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I discuss how the phrase "not necessarily" seems to be taking on a new meaning.

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This episode, published on the 12th anniversary of the death of standup comedian Greg Giraldo, covers his life, his writing, and his character.

Further info:

- Greg Giraldo: A Comedian's Story, by Matt Balaker and Wayne Jones (book)

- Give It Up for Greg Giraldo (video documentary)

- Dark Side of Comedy: Greg Giraldo (TV series episode)

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NOTE: Apologies for the sometimes poor audio of this episode: I was recording on a laptop with spotty wifi and with none of my regular audio editing tools - Wayne

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My guest today is Maccabee Griffin. He’s a voiceover actor and podcaster.
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Announcements:
- I successfully appealed the removal of episode 60 of my podcast from YouTube because they had said it violated community standards (questioning the integrity of the 2020 US election). I'm happy to say that YouTube has now reinstated the episode.
- As of this episode, the frequency of Writing & Editing changes from 3 times weekly to twice weekly (Monday and Thursday). The idea is to give me a little more free time, to give me more time to work on episodes, and to give you, the listeners, a bit more time to listen to each one by making them a little less frequent.

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Wayne reacts to the notice he received from YouTube that one of the podcast audio episodes he had uploaded there had been removed for violating community standards.

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Wayne provides an update on the book he's writing, My Sam Johnson: A Biography for General Readers.

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Wayne discusses two examples of what may be scams he came across on Instagram, one to get your short book published and making money for you (and with a double-your-money-back guarantee), and the other an offer to make money selling books on Amazon without you  actually writing any books.

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My guest today is James Noll, who practices those first three arts and also has a friend who helps him with the fourth one. (One of his books is available for free BTW.) He has also been a teacher for the last 20 years.

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My guest today is Natasha Mott. Natasha is many things. A neuroscientist, a writer, a host of two podcasts, Syllojism and NeoAcademia. She describes herself as an "ex-academic, former seller of science/biotech shill ... now, depending on the day I might be  a podcaster, an educator, a scientist, a meme-r, a world builder, a creator, an organizer, a friend, a mother, a writer, a musician." You can find links to most of her work on the Theory Gang substack.

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My guest today is Marcy Pusey. Marcy has a wide range of ability and experience. She’s a writer of books on adult trauma as well as books for children. She says that her "jam" is "anything related to story (the ones we tell ourselves and the ones we tell the world) and how it interacts with the brain."

Marcy is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Trauma & Resilience Practitioner, an international speaker, story coach—and a bestselling, award-winning author of books for adults and for children. You can also check out her TEDx Talks: “How Story Empowers Kids to Shape our World” and “You Are More Than Your Traumatic Experiences.” Marcy also provides a free guide that walks people through telling their story in a way that both impacts their audience and brings unexpected healing to themselves. Get it here.

She also prefers Pepsi to Coke, and can tell the difference.

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Today’s episode is a continuation of my conversation with Dr. Valerie Fridland, who is a professor of linguistics in the English department at the University of Nevada, Reno. She’s also more publically engaged than many linguists, with a regular column in Psychology Today, and an upcoming book called Like, Literally, Dude. In this second part of our chat, we concentrate on a couple of language things that Professor Fridland was happy to discuss and elucidate. And BTW the first part of our conversation can be found as episode 93 from Wednesday.