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No Laughing Matter: Comedy, Free Speech, and Why the Last 10 Years of American Life Have Been So Stupid

Live Podcast Event

Date: December 19, 2022 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:
130 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012

In this live recording of The Psychology Podcast at the Village Underground in New York City, psychologist Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman will be joined by Jonathan Haidt and FIRE's Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott to discuss why America seems so messed up right now: Things like Gen Z, universities, social media, American democracy, and our sense of humor, grace, and decency. How can we lighten up, toughen up, and get less stupid?

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