Sarah Silverman on being wrong — and treating trolls with kindness

Worklife with Adam Grant

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4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Sarah Silverman is a comedian, actor and writer who doesn;t shy away from saying what she thinks. Her bold, distinctive voice has taken her from Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld to Broadway plays, late-night TV and Disney animated movies. Sarah shares surprising stories about turning haters into fans, and she and Adam discuss strategies for defusing anger, finding courage and forging connections when we don't see eye-to-eye. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:05.0	My experience of life is more important to me than the idea of legacy or like I'll be dead I don't know I'm trying to really find joy in in life and if I can be funny as well that's great and if I can't I'm still going to choose being okay over
0:28.1	despair or misplaced anger or needing to prove something. or
0:35.0	needing to prove something. Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant.
0:40.0	Welcome back to Rethinking,
0:41.0	my podcast on the science of what makes Tick with the TED Audio Collective.
0:45.5	I'm an organizational psychologist, and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people
0:50.1	to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking.
0:55.8	My guest today is comedian Sarah Silverman.
0:58.4	I've been a fan ever since I first saw her on Seinfeld and S&L in the 90 in the 90s. My kids love her as Vanelope and
1:04.8	Wreck-It-Ralf. She hosts the Sarah Silverman podcast and is touring the US this
1:09.5	fall and winter for her new show, Post-mortem. Sarah is a rare comic who makes me laugh hard and think hard.
1:16.0	Her latest HBO special,
1:18.0	Someone You Love, cracked me up.
1:20.0	I was excited to talk with Sarah about courage, compassion, and her shockingly effective approach to engaging with jerks.
1:28.0	As you'll see, she's unusually candid. you are one of their top four favorite comedians.
1:43.0	No more often than ever.
1:47.0	Okay, my kids also want to know,
1:50.0	is it possible that you can do this entire conversation in characters,
1:53.6	Vanelope?
1:54.6	I mean, I'll try.
1:56.6	Your face is so sweet.
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