Jan 28 2025 64 mins 17
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In the first episode of season 1, host Rebecca Thandi Norman welcomes comedian and writer Josh Gondelman to discuss the classic kids' comedy book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar. They dive into how to structure jokes for kids that still resonate with adults and to how this book is reflected in Josh's own work. How does a comedian build his comedic sensibility? Books are a pretty good start!
Read Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Subscribe to Josh's newsletter, That's Marvelous!
Read Josh's book, Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results
Resources we discussed off-mic:
How Things Work by Hamilton Nolan
Salvo by Kim Kelly
Jacobin articles by Alex N. Press
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This podcast is hosted by Rebecca Thandi Norman, produced by Kate Krosschell, and sound engineered by Winther Robinson. Title music is by DJARTMUSIC.
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