No. 433 - Caitlin Kunkel on Satire and Creative Discipline

About this episode

Jason Farr interviews satirist Caitlin Kunkel about her journey and insights into satire and creative discipline.

We got to talk to satirist Caitlin Kunkel! Jason sits down with Caitlin to trace her journey from collegiate distance swimmer to satire expert. Caitlin delves into how being an athlete led her to naturally merge sports psychology concepts with creative practice. She recounts the experiences that formed her comedy brain, working in Chicago theater fundraising, training and teaching at Second City, discovering satire after her “drama” scripts kept getting laughs, how her satire curriculum developed, and shares teaching strategies for activating students. She also talks about her forthcoming book, "Inside Jokes," and how a viral McSweeney’s piece became her book "New Erotica for Feminists." Her website: caitlinkunkel.com Pre Order "Inside Jokes" here: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/elissa-bassist/inside-jokes/9781538770771/ Her newsletter, Input/Output, about the creative process: inputandoutput.substack.com Her upcoming classes: writingworkshops.com/collections/creative-writing-classes-with-caitlin-kunkel Instagram: @KunkelTron, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Threads: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Farr

Guest: Caitlin Kunkel

Topics covered

• satire
• creative discipline
• comedy
• sports psychology
• theater
• writing

Keywords

• satire
• comedy
• Caitlin Kunkel
• creative process
• writing workshops
• Inside Jokes
• New Erotica for Feminists

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Second City, McSweeney’s, Input/Output, writingworkshops.com

Books & works: Inside Jokes, New Erotica for Feminists

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