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Dara Kosberg tells us about why it’s important to dress up a monkey puppet and buy 300 burgers when you feel sad about losing someone.
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In which I quiz Dara Kosberg about the polar opposite of grief.
Just how much plastic is in your brain? Sabrina Imbler of Defector.com breaks it down for us.
You can learn more about Sabrina's writing at Defector.com and I highly recommend reading their very disturbing and fun piece on microplastics and brains here.
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I highly advise you stay away from Reddit.com/r/eatityoufuckingcoward and you have been warned. But I made Sabrina take a look at a bunch of things that they might want to eat anyhow.
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I have obsessed over this story for years: Rachel ate an apple. It was...old. It's a a pandemic weird behavior classic.
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We play a game of "real or made up?" about apples. You can read more of Rachel's writing and editing at TheAtlantic.com, if you liked this episode, share it with a friend after aging it for fourteen months. Find out more about Serious Nonsense at JoyfulAmazing.biz
Sometimes I'm simply charmed by a person, their ideas, their work, their ability to self-criticize (complimentary). It's for these reasons I kind of got over myself and reached out to Ronald Young, Jr. to discuss a whole lot of things, his approach to interviewing and just how far you can get by yourself. Stick around for the game next episode, it's one of the funnest ones I think I've done so far.
Ronald's (very good!) podcast Weight for It discusses self-image, being a fat person, and all sorts of nuance. This game is much more shallow because I basically tortured him with questions about Gravity.
You can find out more about Ronald at ohitsbigronstudios.com or just search for OhItsBigRon on your social media of choice. To find out more about Serious Nonsense, visit joyfulamazing.biz
Alex Sujong Laughlin of Defector.com and I break down the reasons why Girls hits and Dunham's latest memoir doesn't. In brief: everyone needs an editor.
You can find more of Alex's writing at Defector.com (truly, I mean it, the last great website). You can also find out more about Serious Nonsense at JoyfulAmazing.biz. Gosh I need an editor.
