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Sep 2019
34m 56s

On sex and bias with comedian Sara Pasco...

Financial Times
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How does evolutionary biology shape our attitudes towards desire? Is it always possible to confront your own prejudice? Gris talks to Sara Pascoe about making jokes in the age of woke speak, the highs and lows of life as a comedian, and her new book Sex Power Money.


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