Maeve Higgins's Learn & Laugh: Recent Episodes
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Learning and laughing are my two favorite activities and these shows make me do both, sometimes at the same time, which is the dream, right?
Comedian Maeve Higgins is the host of Maeve in America, a podcast on changing the conversation around immigration through funny, beautiful and sometimes maddening immigration stories, as told by the people who’ve lived them.
Zaza’s a doting father, a marketing whiz, a serious chocolate addict, and a Syrian asylum seeker. I am so proud of him, and of this episode!
Quenn and Dikoda have been cursed…AGAIN. Makes me LOL on the subway, especially Jenny St. Vaseline, artist and heir to the Vaseline fortune.
This podcast reflects our bonkers world – from ISIS to a weird story about Hitler’s phone and a brand new ant species, it’s all here, daily.
Figuring out string theory is easy with Neil deGrasse Tyson and theoretical physicist Brian Greene by your side. I should know, I co-host!
Alexis Koe (history hero) and Elliott Kallan (comedy legend) team up to examine number 41, George H.W. Bush. Turns out he loves condoms!?
Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman remind me of my own besties, they are real and clever and always questioning. Love this early episode!
Longform introduces me to the work of many great journalists, including Gopal, whose book about Afghanistan is humane, insightful and cool!
My comfort listen. A young boy finds an enchanting object in the street. Decades later, radio genius Starlee Kine finds its owner.
Great blend of industry and personal chat from these smart, funny women, covering race, power and dating. Classic Obama anecdote included!