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Are you new to comedy podcasts, overwhelmed by the array of options, and wondering where to begin?
Podcaster Alie Ward has the ability to narrate her thoughts as if they were written in a script.
Its other key appeal is the hosts dagger-sharp wit.
Unlike so many frankly interminable educational podcasts, all the funny little interjections inOlogiesare entrees, not hors doeuvres.
On occasion, Wards topic of interest does the heavy lifting of generating laughs for her.
Well, I dont want to get too private, the doctor cracks back.
Such work has its pleasures, of course, but it can be hard.
Theres not a lot of salaciousness to it.
(Willingham: These swallowtail butterflies have light receptors on their genitalia.
Imagine if you could detect light with your genitalia.
Ward: Absolutely changes the rave scene.)
So if youre out there and you have dongxiety, maybe you just need a deeeeep, deeeep … She sounds serious, but Ward, as is her wont, smells an opportunity for one last joke.
Her suggestion for anyone struggling to pitch their tents?
Watch some educational materials that perhaps were not filmed in a Van Nuys motel.
Dont forget the berries.
Only do it if you want to and enjoy it.
Stick your tongue out on the way down.
Good suction on the way up.
Practice controlling your gag reflex.
Dont focus too much on the head it gets numb.
