Huh. Wish I had known this back when I had a radio interview show. I was so namby-pamby, catering to the authors I interviewed, I would hate to listen now.
Loved this. A cool festival recommendation, some new rationalizations for some of my existing personality flaws, and an amazing anecdote about an Irish cab driver. Honestly what more could one want from a post?
This reminds me (a bit) of Henri Bergson’s ideas about comedy. And how jokes and laughter serve a socially corrective purpose, by fracturing some rigidity in people’s behaviour. The act of being laughed at returns them to the sort of social malleability that we need to get along. It’s uncomfortable but necessary
This is great, and why I could never do what you do. I would end up just sucking up and blindly agreeing with all the horrible people. I just can't stand the conflict that makes good copy :)
Huh. Wish I had known this back when I had a radio interview show. I was so namby-pamby, catering to the authors I interviewed, I would hate to listen now.
Loved this. A cool festival recommendation, some new rationalizations for some of my existing personality flaws, and an amazing anecdote about an Irish cab driver. Honestly what more could one want from a post?
hahah thanks!!
This reminds me (a bit) of Henri Bergson’s ideas about comedy. And how jokes and laughter serve a socially corrective purpose, by fracturing some rigidity in people’s behaviour. The act of being laughed at returns them to the sort of social malleability that we need to get along. It’s uncomfortable but necessary
This is great, and why I could never do what you do. I would end up just sucking up and blindly agreeing with all the horrible people. I just can't stand the conflict that makes good copy :)
Oh please come to Leeds! xXx
So funny! (But nowhere to enter the code substack sent me. Why??) 626883