Comedian Rob Delaney, banned books and Josh Gondelman

Happy To Be Here

Greta Johnsen

Improvement, Nerd, Culture, Wbez, Pop, Books, Society & Culture, Nerdette, Self, Tv & Film, Technology, Nerds, Tv

4.6 • 924 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2014

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Comedian Rob Delaney on being open about mental health without glorifying the 'tortured artist' trope, being a Twitter superstar and the most unexpectedly sexy thing about his marriage. Plus homework from Josh Gondelman and your nerd confessions. http://nerdettepodcast.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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0:00.0	This WBEZ podcast is supported by the 50th Chicago International Film Festival and the Illinois Office of Tourism,
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1:01.6	He banned Henry Miller. He banned D.H. Lawrence. Jeff. Giovanni's room because it's too
1:05.7	homosexual. Stop it right now. You're a guest at this school.
1:12.2	I'm a student at this school. He banned Fahrenheit 451, which is about banning books.
1:15.1	Was that supposed to be funny?
1:18.7	I'm Greta Johnson.
1:20.2	I'm Tricia Bobita.
1:21.3	And from W. Be Easy in Chicago.
1:23.2	This is Nerd Act.
1:24.7	Coming up, it's banned book week, so we're talking about all of our favorite
1:27.9	sorted stories. And then a conversation with Rob Delaney, who's really good at telling jokes in 140
1:33.1	characters or less. All that plus your nerd confessions. Right here on Nerdette.
1:42.0	Professor, her kind of woman doesn't belong on any committee.
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