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Journalist Madeline Moitozo joins 'You Are The Genre!' + an the top five jokes from last week & more!
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You Are The Genre
TV actor journalist and Juniper Media founder, Madeline Moitozo joined me on the You Are The Genre podcast this week! We talk about navigating her career through the ups and downs of the news industry and finding her voice as a writer.
Paid subscribers can listen ahead to the NEXT episode with comedian Ian Abramson!
Ian has a new special called The Heist that you can purchase now!
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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.
Note: Whenever there is a tie, I become the deciding vote.
MONDAY: 4-15-2024
If convicted this year, Trump could lose the right to vote for himself. Upon learning this, he was overheard muttering, “Am I one of the Blacks now?”
[read other jokes from that day here]
TUESDAY: 4-16-2024
The owners of O.J. Simpson’s infamous Ford Bronco are ready to sell. And they’ve got a killer sales pitch!
[read the other jokes from that day here]
WEDNESDAY: 4-17-2024
Red Lobster is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — while also begging men everywhere to “Please make your wives, boo thangs and side pieces feel like Beyoncé so they can treat you to a lavish dinner here.”
[read the other jokes from that day here]
THURSDAY: 4-18-2024
Therapists told The Daily Beast that patients have confessed to The New York Times Games app messing with their mood or mental health. But, if they think Wordle stressful, wait until they read the full on sentences in each article.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
FRIDAY : 4-19-2024
The U.S. Air Force confirmed the first successful AI dogfight between an autonomously controlled aircraft and a human pilot. And just yesterday, Elon Musk accomplished something similar between himself, a glass of wine, and a robot shaped like Jessica Rabbit.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
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BEST OF THE BEST!
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