Comedians Against Nuclear War, War Crimes, and Wars on Democracy, w/ Orli Matlow and William Hartung | Ep. 304

About this episode

This episode features comedians Orli Matlow and William Hartung discussing the challenges of political comedy in a militarized society.

Antiwar comedy kills! Orli Matlow (host of War is Stupid: An Antiwar Podcast About War) and William Hartung (co-author of the Trillion-Dollar War Machine) are both comedians who make jokes against militarism and war. In this laugh filled episode of the pod, Orli, Bill, and Dr. Van Jackson explore the challenges of political or "charged" comedy in a country always at war.

People in this episode

Host: Van Jackson

Guests: Orli Matlow, William Hartung

Topics covered

• antiwar comedy
• militarism
• political comedy
• war
• democracy
• challenges of comedy

Keywords

• antiwar
• comedy
• militarism
• politics
• war crimes
• democracy
• charged comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: War is Stupid: An Antiwar Podcast About War, Trillion-Dollar War Machine

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