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Not Taking Serious Topics Too Seriously with Lou Perez

Not Taking Serious Topics Too Seriously with Lou Perez

Update: 2020-09-24

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On today’s episode of the Emergent Order Podcast, John Papola has a conversation with Lou Perez. Lou is the hilarious Head Writer and Producer of We The Internet TV, a stand up comedian, and part of the comedy duo Greg and Lou.

Papola and Perez talk about the craft of being funny, with a particular focus on dealing with controversial ideas and polarizing topics.

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