Lectures tagged "Humor & Comedy"

Garrison Keillor: Christmas Blizzard
Garrison Keillor
December 14, 2009
01:28:01
Garrison Keillor, author, and host of A Prairie Home Companion, reads from his new book, A Christmas Blizzard. A Christmas Blizzard is vintage Keillor, a wry, witty look at a contemporary Scrooge that is sure to please.
Peter Sagal: Wait Wait...PLEASE Tell Me!
Peter Sagal
December 11, 2009
00:49:10
Host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Peter Sagal tells all about his life, his career, and the phenomenally popular radio show. His talk is with members of Public Broadcasting Atlanta's Cornerstone Society the morning after the show was taped before a live Atlanta audience.
The Gratitude Girls: 30 Days of Gratitude
The Gratitude Girls: 30 Days of Gratitude
Carolyn Buttram
November 22, 2009
00:58:29
Carolyn Buttram, Vanessa Lowry, and Robin Kirby, authors of the online book, 30 Days of Gratitude, explain how increasing gratitude can displace unwanted malice and other faults, thereby bringing peace and contentment to life. Their book can be downloaded at www.daysofgratitude.com.
Mary Karr: Lit, a Memoir
Mary Karr: Lit, a Memoir
Mary Karr
November 6, 2009
00:44:49
Poet and memoirist Mary Karr discusses her most recent memoir, Lit.
Audio-only
SuperFreakonomics
Stephen Dubner
October 29, 2009
01:01:00
Journalist Stephen Dubner discusses SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance.
Audio-only
Spinning a Tale
Irene Smalls
October 24, 2009
00:42:21
Brian O'Donovan, of WGBH's A Celtic Sojourn, hosts storytellers Jay O'Callahan and Irene Smalls. Sponsored by State Street Corporation.
John Hodgman Interviewed by Tom Perrotta
Tom Perrotta
October 24, 2009
00:52:45
Tom Perrotta grills (or perhaps roasts, as on a slow-burning fire) the man whose irresistible humor begat Hodgmania on topics ranging from the sublime to the downright silly.
Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates
Thomas Cathcart
October 23, 2009
00:56:33
Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein discuss Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates: Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explore Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in Between.