Why Comedy Became Toothless

Why Comedy Became Toothless

Are late night comedy and political satire as free wheeling and funny as they used to be? Or has comedy become simultaneously tame yet partisan? Jeff Maurer is former senior writer for "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." He joins to discuss how fear and groupthink have defanged comedy, and why nuance is always a harder prospect than reflexive teamsiness. Jeff's newsletter can be found at https://imightbewrong.substack.com/

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Ep. 22 | What's The Brexit Fight Over Now | Guest: Juliet Samuel

Ep. 22 | What's The Brexit Fight Over Now | Guest: Juliet Samuel

Britain and Europe are getting a divorced, and nobody seems very pleased with how it's going. Telegraph columnist Juliet Samuel joins Heaton to make sense of things. Plus, fake robot news!

12 Dec 201836min

Ep. 21 | BIAS! | Guest: Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy

Ep. 21 | BIAS! | Guest: Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy

Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy returns to discuss bias, cognitive traps, and the difference between tokenism and intellectual diversity. Plus, on Animal News, Heaton does a deep dive on the story of endangered Hawaiian monk seals getting eels stuck in their nostrils.

11 Dec 201859min

Ep. 20 |  What Is Populism and How Do We Drown It | Guest: Jason Buttrill

Ep. 20 | What Is Populism and How Do We Drown It | Guest: Jason Buttrill

France has moved from its normal recreational protesting to prolonged riots. Populism is on the rise there, in America, and throughout Europe. What is populism and what's inflaming it? Jason Buttrill, chief researcher and headwriter at The Blaze, joins Heaton to discuss.

10 Dec 201852min

Ep. 19 | The Coddling of the American Mind | Guest: Greg Lukianoff

Ep. 19 | The Coddling of the American Mind | Guest: Greg Lukianoff

Greg Lukianoff, president of Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, joins Heaton to discuss his book "The Coddling of the American Mind" on outrage culture and free speech on American college campuses.

7 Dec 201852min

Ep. 18 | Everything's Cheaper, Faster, Madder | Guest: Remy Munasifi

Ep. 18 | Everything's Cheaper, Faster, Madder | Guest: Remy Munasifi

Musical comedian Remy (from Reason) joins Heaton to talk about how, empirically, everything is getting better. So why is everyone mad? Plus Austin Bragg brings news from Westeros.

6 Dec 201845min

Ep. 17 | Will We Automate You? | Guests: Joe Leonardo and David  Ryan Polgar

Ep. 17 | Will We Automate You? | Guests: Joe Leonardo and David Ryan Polgar

Comedian Joe Leonardo and tech ethicist David Ryan Polgar join Heaton to talk about automation, wireless cars, and how turning everything into robots can be awesome and terrifying simultaneously.

5 Dec 201842min

Ep. 16 | Are British people human? How do they think? | Guest: Zoe Samuel

Ep. 16 | Are British people human? How do they think? | Guest: Zoe Samuel

Comedy writer and verified British person Zoe Samuel joins Heaton to talk about English politics, political mindsets, and the Prime Minister's Questions. Heaton explains why Betty White should be Queen of America.

4 Dec 201852min

Ep. 15 | Why George HW Bush Is Underrated

Ep. 15 | Why George HW Bush Is Underrated

In his first solo show, Heaton gives a biography of the late George H. W. Bush, and why he's underrated as a president. Plus, Heaton responds to listener reviews.

3 Dec 201855min

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