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TV writer/podcast Molly McAleer joins 'You Are The Genre!' + an the top five jokes from Alexandria Love's takeover & more!

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LATEST POSTS:

• Yo Are The Genre

  TV writer and podcaster Molly McAleer joined me on the You Are The Genre podcast this week! We talk about how about her journey from blogs, to television, to her own Solid Listen podcast network.

  Paid subscribers can listen ahead to the NEXT episode with comedian, writer and actor Sonia Denis (set to appear in Marvel’s upcoming Ironheart series)!

  [Sonia Denis] Is The Genre

TOP FIVE JOKES OF THE WEEK!

Each weekday, I send five topical jokes. Subscribers (yes, you!) have voted on what made them laugh the most. However, this week the talented

Alexandria Love

took over the show!

Subscribe to her Great! newsletter:

And check out the top 5 jokes from HER week below!

Note: Whenever there is a tie, I become the deciding vote.

MONDAY: 3-25-2024

• Today is the final deadline for Donald Trump to secure a $454 million bond in his civil fraud case. Apparently if his fundraiser is successful, not only could he avoid prison time, but he will also receive a pizza party for his entire school! But seriously, 450 million dollars seems a little high, and I’m surprised Trump didn’t try to negotiate. If only there was a book he could read about the art of making deals…

[read other jokes from that day here]

TUESDAY: 3-26-2024

• The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that millennials and Gen Z are drinking less alcohol than older generations. Of course we are! Alcohol is poison. We’re focused on healthier alternatives, like snorting ketamine in a port-a-potty at Coachella.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

WEDNESDAY: 3-27-2024

• Just a few days after hiring RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, NBC news has fired her due to strong backlash. Apparently, this was the quickest turnaround at NBC since Rachel got off that plane.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

THURSDAY: 3-28-2024

• A High Court judge ordered a former curator at the British Museum to return artifacts he allegedly swiped from the institution. Talk about taking your work home with you!The judge was quoted as saying, “How dare you steal historical artifacts that don’t belong to you! That’s the British Museum’s job!”

[read the other jokes from that day here]

FRIDAY : 3-29-2024

• The Washington Post has reported on a study that claims more than one drink a day raises the likelihood of heart disease in women. After doing the math, I must announce that I have sadly passed away five years ago.

[read the other jokes from that day here]

If you enjoyed those Five Jokes, check out the most recent batch of Top Five Jokes!

BEST OF THE BEST!

Vote on your favorite joke among the top 5 — that way I can email the “Top Jokes of March” in an upcoming letter.

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SOMETHIN’ ELSE!

I was recently a part of an epic Uptown Showdown debate about coffee vs tea. Check out my presentation!

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