Dave Chappelle's fourth time hosting on January 18, 2025 featured a markedly mature appearance that balanced the political and the personal. We discuss his progressively classic Stand-Up Monologue and political aesthetics, journalism's struggle in the current communication environment with MSNBC Special Coverage Cold Open, and the power of ambiguity and backstory in Evacuation Alert. We are joined in the virtual studio by friend of the pod, Chuck Hayward for an exciting conversation about Chappelle's trajectory. Readings include a 15-year-old article from Oprah.com, a lesser known MLK speech from 1965, and Gramsci's essays while imprisoned by the Italian Fascist regime in the 1920s.
