Me Clicking RECord with Dane Curley

Dane Curley demystifies crowd work, explaining "how the sausage is made" by deconstructing two stand up comedy specials: Todd Barry's The Crowd Work Tour and Andrew Schulz's The Crowd Work Special. Each was filmed and performed with a completely different crowd work technique. Dane also tells the story of a recent comedian's meltdown at his show, and moves off to new topics such as The Intelligence of Robots per Michio Kaku, The Reframing of Human History as posited by Daniel Quinn's The Story of B,  and the "Looming" Recession - that - uh - ::checks stocks portfolio:: - aren't we already in?

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Dane Curley takes listeners Behind the Scenes of the Underground Stand Up Comedy scene in New York City. What makes the average "Open Mic" such a miserable experience for comedians and guests alike? And what has Dane done to make his own show a Mecca for Brooklyn comics in search of a much more positive experience, and an engaged crowd?

Dane reports back on the quirks of his successful live show, titled "Dane Curley's Open Mic Comedy Show" at Freddy's Bar & Backroom in South Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.  It's an interesting episode for anyone interested in stand up comedy at large, and aspiring comedians should pay extra close attention.

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Dane Curley riffs on the ~$44B acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, whether it has any real bearing on propagating Free Speech around the world, and whether the phrase "Free Speech" actually has any shared or agreed upon meaning in the first place. How many versions of "Free Speech" are there? And why is it so very expensive?

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It's a rambler, as Dane moves from his appreciation for the brand new Red Hot Chili Peppers album to his continued fascination in outdoors survival, especially in the wake of recent world events. It's a mostly lighthearted episode to work the podcasting-muscles, after concluding a long break for MCREC. Essentially, this episode skims a bunch of topics that might require deeper, more pointed and thoughtful dives in the near future. Enjoy!

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Episode 43 challenges the narratives of a polarizing American body politic by offering a more reasonable, moderate view on a debate topic that shouldn't have to result in an "Us or Them" answer: Who's right between Neil Young and Joe Rogan? Dane also shares a few reflections on recently meeting so many professional fighters from all corners of the globe. (Hehe, the globe doesn't actually have corners.)

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Dane kicks Episode 42 off by wrongfully referring to it as Episode 41, but otherwise swan dives directly into his target topic: a psychotic result of the Chinese Communist Party's illogical "Zero-Covid Policy" (the unbelievable premise that 100% of all covid viruses could be eliminated across the entirety of China and their properties), the senseless killing of THOUSANDS of innocent Hamsters and small pets by Hong Kong government authorities (so far). It's worth being pissed about, but hopefully Dane presents it to ya' in a way that's not entirely unpleasant - he is desperately trying to entertain you after all.

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It's a Lighthearted "Welcome Back" for MCREC's Host Dane Curley in this return from the recent hiatus. Listen for random laughs, ideas, entertainment recommendations, and to hear from your old pal Dane for the first time in a long time. MCREC will return to its regular cadence in the coming weeks!

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Three related moments in time sharing a date: November 16th. They are, the discovery of L.S.D. by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman, the birth of Terence McKenna, and the death of Alan Watts. We discuss a variety of "psychedelic" ideas on this funny and good-spirited 40th episode!

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(Cover Image is from the High Times magazine 1992 interview with Terence McKenna)

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Dane reads the philosopher Schopenhauer's thoughts on Smart People versus "the pathetic commonplace heads with which the world is crammed," and how that too-heavy-on-the-wrong-side spectrum plays out in societal interactions. Then, he shares Schopy's list of Commonly Held Opinions That Are Wrong (such as Tragedy is more difficult to write than Comedy), sings Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime," and reads George Carlin's delightfully flowy "Modern Man" monologue. Dane also says "goodbye" at the end of the show, instead of "peace," because he was in a very weird mood today.

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Finding the humor in nearly being attacked by a psychopathic homophobe in Brooklyn, Dane also finds his way to a meditation on the brilliance of the classic Western film High Noon starring Gary Cooper. This may be the longest advertisement for an old movie you'll ever hear, but it should surely entertain you!

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