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What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Special Ep 15 - Alternative ComicsIn this special episode of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, Alternative Comics, we talk with Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan, creators of the graphic novel 1/6.
Alan Jenkins is a multimedia writer, Harvard Law School Professor, human rights advocate, recovering Supreme Court litigator, and producer and editor of the social justice superhero Helvetika Bold! He is a Co-Founder and former President of The Opportunity Agenda, and has appeared widely in print and broadcast media, including CNN, MSNBC, the Hollywood Reporter, Fox News, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
Gan Golan is a NY...2024-06-3059 min
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 14 - IrReverent: Spirituality, Comedy, and the Body PoliticIn this special episode of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, IrReverent: Spirituality, Comedy, and the Body Politic, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk with Benjamin-Shalom Rodriguez and Rev. Barbara Ann Michaels.
Benjamin-Shalom Rodriguez (he/they) is a queer, Mexican-Israeli-American writer, director, and comedian. Ben's currently developing his half-hour animated comedy, Jesus Versus Zeus, with Sony and completed season 2 of Stoned Breakups, which he created and hosts. He’s also an educator and filmmaker mentor with Edward James Olmos’ Latino Film Institute/Youth Cinema Project, where they teach students from under...2024-05-3152 min
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 13 w/ Nick MarxIn this episode, of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk to Nick Marx co-author of That's Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them
Nick Marx is an Associate Professor of film and media studies, specializing in media studies, media industries, digital media, and American politics and culture. He is author or co-editor of several books, including Sketch Comedy: Identity, Reflexivity, and American Television (Indiana University Press, 2019), The Comedy Studies Reader (University of Texas Press, 2018), and Saturday Night Live and American TV (Indiana University Press, 2013). His p...2024-05-0342 min
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 12 w/ Philip OgrenIn this episode, of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk to comedian and activist, Philip Ogren.
Philip lives in Boulder Colorado where he is a housing advocate, political activist, and stand-up comedian. He also hosts a podcast Sharing Boulder which imagines a more inclusive, affordable, climate-friendly Boulder through the lens of housing and transportation policy and land use reform.
The Liberation Comedy Project is being incubated by Mediators Foundation (https://www.mediatorsfoundation.org/) and managed by YOUnify
(https://www.younify.org/).
2024-04-1548 min
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 11 w/ Robin JohnsonIn this episode, of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk to comedian, Robin Johnson. After more than 20 years of military service, Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, USA, Ret., discovered her new mission in improving people, organizations, and communities with humor. Lieutenant Colonel Johnson is a:
Certified Humor Professional (Association for the Applied & Therapeutic Humor)
TEDx Speaker
HEAL*ARIOUS programs facilitator
Nationally touring stand-up comedian
Voted Best Charleston Comic 2022
CEO, Best Medicine Brigade
Executive Producer
Robin Johnson is breaking new ground with her work and is a powerful of example...2024-03-1448 min
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 10 w/ Wali CollinsIn this episode, of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk to Wali Collins, a top NYC comedian and accomplished drummer, transitioned from aspiring architect to a sought-after entertainer. Despite an initial reluctance to try stand-up comedy, his humorous talent flourished, leading to regular featured performances. Hosting Comedy Central's "Stand-up Stand-up," he showcased diverse comedians. Wali's versatility extends to film roles in "Submission" and "Coyote Ugly." Notable TV appearances include Netflix's "The Get Down" and Hulu's "Difficult People." His clean, clever style makes him a corporate events favorite, entertaining major...2024-02-1354 min
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 9 w/ Ryan Niemiller aka Cripple ThreatIn this episode, of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk to Ryan Niemiller aka Cripple Threat.
You may know Ryan Niemiller as the disarmingly handsome comedian and 3rd place finalist from America’s Got Talent Season 14. Despite being born with a disability in both arms, Ryan, the self-proclaimed “Cripple Threat of Comedy”, shares his views of the world from the perspective of the handicapped (and very handsome).
Ryan began his comedy career in Los Angeles, California, and hasn’t looked back since. He’s a favorite p...2024-01-301h 03
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 8 w/ Stephen HawkinsIn this episode, of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk to Stephen Hawkins.
Stephen is an impressionist on the comedy scene while in his professional life he is focused on understanding and mitigating political polarization. He is the lead author of the 2018 study Hidden Tribes: a Study of America’s Polarized Landscape and other reports with More in Common that have been referenced in over one-thousand media articles, including in the New York Times, The Economist, CNN, Fox News, and The Atlantic. Stephen appears regularly on CPR’s Co...2023-12-3154 min
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 7 w/ Black Santa Claus aka DC WhiteIn this episode, of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk to Black Santa Claus aka DC White.
DC is an entrepreneur and pastor who believes in the power of leveraging imagination and the practical to invite people into greater possibilities for themselves and others. We talk about the responsibility of how we encounter people, representation, and the magic of defying expectations.
Question for this episode:
What is so funny about being a Black Santa in a White area?
The Liberation Comedy Project...2023-12-1338 min
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 6 w/ Belina RaffyIn this episode, of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk to Environmentalist and Comic, Belina Raffy of Sustainable Standup, Maffick, and Giggling With Earth.
Belina Raffy is here to bring the Cosmic Giggle to Earth. She is US-American and French, is based in Berlin, Germany, and she teaches individuals and organisations around the world how to improvise, align with nature, and write & perform a loving form of stand up comedy about climate and social issues. She has run her course Sustainable Stand Up over 50...2023-11-2846 min
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 5 w/ Blake PickensIn this special Thanksgiving episode of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, I talk with comedian, producer, and actor Blake Pickens (see bio below) about his perspective on Thanksgiving, the balm of laughter, and all kinds of hilarity.
Blake Pickens is an Emmy Award winning Chickasaw comedian and filmmaker. Blake began his career writing satire for The National Lampoon, where he published numerous featured articles. He is a part of A Tribe Called Sketch, the first all Native American sketch show on a US Second City Stag...2023-11-1953 min
What's So Funny About...?"What's So Funny About...?" Ep 4 w/John WindmuellerIn this episode, of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk to performer, a professor of conflict resolution and the Director of the Washington Improv Theater’s WIT@Work program, John Windmueller, PhD (see more below). John talks about how the tools of improv can be used in variety of situations from business negotiations to hostage negotiations. We also discuss the power of laughter, neurobiology, and even a tad on spirituality.
This episode's "What's So Funny About...?" question is, "What's so funny about the 'Montgomery Br...2023-11-0153 min
What's So Funny About...?"What's So Funny About...?" Ep 3 w/Dr. Steve TaubmanIn this episode, of the "What's So Funny About...?" Podcast, brought to you by the Liberation Comedy Project, we talk to humorist, mentalist, and magician Dr. Steve Taubman, author of Bulletproof and UnHypnosis, and performer of Mind Magic which combines elements of comedy and mindreading with a healthy dose of psychology and theater, drawing on Dr. Steve’s laser-sharp observational skills and his refined sense of the absurd. In our conversation we touch on many elements of the human experience and how we can bring attention and laughter to our world.
The brilliance of ho...2023-10-1946 min
What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 2 w/ Rev. Barbara Ann MichaelsHumor made a difference in Rev. Barbara's life. So she made her life's work to use humor to make a difference in other people's lives. In this episode of the "What's So Funny About...?" podcast, we talk to Rev. Barbara Ann Michaels, Comic Artist, Entrepreneur, and Founder of The House of Holy Humor. Listen in as we discuss how humor works in our lives to help us heal, transform, and create in every area of our lives by allowing us to work with our vulnerabilities. Keep up with Barbara at https://www.jesterofthepeace.com/.
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What's So Funny About...?What's So Funny About...? Episode 1 w/ Karith FosterFor the inaugural Liberation Comedy Podcast, "What's So Funny About...? we are thrilled to have Karith Foster, American comedian, speaker, television and radio personality, actress, author, and entrepreneur. Karith is the founder and CEO of Inversity Solutions a consulting firm that specializes in and Foster Russell Alliance for Meaningful Expression (FRAME), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which is committed to "Inspiring free speech, social change and empowerment through education and mentorship."
In this episode, we discuss how comedy can help be a healing force in society and we ask our "What's so funny about... Question of t...2023-08-2143 min