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Michael Heat: Hey, Zoë, what does your mother name you?

Zoë Schiffer: I really feel like I’ll erode numerous my credibility if I let you know, so I’m simply going to say that lots of people name me Zoe for brief.

Michael Heat: OK.

Zoë Schiffer: Which is what my identify seems like.

Michael Heat: If you do not have the umlaut over the E, it simply seems like Zoe?

Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, as a result of it would not have the Y so individuals all the time get confused. I’m like, “Oh, no, my parents call me Zoe. Don’t worry about it.”

Lauren Goode: Oh. Right, proper. Like Zooey Deschanel, she has the Y, proper? Yeah, okay.

Michael Heat: But she’s Zooey.

Lauren Goode: I by no means considered that earlier than.

Michael Heat: Isn’t she? Isn’t she Zooey?

Lauren Goode: No, she’s Zooey.

Zoë Schiffer: Like Franny and Zooey is spelled Zooey however it’s Zooey, Franny and Zooey. Anyway, Mike, what do your mother and father, what did they name you if you had been little?

Lauren Goode: She’s deflecting actually onerous. She would not need to inform us the actual nickname.

Zoë Schiffer: I am unable to. I simply really feel like I have already got an excessive amount of imposter syndrome.

Michael Heat: For a really very long time, my mom referred to me by my full identify, Michael, and so did my father.

Lauren Goode: What’s your center identify?

Michael Heat: Seth.

Lauren Goode: Did they name you Michael Seth?

Michael Heat: On very, very uncommon events.

Zoë Schiffer: Seth actually could possibly be your first identify, too. I really feel like that nearly suits.

Lauren Goode: Oh, yeah. You’re a Seth.

Michael Heat: Do I current as Seth?

Zoë Schiffer: A little bit bit. Seth rising, if you’ll.

Michael Heat: Okay.

Lauren Goode: Yeah. Seth goes to numerous dwell music exhibits. Yeah.