Meeting of movement. She is interviewed by rebecca tracer. Afterwards is the weekly interview program, interviewing top nonfiction authors about the latest work. All afterwards programs are also available im podcasts. And is so nice to be here with you. Talking about your new book which is coming. I actually want to start by asking you about humor. Because your writing in this book is very funny. Would you call yourself a humor writer. I guess so. Thank you. People love to call me a comedian which i dont really feel like is accurate because i dont do santa company. I have but a long time ago. And it is very hard and i didnt like it. I wasnt good at it. I am a comedy writer. Im a humor writer. I do nothing but try to be funny all of the time. That is my main mission. I guess i want to ask you, as a writer, as a feminist writer, a political writer, a cultural critic, how is humor a useful entry. For this things you want to see. It has always been very useful to me i found. Maybe it is ju
All after words programs are also available as podcasts. Hi lindy, its so nice to be here with you. Talking about your new book, the witches are coming. I want to start by asking you about humor. Because your writing in this book and always, is very funny. Would you call yourself a humor writer . I guess so. Thank you. People always call me a comedian which i dont feel is accurate because i dont do standup comedy. I have but it was a long time ago but its very hard and i didnt like it and i wasnt good at it. Im a comedy writer. I have a comedy tv show and im a humor writer and i certainly do nothing but try to be funny all the time. Thats my main mission. I guess i want to ask you as a writer, a feminist writer, political writer, a cultural critic. How is humor a useful entry point for the things you want to say . Its always been really useful to me ive found. Maybe thats, may be very convenient for me to say it goes thats what i like to write. But it feels like a great way to sell cha
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You are watching our special extended coverage of the israel hamas war. New this morning, the u. S. Embassy in israel is offering americans and immediate relatives evacuation by sea from haifa to cyprus. On monday, at 8 am local time, it is on a Space Limited basis. The embassy says chartered flights are also being arranged. Meanwhile, the rafah Crossing Point between israel and gaza remains closed this morning as egyptian authorities continue negotiations with israel and the United States over allowing u. S. Citizens to cross into egypt. The State Department urges the more than 500 americans estimated to be in gaza to quickly move south as the window to cross will be brief. A second u. S. Aircraft carrier is headed to the Eastern Mediterranean to help deter escalation in the region. It joins another Carrier Strike group that arrived earlier this week. And according to the Israel Defense forces, at least 1300 people have been killed in israel since the fighting began, with the Palestin