About this episode

This episode features comedian Guy Branum, writer Julian Brave NoiseCat, and singer-songwriter Georgia Maq discussing their respective works and experiences.

Comedian, actor, and TV writer Guy Branum tells us why he ran away from Jeopardy host Ken Jennings, then dives deep into his Instagram series Things Only the Old Gays Remember ; writer and filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat discusses his book We Survived the Night, which weaves oral history, reportage, and the legend of the "Trickster Coyote" to tell tale of modern Indigenous life; and singer-songwriter Georgia Maq, formerly of Australian indie rock trio Camp Cope, gives a soaring performance of her single "Tropical Lush Ice."

People in this episode

Host: Luke Burbank

Guests: Guy Branum, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Georgia Maq

Topics covered

• comedy
• Indigenous life
• music performance
• oral history
• Instagram series

Keywords

• Guy Branum
• Julian Brave NoiseCat
• Georgia Maq
• Indigenous life
• comedy
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Camp Cope

Books & works: We Survived the Night, Things Only the Old Gays Remember, Tropical Lush Ice

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