Episode #129
Ari Shaffir
Books mentioned
The Strain
Mentioned by Ari Shaffir · at 01:15:35
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Joe speaks with comedian Ari Shaffir about his career, podcast exposure, recent performances, and experiences in comedy. Their wide-ranging conversation covers aging, public backlash, automobiles, AI, immortality, nuclear weapons, vampire culture, sexuality, environmental conflict, war, corporate profiteering, and political and social issues.
What they talked about
- Aging and Sylvester Stallone as a benchmark
- Doug Stanhope's controversial joke on BBC Radio
- Restaurant scams and bad kitchen practices
- Kitchen Nightmares and moldy beans
- Spitting in food and restaurant risks
- Balboa Island as a peaceful wealthy enclave
- Racist comedy sketches and offending white people
- Northern Ireland trip: violence and bad food
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