Culturally Determined

On a special crossover edition of "Culturally Determined" and "The Wright Show," Aryeh asks Bob about cognitive empathy and how to apply it to Putin's war in Ukraine. Plus: Is Mickey Kaus infecting Bob's brain? And does Bloggingheads.tv still have a reason for being?Recorded April 13, 2022LINKS:The Nonzero newsletterhttps://nonzero.substack.com/The Wright Show on Bloggingheads.tvhttps://bloggingheads.tv/programs/wrightshowFollow @robertwrighterFollow @AryehCW

Comedian and musician Howell Dawdy talks about writing a funny song in just 30 minutes, the vanished artistic medium of Twitter Fleets, magicians who make Facebook videos of women using banana peels to slowly tie-dye their underwear, and more!Recorded March 31, 2022LINKS:"Howell Dawdy's Fast Track" podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/howell-dawdys-fast-track/id1558186545Howell's Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/HowellDawdyHowell's Twitch streamhttps://www.twitch.tv/bighowellandpossumHowell's Fleets accounthttps://twitter.com/FleetsGoodFollow @HowellDawdyFollow @AryehCW

"Culturally Determined" is back! Aryeh speaks with New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman, author of the recent essay "Is It Funny for the Jews?". They discuss Jewish comedy in a time of rising anti-Semitism, whether Jewish characters should be played by Jewish actors, Dara Horn's recent book "People Love Dead Jews," "The Merchant of Venice," Philip Roth, how younger Jewish comedians understand their heritage, and more!Recorded February 21, 2022LINKS:Jason's NYT piece, "Is It Funny for the Jews?"https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/arts/television/comedy-jewish-identity.htmlFollow Jason on Twitter: @zinomanFollow Aryeh on Twitter: @AryehCW