Show Notes
Can a comedy show feel more like summer camp? Comedian, writer, and The Daily Show correspondent Josh Johnson joins Talia Schlanger to talk about the live experience he created to bring fans together through comedy, music, and community. Josh reflects on hosting The Daily Show, keeping up with his massively popular YouTube channel, writing jokes in an age of constant outrage, and why he approaches even the most divisive topics with curiosity. Together, they explore the value of paying attention to the news, to each other, and to the world around us. He
And for Article Club, Talia talks to writer and camp director Violet Piper about her Slate article “I Run a Summer Camp. I Can Tell You Right Now That You're Ruining Your Kid's Summer.” Drawing on her own experience this summer, Violet explains how constant communication and parental anxiety can get in the way of the very growth camp is meant to foster. Together, they discuss independence, unstructured play, life without smartphones, and what exactly parents are getting wrong about camp.
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