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No philosopher ever needs to ponder the nature of humor or ask the question, “What makes something funny?” ever again because Julia and Victoria have definitely solved it with this episode’s discussion of Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade.

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Mentioned in the episode:

    The West Wing (HBO)

    View From the Top (film)

    The West Wing Weekly (podcast)

    The Graham Norton Show

    The Mighty Boosh

    The Double (film)

    Submarine (film)

    The Crystal Maze (game show)

    The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

    John Oliver

    The Arctic Monkeys

    Radiohead

    The YeahYeahYeahs

    Vampire Weekend

    Kasabian

    The Great British Baking Show

    “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper

    Heideger (philosopher)

    Ways of Seeing by John Berger

    Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

    Watching the English by Kate Fox

    Shrill by Lindy West

    Samin Nosrat

    Hrishikesh Hirway

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    The Grip of a Film by Richard Ayoade

    Gold Plated Girls newsletter

    Big Fat Quiz of the Year

    IT Crowd

    How Did This Get Made (podcast)

   Shit, Actually by Lindy West

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