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Think Again - a Big Think Podcast

34. Paul F. Tompkins (Comedian) – A Tiny, Cosmic Threat

Think Again - a Big Think Podcast

Big Think / Panoply

Arts, Society & Culture

4.6594 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2016

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Shockingly well-dressed comedian Paul F. Tompkins, host of Spontaneanation and the television show No, You Shut Up! joins host Jason Gots for improvised singing and conversation on subjects ranging from supervillains to presidential debates. Also! We debut our amazing new theme song from the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Huh, have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

0:04.0

Not much to it, is there?

0:06.0

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

0:11.0

Mmm, that is good.

0:13.0

Now that's what Asani should sound like.

0:15.0

Go all crisp in with walkers.

0:18.0

Delicious.

0:20.0

Hey there, I'm Jason Gatz and you're listening to Think Again, a Big Think podcast.

0:29.5

Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from the most creative thinkers of our time.

0:35.5

The Think Again podcast straps us into a rocket and shoots

0:38.4

us out of our comfort zone. We surprise some of the smartest people you know with ideas they're

0:42.8

not prepared to discuss. I'm very excited to be joined today by Paul F. Tompkins. He's a shockingly

0:48.3

well-dressed comedian and actor who has appeared in many things such as Mr. Show, the film There

0:54.0

Will Be Blood, and over a billion podcasts,

0:56.3

including his own totally improvised and very, very funny spontaneous nation, which I said correctly.

1:02.5

Yes, he did.

1:04.0

Where he makes crazy stuff up with a piano and people snickering in the background.

1:09.4

Welcome to think again, Paul.

1:12.5

That is maybe the most perfect summation of the show that I've ever heard. Thank you. Thank you very much. I don't know if you

1:18.4

guys can see us out there, but Paul, who is normally a very well-dressed man, is actually...

1:22.5

Shockingly so. Yeah, is wearing a track suit today, which is surprising, whereas I am in a

1:27.4

tuxedo. I just came from Little Italy. Yeah. I was sitting in the coffee shop, me and my gibrage. I don't know. I'm trying to make up an Italian word. Yeah, jabrage sounds a talk about. Debrage. Yeah, well, so, but that's okay. That's okay. It's okay. It's allowed here. Yeah.

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