Why does walking into a room, saying the wrong thing, or laughing too loud feel like the end of the world? This week, host Amanda Montell (<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Famanda_montell%2F%3Fhl%3Den&data=05%7C02%7Cmichaela.derosa%40studio71us.com%7Cfadc9c9452e4401a959808de0038cacc%7C42f71e00fe2746549915ab529795f091%7C0%7C0%7C638948441099825856%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Zf0rBcRd08Kxxv02XPqJM8CEyqeGj1kPd08F6BXkWWs%3D&reserved=0">@amanda_montell</a>) is joined by journalist and audio producer Alex Sujong Laughlin (<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Falexlaughs%2F%3Fhl%3Den&data=05%7C02%7Cmichaela.derosa%40studio71us.com%7Cfadc9c9452e4401a959808de0038cacc%7C42f71e00fe2746549915ab529795f091%7C0%7C0%7C638948441099841218%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0WkjLJmz%2BKy0dOdmMEsjc7BPp80Fb6INZgjEiaFAPWM%3D&reserved=0">@alexlaughs</a>) to spiral about social awkwardness and the tiny stumbles and silences that can feel so major in our heads. Together, they explore what awkwardness reveals about vulnerability, belonging, and the impossible standards we hold ourselves to in social spaces. Is awkwardness a flaw to overcome or proof that we’re trying, reaching, and wanting connection? A gentle spiral into shame, empathy, and the small, crooked ways we show up as ourselves. 
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