Ben Stiller: Family Legacy, Workaholism, & Saving his Marriage

Ben Stiller joins us in the studio to discuss his parents’ influence, his mental health journey as a child, how the pandemic brought him and his wife Christine Taylor back together again, his workaholic tendencies, and what’s next for his career. He and Mayim share the nightmares they had the night prior, Ben shares his favorite Yiddish words and Mayim teaches him a new one during an impromptu Yiddish Word of the Day segment! Ben opens up about what it’s been like to make a documentary about his parents, how his marriage echoes his parents’ relationship, and his mother’s struggles with alcoholism. He recounts his feelings of separation anxiety as a child, the interesting forms of therapies his family tried, and his experience with transcendental meditation. Mayim details her digital detox and inspires Ben to consider giving it a try, and they discuss how creativity can add something incredible to or get in the way of a romantic relationship. --- Listen on our website: ​​ Listen on Spotify: Listen on Apple Podcasts: Check out our Merch: Sign up for our Newsletter: ​​ Follow us on Instagram: Find Mayim Bialik: ​​​ ​​​ ​​​ @mayimbialik Find Ben Stiller: Twitter: Instagram: Theme Song Written, Produced, and Performed by Ed Robertson. Mixed by Kenny Luong. #MayimBialik​​​ #BialikBreakdown #BenStiller