In brief: The fantastic ray of comedic sunshine, Josh Gondelman, is back on the show — finding time on his album release day, no less! — to talk about life, optimism, humor, pep talks, work-life balance, topic fatigue, making socially conscious material for diverse audiences, his new gig at Showtime’s Desus & Mero, an upcoming book, and more.

Funny and genuine, Josh is more than just an award-winning writer and standup; like his colleague on the Blonde Medicine label Emma Arnold, he’s exactly what you need right now.

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Easy download/stream:

Enhanced audio: Dancing on a Weeknight w/ @JoshGondelman— #KatieSpeakShow Ep169 04/20/2019

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My take…

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Audre Lorde self-care quote via Know Your IX: “Dealing with Activist Burn-Out and Self-Care”

Interviews…

“How Josh Gondelman Became Twitter’s Pep-Talk Master” via Vulture

#PepTalk thread! from Josh Gondelman

“Here’s the Writing Staff for Showtime’s Desus & Mero” via Vulture

Follow my guests…

Josh Gondelman: website; Twitter; book!; ”Dancing on a Weeknight”

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