EP 100: Celebrating 100! Resharing Memorable Moments – A Good Kind of Scary
On this week's podcast we celebrate 100 episodes by reflecting on the journey this podcast has been on since day 1. I enjoyed listening back over certain conversations that stuck with me and getting to share snippets of different guest speakers throughout this episode. Listen in to get a good overview of what the podcast has become and how it's impacted my life. Thanks to everyone who has supported the show! Stay tuned.
Points of discussion:
- Should comedians joke about sensitive topics or can they take it ‘too far’?
- How do we define ‘too far’?
- The vulnerability of being an artist. What does ‘artist’ mean?
- Points in history when censorship was abused to dictate societies.
- Why laughing at our pain can be cathartic.
- Is excluding certain topics from comedy a form of ignorance?
- Examples of comedians who have received backlash.
- Does joking about sensitive topics increase awareness?
- Difference between laughing with people VS laughing at people.
- Belittling groups from a place of superiority: hate speech VS comedy.
- Taking jokes personally VS being personally ridiculed.
Resources:
- Kevin Harte & Seth Rogen Podcast Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LAeIcSxDQYItdfj1JU8v6?si=3590343f044946f5
- Tommy Tiernan Backlash: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/comic-refuses-to-drop-down-syndrome-jokes-26334735.html
- My Blog: https://atomic-temporary-106308739.wpcomstaging.com
- https://www.theschooloflife.com/
- https://rupikaur.com/
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