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Sure, I'll Join Your Cult A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

Maria Bamford

From “weird, scary, ingenious” ( Maria Bamford is a comedian’s comedian (an outsider among outsiders) and has forever fought to find a place to belong. From struggling with an eating disorder as a child of the 1980s, to navigating a career in the arts (and medical debt and psychiatric institutional...

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It was mentioned that Maria Bamford had a new book coming out titled "Sure, I'll Join Your Cult", a memoir about mental illness and belonging.

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She also has a new book coming out that looks so good. It's called Sure, I'll Join Your Cult, A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere.

— Episode: 392 - Hollywood Phony

Episode: 392 - Hollywood Phony

It was mentioned that Maria Bamford had a new book coming out titled "Sure, I'll Join Your Cult", a memoir about mental illness and belonging.

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She also has a new book coming out that looks so good. It's called Sure, I'll Join Your Cult, A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

The book was highlighted as a candid memoir exploring the author's struggles with mental illness and her search for belonging, with Conan and Bamford discussing her experiences with OCD and other challenges. Conan repeatedly praised the memoir as fantastic and urged listeners to get it. The overall tone was an enthusiastic endorsement.

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Episode: Maria Bamford

Maria discussed her new memoir, which detailed her experiences with mental illness and her quest for belonging, especially her struggles with OCD and bulimia.

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My guest today is a hilarious comedian who starred in the Netflix series Lady Dynamite. She now has a new memoir titled Sure, I'll Join Your Cult. A memoir of mental illness and the quest to belong anywhere. Maria Bamford, welcome.

And that's why I wanted to talk to you because you've written a book, Sure, I'll Join Your Cult, which is a fantastic title. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford.

And you are adored. You are a beloved stand-up comic and you wrote a fantastic book.

And I just wanted to say start off by saying congratulations. And to everyone listening right now, go get this book. It's fantastic.

There's so much that you're thinking about all the time and it all goes back to this. I want you to say compulsion to think and consider everything.

Episode: Maria Bamford

Maria discussed her new memoir, which detailed her experiences with mental illness and the challenges of belonging, including specific anecdotes like a Star Trek gig at a mall.

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My guest today is a hilarious comedian who starred in the Netflix series Lady Dynamite. She now has a new memoir titled Sure, I'll Join Your Cult. A memoir of mental illness and the quest to belong anywhere. Maria Bamford, welcome.

And that's why I wanted to talk to you because you've written a book, Sure, I'll Join Your Cult, which is a fantastic title. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford.

And you are adored. You are a beloved stand-up comic and you wrote a fantastic book.

And I just wanted to say start off by saying congratulations. And to everyone listening right now, go get this book. It's fantastic.

Episode: Maria Bamford

Maria discussed her new book, a memoir about mental illness and her journey to find a sense of belonging, while also touching on themes of self-reflection and her experiences with OCD.

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She now has a new memoir titled Sure, I'll Join Your Cult. A memoir of mental illness and the quest to belong anywhere.

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford and you are adored. You are a beloved stand-up comic and you wrote a fantastic book and I just wanted to start off by saying congratulations and to everyone listening right now go get this book.

Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

Maria Bamford described her new memoir about navigating selfhelp groups, 12step programs, and using humor to cope with anxiety and OCD.

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She's written a new memoir called Sure, I'll Join Your Cult, in which she describes the lengths she's taken to fit in, from selfhelp books to 12step programs, and why making fun of her anxiety, depres...

— Episode: Best Of: Zadie Smith / Maria Bamford

Episode: Best Of: Zadie Smith / Maria Bamford

Maria Bamford described her new memoir about navigating selfhelp groups, 12step programs, and using humor to cope with anxiety and OCD.

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She's written a new memoir called Sure, I'll Join Your Cult, in which she describes the lengths she's taken to fit in, from selfhelp books to 12step programs, and why making fun of her anxiety, depression, and OCD has been a powerful medicine.

she's written a new memoir called Sure, I'll Join Your Cult.

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult. It's a hilarious account of some of the extreme steps she's taken to belong, from earnestly taking advice from selfhelp books to attending debtors and overeaters' anonymous meetings.

Episode: Comic Maria Bamford Will Join Your Cult

The memoir was described as a humorous and candid look at Bamford's attempts to belong, ranging from selfhelp books to 12step meetings, and was highlighted multiple times as the centerpiece of the interview.

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She's written a new memoir called Sure, I'll Join Your Cult. It's a hilarious account of some of the extreme steps Bamford has taken to belong, from earnestly taking advice from selfhelp books to attending debtors' and overeaters' anonymous meetings.

Her new memoir again is titled Sure, I'll Join Your Cult.

Our guest today is comedian Maria Bamford talking about her memoir, Sure I'll Join Your Cult.

She's written a new book called Sure, I'll Join Your Cult. It's a memoir about mental illness and the quest to belong.

Maria Bamford is a comedian and author of the new memoir, Sure, I'll Join Your Cult.

Episode: Zadie Smith On 'The Fraud'

The memoir was introduced as the new book by comedian Maria Bamford that will be discussed on the following episode.

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Zadie Smith's new novel is called The Fraud. Tomorrow on Fresh Air, our guest will be comic Maria Bamford. She's written a new memoir called Sure, I'll Join Your Cult.

How Did This Get Made?

The book was described as being fantastic, especially as an audiobook.

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For example, Maria Bamford's new book, Sure I'll Join Your Cult, is fantastic, especially as an audio book.

— Episode: Last Looks: The Pope's Exorcist

Episode: Last Looks: The Pope's Exorcist

The book was described as being fantastic, especially as an audiobook.

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For example, Maria Bamford's new book, Sure I'll Join Your Cult, is fantastic, especially as an audio book.

Lovett or Leave It

Maria Bamford's new book, Sure I'll Join Your Cult, is about joining a cult in Los Angeles, and she discusses why she would choose Scientology and the appeal of Tom Cruise. She also mentions having to join various 12-step programs like Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous and Overeaters Anonymous.

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So you have a new book coming out next month titled Sure I'll Join Your Cult.

— Episode: Thoughts & Chairs

Episode: Thoughts & Chairs

Maria Bamford's new book, Sure I'll Join Your Cult, is about joining a cult in Los Angeles, and she discusses why she would choose Scientology and the appeal of Tom Cruise. She also mentions having to join various 12-step programs like Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous and Overeaters Anonymous.

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So you have a new book coming out next month titled Sure I'll Join Your Cult.

Well, I got to tell you, if you've ever been to Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, had a lot of hot times, late 90s, freeway entrance ramp motels.

And then Debtors Anonymous is like if Tony Robbins were four foot nine.

And then Overeaters Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous is, that's kind of the grimest one, I think. It's not a lot of fun because there's no snacks.

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