5min chapter

The Ralston College Podcast cover image

Ep. 14 - The Morality of Satire: Andrew Doyle and Stephen Blackwood

The Ralston College Podcast

CHAPTER

The Importance of Humor in Satirical Work

I think I returned to WH Auden's definition of satire, a distinction between satire and comedy where he talks about satire being angry and optimistic. It rails against these things, but it fundamentally believes that it can change and we can change for the good. Whereas comedy he describes as good natured and pessimistic in Sephora's, it's resigned to how terrible things are and so just laughs at them. So what's time, although I'm often accused of bullying because I'm mocking identity politics, the misinterpretation there, is I'm never mocking marginalized groups or vulnerable groups. The social justice movement, it legitimizes bullying. And ironically, then I am accused of bullying for reason that

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode