Piyali Syam is a stand-up comedian based in New York City.

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(00:00) Fordham Bound: Secret Acting Plan

(02:05) Small-Town Upstate to City Dreams

(04:12) Art Kid: Drawing, Flute, Choirs, Theater

(06:18) First Love Was Drawing (and Big Feelings)

(08:27) Majors & Minors: Philosophy Over Performance

(10:11) High-School Theater Highs (and Cringe)

(12:36) “Be Useful”: Sampling Pre-Med, IR, Env Sci

(14:58) Choosing Philosophy: Courses That Mattered

(17:20) Logic, Nietzsche & Existential Meaning

(20:02) Loving Animals: Toward Vegetarianism

(22:41) Brighter Green, Climate Math & Moderation

(24:55) Seafood, “Aspiring Vegan,” Eating Animals

(27:40) Signs Towar ...