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Back to SearchRosebud Baker: We're Raising Her Autistic
Rosebud Baker explains why motherhood is the most political act of her life and how she handles breastfeeding pressure by claiming she's "raising her…
2 months ago
Robby Hoffman: Zero Personality Disorder
Comedian Robby Hoffman explains why she treats complaining as "enjoying"—and why her Depression-era instincts make her shakier during good times than…
2 months ago
Chris Turner: Possession is 9/10 of the Word
Oxford-educated archaeology student turned freestyle sensation Chris Turner joins Mike Pesca to explain how his "British period" of deadpan one-liner…
2 months ago
Michelle Buteau: An Achievable Beyonce
Michelle Buteau explains why she is the "achievable Beyonce" for government workers and how her history editing grim news footage at WNBC led her to …
2 months ago
T.J. Miller: You'll Do Better in Toledo
Actor and comedian T.J. Miller explains why a traumatic brain injury is his improvisational "cheat code"—and how a 2010 surgery for an arteriovenous …
2 months ago
Sarah Silverman & Kyle Kinane: Comedy, Cancel Culture, and Conspiracies
Mike unlocks two interviews from the vault featuring comics who navigate the cultural minefield with very different styles. First, Sarah Silverman di…
2 months ago
Alex Edelman: "The Hardest Thing to Talk About in a Joke is Israel."
In this special holiday week episode, Mike sits down with comedian Alex Edelman, fresh off a Tony Award for his show Just For Us and a spot on the Ti…
2 months ago
Roy Wood Jr.: "People Just Want to Feel Good."
In this special Christmas Day edition, Mike gives the gift of Roy Wood Jr., a comedian who embodies the "profundities in punchlines" ethos. Wood join…
2 months, 1 week ago
Django Gold: The Comedian Who Wants to Dim Your Shine
In a special Christmas Eve edition, Mike brings you a "gift" from the comedy vault: an interview with the brilliantly off-kilter Django Gold. A veter…
2 months, 1 week ago
Thomas Chatterton Williams: Why the Summer of 2020 Wasn't Inevitable
Thomas Chatterton Williams joins to discuss his new book, The Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and the Demise of Discourse. He argues t…
2 months, 1 week ago