Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy E301. How Algorithms Are The New Gatekeepers - Dina Hashem
Bridget sits down with comedian and writer for The Daily Show, Dina Hashem to talk about her new comedy special Dark Little Whispers. They discuss Dina’s unexpected entry into comedy, how she started writing for The Daily Show, how crazy the COVID times actually were and how much we’ve supressed, the challenges of self-promotion, being your own brand, and how the algorithms have reintroduced the gatekeepers to the industry because you need people who know how to work the algorithm and that takes money. They also cover religion, those who don’t believe in God but who’ve made something else their higher power, learning to incorporate the voice in your head into your standup, the challenge of producing a standup special, the differences required when it comes to filming men vs filming women, the "Disposable Generation,” raw dogging on flights, and their biggest pet peeves.
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