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Nov 6, 2025 35 min

The Joke

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When an archivist in the future finds a single surviving joke, she risks her job to uncover its meaning, discovering forbidden laughter along the way. Written by Mary McDonnell, with direction, sound design, and original music by Jonathan Mitchell. Performed by Betsy Helmer, Josh Tobin, John Trowbridge, Alexandra Dickson, Brandon Zelman, Amanda Giobbi, Mary McDonnell, Davy Gardner, Hunter Nelson, Louis Kornfeld, and Cherie McMaster. Support The Truth by ⁠⁠subscribing to our ad-free feed⁠⁠. It’s $5, or $50 a year. You’ll get every story without interruption, but more than that, you’ll be supporting the survival of our show. Go to: ⁠⁠thetruthpodcast.supportingcast.fm⁠⁠ Follow us on... ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BLUESKY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠THREADS⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠REDDIT⁠⁠ To learn more about our show, go to our website: ⁠⁠thetruthpodcast.com⁠

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