DeepSummary
The episode starts with Nick, Natalie, and others discussing pop culture topics like the abundance of cicadas emerging, Paris Hilton's controversial parenting moment with her children's car seats, and the announcement of the next Golden Bachelorette. They also speculate about Tom Sandoval's potential attempts at redeeming himself after the Scandoval drama.
The main portion features an in-depth interview with actress Laverne Cox. She opens up about her recent breakup, sharing profound insights on self-love, healing from trauma, shame resilience, and intimate romantic relationships. Cox also reflects on her acting journey, the impact of 'Orange Is the New Black,' and her upcoming projects.
Towards the end, they have a caller seeking advice on navigating the world of dating apps as someone looking for a partner who can 'lead' while also letting them take charge at times. Cox, Nick, and Natalie provide empathetic yet candid perspectives on finding the right balance and setting appropriate boundaries.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Nurture your inner child and practice self-love as part of the healing process from past trauma.
- Be prepared and ready when life-changing opportunities come your way.
- Accept people for who they show themselves to be instead of trying to change them.
- Avoid over-communicating and developing false intimacy via text when getting to know potential dates.
- On dating apps, filter through matches until finding someone worthy of pursuing offline.
- For finding a partner, be open to different types than you'd usually go for and focus on in-person chemistry.
- Set boundaries in relationships and leave situations that don't align with your values.
- Take breaks when needed to avoid dating fatigue, but keep trying and have fun with the process.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “She also said that it's never too late to have a happy childhood so that each of us has a child inside of us, the inner child work you alluded to. We all have a child inside of us who needs to play, who needs to have fun, but also who needs to be protected, who needs to feel safe.“ by Laverne Cox
- “When the opportunity comes, be ready and be prepared. And I was.“ by Laverne Cox
- “People show you who they are, and when they show, you believe them.“ by Laverne Cox
- “Ultimately, it's a numbers game, so you have to match with a lot of frogs. Define the prince. And then the idea is to get off the app.“ by Laverne Cox
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Episode Information
The Viall Files
Nick Viall
5/16/24
Welcome back to The Viall Files: Going Deeper Edition! To start things out, the household Zooms with Nick and Natalie on their honeymoon to get all of the details about their trip to Puerto Rico! We also talk about some true-crime headlines, the Golden Bachelorette announcement, and how we think Tom Sandoval is trying to redeem himself. Then, we talk to Laverne Cox about stardom, dating and relationships, her childhood, becoming comfortable with her body, her acting career and Orange Is The New Black. We also have a Texting Office Hours caller who is trying dating apps for the first time and doesn’t know if men's behavior is normal or if she should be doing something different.
“B*tch, that’s why I’ve been dating unavailable men!”
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
02:42 - Rats
05:29 - Espresso
13:20 - Honeymoon
16:06 - Flights
22:58 - Fake Identity and Baby Reindeer
33:50 - Bugs
35:20 - Golden Bachelorette
36:37 - Tom
38:08 - Carseat
47:12 - Laverne Cox Interview Begins
54:09 - Dating/Relationships
01:15:20 - Learning To Heal
01:42:37 - Acting Career/OITNB
01:59:47 - Texting Office Hours
02:35:27- Post Call Chat
02:36:32 - Outro