For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast
Society & Culture
“It’s funny ‘cause it’s true!” said Tina Fey on 30 Rock. As in all things, Tina is 100% correct. In our 2nd episode of For the Love of Finding the Truth, Elle.com humor writer R. Eric Thomas and Jen explore humor as a truth-telling device and how we can use comedy to face some of the greatest ideological battles of our time. Eric has a daily column called “Eric Reads the News” where he breaks down the biggest headlines as only a satirist, brunch enthusiast, and Beyoncé Fan Club President can do (and be careful where you read anything Eric writes—he’ll likely inspire uncontrollable snorts, much like you’ll hear from Jen during the episode). Eric’s first stab at observational humor took place at church while he and his brother made hilarious notes about the people there (to which Eric was sure they’d go to hell for). This humor later turned into imaginative scenarios Eric would post on Facebook for his friends (i.e. when he saw a group photo of President Obama, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and former Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, Eric declared them “an all-male cast of Sex and the City”), which ultimately got the attention of Elle.com and launched his daily column. Eric’s journey is defined by confronting his own painful and hilarious truths as he’s overcome stereotypes, reckoned his Christianity with being gay, and discovered some surprisingly deep things about himself when he joined a gay softball league—all of which he talks about in his upcoming book Here For It. As Eric says: “The oppressors do not get to define the way I walk through the world and hold my head up. I get to define that.” As Eric would also say—honey, yes.
For the Love of Funny: Finding The Funny In Our Wins and Losses with R. Eric Thomas
Yelled at By A Clown: How Nate Bargatze Found His Funny
Redefining Community & Friendships When Faced With The Unexpected ft. Emma Nadler
The Hardest Part of Friendship; When It’s Time To Say Goodbye ft. Erin Falconer
Shannan Martin on Friendship: “It Starts with Hello”
What Is Your Friendship Attachment Style? Ft. Dr. Marisa Franco
The Friendships That Save Us: Maggie Smith
Finding Friends, Keeping Them and What To Do When You Break Up: Laura Tremaine
Demystifying Therapy with Lori Gottlieb
[BONUS] Gates Foundation: Season Wrap-Up with Melinda French Gates
Reimagining Our Relationships Toward Rebalancing The Domestic Workload with Eve Rodsky
Seeing and Loving Your Body (and Yourself) With No Shame: Jessamyn Stanley
Inside the Fight for Better Gun Safety with MomsRising’s Gloria Pan
The Black & White of Feminism with Rachel Cargle
From The Church to The Pride Parade: Sara Cunningham with Free Mom Hugs
Seeing and Hearing the Disabled Community: Dr. Amy Kenny
The Power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times: Katherine May
The Emotional (and Sometimes Chaotic) Life of Teenagers with Dr. Lisa Damour
Inviting Calm into Your Life and Home: Emily P. Freeman and Myquillyn Smith
[BOOK CLUB BONUS] Kerri Maher: “The Paris Bookseller”
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