“PHETASY IS a movement disguised as a company. We just want to make you laugh while the world burns.”

Bridget Phetasy is an entrepreneur, writer, podcast host, political commentator, burgeoning media mogul, and standup comedian. Over the past few years, her media company - Phetasy - has become an outlet for 100s of hours of social commentary filtered through her sharp and spiky worldview.

She joins the show to discuss the comedic temperature in America today; the role of comedy in contemporary society; humour as a weapon; and MUCH more!

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Show Notes:

Comedy as Dissidence
Post-Trump Comedy
America’s Comedic Temperature
A Tipping Point For Comedy
Does The Rubber Band Snap Back?
The Atomization of Culture
The Coddling of the American Mind
Fighting Political Peer Pressure
The Anti-fragility of Normie-ville
“Capitalism Always Wins”
The Pendulum Swings
The Cyclical Nature of Moral Panic
Luxury Beliefs
Humor as a Weapon
The Societal Utility of Comedy
MORE!

Books Mentioned:

Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art; by Lewis Hyde
Mediated: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way You Live in It; by Thomas de Zengotita
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community; By Robert D. Putnam

Bridget Phetasy — Comedy is Dead, Long Live Comedy (EP.217)

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