Comedian, actress and tap dancer, Maysoon Zayid joins us to discuss the ethics of comedy, discrimination, and General Hospital. We discuss questions like, “Is it ever okay to make fun of someone?” and “Should you be allowed to make fun of Donald Trump’s hair?” Join us as Maysoon answers these questions and more.

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Show Notes:

Introduction

• Maysoon Zayid’s TED Talk, “I got 99 problems…palsy is just one.”

Andy and Sandra’s Interview with Maysoon Zayid

• Maysoon Zayid’s Wikipedia page
• Maysoon’s official website
• Megan Garber, How Comedians Became Public Intellectuals (The Atlantic)
• Some of the comedians Maysoon mentions:
  • George Carlin
  • Lenny Bruce
  • Gilda Radner
  • Carol Burnett
  • Amy Poehler
  • Aron Kader
  • Dean Obeidallah
• The Muslims Are Coming!
• New York Arab-American Comedy Festival
• Muslim Funny Fest
• Shake It Like Taylor Swift (CNN)
• I can’t go to bed… (xkcd)
• Maysoon on Twitter: @maysoonzayid
• Ben Carson Does Not Believe a Muslim Should Be President (NBC News)
• General Hospital   General Hospital   General Hospital

Some other great links:

• Using Humor to Create World Change (Maysoon interviewed by fellow New Jerseyan Marie Forleo)
• Maysoon on Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Thanks to Evelyn Brosius for our logo. Music used in this episode (in order of appearance):

1. 1. “Badlands” by Cory Gray
      From the Free Music Archive
      CC BY-NC 3.0
   2. “Trundle” by Podington Bear
      From the Free Music Archive
      CC BY-NC 3.0
   3. “Gravy” by Podington Bear
      From the Free Music Archive
      CC BY-NC 3.0
   4. “Golden Hour” by Podington Bear
      From the Free Music Archive
      CC BY-NC 3.0
   5. “Dill Pickles” by Heftone Banjo Orchestra
      From the Free Music Archive
      CC BY-NC 4.0

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