Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil
For anyone who feels like their life is one disaster after another: good news–you’re not alone. Jameela Jamil (The Good Place, She-Hulk) gathers her funny friends and they share their most mortifying and embarrassing stories. Crucially, there are no morals and no silver linings. They are simply here to revel in each others’ misfortune. Wrong Turns: where dignity goes to die.
Please share your own Wrong Turns with us for possible inclusion in the show, just email a voice memo to [email protected]. Wrong Turns takes over from iWeigh and Bad Dates as Jameela’s home in podcasting. You can still find the entire archive of I Weigh right here.
Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey, our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.
Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.
Wrong Turns takes over from I Weigh and Bad Dates as Jameela’s home in podcasting. You can still find the entire archive of I Weigh right here in the Wrong Turns feed.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 267
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The Writers' Strike with Megan Amram
Writer on Parks & Recreation and The Good Place, and showrunner on Bumper in Berlin -Megan Amram - joins Jameela to break down what is happening with the writers' strike. They discuss why more compen…
Building Mental Hygiene with Zak Williams
Mental health advocate, CEO of Prepare Your Mind, and son of the late great Robin Williams - Zak Williams - joins Jameela this week for an in-depth discussion on how to build out mental hygiene. They…
Elyse Myers
TikTok legend, comedian, podcaster and mental health advocate Elyse Myers joins Jameela this week to discuss Elyse's experience with mental health, how her post-partum depression differed from her us…
Zach Zimmerman
Comedian and author Zach Zimmerman joins Jameela this week to discuss his experience growing up in a conservative evangelical family, finding his own voice and sexuality, learning to still love his f…
Zoe Lister-Jones Returns
Director, actor, and writer Zoe Lister-Jones returns to I Weigh to discuss her new tv series Slip. She and Jameela talk about the personal experiences behind Zoe's new show, why she wanted to focus o…
Sophia Bush
Actor and activist Sophia Bush joins Jameela this week to discuss her love of activism from an early age, their shared frustrations at women being pitted against each other, how to engage with people…
Invisible Illnesses with Meghan O'Rourke
Author Meghan O'Rourke joins Jameela this week to discuss invisible illnesses, or illnesses that do not manifest externally. They cover their own personal journeys with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, how lo…
Flex Mami
DJ and influencer Flex Mami joins Jameela this week to discuss Flex's experience finding her voice as a podcaster and now a DJ, her experience with parasocial relationships, the healthy and unhealthy…
The Choice of Parenthood with Ruby Warrington
Author Ruby Warrington joins Jameela this week to discuss her new book Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood. They cover the story around her own choice not to have child…
Ask Jameela Anything
This week, Jameela takes the mic on her own to answer your questions! She answers your questions on why the Oscars were so triggering, how she balances her mental health with her Ehlers-Danlos Syndro…
Surviving to Thriving with Tara Schuster
Author & former development exec at Comedy Central, Tara Schuster, joins Jameela this week to discuss surviving a neglectful childhood, the need to re-learn worthiness, the importance of owning and a…
Greatness with Lewis Howes
Author, podcaster, and former professional athlete Lewis Howes joins Jameela to discuss his mental health journey, why healing is such important work we all do, why men struggle with processing their…
Asexuality and Aromanticism with Yasmin Benoit
Activist, model, and writer Yasmin Benoit joins Jameela this week to share her experience and work as an asexual and aromantic person. They discuss misconceptions about the community, the way people …
Rachel Bloom
Comedian, writer, and singer Rachel Bloom joins Jameela this week to discuss struggling with intrusive thoughts from an early age, learning about ADHD as an adult, going from a fear of "crazy" to emb…
Asking Shadeen Francis
Our favorite love, relationship, and sex therapist Shadeen Francis returns to answer your questions with Jameela. They respond to questions about being newly queer, reconciling how one wants to be tr…
Laverne Cox
Actress, LGBTQ+ advocate, and legend Laverne Cox joins Jameela this week to discuss her journey to who she is now, how spending time with trans women changed her mind on who she herself could be, the…
Jessie Inchauspe (Glucose Goddess)
Biochemist and author Jessie Inchauspe (Aka - the Glucose Goddess) joins Jameela to talk about the many ways glucose affects your body. They define what glucose is and its function in the body, how g…
Aubrey Gordon Returns
Author and podcast host Aubrey Gordon joins Jameela this week to discuss her new book "You Just Need To Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People. They discuss the correlation of health and fa…
Cults with Amanda Montell
Author and podcaster Amanda Montell joins Jameela this week discuss all things cults. They cover what makes a cult vs. what makes something cult-ish, what to be on the look out for when assessing if …
Iliza Shlesinger
Stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger joins Jameela this week to discuss motherhood and raising a daughter her own way, where Iliza's confidence comes from and how she keeps jealousy from getting her do…