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Five Jokes: 6-17-2025

A Sabrina Carpenter Hit, Tinder Double Dates, Trump Phones, A Celebrity Pope Visit, and A Devo/B52s Extravaganza

20 hrs ago •

Best of the Week!

Current obsessions + top 5 jokes & more!

Jun 14 •

Current Obsessions: ‘Good Night and Good Luck,’ ‘The #TacoAnthem,’ and ‘Stick’

Things move so fast these days. It’s nice to sit down and track what you’ve been focusing on.

Jun 13 •

✉️: Welcome To June (2025)

Jun 2 •

Stuff You Might’ve Missed (April & May 2025)

Hello fellow citizens of African America and gaggle of curious onlookers,

Jun 1 •

Recent posts

📡: An Evening with Bestselling Fantasy Author Lev Grossman (livestream)

I’m moderating a conversation with fantasy author Lev Grossman right now for the Queens Public Library’s Culture Connection series.

May 14 •

52:24

[Felipe Tores Medina] Is The Genre

Listen now | 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' writer Felipe Torres Medina pursuing a career in comedy as an immigrant and writing the book…

Apr 11 •

Hey, I'm In A Book

titled 'This Is How We Love' by Mike Sacks

Apr 1 •

OVERTHINKING The Increasing Relevance Of Conan O'Brien

A.K.A. Conan, The Boomer Millennial

Mar 2 •

OVERTHINKING That SNL Sketch w/ Beavis & Butt-Head

Yeah, you know the one...

Apr 25, 2024 •

VIDEO: Maurice on Mars (2022)

Maurice tries getting through another day of work on on Mars.

Jun 10, 2022 •

Five Jokes: 6-16-2025

Movie Research, 23andMe's Ownership, Minnesota Murder Suspect, Potential New Travel Ban Countries, and The New 'Toy Story' Villain

Jun 16 •

Five Jokes: 6-13-2025

A New Music Category, A Birthday Military Parade, A 'Star Trek' Cutoff, MrBeast At Disneyland, and Eddie Munster's Instagram Surprise

Jun 13 •

Five Jokes: 6-12-2025

Wikipedia's Editorial Backlash, Studios vs AI, Low Morale Among Troops Deployed To Loa Angeles, A A Frito-Lay Plant Closure, and A New Species Of…

Jun 12 •

Five Jokes: 6-11-2025

An ABC News Firing, A Major Airline Data Broker, Leaked TikTok Documents, American Investor Optimism, and A Banned Twix Ad

Jun 11 •

Five Jokes: 6-10-2025

Google vs Foxes, Vaccine Policy Layoffs, Snoop Dogg's Biopic, A Deleted Army Video, and A.I. Scammers vs Financial Aid

Jun 10 •

Five Jokes: 6-9-2025

A Setback For Tesla Robots, A Rubber Bullet Mishap, Israel's Detainment Of Greta Thunberg, A Warner Brothers Split, and Digital Shelf Labels

Jun 9 •

Podcasts

🔊 You Are The Genre

[Felipe Tores Medina] Is The Genre

🔊 It's All True! Podcast

Tim's New Podcast! "You Are The Genre"

Newsletters

Processing ✍🏾

Ideas that range from half-baked to burnt.

Monthly Newsletter 💻

monthly updates from African America

Text Interviews 💬

Experimental long-form interviews.

"Uncertain Life" webcomics--written by Tim Barnes / Illustrated by Grant Lindahl.

Special Projects

Short films, web series, etc.

Top posts

(TEXT SKETCH) LIP READING TRANSCRIPT: Barack Obama & Donald Trump @ Jimmy Carter’s Funeral

Jan 9 • Tim Barnes

[Rae Sanni] Is The Genre

Jan 15 • Tim Barnes

1 Joke From The Vault - Uncertain Life #1

Apr 22 • Tim Barnes

OVERTHINKING The Increasing Relevance Of Conan O'Brien

Mar 2 • Tim Barnes

1 Joke From The Vault - "Maurice On Mars" (Episode 1)

Apr 21 • Tim Barnes

🔊 You Are The Genre

52:24

[Felipe Tores Medina] Is The Genre

Listen now | 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' writer Felipe Torres Medina pursuing a career in comedy as an immigrant and writing the book…

Apr 11 •

49:06

[Philip Lewis] Is The Genre

Listen now (50 mins) | Philip Lewis describes his gradual path toward journalism and the importance of meaningful news curation.

Apr 2 •

and

1:14:34

[Ryan Perez] Is The Genre

Listen now | Ryan Perez's journey from cinema to sketch comedy to both.

Mar 26 •

1:08:14

[Nathan Rabin] Is The Genre

Listen now | How Nathan Rabin carved an unlikely path for himself as a writer.

Mar 19 •

and

53:44

[Rose Kelso] Is The Genre

Listen now (50 mins) | How Rose Kelso went from collecting rocks to collecting crafts that bring joy to audiences.

Mar 12 •

and

57:57

[Niles Abston] Is The Genre

Comedian and 'Dave' writer Niles Abston's journey from football to standup and television.

Mar 5 •

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