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Episode 173, AI Poe Hosts SNL, largely consists of a fanciful converstion with ChatGPT 4.0 speaking in the persona of Edgar Allan Poe as a standup comedian, and then as the host of Saturday Night Live.  Today a successful
writer, he speaks about some of the adaptations that have been made from his works.  Edgar Poe also examines the role of humor in his works, and his unique approach to dealing with the absurdities in life.

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:26 Poe as a standup comedian
• 06:27 Poe hosts Saturday Night Live
• 09:14 Poe comments on adaptations of his works
• 11:45 Poe as “observational” comedian
• 15:58 19th century parodies of “The Raven”
• 22:02 Edgar Poe’s philosophy of humor
• 25:56 More examples of humor from Poe’s works
• 31:58 Future episodes
• 32:13 Sources
• 33:33 Outro  

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