering in the sink
(00:56:43) The initial high of pursuing dreams
(01:00:27) Scandalous relationships
Published on 2 years ago