Nostalgia Trap - Episode 372: Dirty Words w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper
Nostalgia Trap
English - November 05, 2023 03:25 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsHistory News Politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Justin Rogers-Cooper joins us for a conversation all about the life, work, and legacy of George Carlin, a key American cultural figure whose standup comedy transmitted radical ideas in the form of hilarious, often profane, “jokes.” What are “jokes” anyway? In this episode we find the traps in Carlin’s perspectives and reflect on the larger concept of standup comedy, particularly in the context of a Trumpian political reality that seems closer to Carlin’s dark, apocalyptic comedic vision than ever before.
Check out the rest of our series deconstructing the radical old dudes of the 20th century:
A People’s History of Howard Zinn
Subscribe for a free 7 day trial of our massive library of podcasts, videos, and more: https://patreon.com/nostalgiatrap