Chris Gethard and Lawrence Weschler

Episode notes

Chris Gethard on Public Access, Comedy, and Confronting an Internet Hater In PersonJesse talks with comedian Chris Gethard about taking his anarchic stage show to television, how being bipolar has affected his creative work, and confronting one of his Internet haters in real life. His book is called A Bad Idea I’m About To Do.

The Chris Gethard Show started out life at the UCB Theater in New York, moved to public access TV and the internet, and recently found a new home on the cable network Fusion. You can see The Chris Gethard Show on your television, or live streaming on Tuesday nights.

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Lawrence Weschler on Goat Sacrifice, Storytelling, and the Uncanny ValleyJesse talks with a master of creative nonfiction, Lawrence Weschler, about a goat sacrifice at UC Santa Cruz, the dangers of humans’ bias toward narrative, and why the CGI faces in movies never look quite right. Weschler’s most recent book is The Uncanny Valley: Adventures in the Narrative.

This interview originally aired in January 2012.

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Photo credit Gerard VictorKarriem Riggins on The Song That Changed My Life: “Give It Up or Turnit a Loose”Drummer and producer Karriem Riggins explained how James Brown’s “Give It Up or Turnit a Loose” changed his life. It all started because he liked the album cover.

Karriem’s most recent album is called Alone Together.

This interview originally aired in November 2012.

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The Outshot: Quick ChangePeople often talk about two phases of Bill Murray’s career. Think of Caddyshack and Ghostbusters in the 80s. Then, Lost In Translation and Broken Flowers in the 2000s. But there’s an oft-overlooked Bill Murray movie that was released in 1990; and you’ve got to watch it.
Jesse shares his love for the only movie Bill Murray has ever directed — Quick Change.

This segment originally aired in May 2014.

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In this episode...

Jesse Thorn

Host

Kevin Ferguson

Senior Producer

Jesus Ambrosio

Producer

Richard Robey

Maximum Fun Producer

Daniel Huecias

Maximum Fun Production Fellow

Daniel Arón Speer

Video Editor

Guests

Chris Gethard
Lawrence Weschler

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