Whether it's during your morning commute or while you're sitting on the crapper, you've probably come across fifty of the most horrifying news stories imaginable in the first part of your day alone. All thanks to whatever little device you're listening to this show on! So we asked comedian Natalie McGill and Bill Conway, co-founder of The Hard Times, how to stay sane... and maybe even crack a smile?

Natalie McGill is a Los Angeles-based stand up comic and Emmy-nominated writer. She received her nod for season three of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, where she was also a writer for season four. Natalie was a writer and on-air correspondent for the political satire show Redacted Tonight. Her credits include the 2 Dope Queens podcast, Asheville Comedy Festival, Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival, Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest, Limestone Comedy Festival, North Carolina Comedy Festival and SF Sketchfest. And you can also watch her in the comedy movie "American Comic" on Amazon Prime.

Follow her at @NatalieSMcGill on Twitter and @hoothollersnap on Instagram.

Bill Conway is a Los Angeles-based comedian and writer. After perfecting the art of working in a warehouse he co-founded the popular punk satire website The Hard Times, where he is also the Editor-In-Chief. In addition to writing satire, Bill is also a stand-up comedian that has performed nationally at events including Cream City Comedy Festival, Altercation Fest, and The Warped Tour.

Follow him at @ihatebillconway on Twitter and Instagram.

Here's some homework for you nerds who love to read:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/12/melting-arctic-releasing-ancient-germs-world-health

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65057011

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/air-raid-alert-taiwan-holds-annual-evacuation-drill-amid-china-tension-2023-07-24/

https://apnews.com/article/ufos-uaps-congress-whistleblower-spy-aliens-ba8a8cfba353d7b9de29c3d906a69ba7

https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-history-dept/2015/11/10/455415340/6-jokes-from-19th-century-america

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65894721

"Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts.

Hosted by Kiki Andersen

Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson

Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle

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