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How Comedy Helps Us Cope with Laura Chinn

Feminist Book Club: The Podcast

English - July 14, 2022 10:25 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
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What is the purpose of comedy? Ashley interviewed Laura Chinn about her memoir, ACNE. Ashley asked Laura about writing about acne as the anchor of experiences for her memoir, comedy’s purpose, how she cared for herself while writing about her childhood, writing about being biracial, and reflecting about death and its aftermath. Preorder Acne: A Memoir by Laura Chinn now!

 

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This episode was edited and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

 

Original music by @iam.onyxrose

 

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