On today's episode, Manny, Noah, and Devan chat about the use of humor in politics. Using Gavin Newsom's recent mocking of Donald Trump as a jumping off point, the boys assess how effective humor can be as a political strategy. They hear from humor historian Mark Rolfe, of the University of New South Wales in Australia, and then Manny talks to Mike Birbiglia, host of the <a href="https://www.podpage.com/mike-birbiglias-working-it-out/">Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out</a> podcast, to get thoughts from an actual comedian. Be sure to check <a href="https://www.nosuchthing.show/">our website</a> for more about each episode, and if you have a question you'd like us to answer, email us at <a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail at ‪(860) 325-0286.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

On today's episode, Manny, Noah, and Devan chat about the use of humor in politics. Using Gavin Newsom's recent mocking of Donald Trump as a jumping off point, the boys assess how effective humor can be as a political strategy. They hear from humor historian Mark Rolfe, of the University of New South Wales in Australia, and then Manny talks to Mike Birbiglia, host of the Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast, to get thoughts from an actual comedian. Be sure to check our website for more about each episode, and if you have a question you'd like us to answer, email us at mannynoahdevan@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at ‪(860) 325-0286. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode, Manny, Noah, and Devan chat about the use of humor in politics. Using Gavin Newsom's recent mocking of Donald Trump as a jumping off point, the boys assess how effective humor can be as a political strategy. They hear from humor historian Mark Rolfe, of the University of New South Wales in Australia, and then Manny talks to Mike Birbiglia, host of the <a href="https://www.podpage.com/mike-birbiglias-working-it-out/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out</a> podcast, to get thoughts from an actual comedian. Be sure to check <a href="https://www.nosuchthing.show/" rel="noopener noreferrer">our website</a> for more about each episode, and if you have a question you'd like us to answer, email us at <a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail at ‪(860) 325-0286.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Should politicians be funny? (with Mike Birbiglia)

Join Manny, Noah, and Devan &mdash; three best friends and journalists &mdash; as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.&nbsp;
Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don&rsquo;t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.
NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can&rsquo;t agree on. If you&rsquo;ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you.
New episodes on Wednesdays.
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Join Manny, Noah, and Devan — three best friends and journalists — as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.  Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don’t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer. NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can’t agree on. If you’ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you. New episodes on Wednesdays. For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at www.nosuchthing.show. And if you have any questions you’d like us to get to the bottom of, email us at mannynoahdevan@gmail.com or leave a voicemail: ‪(860) 325-0286.

Join Manny, Noah, and Devan — three best friends and journalists — as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.&nbsp;
Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don’t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.
NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can’t agree on. If you’ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you.
New episodes on Wednesdays.
For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://www.nosuchthing.show" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.nosuchthing.show</a>.
And if you have any questions you’d like us to get to the bottom of, email us at <a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail: ‪(860) 325-0286.

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