Podcast appearances and mentions of Scott Dikkers

This episode of Hot Breath! features the winner of the February 2025 Clean Comedy Contest, Helen Anderson. Helen shares her experience crafting a brand-new 60-second comedy set, battling perfectionism, and embracing self-promotion. We dive into the writing process, the power of deadlines, and how clean comedy can open doors to more opportunities. Helen also talks about performing for 3,000 people at a corporate Christmas party and the lessons she has learned on her comedy journey.Join this month's contest here: https://buy.stripe.com/aEU7tv9v08GHbfO28aFollow Helen on social media here: https://www.instagram.com/helenandersoncomedy/If you're a comedian looking to sharpen your writing skills, gain confidence in your material, and take advantage of clean comedy gigs, this episode is packed with inspiration and actionable insights.Key TakeawaysThe Power of Deadlines – Helen submitted her set just two minutes before the deadline, proving that pushing past perfectionism can lead to success.Writing Process – She used Scott Dikkers' "Funny Filters" to refine her material and workshop it with other comics.Community Matters – Engaging in comedy groups and contests provides valuable feedback and motivation.The Value of Clean Comedy – Helen's clean material helped her land a gig in front of 3,000 people, showing that “clean is green” in the comedy world.Self-Promotion is Key – Helen overcame her hesitation and actively promoted her contest entry—something all comics should embrace.Consistency Wins – Building a comedy career takes persistence, and setting small, regular writing goals can help comics stay on track.

After growing his first show to 50,000 downloads per month within just five months of launching (at the age of 16!), Noah Tetzner decided to make podcasting his life's work.   He has grown, monetized, and produced podcasts for companies such as Alibaba.com, Siemens Energy, Nolan, Auerbach & White (the leading healthcare fraud law firm), Scott Dikkers, Founding Editor of The Onion, and more. Noah's mission is to help entrepreneurs get more clients and grow a massive audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 26 of Locust Radio, Adam Turl is joined by Omnia Sol – a comic, video, and sound artist in Chicago. This episode is part of a series of interviews of current and former Locust Collective members and contributors. This series is being conducted as research for a future book by Adam Turl on the conceptual and aesthetic strategies of the collective in the context of a cybernetic Anthropocene. The featured closing music / sound art, “Overview” and “Wilhelmina,” are from Omnia Sol's forthcoming vs. Megalon. Check out their bandcamp. Locust Radio hosts include Adam Turl, Laura Fair-Schulz, and Tish Turl. Producers include Alexander Billet, Omnia Sol, and Adam Turl. Related texts and topics: Arte Povera; Walter Benjamin, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” (1936); Michael Betancourt, Glitch Art in Theory and Practice (2017); William Blake; Claire Bishop, Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today (2024); Stan Brakhage ; Bertolt Brecht - see also Brecht, “A Short Organum for the Theater” (1948);  Cybernetic Culture Research Unit; Mark Fisher, “Acid Communism (Unfinished Introduction)”; Ben Davis, Art in the After-Culture: Capitalist Crisis and Cultural Strategy (2022); Scott Dikkers, Jim's Journal (comic by the co-founder of the Onion); Dollar Art House; Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (2009); Mark Fisher, Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures (2014); Mark Fisher, K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher (2019); Flicker Films; Fully Automated Luxury (Gay) Space Communism; Glitch Art; Jean-Luc Godard; Grand Upright Music, Ltd. vs. Warner Brothers Records (Biz Markie) (1991); William Hogarth; Tamara Kneese, Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond (2023); Holly Lewis, “Toward AI Realism,” Spectre (2024); Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto (1848); Nam June Paik and TV Buddha; Harvey Pekar (comic artist); Gregory Sholette, Dark Matter: Art and Politics in the Age of Enterprise Culture (2010); Grafton Tanner, Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts (2016); TOSAS (The Omnia Sol Art Show); Nat Turner; Wildstyle and Style Wars (1983 film); YOVOZAL, “My Thoughts about AI and art,” YouTube video (2024)

Scott Dikkers, Founder of The Onion and Bestselling Author of How to Write Funny, joins the show to share his journey from cartoonist to building one of the funniest newspapers and websites in history. Hear the time he got stalked by Saul Goodman, how The Onion comes up with its headlines, how it evolved formats over the years, how to write funny jokes, and his all-time favorite article from The Onion. Connect with Scott at ScottDikkers.Substack.com

Scott Dikkers, the founder of the world's first humour publication, The Onion, will teach you to grow your brand the wrong way and still make it stand the f*ck out. Scott wrote and developed TV projects that sold to MTV and Comedy Central, won over 30 Webby Awards, and now teaches others to be funny at howtowritefunny.com.Topics Covered:(00:00) - Intro (01:47) - The invisible architects of humour (07:11) - Anonymity over fame (15:56) - How Jim's Journal broke the mould in comic strips (20:59) - How to take context and f*ck with it (29:54) - Why churning out ideas beats polishing them (36:17) - How to keep your creative identity unspoiled (41:51) - “You have to fall in love with that idea” (47:26) - Work, passion, and living a fulfilling life (48:48) - Where can you find Scott? ***→ Join 14,000+ weirdos who learn to stand the f*ck out with my daily (Mon-Fri) emails: everyonehatesmarketers.com→ See my pretty face on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisgrenier/→ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3p4wL4r→ Leave a review on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iEF1qovZZiaP1iRtxGARoFinally...If you're curious about putting your brand in front of my 14,000+ daily newsletter subscribers and/or podcast listeners, email me: louis@everyonehatesmarketers.com

This episode is also sponsored by PearsonRavitz– helping physicians protect their most valuable assets.  Also sponsored by Freed.AI - Get 50% off your first month of using their AI-powered medical scribe software! Just add PGD50 to your cart! In this year-end episode of The Physician's Guide to Doctoring, I revisit  top episodes that resonated with listeners as well as MYSELF. The episode highlights conversations on nonverbal communication in healthcare with Blake Eastman, the impact of tiny habits in patient care with Dr. BJ Fogg, sensitive approaches to discussing weight with Dr. Stephanie Sogg, and the use of humor in patient interactions with Scott Dikkers. I conclude with a note on upcoming content and schedule changes, emphasizing the show's commitment to enhancing physician-patient communication and personal growth. More on each episode: Nonverbal Communication from Behind the Mask with Blake Eastman Published Jun 17, 2020 Blake Eastman is a guest like no other we've had. He is a professional poker player and founded School of Cards, the first brick and mortar poker school in the country and is the creator of Beyond Tells, a poker tells training site. He has a graduate degree in psychology and taught psychology at the City University of New York for six years. While he was doing all of that, he also provided consulting services to physicians, practices, and hospitals regarding nonverbal communication and conducted large scale independent research on nonverbal communication. The current pandemic has hamstrung our ability to read nonverbal communication and convey it. We are either behind a mask or a blurry image on a telehealth visit. He teaches us what to prioritize with regards to our own nonverbal cues, how to optimize a telehealth visit, the importance of the cadence and volume of our speech, and cues for recognizing understanding. https://www.schoolofcards.com/ https://www.beyondtells.com/ @blakeeastman Size Matters Not: Tiny Habits for Big Changes with BJ Fogg, PhD Published Aug 12, 2020 This interview is one of my most important. If you are doing to share any of my episodes, this is one that I would implore you to share with your friends, family and colleagues. This is part 1 of 2 of my interviews with BJ Fogg, PhD, author of the book Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. We all struggle to change our behaviors, to develop good habits and stop bad habits. There is a lot of popular wisdom about this and most, if not all, is just wrong. This is where Dr. Fogg steps in. Dr. Fogg discovered the keys to changing behavior through changing habits. For those of you on medical school faculty, this should be a class. This should actually be taught in high school. Until then, as physicians, this information is critical, not just for lifestyle changes that can help patients eat better, move more, and smoke less, but even applies to checking their blood pressure and taking their medication. Popular wisdom is wrong. Guilt and shame are destructive. People don't start habits by feeling badly, they start habits by feeling successful. And we are more likely to be successful by starting a habit that is small, that we actually want to do, and the third key to this is a prompt that reminds you it is time to perform the behavior. If you are going to learn piano, you start with chopsticks. If you are going to start to exercise, you do one sit-up. The smallest increment that you can fall back on when you motivation is waning so you don't fall off the wagon completely and you keep your habit. And you do it at a point in your day that you can associate with the new behavior, even if they are completely unrelated. You'll have a reminder that is baked into your day. Dr. Fogg founded the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University. In addition to his research, Dr. Fogg teaches industry innovators how human behavior really works. He created the Tiny Habits Academy to help people around the world and interestingly, the Tiny Habits Academy long preceded the Tiny Habits book. He lives in Northern California and Maui. He can be found at BJFOGG.com  and tinyhabits.com When and How to Discuss a Patient's Weight with Stephanie Sogg, PhD Published Jan 28, 2022 Back for her second appearance is Dr. Stephanie Sogg, a clinical psychologist who has been at the MGH Weight Center since 2003. One our previous episode, we discussed the importance of language when discussing someone's weight, so on this episode, we talk about when and how to bring it up. We talk about how body acceptance is actually important to sustained weight loss, although on the surface it may seem like a contradiction. We talk about the influence of sleep, mental health, and when it is time to make recommendations, what actually works. As with most things, it is complicated. Dr. Sogg earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Rutgers University in 1998 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship with Harvard Medical School. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Sogg conducts research on obesity and bariatric surgery, and the intersection between obesity and addiction, and has published widely on obesity and related topics. She is an author of the Boston Interview for Bariatric Surgery, and of the official ASMBS Recommendations for the Pre-Surgical Psychosocial Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Patients. She is the director of the Weight Center rotation for Behavioral Medicine psychology interns and is active in national and international scientific obesity and weight loss surgery societies. Learn to Make Your Patients Laugh with Scott Dikkers of The Onion Published Oct 19, 2021 Last month marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Two weeks after that tragic day, The Onion, the famed comedy newspaper, put out an issue with jokes about 9/11. How did they do that? Scott Dikkers, one of The Onion's founders teaches us how. His rule is that comedy is meant to “afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.” That's why they put out that issue. To comfort the afflicted. As physicians, that's what we do! How can we be funny, even in the face of tragedy? Mr. Dikkers teaches comedy writing and has turned what seems unteachable into a science. He has described funny filters and all comedy fits into one of those filters. He teaches us which are the best for the exam room, how to recover from a failed joke, how to work humor into our office visits and lectures, and what jokes comedians can't use, but we can! Scott Dikkers founded the world's first humor website, TheOnion.com, in 1996. A few years earlier he helped found the original Onion newspaper. He's served as The Onion's owner and editor-in-chief, on and off, for much of the last quarter century.  He led The Onion's rise from small, unknown college humor publication to internationally respected comedy brand.  He is also a New York Times best seller, and Peabody Award winner.  He documented his process for creating humor in his book, How to Write Funny, and the second in the series, How to Write Funnier, and next on the way, How to Write Funniest, which are the basis of the Writing with The Onion program he created and teaches at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. Scott offers other courses and free resources for comedy writers on the How to Write Funny website. Did ya know…  You can also be a guest on our show? Please email me at brad@physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to connect or visit www.physiciansguidetodoctoring.com to learn more about the show! Socials: @physiciansguidetodoctoring on FB  @physicianguidetodoctoring on YouTube @physiciansguide on Instagram and Twitter

This week is all about the future. I wanted to talk about what I would do if I were starting out in 2024 or if I was restarting comedy. So if you feel stuck or are not sure where to start. This is the episode for YOU!Here is a book series I mentioned: How to Write Funny by Scott Dikkers. We now have an INSTAGRAM! Check it out @thecleancomedypodcast on Instagram and add @jdcrevistoncomedy on IG as well!Turn your funny into money! Check out the official website here: http://comedypreneur.comPick up a copy of “How To Produce Comedy Shows For Fun & Profit” here. https://amzn.to/31H4wxmDo you have a topic that you would like to hear discussed? Are you a clean comedian looking for an awesome podcast to be in? Do you have life-burning questions?Reach out to us at HERE! https://www.thecleancomedypodcast.com/contact/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4825680/advertisement

Scott Dikkers performs, writes, and animates the show, Scott Dikkers Around, available ad-free wherever you get podcasts. His long career in comedy began with his syndicated comic strip, Jim's Journal, which led to a New York Times bestselling book collection. After that, he founded the world's first humor website, TheOnion.com. He's served as The Onion's owner and editor-in-chief, on and off, for much of the last 30 years.

How to make it in comedy, with Scott Dikkers. An iconic American comedy writer, speaker and entrepreneur, he was a founding editor of The Onion, my favourite website for over 20 years. (April 11, 2022) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparkthegenius/message

Dr. Kevin Mailo welcomes Dr. Bradley Block, otolaryngologist and host of the podcast ‘Physician's Guide to Doctoring' to the show for a discussion on using humour and setting boundaries in private practice. Dr. Block has a wealth of insight that he happily shares.Dr. Block shares a rule he received from Scott Dikkers, founder of The Onion, on not punching down in using humour. The role of humour is to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable” and he shares examples of what that looks like in practice as a physician. Humour is a great way to increase rapport with patients and get them into a more relaxed state.In this episode, Kevin Mailo and guest Brad Block talk about humour and how best to use it with patients, the flip side of how to carefully deliver bad news, why body language and non-verbal cues matter when interacting with patients, and how to draw important boundaries in private practice. While the instinct is to give everything to patients, a firm boundary for yourself and your self-care is vital to maintaining positive engagement with patients. This episode is both entertaining and enlightening.About Dr. Bradley Block:Bradley Block, MD, is a private practice otolaryngologist on Long Island, New York, where he lives with his wife and three young sons. He is a partner at ENT and Allergy Associates and creator of the Physician's Guide to Doctoring Podcast.He realized that rapport was the key to gaining trust, seeing patients efficiently, enjoying his practice, and building his reputation. He tried to find a podcast that would help him improve at doctor-patient communication, but there was none, so he created Physician's Guide to Doctoring! The topics quickly expanded to “everything we should have been learning while we were memorizing Kreb's Cycle,” and it is now a practical guide for practicing physicians, physicians-in-training and all allied health professionals. He is available as a keynote speaker on improving the patient experience, doctor-patient communication, and running office-hours efficiently.Brad, or Dr. Block as his parents call him, went to med school at SUNY Buffalo and graduated with research honors. He then went on to his ENT residency at Georgetown. He enjoys spending time with his family, surfing (yes, there is surfing on Long Island), skiing (there is no skiing on Long Island), smoking meat, exercising, and finding any excuse to quote an 80s movie. “I'm not saying I'd build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely.”Resources Discussed in this Episode:Scott Dikkers, The Onion—Physician Empowerment: website | facebook | linkedinBradley Block, MD - Private Practice Otolaryngologist / ‘Physician's Guide to Doctoring' Host: website | podcast | linkedin__TranscriptDr. Kevin Mailo: [00:00:00] Hi, I'm Dr. Kevin Mailo and you're listening to the Physician Empowerment Podcast. At Physician Empowerment, we're focused on transforming the lives of Canadian physicians through education in finance, practice transformation, wellness and leadership. After you've listened to today's episode, I encourage you to visit us at PhysEmpowerment.ca - that's P H Y S Empowerment dot ca - To learn more about the many resources we have to help you make that change in your own life, practice and personal finances. Now on to today's episode. Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:00:34] Hi, I'm Dr. Kevin Mailo, the co founder and co host of the Physician Empowerment Podcast. And today I am very excited to be joined by Dr. Bradley Block, community based ENT physician down in New York and the founder of the Physicians Guide to Doctoring. And Brad, why don't you tell us a little bit about your practice background and what you're going to talk about today. Dr. Bradley Block: [00:00:58] So I'm a general ENT and not realizing that going into general practice, private practice ENT would be mostly office hours. So, you know, in residency we're doing like four days a week in the operating room, half a day, maybe a full day of office hours, you know, and then lecture and the rest. In private practice, general ENT, we spend maybe four and a half days a week in the office and then another half day in the operating room, maybe a little more in the O.R. than that for some, but very, very office hours. And we see a lot of patients. And so what we're going to be talking about today is how I make sure that the patient experience is as positive as possible. Right? And so the reason that I founded my podcast, The Physician's Guide to Doctoring, is I noticed that there were a lot of experts out there that were helping people interact with other human beings, right? The interactions between salespeople and their customers, the interactions between people trying to date successfully or leaders and executives. But there weren't, there were these people with that expertise, but they weren't really focused on physicians. So I thought, you know what? I would love to hear what they had to say about specifically the physician-patient interaction. How do I get an audience with them? Well, start a podcast and then I can give them a call. And the physicians got to doctor and kind of sprouted from that because it became, really answers any questions that physicians might have that help us be better at physicianing. You know, it is either going to be the Physician's Guide to Doctoring or the Doctor's Guide to Physicianing. So better physicianing, whether it's in the office or interacting with our staff or being better community members, community leaders, public health issues, anything, anything that could help us be better doctors that we're not typically taught in our training. Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:02:55] Perfect. I love that. It is so true. I mean, this is the thing that we talk about at length here on the podcast. But in reality, during those training years, med school residency and those early practice years, we don't get a lot of training on that, right? And then the realities, as you alluded to, Brad, of going into practice and realizing that you don't have an hour for every single patient, right? So your patients need to feel valued, they need to feel heard, they need to feel that their concerns are important. And yet at the same time, you are running a practice where things have to move along, right? Because there are financial considerations to this. You know, you have to, you are a limited resource as a physician. We all are. And so how do we serve our community? How do we serve our patients as a whole? By being efficient, yet at the same time maintain that human connection, which I think is so, so important. So take us through. Take us through your approach. What have you learned? Maybe even share some failures or struggles. Tell us a little bit of wisdom, Brad. Dr. Bradley Block: [00:03:58] So one of my favorite guests was Scott Dikkers, who founded The Onion. And I had him on on How to Be Funny. And he wrote a book called How to Be Funny, How to Be Funnier, and the finale to the trilogy, How to Be Funniest. And so he had a great rule for physicians and really for anybody, essentially don't punch down. But what it comes down to is the role of humor is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. And so when you're deciding whether or not you want to make a joke, because if you joke around with your patients in the office, that is a great way to connect with them further, right? It's a great way to establish more rapport, to establish trust. People learn better when they're in a more relaxed state. And so you're going to decrease that cortisol that's coursing through their blood vessels when they're in the visit. So it helps them retain what you've what you're talking to them about and understand better. So there's a lot of roles for humor in the in the exam room. And so you always have to make sure you're using it to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted. And so the afflicted in this case is your patient, right? And so you never want to make fun of the patient at all by any means. And then so who can you make fun of? Really, anyone. As long as you're punching up. Like you can make fun of the disease, you can make fun of the electronic medical record, you can make fun of yourself, although you have to be careful because you don't want to use humor that makes you look less competent at what you're doing. So you don't want to look like you're using like slapstick humor to look like you're bumbling. You can make fun of the institution. So there are lots of things that you can make fun of. And you said, look, one of my failures. So how do you recover from a failed joke? That's easy. You can use the same joke every time because even though it's the same thing to you, each encounter is a different patient. So you could always say, Oh, all right, I got it. That wasn't funny. I'll stick to doctoring. I won't, I won't make my foray into stand up anytime soon. So, you know, it's a quick and easy way to recover from a joke, but just identify that you made a bad joke because that can really sour the relationship. Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:06:09] Excellent. Talk to us about not using humor. Talk to us about bad news. Dr. Bradley Block: [00:06:16] Bad news. Okay. So. So a great way... so you have to have a system when you're breaking bad news. You can't go in there without having a plan, just like when you're doing a surgery. You have a plan going into the operating room, right? If you're doing a procedure. When you're breaking bad news, you need to think first about how you're going to break the bad news. And a lot of times what you can do is you go through the steps with the patient of what's gotten you to this point. And what that helps them do is that helps kind of soften the blow as you're getting the bad news, as they're getting the bad news, because they can tell what's going on. So do you remember you came to me with that bump on your neck, right? And we weren't sure what it was. You'd already treated it with antibiotics. It wasn't going down. And so we decided to image it with an ultrasound. And that ultrasound, it really didn't come back with anything specific. So we decided to do a needle biopsy. Right? And what were we, you know, we were worried about that needle biopsy with was the possibility of cancer. Well, we got the results back, and unfortunately, that is the result, that it was cancer. And it's always important to use those words. Right? You don't want to say tumor, you don't want to say mass, you don't want to say malignancy, like use the C-word. Use the, you want to be frank about it. So you can kind of ease them into it that way. And once they have the news, you have to give them a chance to process it, right? So just let them, give them some time to sit with it. You can even give them some time to talk to someone. Would you like to call a family member right now? Would you like to... Listen, you have as much time as you need. Call one of your family members. Talk to them about it. I'll be back in a few minutes. And when you guys come up with some questions, we'll go over them. And then another thing they're going to need is they're going to need a clear delineation of next steps. And oftentimes, we don't have all of the steps, but they need to know what's happening next and it needs to be given to them with a good amount of confidence. Now we're talking about confidence. This is where we get into non-verbal communication. And so non-verbal communication can really be broken down into two different types, right? You want to convey interest and authority. Dr. Bradley Block: [00:08:45] So when you're conveying interest, that's more like facial expressions and body language. I really love the term body language, but helps people to understand what's being said. So you convey interest, you know, keep eye contact, make sure you're actually emoting with your face. Right? Some of us get kind of stone faced, so you're emoting with your face and then the cadence and the volume of your voice can convey that authority. So when you're conveying that information, you want to convey it with that authority. So you're giving the bad news. You're emoting with the patient, right? And you are demonstrating that you have authority over what's going on with them. Like you're demonstrating your expertise. So. And then you need, that's when you come up with the plan. You don't want to go too many steps ahead as much as they will want you to. But what you do is you give them a clear follow up. So the next step, we're going to order this imaging. In m field, it would probably be okay, we're going to get a CAT scan to the head and neck with contrast, we're going to get a PET scan, and then you're going to follow up with me two weeks later. I want you to write down all of the questions that come up. I'm not going to have many answers now, but I'll answer what I can. But as you're processing this, you're going to come up with a lot of questions. Make sure you write them down, because each visit is going to be a lot more information than the last one. You might forget the questions that you have, so make sure you write them down and make sure you come with somebody. You don't want to come by yourself to these visits because of the volume and the complexity of the information that you're going to be getting. The reason I'm using cancer is the example just because in my field, that's usually what ends up being the bad news, and it's common in other fields as well. So those are a few bits of advice for how you break the bad news and how you kind of walk them through what's going to be happening next because they're going to feel like they've been cast out into space with no gravitational pull to bring them back and they don't know what's going, what side's up and what's down. So you give them some touch points to hold on to, and then you go from there. Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:11:01] So, many of our listeners are family physicians in private practice. And again, one of the big things that we feel is that time pressure and one of the commonest things - you probably don't get it as much as the specialist, but we get it all the time in family medicine - is that And what about this? And what about this? Right? And as patients struggle to access primary care, they often will come in with a laundry list of complaints or issues that they want worked out in that 50 minute appointment. And I completely sympathize with those patients. I do the same thing when I go see my own family doctor. So what do you do when you're having one of those days and you are running behind and not like 5 minutes, you're an hour behind because maybe it was a couple of difficult conversations around cancer. Maybe there's a whole bunch of loose ends. Maybe something blew up at the hospital or the O.R. and you're late getting into clinic, whatever. How do you navigate that data? How do you keep your composure? How do you make your patients feel valued? How do you speak to them honestly about what's going on, when, you know, for many patients, it's not easy, right? People got child care to coordinate. They got careers. You know, some people take a bus to get to the other side of town and see you. Tell me what that looks like. Dr. Bradley Block: [00:12:13] So as an otolaryngologist, this happens as well. Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:12:15] Okay. Dr. Bradley Block: [00:12:16] You know, I've got a patient that comes in with an active nosebleed and they also want to talk about their CPAP machine. Oh, and also they've been having some dizziness lately, probably because they've lost a bunch of blood from the nosebleed. But, you know, they assume that it's something from their inner ear. Everyone assumes it's coming from the inner ear. I can't tell you how many people I see when it's like, Oh, yeah, it's my earwax that's causing my dizziness. Okay, so just for the audience, earwax doesn't cause dizziness, okay? It's a skin issue. Can cause  hearing loss. But okay, so it's important to create boundaries. Now, I recognize that you said some of these patients are coming, they took three busses to get there, but you still have to create those boundaries. And I've gotten better at it as I've gotten along in my practice. Like I used to have patients, like they come in and they can't hear anything. Why? Because they have bilateral middle ear effusions. I could do a myringotomy at the time, but like you said, I've already got four patients waiting. So you know what? That procedure is going to have to wait. They're going to have to reschedule, make an appointment, and we can do bilateral myringotomy, maybe with tubes, we'll see. So I've gotten, I've gotten better about that. But yeah, that happens to me. I would make, when they come in, right, if they come in with that list at the get go, give them the choice of what they want to talk about. Okay. You get to pick two things and I get to pick one thing, but we're only going to talk about three things today. Or vice versa. I get to pick one. I get to pick two. You get to pick one. So whatever you feel comfortable doing as the physician. But they don't get an infinite list of things to discuss. And if you're already out the door and they say, Oh, wait a second, I also want to talk about this, Great, I'd love to talk to you about that. Unfortunately, we've run out of time. I do have three other patients waiting. We've covered a lot today. We talked about X, we talked about Y, we talked about Z. But we don't have time to talk about that too. So just schedule your follow up. It sounds like an issue that you should probably discuss within 3 to 4 weeks or whatever timeline you decide. But it's important to draw those boundaries. And as physicians, we're not trained to. We're trained to give up everything. Stay late, like miss your kid's birthday. I got a patient they wanted to be squeezed in today. It was my kid's birthday today, right? I'm already in the, you know, I'm already getting home late enough. Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:14:29] Exactly. Dr. Bradley Block: [00:14:30] Like, no, no. Like, you can see one of my partners, or I can see you within the next couple of days. But no, I'm sorry. I just. So you have to get better at drawing boundaries. And you do that by keeping the patients to just a couple of issues. Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:14:44] You know, one of the things that I found helpful in the emergency department in my own practice is very often I'll take, I'll sit down with patients and I'm later then I said I would because inevitably I get called away to an emergency, something more urgent in the department, I get interrupted to deal with a result or something like that. I come back, I sit down with my patient, I apologize that I'm late, but I say this is important for me that I give you time and it's important for you that you get time. So now I've created time for you because I'm now towards the end of my shift. Let's say if it's something serious or complex, like a geriatric patient, there are a whole bunch of issues. I want to sit down and make sure that I am not rushing that. And as you alluded to earlier, Brad, that body language is everything. I make every effort to sit at eye level or lower than my patients and be near with them and never look like I'm in a rush when the department is busy. I really try to create that space in that time. And that's even about setting boundaries with other patients or residents or whoever wants your time. Right? And just saying, I have to go in here for a couple of minutes and sit down and talk to a patient, really convey or go over the issues. So I think that thing about boundaries is so important. And in terms of our self care, we do a better job when we're  caring for ourselves, right? If you were running late today for your child's birthday, seeing that patient, I mean, how good is that patient interaction going to be? Right? Because there's probably going to be some degree of frustration or angst or worry that carries in your voice as you interact with your patient versus any other day, Brad, when you could have sat down and created that space for them. So I think it was such a powerful observation that you made in terms of setting those boundaries. Dr. Bradley Block: [00:16:30] Yeah, the non-verbal cues, they can pick up on that, they can pick up when they know that you're rushed. But it's also important that you convey those non-verbal cues. So sometimes, as I said earlier, we're a little stone faced, myself in particular, and they have trouble reading that we're interested. So it's, you can't fake it, but you can make sure that you're conveying it. And that helps those visits to actually go, those other visits to go faster. And when they feel like they're being heard, they feel like they're being understood, that you're more likely to move through the visit faster than if they're getting frustrated because they don't feel like they have your full attention. And that's often why they need to repeat themselves over and over. Another reason why they end up repeating themselves is because there's something that they're not saying that you need to get them to say. And sometimes it's important to really pull that out of them. And like, and I find it a good way to do that is say, What's bothering you about this? Like, right, people come to see me with with globus, right? They feel like they've got something stuck in ther, there's nothing actually stuck in their throat. What are you, what bothers you about this? Do you, do you think you might have cancer? Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:17:41] Right? Dr. Bradley Block: [00:17:42] Yes, I do. Well I'm going to do this exam. And by putting this camera down your throat, I'm going to be able to see whether or not there's cancer. And if I can't see anything like it's extraordinarily unlikely that there's anything there. Right? So getting them to verbalize what's bothering them about their particular symptom can often get you over that hump where it seems like you're just going in circles, you're saying the same thing, they're saying the same thing. So a good question like that can move things along nicely and then everyone leaves the visit feeling more satisfied. Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:18:12] Yeah. Boy, I love that. So, Brad, this was absolutely outstanding. I don't want, I mean, I think we can go on and on and on. But give us give us your wisdom. Give us your insights. We have a lot of young listeners who are here. And I think even for for those of us that have been practiced for years, this is the one part of the job that we continue to evolve on. I continue to be humbled throughout my career by the things that patients have shared with me that were unexpected, that if I just took time and listened, I really came to appreciate the patient's perspective. So share share that wisdom with us, share your insights on how we can keep that humanity in medicine that's so important not only for our patients, but for ourselves as well. Because medicine is not a business. Medicine is not a technical skill or a set of knowledge. It really is a human, a human career. Dr. Bradley Block: [00:19:05] Really, it goes back to what you said, right, about making sure you're taking care of yourself. Because if you are hating life, you're going to resent your patients for it, right? If you're burning out, you're going to resent your patients, and that's going to put up those boundaries, it's going to take away from their care. And it's not their fault that you've made these decisions or the system has put these these things upon you so that you can't take care of yourself. So you really, it's really important for that self care. And it's not just lip service, right? Like we've all been in that, I've been in that place where I've resented, I've resented it, I've resented the patients because I've burned myself out. And that's where the boundaries come in, wherever you decide to put them, wherever you decide it works for you that you can really enjoy. And I'm in that place again. I'm in that place again where I'm really enjoying what I'm doing. I mean, I do plan on retiring at some point. I'm not going to do this for, I'm not going to, you know, I'm not going to be those people that's like, oh, it's my passion. I enjoy it, right? But I definitely enjoy it. It's, I'm not in that bad place anymore because I figured out how to make those boundaries. So self care boundaries, all that, all that stuff, wellness stuff that we say, it really does make sense. It's just every person has a different way they need to go about doing it. You got to figure out what works for you and that might evolve as you practice. But yeah, you've got to look out for number one first. Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:20:33] Well, I absolutely love that. So again, for our listeners, I'd encourage you to track down Brad's podcast, The Physician's Guide to Doctoring, and he has got so much great material, so many great episodes with amazing guest speakers. So I'm very honored to have had you today, Brad, joining us on the Physician Empowerment Podcast. And for anyone listening, if you want to be a guest, we're always looking to hear from members of our profession and hear their perspectives and hear what they've got to share. So again, thank you, Brad. Absolutely loved it. Dr. Bradley Block: [00:21:06] Thank you, Kevin. It's been a lot of fun. Dr. Kevin Mailo: [00:21:09] Thank you so much for listening to the Physician Empowerment Podcast. If you're ready to take those next steps in transforming your practice, finances or personal well-being, then come and join us at PhysEmpowerment.ca - P H Y S Empowerment dot ca - to learn more about how we can help. If today's episode resonated with you, I'd really appreciate it if you would share our podcast with a colleague or friend and head over to Apple Podcasts to give us a five star rating and review. If you've got feedback, questions, or suggestions for future episode topics, we'd love to hear from you. If you want to join us and be interviewed and share some of your story, we'd absolutely love that as well. Please send me an email at KMailo@PhysEmpowerment.ca. Thank you again for listening. Bye. 

Join Andy Gunnin and Jody Cieutat as they talk with Guest Scott Dikkers is an American comedy writer, speaker and entrepreneur. He was a founding editor of The Onion, and is the publication's longest-serving editor-in-chief, holding the position from 1988–1999, 2005–2008, and as General Manager / Vice President of Creative Development from 2012–2014.He currently heads the "Writing with The Onion" program in partnership with The Onion and The Second City in Chicago.Merch:https://www.storefrontier.com/andysroomLinktree:https://linktr.ee/andygunninMidget Maifa:https://midgetmafia.us/Episode 33 Reese's, Hurricane and Tik Tok

Before there was "Fake News" there was the Fake News, and today's guest - The Onion co-founder Scott Dikkers - was the driving force behind the farce. Dikkers has been an editor-in-chief or General Manager of the newspaper and website for three spans between its founding in 1988 and 2014.Scott is also the bestselling author of over 20 humor books, including the lauded 3-book How to Write Funny series, and codified the '11 Funny Filters' that are used in almost every joke. ------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to “The James Altucher Show” wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook

Before there was "Fake News" there was the Fake News, and today's guest - The Onion co-founder Scott Dikkers - was the driving force behind the farce. Dikkers has been an editor-in-chief or General Manager of the newspaper and website for three spans between its founding in 1988 and 2014.Scott is also the bestselling author of over 20 humor books, including the lauded 3-book How to Write Funny series, and codified the '11 Funny Filters' that are used in almost every joke. ------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

Fascinating chat with Scott Dikkers, legendary creator of The Onion. His is a great story of how someone with no connections to the comedy world can break in and create their own niche. This episode is packed with helpful insights from his excellent How To Write Funny trilogy of comedy writing books.

We still can't believe the FOUNDER OF THE ONION wanted to talk with us for a half hour LOL. Listen to the first episode of our brand new podcast "Absolutely Anyone" and hear all about Scott's journey creating the best satirical news site and what he's up to NOW

Fake news is everywhere. Fran Racioppi traveled to Minneapolis to meet the pioneer of all things false, the founder of The Onion Scott Dikkers. Scott and Fran cover his book, Outrageous Marketing, where he challenges conventional wisdom on building brand loyalty, making your own rules and connecting with consumers. An introvert by nature, Scott spent decades leading a team of creatives without an organizational chart, no corporate policies, giving no credit, and getting quality from quantity. Scott and Fran discuss the evolution of the media industry, the rise of commentary over objectivity, top Onion headlines and 13 tips to being OUTRAGEOUS!Learn more about Scott at scottdikkers.com and @itsscottdikkers. And get your fill of fake news at TheOnion.com and @theonion on social media.Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Check out the full video version on YouTube.Highlights: -0:00 Welcome to Minneapolis and Scott's house-5:30 Outrageous marketing is being the most extreme version of yourself-12:48 Humor is the thing that animals can't do-15:08 The 11 things that make it funny-18:35 The five themes of Outrageous Marketing-32:02 Attention economy vs love economy-39:45 The importance of brand character-43:41 The factions of the media industry-58:30 Curiosity keeps us ahead of the competition-1:03:21 Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable-1:10:12 Top Onion headlines-1:17:45 Scott's 13 Tips to becoming Outrageous-1:28:40 What's next & Daily Foundations Quotes: -”The Onion was just a format for the comedy. It was kind of an accident of history that it was fake news. That it was in the format of a newspaper.” (9:07) -”We were obsessed with doing the best comedy we possibly could.” (10:55) -”Humor is the highest functioning thing our brains can do…it's the thing that animals can't do.” (13:19)-”There are 11 different kinds of jokes. That's the only kind of jokes there are.” (15:41)-”My compulsion to do comedy…It's literally the only way I knew how to relate to other people.” (22:31)-”In comedy, quantity really is the path to quality.” (25:00)-”My goal at The Onion was to make the reader and the advertiser…feel absolutely unconditionally loved.” (35:33)-”Anything I watch; especially on TV…like in the mainstream media…I just don't believe any of it.” (48:06)-”I think what the repeal of the fairness doctrine has really done is basically unleash the worst of humanity.” (48:32)-”Do you honestly think things will never get better? No, a better idea is gonna come along.” (59:03)-”Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” (1:03:45)Scott's 3 Daily Foundations to Success-Write comedy every day-Help someone else get better at comedy-Enjoy some comedy as an audience memberThis episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike's, 18A Fitness, and Analytix Solutions

Jesus, Mary Mags, and I dicker around with comedy legend Scott Dikkers, the founder of The Onion, #1 NY Times best-selling author, creator of the comic strip Jim's Journal, voice actor, screenwriter, director, and creator of the new podcast Scott Dikkers Around.  I interrogate Scott with dating questions, and we discuss the evil Nestle corp, star signs, climate change, Vlad the impaler, Mary's ongoing beef with HBO, and the new king's sausage fingers. So stop dickering around and listen! Like right now! I command you! Please? Pretty please? Me dammit. Follow Scott Dikkers Around on Apple. Follow us on twitter @thegodpodshow and thegodpodcast.com Get the God Pod ad-free at patreon.com/godpod Give us a review, we'll read it on the show: https://ratethispodcast.com/thegodpod Follow the God Pod on Apple, Spotify or your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I sit down with comedian and author Scott Dikkers. We talk about his career working at The Onion, The AV Club, performing live, his work as an author and how Scott is Gettin' Better!   Follow Scott Dikkers  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsscottdikkers Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottDikkers   Follow me on my Twitch channel for comedy nights, video games with friends, and more! https://www.twitch.tv/ron_funches    Become a Patron at http://www.patreon.com/gettinbetterwithron and get perks like personal affirmations, shoutouts, hand written letters, tickets to my shows, and much more!   We have an Instagram! Give us a follow for classic clips and positive affirmations at @gettinbetterpodcast   For all tour dates and merch go to http://www.ronfunches.com   Don't forget to hit subscribe for weekly podcasts!     Ron Funches, Ron Funches Podcast, Gettin' Better, Gettin' Better with Ron Funches, Podcast, Comedy Podcast, Scott Dikkers, The Onion     This episode is also brought to you by Better Help. Get 10% off your first month at http://www.betterhelp.com/funches 

This show is different from most of the others I've done. My guest is Scott Dikkers. He's not a musician. He is a writer, comedian, podcaster, and co-founder of The Onion. He jumps on the podcast to chat with me about creativity. He talks about his early influences, like The Muppets & Jay Leno, how he gets inspiration from bad comedy, and how he got his start writing the comic Jim's Journal all the way to writing a New York Times bestseller that was self-published. Scott goes into some great stories about starting The Onion, how it was named, favorite & least favorite moments, and expanding The Onion's reach simply due to the desire to be literally everywhere. Scott also talks about leaving The Onion, writing books about comedy that actually go step by step through the entire process, and creating a podcast that is just as helpful. Finally we wrap up with what he's working on now. Follow Scott on Twitter @ScottDikkers and on Instagram @itsscottdikkers. Check out his YouTube page and his website, scottdikkers.com. He's very approachable! Follow us @PerformanceAnx on the socials. Support the show with merch at performanceanx.threadless.com or a coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now get ready for a fascinating journey in comedy with Scott Dikkers on Performance Anxiety, part of the Pantheon Podcast Network.

The creator of The Onion, Scott Dikkers, joins David to discuss the political & religious climate in America. Remove Ads: patreon.com/davidcsmalley

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A “black and white” radio comedy from the golden age of radio featuring the world's stupidest private dick!

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"The childlike side is still in us." What a thrill to chat with the founding editor of the the satirical newspaper The Onion!Scott Dikkers, who is from Minneapolis MN, shares how the many avenues of comedy got him to where he is today - a secretly shy dude with a busload of humor to teach and write about. Check out his online classes, humor writing books and video podcast, too!In this episode we chat about how The Onion started, his cartoons, his voice work (I even get an impression out of him!). There is also his animation and his talents shared with Saturday Night Live. It was wonderful to discuss his drive, why deadlines are a must, the best advice he ever got and how he pranked a president - twice!Site: scottdikkers.comSite: HowToWriteFunny.comVideo Podcast: Scott Dikkers AroundOver thirty books, including the series on How To Write Funny

Today's show focuses primarily on Thursday's televised hearings conducted by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. The big takeaway is new and overwhelming evidence that January 6 was an inside job and that Representative Scott Perry, Republican of Pennsylvania and Representative Andy Biggs, Republican of Arizona along with several other Republican members of congress conspired to overturn the election and then, after January 6th, asked Donald Trump for a presidential pardon before he left office.  Guests With Time Codes (00:25) David Does the News: January 6 goes Prime Time; (1:04:07) "USA of Distraction" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (1:11:37) Prof. Sheryll Cashin (author of "White Space, Black ‘Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality") Sheryl Cashin is Professor of Law at Georgetown University, where she teaches Constitutional Law, Race and American Law, and other subjects. She is an active member of the Poverty and Race Research Action Council, she's written commentaries for The Washington Post, Salon, The Root, and other media, and she is a contributing editor for Politico. Professor Cashin writes about race relations and inequality in America, and she is the author of Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy, Place Not Race, The Failures of Integration, and White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality (1:39:04) Scott Dikkers (founding editor, "The Onion" and "The AV Club") Scott Dikkers is the founder of TheOnion.com and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 30 books, including “How to Write Funny.” He is the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, a Peabody, and too many Webby Awards to count. He can be seen on his weekly comedy show Scott Dikkers Around. (2:04:40) The Herschenfelds: Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) (2:38:00) Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund) w/ Kathy Guillermo (SVP of Laboratory Investigations Department at PETA) (3:11:36) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) w/ Kate Vlach (Policy Director at the DC Attorney General. Formerly: Law Clerk @ ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, Policy Associate @ NARAL Pro-Choice America) (4:12:39) The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Jonathan Bick, Adnan Husain, Ann Li, other PhDs PLUS: ASMR for your eyeballs - Kitchen ASMR with Joe in Norway - Shop ASMR with Dave in PA (5:22:34) Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America) We livestream here on YouTube every Monday and Thursday starting at 5:00 PM Eastern and go until 11:00 PM. Please join us! Take us wherever you go by subscribing to this show as a podcast!

Another episode in our continuing series about the Business of Comedy: A fascinating interview with the Peabody Award Winning,  New York Times Bestselling Author, Screenwriter, Lecturer and Founder of 'The Onion', Scott Dikkers...who believes you can teach ANYBODY to be Funny. He obviously hasn't met The Robio.

We've interview the top comedy authors in the world and this episode shares our biggest takeaways and must hear advice for comics to level up their game fast! Listen and learn! Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/HotBreathPod?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/c/HotBreathPod?sub_confirmation=1) Full Author Episodes Below: Jerry Corley - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/jerry-corley-comedy-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/jerry-corley-comedy-masterclass) Wayne Federman - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/wayne-federman-history-of-stand-up (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/wayne-federman-history-of-stand-up) Steve North - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/steve-north-comedy-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/steve-north-comedy-masterclass) Stephen Rosenfield - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/stephen-rosenfield-comedy-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/stephen-rosenfield-comedy-masterclass) Scott Dikkers - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/scott-dikker-comedy-writing-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/scott-dikker-comedy-writing-masterclass) Beth Lapides - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/beth-lapides-comedy-podcast (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/beth-lapides-comedy-podcast) Judy Carter - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/judy-carter-comedy-bible-podcast (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/judy-carter-comedy-bible-podcast) Greg Dean - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/greg-dean-joke-writing-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/greg-dean-joke-writing-masterclass) John Vorhaus - https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/john-vorhaus-comedy-masterclass (https://hotbreath.captivate.fm/episode/john-vorhaus-comedy-masterclass)

Please give a warm welcome to today's Desk Chair Expert, Grant, who brings his experience writing, performing, and directing comedy. Grant and I break down how to joke about serious subjects, discuss being relatable vs. being specific, and find out how many times we can say “truth” or “honesty” in half an hour (spoiler alert: it's a lot). Grant gives us actionable suggestions for how to generate ideas and get started with creating comedy that evokes emotions and makes a point. You can find more of Grant's work on the SPAP Sketch Comedy YouTube page. References mentioned: How to Write Funny, Scott Dikkers; Truth in Comedy, Charna Halpern, Del Close, Kim “Howard” Johnson; George Carlin; Lysistrata, Aristophanes; Joe Pera Talks With You; Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson; Nanette, Hannah Gadsby As a reminder, this series is called Desk Chair Expert because the guests are regular people talking about subjects they find interesting. Please understand that they are discussing the extent of their personal knowledge and expressing their individual opinions.

Stephen Rosenfield is one of the world's most respected comedy authors and instructors joining the Hot Breathiverse to answer your questions live. This is a must hear interview for anyone looking to take their comedy and career to the next level. This is just one of the several interviews we've done in our 2022 comedy author series. Check out our other interviews with authors like Greg Dean, Jerry Corley, Scott Dikkers, and Judy Carter now available on the podcast. Listen and share! Get Stephen's Book Here: https://amzn.to/3E0aQPj (https://amzn.to/3E0aQPj) Learn more about our educational resources here: https://hotbreathmedia.com/ (https://hotbreathmedia.com/)

Scott Dikkers is an award winning author, founder of The Onion, and esteemed comedy educator here to give you all the goods on how to write jokes and make money doing it. Dive in to this comedy writing masterclass and learn from one of the best in the game. Learn more about Scott and his products here: https://scottdikkers.com/ (https://scottdikkers.com/) Learn more about our educational resources here: https://hotbreathmedia.com/ (https://hotbreathmedia.com/)

The Kevin Alan Show talks to The Onion's very own Scott DikkersSupport the show (https://patreon.com/thekevinalanshowpodcast)

“Scott Dikkers founded the world's first humor website, TheOnion.com, in 1996. A few years earlier he helped found the original Onion newspaper. He's served as The Onion's owner and editor-in-chief, on and off, for much of the last quarter century. Scott co-wrote and edited The Onion's first original book, Our Dumb Century, a look at recent history through front pages of The Onion. It's sold over a million copies, debuting as a #1 New York Times and #1 Amazon bestseller. He also co-wrote and edited The Onion's second original book, Our Dumb World, a world atlas parody, which also debuted on the New York Times bestseller list.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This month, Crys is joined by Janet, Marianne, and J Thorn for another book club, this time reading How To Write Funny Characters by Scott Dikkers. They discuss hot takes, useful advice, and how they will incorporate this book's lessons into their writing craft. Question of the week: What were your hot takes from How […]

Scott Dikkers is a comedy writer (www.howtowritefunny.com), author and was a founding editor of "The Onion." (www.theonion.com) Today we talked about his background and how he got into comedy, the early days of "The Onion," his thoughts on fake news, Dave Chappelle's recent Netflix controversy and a whole lot more. This was an interesting podcast for me because I thought it would be mostly comedy but turned out being a lot of about the state of the media and politics today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-arias/support

Take a listen to my conversation with Onion founding editor, Scott Dikkers, where we discuss Graham Chapman's memorial service, death as the ultimate straight man, and more! See all your listening options at mortifiedconversations.com!

Now entering Greener Pastures! Greener Pastures is a comedy and satire site run by a bunch of writers obsessed with out-writing, out-joking and out-funnying each other! And because we love to writing satire, talking about it, and the people who do it, we've expanded into podcasting! Today, we interview Scott Dikkers! Scott Dikkers founded the world's first humor website, TheOnion.com, in 1996. A few years earlier he helped found the original Onion newspaper. He's served as The Onion's owner and editor-in-chief, on and off, for much of the last quarter century. Scott co-wrote and edited The Onion's first original book, Our Dumb Century, a look at recent history through front pages of The Onion. It's sold over a million copies, debuting as a #1 New York Times and #1 Amazon bestseller. He also co-wrote and edited The Onion's second original book, Our Dumb World, a world atlas parody, which also debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. In the mid-2000's, Scott headed up the creation of "The Onion News Network" web series, serving as a director and executive producer. The series gave rise to many viral videos and a TV series on IFC. The web shorts won a Peabody Award in 2008. Scott led The Onion's rise from small, unknown college humor publication to internationally respected comedy brand. He gathered a talented team of writers and editors over the years, working with them to develop The Onion's culture of creative freedom and brutal honesty, its distinct comic voice, and its reliable process for generating award-winning satire, day after day. This unique process is spelled out in Scott's books, How to Write Funny, and the second in the series, How to Write Funnier, which are the basis of the Writing with The Onion program he created and teaches at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. Scott offers other courses and free resources for comedy writers on the How to Write Funny website. His work with The Onion, its website and other ancillary products, earned Scott the #43 spot on Time magazine's list of the Top 50 “Cyber Elite” alongside such iconic figures as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and George Lucas. Scott began his career in the entertainment business with his self-syndicated comic strip, Jim's Journal. The popular college cartoon, comprised of little more than stick figures, spawned a self-published book collection that became a national bestseller. Rolling Stone magazine ranked “Jim” one of America's top ten favorite writers in 1992. Scott continues to draw and animate cartoons under the banner of the Dikkers Cartoon Company. In addition to his other work, Scott is an accomplished voice actor who's performed in many national commercials, video games and animated cartoons, including Saturday Night Live's “TV Funhouse.” He's also written and directed several award-winning short films, and two feature films, Spaceman, and Bad Meat. Website = Fan forever Another interview coming at you next Monday, so stay tuned! Follow us on Twitter at @greenerpastsat and on Medium at Greener Pastures Magazine.

Scott Dikkers is a comedy writer and best-selling author, and was a founding editor of ‘The Onion' and ‘The A.V. Club.' His latest book ‘The Joke at the End of the World: a Novel' is available for purchase now.

The great humor newspaper The Onion launched 30 years ago and former editor Scott Dikkers just penned a great book all about it. He spoke with me this week and offered great stories and background on the best humor publication since Mad magazine.

Scott Dikkers, founding editor of The Onion, its longest serving editor-in-chief, winner of a Peabody award and New York Times Bestselling author of How To Write Funny joins the podcast to give his advice on how to best use humor as a tool in the workplace. Humor can be an incredibly powerful tool in storytelling but it comes with a big risk. Dikkers gives his expert advice on how to employ his 11 funny filters to make your joke succeed, but also acknowledges that not all jokes will. He explains how all comedians tell jokes that don't land, and gives advice on what to do when it happens.

While Uncle Larry screams at Lions for not covering the spread, hang out in the kitchen and check out our latest episode with one of the founders of The Onion, Scott Dikkers.  Scott is very intelligent, funny, and has loads of insight into the world of comedy.  Hear all about the humble beginnings of The Onion, to it's global success.  Make sure to check out Scott and his podcast at www.scottdikkers.com     We also talk about creativity, being your own boss, and look at some of the world's most expensive items.  We are thankful for our awesome listeners, sponsors, and guests.   Keep sharing, subscribing, listening, and reviewing.   FB-Verbalshenanigans IG-Verbalshenanigans Twitter-VScomedy

It all started with coupons -- and it's become a multi-million dollar, multi-platform media empire. It's The Onion: A worldwide source for witty news satire. The Onion was started by a few college kids at the University of Wisconsin in the late ‘80s. Now it's so engrained in our culture that we point out when the real news “looks like an Onion headline.”  The Onion has both observed the world, and changed it -- and become a must-read for millions of people every day. The Onion has had a profound influence on the business of comedy, and survived and thrived in a chaotic media landscape.  This is a story about a company that is unafraid to challenge convention, and is adamant about honoring its vision above everything else. The Venture is hosted by Ashley Milne-Tyte. This episode features: Mike Sacks, contributor, Vanity Fair, and author of Stinker Lets Loose! and Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy WritersBaratunde Thurston, former Onion director of digital, author of How to Be BlackSarah Pappalardo & Beth Newell, co-founders and editors of Reductress, and authors of How to Win at Feminism: The Definitive Guide to Having it All - And Then Some!Scott Dikkers, former Onion editor-in-chief, and author of Trump's America: Buy This Book And Mexico Will Pay For It, and How to Write FunnyMarnie Shure, managing editor of The OnionMike McAvoy, president and CEO of The Onion To learn more about The Venture, go to virginatlantic.com/theventure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices