Armchair Expert episode 998
Amanda Peet Returns
Amanda Peet (Fantasy Life, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Whole Nine Yards) is an actor, writer, and producer. Amanda joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being a serial monogamist during her dating years, what relation she has to the designer of Radio City Music Hall, and going from a hippie Quaker school in Manhattan to a stuffy private school in London. Amanda and Dax talk about recognizing a pattern of existential thinking when her kids turn seven, undergoing psychoanalysis at age 13, and contending with the cultural mores of Something’s Gotta Give. Amanda explains relishing the opportunity to play a high functioning character with mental illness in her new film, exploring a complicated relationship with wealth in Your Friends and Neighbors, and recently finding a new gear in acting.
Explore episode 998 with AIEpisode overview
Amanda Peet (Fantasy Life, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Whole Nine Yards) is an actor, writer, and producer. Amanda joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being a serial monogamist during her dating years, what relation she has to the designer of Radio City Music Hall, and going from a hippie Quaker school in Manhattan to a stuffy private school in London. Amanda and Dax talk about recognizing a pattern of existential thinking when her kids turn seven, undergoing psychoanalysis at age 13, and contending with the cultural mores of Something’s Gotta Give. Amanda explains relishing the opportunity to play a high functioning character with mental illness in her new film, exploring a complicated relationship with wealth in Your Friends and Neighbors, and recently finding a new gear in acting.
Episode descriptions and transcript text can contain errors. Verify important details against the original recording.
Short transcript highlights
These brief excerpts are navigation aids selected from different points in the transcript.
- This episode of Armchair Expert is presented by Apple TV, the new US home of Formula 1. Starting March 7th, you
- And they weren't seem lowbrow. I mean, it was never said. There's a way to say things though, isn't there? Without saying them.
- Everybody watch Friends and Neighbors and everyone watch Fantasy Life March 27th and then April returning for Friends and Neighbors. Um, I adore you.