Jon Hamm understood the assignment in his 4th time as host on April 12, 2025. We discuss satirizing socioeconomic inequality in Check to Check Business News, civil disobedience with Emil Wakim on American Patriotism, and the complexity of roasting and comedy writing via Guess! The Correct! Answer!, Gay Parents, and The White Potus. Readings address psychological impacts of socioeconomic class, Henry David Thoreau's essay on the relationships between individual citizens and government, and readings from our cohosts on the ethics of satire and humor. Stay tuned for a bonus conversation with Charisse L'Pree and Chuck Hayward on Lizzo, the paucity of popular protest music, and comedy post scandal.
