Work in Progress with Sophia Bush
Oct 14, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 21 segments
From Hollywood to the White House and back again, Kal Penn has had a front row seat to fame, power, politics and the systems behind them. Kal reveals the wild ride of Harold & Kumar, his decision to…
Kal PennGuest
Sophia BushHost
But before we get into the present and work and all the things, I actually want to go back to the place that we have in common.
Yeah.
What was your childhood like? If we could bump into Cal at eight or nine years old, do you think you would see yourself in that little boy?
I've never thought about it that way, like how far we've changed looking backwards.
I was talking to some friends over the weekend and realized that I think our music teacher in elementary school was a giant stoner and may have been high while teaching, which was fine.
But before we get into the present and work and all the things, I actually want to go back to the place that we have in common.
Yeah.
What was your childhood like? If we could bump into Cal at eight or nine years old, do you think you would see yourself in that little boy?
I've never thought about it that way, like how far we've changed looking backwards.
I was talking to some friends over the weekend and realized that I think our music teacher in elementary school was a giant stoner and may have been high while teaching, which was fine.
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