<description>&lt;p&gt;We investigate some funny business in this month's episode as Kate tells Mollie all about &lt;a href="https://ComedyBook:HowComedyConqueredCulture—andtheMagicthatMakesitWork" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture&lt;/em&gt;—&lt;em&gt;and the Magic that Makes it Work&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Jesse David Fox. What makes comedy so alluring to all of us? What is the place of comedy in politics and culture? Tune in to find out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pop Culture Pairings: &lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80167499" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Selective Outrage&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coC4t7nCGPs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Bring the Pain&lt;/a&gt;, Chris Rock; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYBmHEFJLAs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Bit from Nice Lady&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81704420" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;It's Great to be Here&lt;/a&gt;, Michelle Wolf; &lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80233611" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Nanette&lt;/a&gt;, Hannah Gadsby; &lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81289483" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Inside&lt;/a&gt;, Bo Burnham; &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184424/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Dress to Kill&lt;/a&gt;, Eddie Izzard; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raoe51DZnWY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Kate Berlant &amp;amp; John Early&lt;/a&gt; on The Tonight Show; &lt;a href="https://www.hbo.com/movies/jerrod-carmichael-rothaniel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Rothaniel&lt;/a&gt;, Jerrod Carmichael; &lt;a href="https://www.birbigs.com/sleepwalk-with-me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sleepwalk with Me&lt;/a&gt;, Mike Birbiglia; "&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHXo3FFsfeU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Hello, I have cancer&lt;/a&gt;," Tig Notaro; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGV_k9ajUqg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Chase Through the Subway&lt;/a&gt;, John Mulaney&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Readers Digress

Mollie Fox & Kate Kiriakou

Comedy Book

OCT 17, 202466 MIN
Readers Digress

Comedy Book

OCT 17, 202466 MIN

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We investigate some funny business in this month's episode as Kate tells Mollie all about Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture—and the Magic that Makes it Work by Jesse David Fox. What makes comedy so alluring to all of us? What is the place of comedy in politics and culture? Tune in to find out!Pop Culture Pairings: Selective Outrage and Bring the Pain, Chris Rock; Bit from Nice Lady and It's Great to be Here, Michelle Wolf; Nanette, Hannah Gadsby; Inside, Bo Burnham; Dress to Kill, Eddie Izzard; Kate Berlant & John Early on The Tonight Show; Rothaniel, Jerrod Carmichael; Sleepwalk with Me, Mike Birbiglia; "Hello, I have cancer," Tig Notaro; Chase Through the Subway, John Mulaney