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The Bakari Sellers Podcast

Finding Humor in Today’s Politics With 'The Good Liars'

The Bakari Sellers Podcast

The Ringer

Politics, News

4.8966 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Bakari is joined by Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler, the political comedy duo behind “The Good Liars,” to discuss their start stemming from the Occupy Wall Street movement (00:44), how they find humor during a dark time of American politics (05:11), and what they’ve learned from interviewing both Republican and Democratic voters (07:56). Hosts: Bakari Sellers Guests: Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Executive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I won't tell you that it's gonna be okay.

0:07.0

I won't tell you that it's going to be okay.

0:17.5

And welcome to another episode of Boccarice House podcast. I believe this one's going to be pretty fun as we go through this and talk about all the things that really matter. I have Jason Selvick with me and

0:25.2

DeVram Steve Fleur. Did I get that right? You nailed it. You know it. You got to understand

0:30.0

you call me Baraki, Bacardi, everything. Sometimes I'm

0:34.0

Bicari, Bicardi, everything, sometimes when I'm on TV, everything but a child of God.

0:37.0

So it's a good idea to you all today,

0:40.0

the good liars trying to figure out what's going on the world around us.

0:43.6

I start each one of my shows out by having people walk us through the arc of their careers.

0:48.4

And so Jason, I'll start with you, but walk us through your career and the arc of your career and walk us into the steps you

0:56.2

taken to get to the work that you're doing now.

0:58.0

Sure, sure. Well, I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and ended up moving to West Palm Beach, Florida when I was in high school.

1:08.0

And I was kind of an angry kid when I moved to Florida.

1:10.0

I got really into like punk and hardcore music and was kind of like a like a little bit of a brad kid I think my my friend my parents would say

1:18.1

But I got into acting while I was down there.

1:23.0

I was, if I would have stayed in Louisville,

1:24.8

it would have been basketball.

1:26.3

I just would have been playing basketball.

1:27.7

And I maybe.

1:29.2

In Kentucky anyways, like coal mine.

1:31.4

Yeah, exactly.

1:32.4

So I made a good coal miner, Yeah, exactly.

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