Jena Friedman: On Comedy In Turbulent Times, AI and Her New Podcast "The Epstein Files Book Club"
For this week’s episode, Becky welcomes her friend, Oscar-nominated writer, acclaimed political comedian and actor Jena Friedman (The Daily Show, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm). Jena opens up about navigating comedy in these, um… turbulent times, and what inspired her to launch her new podcast with journalist Elise Hu, "The Epstein Files Book Club". They also dive into Jena’s brilliant 2025 TED Talk, “The Jokes AI Won’t Tell”, her experiences working with Jon Stewart and David Letterman, and why there’s truly nothing better than New Jersey at Christmastime.
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Guest: Jena Friedman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2773070/
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For this week’s episode, Becky welcomes her friend, Oscar-nominated writer, acclaimed political comedian and actor Jena Friedman (The Daily Show, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm). Jena opens up about navigating comedy in these, um… turbulent times, and what inspired her to launch her new podcast with journalist Elise Hu, "The Epstein Files Book Club". They also dive into Jena’s brilliant 2025 TED Talk, “The Jokes AI Won’t Tell”, her experiences working with Jon Stewart and David Letterman, and why there’s truly nothing better than New Jersey at Christmastime.
Host: Becky Sloviter
Guest: Jena Friedman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2773070/
If you enjoyed this podcast, please follow, share, like, comment, all the things - thank you for your support!
Check out our episodes on YouTube as well! https://www.youtube.com/@generalmeetingpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/generalmeetingpod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@generalmeetingpod
Website: https://www.generalmeetingpod.com
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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