Aparna and the Self-Loathing Introvert

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

For a long time, Yowei saw her introversion as a character flaw to fix. She gets advice from comedian (and fellow introvert) Aparna Nancherla about how to stop wishing for personality puberty to hit.


From the episode:  

— Aparna Nancherla, author of Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndromeon Instagram @aparnapkin: www.aparnacomedy.com

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain


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For a long time, Yowei saw her introversion as a character flaw to fix. She gets advice from comedian (and fellow introvert) Aparna Nancherla about how to stop wishing for personality puberty to hit.


From the episode:  

— Aparna Nancherla, author of Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndromeon Instagram @aparnapkin: www.aparnacomedy.com

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain


New to Proxy?

— Try Bisexual Wife Guy — one of the clearest examples of what this show does

— Or The First Ever Extrovert–Introvert Cage Match — when you feel like you’re too much or not enough around others


For episode liner notes, show gossip, and dispatches from the emotions beat, get File Under Feelings, our free newsletter, at proxyhq.org.


Proxy is an independent show, supported mostly by listeners. Paid members get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, live Proxy hangs, and the satisfaction of keeping emotional investigative journalism alive 🍏


Follow us on Instagram — @proxypodcast @yoweishaw

Visit — proxypodcast.com

Get in touch — proxythepod@gmail.com

2025-05-20 41 min
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