Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Episode: Jennifer Lawrence
Release Date: January 20, 2026
Host: Amy Poehler
Guest: Jennifer Lawrence
Special Guest: Justine Shiraki (Jennifer’s longtime friend and producing partner)

Episode Overview

In this lively and candid episode, Amy Poehler hangs out with acclaimed actress Jennifer Lawrence for a conversation that’s equal parts funny, heartfelt, and revealing. They’re joined briefly by Justine Shiraki, Jen’s best friend and producing partner at Excellent Cadaver. Topics span Jennifer’s approach to acting, friendship, parenthood, body image, fashion philosophy, comedy, and even an impromptu karaoke session. Throughout, the original tone is playful, warm, and unfiltered.

Highlights & Key Discussion Points

1. Friendship & Career with Justine Shiraki (00:00–10:00)

• Amy welcomes Justine Shiraki to discuss her long partnership with Jennifer and their journey together.
• Shared history: Justine and Jen bonded through an early shared passion for film, discovering everything from Wong Kar Wai to Sex and the City (04:43).
• Creative alignment: Both care deeply about the same things, shaping their choices as producers (04:43).
• On Jennifer:

  "She had this like abandon and lack of self consciousness that was really unfamiliar to all of our friends."
  — Justine Shiraki (03:50)

• Friendship at the center: Their relationship has remained grounded despite Jen's early, meteoric success.

Memorable moment:

• Justine suggests Amy ask Jen what she’d love to talk about, highlighting Jennifer’s self-awareness and openness (09:03).

2. Style, Body Image, and Realness (10:31–15:00)

• Amy on Jen’s style:
  "Your style is so dope… you have great style." (10:47)
• Jennifer’s approach to clothes: Regular closet clean-outs, New York practicality, mentally planning outfits for the week, and making sure to present as “effortless” (11:19–11:49).
• Jen’s Fashion Rule:

  "Big goes with big… baggy on the bottom and tight on the top, but you cannot do the other way around."
  — Jennifer Lawrence (12:04)

• Both discuss how body type (short legs/long torso) impacts their clothing choices and how hard it is to find comfort and confidence at the same time.
• Body honesty: Jen talks honestly about postpartum experiences, feeling “skinny” after her second pregnancy, and how she expected but didn’t get “Ozempic rumors” (14:05).

3. Owning Authenticity & Womanhood (15:00–18:00)

• Supporting women: Amy observes that the way Jen speaks and shares her experiences is a way of championing other women.

• “Basically, I think when people stay mysterious, it’s like a disservice to other women… you’re trying to be honest in real time and trying to connect.”
  — Amy Poehler (15:18)

• Fame vs. realness:

  “You are so famous and so real, and those two things are not always the case.”
  — Amy Poehler (16:18)

• Jen jokes about being “famous, erotic, and real and deeply funny,” showcasing the episode’s playful tone (17:03).
• The pair discuss how language and culture move—and trying (often failing!) to keep up with teen slang like “boots” (18:12–18:40).

4. Generational Shifts & Millennial Destiny (19:00–20:44)

• Aging & generational perspective: Jen and Amy discuss feeling older, their respective generations (millennial and Gen X), and the book The Fourth Turning, which posits millennials as the generation that will “save things” (19:31).
• Gentle parenting: Reflecting on parenting trends and what’s changed over the years.

5. Jennifer’s Wild Origin Story (20:54–23:56)

• How she was discovered: On a New York trip from Louisville as a teen, a talent scout asked to take her photo—the start of her career (21:01).
• Fateful moment:

  “If he had, like, told us to meet him at a hotel room, we 100% would have.”
  — Jennifer Lawrence (21:17)

• Jen recalls the surreal moment of that original street photo appearing years later—on Joe Jonas' t-shirt at a concert (21:42).
• She explains her transition from modeling prospects to determinedly pursuing acting, inspired in part by Hilary Duff (22:31).

6. Hollywood: Early Fame and Comedy (24:31–27:19)

• The whirlwind years: Amy points out how much happened for Jen between ages 19 and 22—including Winter’s Bone and SNL.
• SNL experience:

  “I have to go back and do it again because I had walking pneumonia… I remember being too young to drink. I did, but at the Oscars.”
  — Jennifer Lawrence (25:08)

• Comedy: Jen reveals she’s written a comedy she’d like to direct and star in (26:31). Amy encourages her.
• Collaborating with female directors: Jen’s formative early experiences made working with women directors feel normal and achievable (27:19).

7. Creative Process & On-Set Life (28:03–30:27)

• Set logistics: Jen enjoys the “women’s brain” side of organizing, scheduling, and making call sheets work (28:41).
• Immediate connection: She likes quickly finding her “people” on set and bonding with crews.
• Photo shoots: Both Amy and Jen joke about the awkwardness of being handed props and forced to be “the fun one”—hilarious moments about “clown shoes” and “barbecue sauce on your face” (29:27–30:13).

8. Fun & Rapid-Fire Q&A with Jen (32:37–40:14)

• Reality TV roles:

  “I would go into that laundry and I’d f*** that laundry up. I’d put a podcast in, I’d steam, I’d fold, I’d have a color coded system.”
  — Jennifer Lawrence on what job she’d want on Below Deck (33:03)

• Nicknames:

  "Fluffin? Nitro? Boobs… my brothers called me Nitro 'cause I was really hyper." (34:24, 34:40)

• On having brothers:

  “They were great. Really protective… I think it made me tough.” (35:11)

• Doritos: Loves them, but now reads the ingredients (35:56).
• Impressions: Denies being good at them, but gamely participates in Amy's SNL-style impressions game (36:44).

9. Set Stories: Coldest/ Hottest Days & Onscreen Friendships (37:17–40:11)

• Coldest day: Shooting Die My Love in Calgary in August—no warm coats, freezing temps, while pregnant and emotional (37:17, 38:03).
• Hottest day: First Hunger Games movie in North Carolina, "humid," running in jackets (39:00).
• Racing Emma Stone:

  “She’s got, like, really tiny bones, and I… I just have very thick bones… But running, I don’t know, because I don’t know if her hollow bones give her an advantage.”
  — Jennifer Lawrence (39:28)

10. Jen’s Karaoke & High School Superlatives (40:00–42:17)

• Go-to karaoke: Any Man of Mine by Shania Twain—Amy and Jen hysterically sing together (40:02–41:30).
• Superlatives: Jen was “Most Talkative” two years in a row before she moved to New York (41:45).

11. Pop Music, Culture & Recent Work (42:53–49:12)

• Current faves:
  • Both praise Lily Allen’s recent album, especially “Tennis” (43:32).
  • Discuss the dominance of female pop stars (43:41–43:54).
• On acting:

  “You really are doing the thing you’re meant to do.”
  — Amy Poehler (44:17)

  • Jen feels at home when working on set, less so on press tours (44:40).
• Process of making Die My Love: Jen loved years of in-depth conversation and creative freedom with director Lynne Ramsay (45:13–45:46). Costumes and clothes helped her anchor her character’s mental state (46:40).
• The power of clothes: Outfits carry emotional resonance and memory. “You gotta get ‘em right outta there.” (47:10)

12. Partnership & Producing with Justine Shiraki (47:16–50:15)

• Excellent Cadaver: Amy spotlights Jen and Justine’s company and its output (48:31).
• Causeway praised as Jen’s favorite performance—a powerful, quiet film about returning veterans, directed by Lila Neugebauer (48:37–49:18).
• Funny interruption: Jen scratches her ear, leading to a riff about perimenopause and how it’d be a great drag name (49:12–49:45).
• What Jen is sick of talking about: “I’m sick of talking about the movie.” (50:18)
• What else does she want to talk about? Jen is content: “I think we’ve covered everything… things I didn’t even know I wanted to talk about.” (50:30)

13. What Makes Jennifer Laugh & Favorite TV (50:42–52:14)

• Who makes Jen laugh: Amy, Tina, and the Globes hosting gig (51:10).
• Favorite shows:
  • Veep (“Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a hero of mine.”)
  • Modern Family
  • Re-watching old favorites for comfort (52:02)

14. Dream Reality TV Show & “Alone” Obsession (52:22–54:52)

• If Jen could be on any reality show:

  “I guess the Kardashians. Because then I’d be, like, on a private plane going to Fiji.” (52:29)

• Wanted to go on Bear Grylls—but pregnancy stopped her (52:54).
• Obsession with “Alone”: Both love watching contestants build shelters and strategize calories, especially how men often struggle and women outlast (53:20–54:52).

Notable Quotes

• “Big goes with big… baggy on the bottom and tight on the top, but you cannot do the other way around.”
  — Jennifer Lawrence (12:04)
• “You can do both. It’s rare. Usually you have, like, very, like, important, interesting actor who’s really good at acting but maybe not the funniest. Or you have a deeply funny person who you wouldn’t maybe believe in a scene. But you can do both.”
  — Amy Poehler (17:24)
• “I like to make friends immediately on set—figure out who my people are.”
  — Jennifer Lawrence (29:20)
• “What you do all the time that I think women do for each other is you tell the real, real behind something… you’re trying to be honest in real time and trying to connect.”
  — Amy Poehler (15:18)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [00:00–10:00] – Amy and Justine Shiraki intro and friendship with Jen
• [10:31–14:05] – Fashion, body image, and postpartum real talk with Jen
• [15:00–18:00] – Womanhood, authenticity, and support
• [19:00–20:44] – Generational shifts and gentle parenting
• [20:54–23:56] – Jennifer’s Hollywood origin story
• [24:31–27:19] – Early Hollywood, SNL, and ambitions in comedy
• [28:03–30:27] – Creative processes, photo shoot nightmares
• [32:37–34:40] – Rapid-fire questions (reality TV, nicknames, brothers)
• [37:17–39:44] – Set stories: coldest and hottest days, onscreen friendships
• [40:02–41:36] – Karaoke with Shania Twain
• [42:53–49:12] – Pop music, acting process, Die My Love, fashion’s power
• [50:42–52:14] – What makes Jen laugh: TV and comedy idols
• [52:22–54:52] – Dream reality TV participation and “Alone” fandom

Final Thoughts

This episode is a quintessential “good hang”—a warm, witty, revealing deep-dive with Jennifer Lawrence, whose chemistry with Amy Poehler results in non-stop laughs. As they riff on everything from fashion rules, millennial destiny, to diarrhea on “Alone,” Jen’s candidness and humor shine. For fans of Jen, Amy, or simply great, funny, women-led conversation, this episode is boots—period.

Boots.