It was bound to happen: a full episode devoted to one of our favorites, Rachel Bloom, and her new book, “I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are.” Reading this felt like a Disneyland ride through the author’s head: Erin celebrated Rachel’s honest truth-telling and fantastic brain, and Esther appreciated the book’s balance of comedy and pain. After sharing ideas for an on-brand Rachel Bloom bat mitzvah, the bagels ponder the question should we name and shame the bullies, or deny that they have any power over us by ignoring them?
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