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Unplugged episodes are where we ditch all the fancy production and story elements and bring you the raw (or slightly edited) interviews with folklore experts.
On today’s episode, Mason & Perry got to speak with Ian Brodie. Dr. Brodie leads us through a fascinating discussion about humor, absurdism, dad jokes, improv, and the human condition.
Ok, let’s get unplugged…
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Dr. Ian Brodie (Twitter) (LinkedIn) (YouTube) (Website)
Additional Resources (Books are Amazon Associates Links to help support the show)
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A Vulgar Art: A New Approach to Stand-Up Comedy (Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World Series), by Ian Brodie
Old Trout Funnies: The Comic Origins of the Cape Breton Liberation, by Ian Brodie
COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories: QAnon, 5G, the New World Order and Other Viral Ideas, by John Bodner, Wendy Welch, Ian Brodie, Anna Muldoon, Donald Leech, and Ashley Marshall
Folkwise Interview with Ian Brodie
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