Retrospective: Ophira Eisenberg
Photo by Anya Garrett
“The only upshot of age is you get to the point where you’re too exhasuted for a strategy that isn’t just organic. So you just go, I’m gonna be Me, and if it works out, great.”
In this episode of Retrospective, I talk with my friend Ophira Eisenberg right before her new memoir releases nationwide. You may have heard her on NPR, seen her stand-up comedy recently onThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson or had the pleasure of seeing her live onstage.
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We chat over tea and a latte and talk about:
- translating story and humor from stage to page
- dealing with "What will 'they' think?"
- and how she combines hard work with navigating the opportunities that follow
Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy is now available on Amazon.
For Ophira's storytelling wisdom, check out the Telling Your Story multimedia course.
Ophira Eisenberg is a stand-up comedian, host of NPR's Ask Me Another, and a writer. She has appeared on Comedy Central, VH1, E!, and the TV Guide Network. She is also a regular host and storyteller with The Moth. Find her online at ophiraeisenberg.com.