Shownotes
Paula Poundstone, a prolific comedian, panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, and host of Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, is performing at the Englert on Saturday, January 20. She joined Daily Iowan journalists Avi Lapchick and Natalie Dunlap for a podcast about connecting with audience members, blending humor with politics, and comedy in the social media age. Poundstone shares stories about performing stand up at a Florida retirement home, connecting through Midwestern-style small talk, and staying true to her own comedic voice.