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at capella.edu. This

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is Fresh Air. I'm Teri Gross. My

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guest, Hannah Einbinder, is a comic

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who stars opposite Gene Smart in

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the HBO and Max series Hacks.

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The series is about the personality and

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generational conflicts, as well as the

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bonds between an older comic, played

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by Smart, and a young comedy

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writer who works for her, played by Einbinder.

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Einbinder has been nominated for two Emmy

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Awards. The show has won six. Einbinder's

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mother, Lorraine Newman, is an important

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figure in the comedy world. Newman

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was an original cast member of Saturday

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Night Live and co-founded the improv group

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The Groundlings. Here's how

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Einbinder introduces herself in her new

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comedy special called Everything Must

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Go. Einbinder's

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special touches on some pretty

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personal topics, which

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we'll talk about, including the

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impact of being diagnosed in

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high school with ADHD, Attention

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Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and

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then smoking marijuana to take the edge

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off the Adderall, and coming out as

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bisexual. Of course, we'll also talk

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about working with Gene Smart on Hacks.