Wavemaker Conversations: A Podcast for the Insanely Curious
Society & Culture
Here is Michelle Wolf’s entire performance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Most people have only heard clips. Here is all of it – 19 minutes and roughly 50 jokes – unedited. This is the beginning of a broader mission on Wavemaker: exploring the deeper significance of comedy – from ancient Greece to the 2018 mid-term elections and beyond. What’s funny? Why? Can comedy enable Americans of divergent political perspectives to laugh – together? Should that even be its goal? Those are just a few of the questions I’ll be pursuing with future guests (one of whom you’ll get to sample at the end of this episode) from my perspective as both a journalist and the son of a standup comic. Warning: the language in this routine gets very explicit.
Ishmael Beah: Former Child Soldier
Azar Nafisi
Rosalynn Carter
Stan Fischler: From Roller Skates to the Stanley Cup
Miles O'Brien on Science, Risk & Resilience
Introducing Ben Sollee: Kentucky Native
A Commencement Address For Parents of 8th Graders
Same-Sex Marriage: What Can Straight Couples Learn From Gay & Lesbian Couples?
Jesus on Death Row
China's Wild Hearts with Evan Osnos
Calling Candy Crowley
College Fraternities: An Inside Look
The Trevor Noah Episode
John Urschel: The NFL Mathlete (& His Mom)
Baseball As A Road To God: The Spring Training Episode
Dr. Carol Dweck: The Woman Who Teaches Us To Struggle - And Love It
Get Me Out of This Mess. A Conversation With master negotiator William Ury, author of the new book Getting to Yes With Yourself.
Does Honesty Pay?
Breaking News on the Brain: From Parkinson's to Parenting
How To Watch The Super Bowl Better Than Your Friends.
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