An Alternative Walk of Fame | Brett Cooper | EP 448

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in person with actor, podcaster, and host of “The Comments Section,” Brett Cooper. They discuss the adversity Cooper faced early on which prompted her to try out theater, the landscape of growing up as a child actor, her positive and negative experiences with Hollywood and university, the psychology of exploitation, why she joined The Daily Wire, her upcoming film and television projects, and her motivation to be a voice for young women who embrace their femininity.

Brett Cooper is a viral internet personality, content creator, and actress. She’s best known as the charismatic host of “The Comments Section with Brett Cooper” on YouTube, captivating over 4 million subscribers with her irresistibly irreverent opinions on current news and cultural phenomena. Brett’s rise to digital fame was meteoric, amassing 1 million followers within just six months of launching her show and surpassing 4 million within two years. She moved from Tennessee to Los Angeles at the age of 10 to pursue acting. After years of balancing homeschooling and a professional acting career, Brett honed her art of storytelling while studying English at UCLA. At just 20 years old, Brett returned to Tennessee to launch “The Comments Section with Brett Cooper” at The Daily Wire. Following the show’s rapid success, the rising star is returning to acting in the forthcoming DailyWire+ animated sitcom “Mr. Birchum” and the historical fantasy series “The Pendragon Cycle.” In a debut role, Brett will star as Snow White in “Snow White and the Evil Queen” in the first feature-length production for Bentkey, The Daily Wire’s children’s entertainment platform.

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This episode was recorded on April 29th, 2024

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(0:00) Coming up

(0:37) Intro

(2:42) Being a voice for young women

(4:55) Becoming a child actor to escape trauma

(10:48) Trying out for Broadway and moving to Hollywood

(15:01) What it means to be an actor: identity, mindset, training

(16:07) The rumors around child actors in Hollywood are true

(18:10) Cluster-B type mothers: selling your child for narcissistic gains

(19:54) Brett on her mother: “She’s one of the most resilient women I’ve ever met”

(22:31) The psychology of exploitation, submission, and saying NO

(25:50) Learning women’s self-defense

(27:00) Marilyn Monroe, the double-edged sword of capitalizing on your attractiveness

(30:35) When not to be agreeable

(35:45) Emancipation at age 15

(39:30) Working at Trader Joes, the habitual nature of humans

(44:05) Conservative beliefs at a California university

(48:39) Community college versus university, given a “D” for political take

(54:11) Universities fail to set up students for career success

(55:57) Joining The Daily Wire, “I almost said no”

(1:09:46) Brett’s approach to content creation

(1:13:15) The best way to work with creatives

(1:16:41) Voice acting on the new animated show, “Mr. Birchum”

(1:20:04) Acting in the upcoming live action series, “The Pendragon Cycle”

(1:24:53) Starring in the upcoming film, “Snow White and the Evil Queen”

(1:35:35) Tradition and reason