Radio Interview: This Time in the Hot Seat
Posted: February 27, 2012 Filed under: Comedy, Interview, Radio, Speaking, Writing | Tags: comedy, KFAI, old southern barbers who make homunculi, radio, women Leave a commentInternational Women’s Day is coming, and I’ll be interviewed on radio KFAI for the occasion.
The Subject: Women, comedy, and women in comedy.
The Women: writer/comedian Molly Knefel, writer/comedian Emily Schorr Lesnick, comedian/HUGE founder Jill Bernard, and writer/comedian me.
In addition to talking about myself and my views on lady issues, I’ll read two pieces of short fiction: “Dear Mother,” and “On the Subject of My Arrest: An Address to my Fellow Residents of Surrency, GA, July the 25th, 1866.”
UPDATE: Listen to the interview at KFAI by clicking Listen Now or MP3 Stream next to “Finding the Female Funny.” Molly first, then Emily, and my segment starts at 35:19.
Flossin’
Posted: February 4, 2012 Filed under: Nonfiction, Science, Writing | Tags: Baird's tapir, mental_floss, science writing Leave a commentIt’s been a while since I’ve written for mental_floss magazine, but now we’re reunited, and feels so good.
11 Insane Features of the Normal Human Anatomy
6 Extremely Rare National Animals
12 Violinists Known for Something Else
Three from the future*:
11 Notes on Alfred W. Lawson, Founder of the Weirdest University Ever
Thomas Edison’s Eccentric Job Interview Questions — A Cheat Sheet
12 Underappreciated (But Equally Precious) Bodily Fluids
And one from the vault:
When Propaganda Backfires (reprinted on neatorama)
Look for my commissioned piece on the Berenstain Bears in next month’s paper issue. And more blogs like these *EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK.
Mandford
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