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Aaaaand we’re back.  Part 3 took us almost a whole year to put out because Mx was impossible to deal with. Or I was. Or maybe we just took some time to lick our wounds and refocus because our big network podcast deal fell through.

SURPRISE NERDS: THIS TWO PART EPISODE IS NOW 3 PARTS!  LAST TIME MX AND I DID A BASIC OVER-VIEW THAT STIRRED UP A MAJOR REACTION ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. NEXT TIME WE LOOK AT CONSEQUENCES AND RISK FOR COMICS AND TEACHERS - TWO COMMON TARGETS OF PUBLIC SHAMING. 

MX AND I SPENT THE FIRST HOUR OF OUR RECORDING SESSION ARGUING ABOUT OUR PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FREE SPEECH AND CENSORSHIP. I GET PRETTY PISSED OFF. MX IS ANNOYINGLY SOCRATIC. FREE SPEECH IS ONE OF THOSE TOPICS THAT FEELS EASY TO UNDERSTAND SO MOST PEOPLE HAVE A VERY CLEAR OPINION ABOUT IT: PERFECT INGREDIENTS FOR CONFLICT. 

THIS IS PART 2 OF OUR TALK ABOUT BULLYING, SPECIFICALLY AGGRESSION - DIFFERENT FROM RUDENESS OR BEING MEAN.

WE TOOK ON A REAL MONSTER OF A TOPIC THIS WEEK: BULLYING. IT WAS SO BIG WE ENDED UP WITH ENOUGH FOR TWO EPISODES. PART 2 OF 2 WILL DROP NEXT MONDAY. WE START BY DEFINING THIS OVERUSED BUZZWORD.

Who is in charge in the classroom or on the comedy stage? How are they the same and how are they different experiences for the audience and the presenters?

A teacher tries to convince a comic that their jobs are the same and that the two can learn from each other; which side are you on?