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Dec 2015
19m 33s

Episode 12: Humor

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
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This week on Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam looks at what we find funny and what, well, crosses the line. Comedian Bill Burr joins us to talk about why race, gender and Caitlin Jenner can be so funny. 
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