
My Life as a Goddess
A Memoir through (Un)Popular Culture
No se pudo agregar al carrito
Add to Cart failed.
Error al Agregar a Lista de Deseos.
Error al eliminar de la lista de deseos.
Error al añadir a tu biblioteca
Error al seguir el podcast
Error al dejar de seguir el podcast
$0.99/mes por los primeros 3 meses

Compra ahora por $19.49
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrado por:
-
Guy Branum
-
Mindy Kaling - foreword
Acerca de esta escucha
In the vein of New York Times best sellers Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby, a collection of side-splitting and illuminating essays by the popular stand-up comedian, alum of Chelsea Lately and The Mindy Project, and host of truTV’s Talk Show the Game Show.
From a young age, Guy Branum always felt as if he were on the outside looking in.
Self-taught, introspective, and from a stiflingly boring farm town, he couldn’t relate to his neighbors. While other boys played outside, he stayed indoors reading Greek mythology. And being gay and overweight, he got used to diminishing himself. But little by little, he started learning from all the sad, strange, lonely outcasts in history who had come before him, and he started to feel hope.
In this collection of personal essays, Guy talks about finding a sense of belonging at Berkeley - and stirring up controversy in a newspaper column that led to a run‑in with the Secret Service. He recounts the pitfalls of being typecast as the “Sassy Gay Friend”, and how, after taking a wrong turn in life (i.e. law school), he found stand‑up comedy and artistic freedom. He analyzes society’s calculated deprivation of personhood from fat people, and how, though it’s taken him a while to accept who he is, he has learned that with a little patience and a lot of humor, self-acceptance is possible.
Written with Guy’s characteristic blend of wit, guile, and rumination, My Life as a Goddess is an unforgettable and deeply moving book by one of today’s most endearing and galvanizing voices in comedy.
©2018 Guy Branum (P)2018 Simon & SchusterLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
-
The Woman in Me
- De: Britney Spears
- Narrado por: Michelle Williams, Britney Spears - introduction
- Duración: 5 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history. Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.
-
-
Lack of transparency
- De Lori K en 10-31-23
De: Britney Spears
-
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
- A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
- De: Maria Bamford
- Narrado por: Maria Bamford
- Duración: 7 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Maria Bamford is a comedian’s comedian (an outsider among outsiders) and has forever fought to find a place to belong. From struggling with an eating disorder as a child of the 1980s, to navigating a career in the arts (and medical debt and psychiatric institutionalization), she has tried just about every method possible to not only be a part of the world, but to want to be a part of it. In Bamford’s “trademark blend of disarming intimacy and dark whimsy” (Publishers Weekly), Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult brings us on a quest to participate in something.
-
-
Hilarious and sincere
- De B. Bazzell en 09-06-23
De: Maria Bamford
-
Leslie F*cking Jones
- De: Leslie Jones, Chris Rock - foreword
- Narrado por: Leslie Jones, Chris Rock
- Duración: 16 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Some of the details might be vague because a b*tch is fifty-five and she’s smoked a ton of weed. But while bits might be a touch hazy, I can promise you the underlying truth is REAL.
-
-
she's the f*cking BEST
- De Audible Anon en 09-20-23
De: Leslie Jones, y otros
-
Happy-Go-Lucky
- De: David Sedaris
- Narrado por: David Sedaris
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia, buying gummy worms to feed to ants, and telling his nonagenarian father wheelchair jokes. But then the pandemic hits, and like so many others, he’s stuck in lockdown, unable to tour and read for audiences, the part of his work he loves most.
-
-
Great except for an audio glitch
- De Rynnkins en 06-01-22
De: David Sedaris
-
I'm Glad My Mom Died
- De: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrado por: Jennette McCurdy
- Duración: 6 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction." She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail.
-
-
Unexpectedly poor narration
- De Glitchzig en 08-10-22
De: Jennette McCurdy
-
Calypso
- De: David Sedaris
- Narrado por: David Sedaris
- Duración: 6 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And it's as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation - and dark humor - toward middle age and mortality.
-
-
Excellent, as always
- De Ruthie en 05-31-18
De: David Sedaris
-
The Woman in Me
- De: Britney Spears
- Narrado por: Michelle Williams, Britney Spears - introduction
- Duración: 5 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history. Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.
-
-
Lack of transparency
- De Lori K en 10-31-23
De: Britney Spears
-
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
- A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
- De: Maria Bamford
- Narrado por: Maria Bamford
- Duración: 7 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Maria Bamford is a comedian’s comedian (an outsider among outsiders) and has forever fought to find a place to belong. From struggling with an eating disorder as a child of the 1980s, to navigating a career in the arts (and medical debt and psychiatric institutionalization), she has tried just about every method possible to not only be a part of the world, but to want to be a part of it. In Bamford’s “trademark blend of disarming intimacy and dark whimsy” (Publishers Weekly), Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult brings us on a quest to participate in something.
-
-
Hilarious and sincere
- De B. Bazzell en 09-06-23
De: Maria Bamford
-
Leslie F*cking Jones
- De: Leslie Jones, Chris Rock - foreword
- Narrado por: Leslie Jones, Chris Rock
- Duración: 16 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Some of the details might be vague because a b*tch is fifty-five and she’s smoked a ton of weed. But while bits might be a touch hazy, I can promise you the underlying truth is REAL.
-
-
she's the f*cking BEST
- De Audible Anon en 09-20-23
De: Leslie Jones, y otros
-
Happy-Go-Lucky
- De: David Sedaris
- Narrado por: David Sedaris
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia, buying gummy worms to feed to ants, and telling his nonagenarian father wheelchair jokes. But then the pandemic hits, and like so many others, he’s stuck in lockdown, unable to tour and read for audiences, the part of his work he loves most.
-
-
Great except for an audio glitch
- De Rynnkins en 06-01-22
De: David Sedaris
-
I'm Glad My Mom Died
- De: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrado por: Jennette McCurdy
- Duración: 6 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction." She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail.
-
-
Unexpectedly poor narration
- De Glitchzig en 08-10-22
De: Jennette McCurdy
-
Calypso
- De: David Sedaris
- Narrado por: David Sedaris
- Duración: 6 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And it's as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation - and dark humor - toward middle age and mortality.
-
-
Excellent, as always
- De Ruthie en 05-31-18
De: David Sedaris
-
The Jolliest Bunch
- Unhinged Holiday Stories
- De: Danny Pellegrino
- Narrado por: Danny Pellegrino
- Duración: 6 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
For many families, the holiday season is—in a word—unhinged. In no family is that more true than in Danny Pellegrino’s, beloved podcast host of Everything Iconic and bestselling author. Inappropriately improvised monologues at the children's Christmas pageant, presents that land someone in the emergency room, or just sitting on the absolute roller coaster that is a Hallmark movie marathon, the holidays are a strange and magical time in the Pellegrino household. And nobody knows this better than Danny.
-
-
So entertaining
- De LL Martin en 03-02-25
De: Danny Pellegrino
-
The Daddy Diaries
- The Year I Grew Up
- De: Andy Cohen
- Narrado por: Andy Cohen
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
One of Andy Cohen’s most momentous years starts off with a hangover the morning after an epic New Year’s Eve broadcast. But Andy doesn’t have time to dwell on the drama, as his role as media mogul is now matched with the responsibilities, joys, and growing pains of parenthood. This fast-paced, mile-a-minute look behind the scenes of living the so-called glamorous life in Manhattan now takes firm aim at life at home.
-
-
A huge fan
- De Graceblue en 05-17-23
De: Andy Cohen
-
Unreliable Narrator
- Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome
- De: Aparna Nancherla
- Narrado por: Aparna Nancherla
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Aparna Nancherla is a superstar comedian on the rise—a darling of Netflix and Comedy Central’s comedy special lineups, a headliner at comedy shows and music festivals, a frequenter of late night television and the subject of numerous profiles. She’s also a successful actor who has written a barrage of thoughtful essays published by the likes of the New York Times. If you ask her, though, she’s a total fraud. She’d hate to admit it, but no one does impostor syndrome quite like Aparna Nancherla.
-
-
So much valuable insight, please read
- De patski en 10-07-23
De: Aparna Nancherla
-
The World Deserves My Children
- De: Natasha Leggero
- Narrado por: Natasha Leggero, Moshe Kasher
- Duración: 5 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
When Natasha Leggero got pregnant at forty-two after embarking on the grueling IVF process, she was over the moon. But once her feelings of bliss dissipated, she couldn’t help but shake the lingering question: Am I doing this right? And then, Should I be doing this if the world is about to end?
-
-
I love Natasha & Moshe
- De adam waggenspack en 04-25-25
De: Natasha Leggero
-
Hello, Molly!
- A Memoir
- De: Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey
- Narrado por: Molly Shannon
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
At age four, Molly Shannon’s world was shattered when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship with her grieving father, Molly was raised in a permissive household where her gift for improvising and role-playing blossomed alongside the fearlessness that would lead her to become a celebrated actress.
-
-
Molly is a superstar!!!
- De Marlene en 04-29-22
De: Molly Shannon, y otros
-
Doppelganger
- A Trip into the Mirror World
- De: Naomi Klein
- Narrado por: Naomi Klein
- Duración: 14 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self—a double who was almost you and yet not you at all? What if that double shared many of your preoccupations but, in a twisted, upside-down way, furthered the very causes you’d devoted your life to fighting against? Not long ago, the celebrated activist and public intellectual Naomi Klein had just such an experience—she was confronted with a doppelganger whose views she found abhorrent but whose name and public persona were sufficiently similar to her own that many people got confused about who was who.
-
-
Elite Psychobabble
- De A Reviewer en 09-30-23
De: Naomi Klein
-
Pageboy
- A Memoir
- De: Elliot Page
- Narrado por: Elliot Page
- Duración: 8 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
“Can I kiss you?” It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he’d carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back.
-
-
Ah, I wish this were better. I'm disappointed.
- De Jackson Theofore Keys en 06-07-23
De: Elliot Page
-
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
- De: David Sedaris
- Narrado por: David Sedaris
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Once again, David Sedaris brings together a collection of essays so uproariously funny and profoundly moving that his legions of fans will fall for him all over again. He tests the limits of love when Hugh lances a boil from his backside, and pushes the boundaries of laziness when, finding the water shut off in his house in Normandy, he looks to the water in a vase of fresh cut flowers to fill the coffee machine.
-
-
Don't Start with this One
- De Elvie en 04-28-16
De: David Sedaris
-
"Prisons Make Us Safer"
- And 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration
- De: Victoria Law
- Narrado por: Melissa Moran
- Duración: 5 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
The United States incarcerates more of its residents than any other nation. Though home to five percent of the global population, the United States has nearly 25 percent of the world’s prisoners - a total of over two million people. This number continues to steadily rise. Over the past 40 years, the number of people behind bars in the United States has increased by 500 percent.
-
-
Leftist propaganda
- De Claude Bacchia en 04-21-21
De: Victoria Law
-
Will
- De: Will Smith, Mark Manson
- Narrado por: Will Smith
- Duración: 16 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.
-
-
Will sure loves Will
- De Kejeco en 11-18-21
De: Will Smith, y otros
-
Happy People Are Annoying
- De: Josh Peck
- Narrado por: Josh Peck
- Duración: 6 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
A wonderfully candid memoir from one of the most recognizable faces of a generation, actor, writer, Youtuber, and television superstar, Josh Peck. In his warm and inspiring book, Josh reflects on the many stumbles and silver linings of his life and traces a zigzagging path to redemption. Written with such impressive detail and aching honesty, Happy People are Annoying is full of surprising life lessons for anyone seeking to accept their past and make peace with the complicated face in the mirror.
-
-
Meh
- De Reid Sabin en 08-13-22
De: Josh Peck
-
The Bassoon King
- My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy
- De: Rainn Wilson
- Narrado por: Rainn Wilson
- Duración: 8 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
-
General
-
Narración:
-
Historia
Rainn Wilson’s memoir about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and life. For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone's favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Viewers of The Office fell in love with the character and grew to love the actor who played him even more. Rainn founded a website and media company, SoulPancake, that eventually became a best-selling book of the same name. He also started a hilarious Twitter feed (sample tweet: “I'm not on Facebook” is the new “I don't even own a TV”).
-
-
Exquisite narration!
- De Johanna en 11-13-15
De: Rainn Wilson
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre My Life as a Goddess
Con calificación alta para:
Reseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- L. B. Kaiser
- 10-27-18
Love this book and the performance!
I knew I liked Guy Branum watching him on Chelsea Lately and Talk Show the Game Show. This book just made me like him even more. It was everything I hoped for...juicy, funny, honest and even uplifting. I’m sure it’s great in print, too, but listening to Guy tell his own stories made it all the more intimate!
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Aron Nelson
- 02-26-19
I literally LOLed
Guy is a captivating story teller. I wish he laughed more in the book because he has, honest to God, one if the best laughs ever. He made me fall in love with the chubby know it all kid I once was.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Leyla Mamedova
- 08-13-18
A salve for my little gay heart.
I came upon this because Guy was funny on Lovett or Leave It, I kept listening to it because his small-town California experience and tense relationship with his father mirrored my experiences. It's a good book if you're queer and alone and want to learn what a delta is and how it relates to the punjabi as much as you wanna hear that someone just as alone as you found fulfillment. It's a great book regardless.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 2 personas
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Knittyjen
- 09-02-18
Went by too fast
Entertaining, thought-provoking, and educational! Guy is, unsurprisingly, the perfect narrator for his memoir. Funny and touching. You won't be disappointed.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Brenna
- 01-18-19
Incredible story and perfect performance
A healthy mix of autobiography and history lessons I could not stop listening to this book. Guy Branum is a goddess indeed.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- E Heath
- 08-03-18
Smart
This was a remarkable memoir. It’s smart, sassy, and only made me tear up, not ugly cry. That is nice because I walk the dog while I listen. That can get awkward. It mostly made me laugh. Branum likes words, language, and storytelling. He’s good at talking about all these things. I’m sad it’s over. At least he has a podcast I can go back to.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 4 personas
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Meghan Elison
- 08-10-18
Marvelous and strange.
An erudite mix of memoir, playful pedantry, and Hollywood tell-all. Also one of the most unabashedly gay books I've ever read. Love this writer for life.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Rachel Tache
- 10-16-18
Ducking loved it!!!!!
It made me laugh, cry and I learned about agriculture :) I ducking loved it!!! (Auto correct intended I don't know if I can use exploitives in audible reviews) Rach-Meister out!
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Jacob
- 08-06-18
Lovely performance and hilarious words
This is a really fantastic book. Guy's words and performance are so honest and funny. There are so many parts here that feel essential to how we treat each other, that I would recommend this book for anyone in need of a little more empathy.
Great work Guy!
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
-
Total
-
Ejecución
-
Historia
- Peter
- 08-28-18
top notch
One of the best books I've heard in a while. Smart. Funny. Moving. If I could give it 7 stars I would. Amazing.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña