*HOT BUTTON* Moms, Wasians and Improvising Life with Lilan Bowden

This is a portion of Francesca’s interview with actor Lilan Bowden. To get access to the full interview and the rest of the Hot Button series, become a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Lilan is an actor and improvisational comedian. She got her breakout role as Bex in the Disney show Andi Mack, and is now in the critically acclaimed comedy Shrinking on Apple +. How did Hollywood's fixation on race and casting made Lilan think more about her own? And what does she think about the rise of the "Wasian" identity. Do we really need to be celebrating this particular mix? And who gets left out? Lilan and Francesca talk about being half Asian, complicated moms, the rise of tech in entertainment, and Hollywood's Palestine problem. Francesca and Lilan both wonder whether if they're secretly the same person, only one chose stand up and the other improv comedy? Two crafts that are sworn rivals! Lilan talks about how many in Hollywood buckled under the pressure of speaking out on Gaza, and why so many are still so afraid to do so. Finally, as tech oligarchs destroy the entertainment industry, what comes next? *** Rock the pod on your bod. Get a brand new “Abolish ICE” t-shirt and a brand new mug at: www.bitchuationroom.com . *** LIVE SHOWS: Los Angeles, October 4th at 1pm: The Bitchuation Room LIVE with Emma Vigeland at The Lodge Room https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live/ Philadelphia, October 13th: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb, co-headline The Punchline: https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live Philadelphia, October 14th: The Bitchuation Room LIVE! At The Punchline. https://www.livenation.com/event/vvG1FZ_uLomA9S/francesca-fiorentini-the-bitchuation-room-live Brooklyn, October 15th: Francesca and Matt Lieb Co-headline The Bell House https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/300064F43E856080 Watch The Bitchuation Room LIVE on Tuesdays 1pm PT/4pmET on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/franifio or Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/franifio. Listen to the show on: iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuation Google Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuation Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Follow the show on: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bitchuationroom.bsky.social IG: https://www.instagram.com/bitchuationroom/ Twitter: https://x.com/BitchuationPod Follow Francesca on: IG:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/franifio/⁠ Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/franifio.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@franifio Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Franifio Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.