The laughs are aplenty in this episode, which highlights the recent book by Robin L. Murray and Joseph K. Heumann: Film, Environment, Comedy: Eco-comedies on the Big Screen. Both Robin and Joseph are Professor Emeritus at Eastern Illinois University, in English and in Communications, respectively. In between the ha-has, we discuss what makes a comedy an eco-comedy, why laughter is important, and how comedy and activism might connect.

For more on Robin and Joseph: 

Film, Environment, Comedy: Eco-comedies on the Big Screen: https://www.routledge.com/Film-Environment-Comedy-Eco-Comedies-on-the-Big-Screen/Murray-Heumann/p/book/9781032250410 

Robin and Joe’s “Ecocinema and Media” website:

https://rlmurray50.wixsite.com/ecocinema-and-media

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Episode recorded September 11, 2022.

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