Cultivate Curiosity

011: Comedy Writing, Curiosities, and Sparking Meaningful Connections


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In the kickoff to Season 2 of Cultivate Curiosity, we have the honor of picking the brain of comedy writer and satirist, Caitlin Kunkel. Episode 11 is filled with riveting conversation as we talk about the courage it takes to stand by your curiosities, why a supportive community is so important, and how the digital world allows us to expand both our horizons and our connections at the click of a button. You don’t want to miss this episode!

To learn more about Caitlin Kunkel, check out these resources:

Caitlin’s website, containing all-things-Caitlin: https://caitlinkunkel.com/

Caitlin’s newsletter: https://bit.ly/2gZwhFa

The BellaDonna: https://thebelladonnacomedy.com/

The BellaDonna Co-Founders: Carrie Wittmer, Brooke Preston, and Fiona Taylor

The Second City: https://www.secondcity.com/

New Erotica for Feminists: Satirical Fantasies of Love, Lust, and Equal Pay: https://amzn.to/2kHJa9U

 

Other sources mentioned in this episode:

The New Yorker: Shouts & Murmurs: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/shouts-murmurs Reductress: http://reductress.com/McSweeney’s: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/

Anne T. Donahue: http://www.annetdonahue.com/about/ Matt Foley: Chris Farley Motivational Speaker SNL skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv2VIEY9-A8 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng: https://www.celesteng.com/little-fires-everywhere/

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer: https://bit.ly/2xEPcS9

Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple: https://www.amazon.com/Whered-You-Go-Bernadette-Novel/dp/0316204269

Plume: http://www.penguin.com/publishers/plume/

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov: https://amzn.to/2Jepqp5

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley: https://www.huxley.net/

Swing Time by Zadie Smith: https://amzn.to/2gK33hb

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