Natalie Portman Returns

Episode overview

Natalie Portman (Angel City, Black Swan, Thor) is an Academy Award-winning actress, director, and co-founder of Angel City FC. Natalie returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss what she's currently consuming, the broadening access of content, and to hear about Monica's Paris masseuse story. Natalie and Dax talk about the starkness of the pay discrepancy in sports between men and women, the socialized gender differences in sports, and the importance of having female athletes to idolize. Natalie explainsthe focus on experience at the Angel City Stadium, how her soccer team is being used as a proof of concept for other teams, and her insistence to experience real things in life.

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1. 0:00[Music] welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert I'm Dan Portman I'm joined by Natalie Patman well my name is very
2. 52:27go have this college experience I refuse to let this other thing prevent me from having the experiences in life I feel
3. 1:47:45anything I know in my life cigarettes too would be great throw those in the pot yeah okay okie doie all right love