Podcasts about planet funny

Why is inflation so deceptively simple? Did someone from the Fed just admit that they are the cause of inflation?

Should hosts at NPR know the definition of "inflation"? If you start with an erroneous formula, can you calculate anything correctly?

It’s been a while since we checked in on the things we’ve been exploring and enjoying that help us recharge. Jerzy and Rob have a discussion on what they’re reading, watching, and playing. Sponsors for this episode The 2019 Kids' Comics Awards Rob's new Skillshare class Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned King Arthur: History and Legend Ruined by Design The Achievement Habit Planet Funny The Tick: Season 2 Hi-Score Girl Ape Out Hoopla Libby Voicemeeter Loopback Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Nate Marcel Brandon Dayton Shauni Redfearn Ashley Knapp Greg Horvath Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram

In the Season One Finale, Heidi and James hang out on Planet Funny with the creative force behind a Martian who becomes a college sports hero. If you fail to be moved by this rousing spectacle, then you probably will fail at most other things. 

Planet Funny is hosted by unremarkable journalists Gorjan Veletic and Caitlin Russell. Each week, the two take a unique look at something that you will think is interesting, but won't be able to recall when you do want to talk about it at a party. Gorjan Public Radio programming is made possible by our sponsor: Groceries. Groceries... Just buy them at the store like an adult.

Welcome to episode #641 of Six Pixels of Separation.  Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #641 - Host: Mitch Joel. I’m a moron. I did not put two and two together. My buddy, Scott Stratten, let me know that a new book called, Planet Funny, had recently been published. I’m all-in on any non-fiction book that can bridge comedy, culture and things like that. Too many business professionals discount the value and merits of comedy in business, and how massive of a communications skill that comedy is (in short: study comedy if you want to get better at positioning, storytelling, communications skills, etc…). Plus, let’s face it, funny equals happy… and we can never have enough of that! The author of the book, Planet Funny, has written over a dozen other books like (Brainiac, Maphead, Because I Said So! and many more). He also happens to be the winningest contestant ever on the age show Jeopardy! (And even lost to IBM Watson’s artificial intelligence). That’s Ken Jennings. So, yes, we discuss the impact of what he calls “peak comedy,” but we also chat about his appearance on Jeopardy! and many other topics (as you can imagine, Ken is smaaaart). So, does your business need more funny? Yes… yes it does… and there’s never been a better time to make that happen than right now. Enjoy the conversation...  Running time: 52:18. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Ken Jennings. Planet Funny. Brainiac. Maphead. Because I Said So!. Follow Ken on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.

From the brilliantly witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings, shares a history of humor in Planet Funny—from fart jokes on clay Sumerian tablets all the way up to the latest Twitter gags and Facebook memes—that tells the story of how comedy came to rule the modern world.Ken Jennings grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show Jeopardy! In 2004, he successfully auditioned for a spot on the show and went on an unprecedented seventy-four game victory streak worth $2.52 million. Jennings’s book Brainiac, about his Jeopardy! adventures, was a critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller, as were his follow-up books Maphead and Because I Said So!  http://www.ken-jennings.com

Show #210 | Guest: Ken Jennings | Show Summary: Angie’s guest is Ken Jennings – he parlayed his long run as a Jeopardy champion into success as an author, podcaster, and online wise guy. He sees humor everywhere – so much so that he says it’s nudging serious issues and real human interaction aside. Ken Jennings joins Angie with his book, Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture. From John Stewart to Donald Trump, Chaucer to Sumerian Tablets, fart jokes to Cable TV “zingers,” Ken Jennings lends his signature wit and whizzing, encyclopedic perspective to the history of humor and how it came to dominate our modern world. Today, an unprecedented number of people get their news from comedy shows. Newspapers race to find the catchiest headline with an avidity that forgets the need to inform. In our democracy, showmanship has replaced good-nature debate. Jennings looks at the foundations of these current manifestations, and what that says for our future.

Ken Jennings got famous for his record-breaking run on “Jeopardy!” But he stayed famous for his keen wit, and he joins Kurt Andersen to talk about his new book on the history and future of comedy, “Planet Funny.” Mira T. Lee explains how a Picasso painting, “Girl in a Mirror,” found its way into her debut novel. And the versatile 8-person vocal ensemble, Roomful of Teeth, performs their hauntingly beautiful music in our studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Jennings got famous for his record-breaking run on “Jeopardy!” But he stayed famous for his keen wit, and he joins Kurt Andersen to talk about his new book on the history and future of comedy, “Planet Funny.” Mira T. Lee explains how a Picasso painting, “Girl in a Mirror,” found its way into her debut novel. And the versatile 8-person vocal ensemble, Roomful of Teeth, performs their hauntingly beautiful music in our studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Jennings, the longest-running Jeopardy Champion and bestselling author, joins an IVY Ideas Night as he traces the evolution of humor and what it means to be funny now. In this talk Jennings argues that throughout human history, characteristics like strength and education were hallmarks of success, whereas now, using humor gets you a lot further than productivity and innovation. Now that our society expects everything from safety videos to news headlines and presidential campaigns to be funny, Jennings offers members with insights into what we can expect from here.

Ken's latest book, PLANET FUNNY: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture --explains how we are living in a golden age of comedy and funniness is paramount. PLANET FUNNY explores our brave new comedic world and what it means—or doesn’t—to be funny in it now.

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes bestselling author and Jeopardy Champion Ken Jennings to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss hs new book PLANET FUNNY. 

Tara Westover, born to survivalist parents who opposed public education, worked her way to Cambridge Univ and academic success. Her memoir is "Educated." Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings shares his new book, “Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture.”