Rachel Bloom Confronts Grief with a Heckler Named Death | The Sam Sanders Show

In early 2020, comedian and actor Rachel Bloom (@racheldoesstuff) faced life-changing extremes: the birth of her first child and the loss of collaborator Adam Schlesinger to COVID in the same week. In her Netflix special Death, Let Me Do My Special, Bloom processes these losses in a way that caught Sam's attention, making his favorite comedy special of the last year. Rachel chats with Sam about her process and gives him advice on whether he should become a parent. SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every week! https://bit.ly/41gUf7t Sign up for Sam's Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. https://kcrw.co/3OJEXjW _______ 0:00-1:19: Intro 1:20-13:09 Death: Let me Do My Special 13:10-13:12: Break 13:13-26:00: Comedy Post-Covid 26:01-33:30: Parenthood 33:31-43:25: Beliefs and Spirituality Faced with Death 43:26-43:30: Break 43:31-52:15: Coming to Terms with Grief 52:16-53:13: Outro _______ The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions. Executive Producers: Sam Sanders and Arnie Seipel Showrunner: Tyler Greene Senior Producer: Bennett Purser Video Lead: Beau Delmore Switcher & Video Editor: Luis Pena Technical Director: Phil Richards Podcasting Fellow: Myriam-Fernanda Alcala Delgado Podcast Producer: Andrea Bautista Digital Editor: Andrea Domanick Theme Music: Elisheba Ittoop Art Director: Evan Solano _______ http://www.kcrw.com Music | Culture | News | NPR #kcrw #samsandersshow #rachelbloom #racheldoesstuff #crazyexgirlfriend #comedy