Trump vs. Comedy . . . Colbert and South Park, w/ Prof. Sophia McClennen (G&R 405)

We had another fantastic interview w/ Professor Sophia McClennen (@mcclennen65) of Penn State who's the foremost authority and satire and politics. We had lively discussions of the firing of Stephen Colbert and the South Park episode showing Trump in bed with Satan, as well as the general role of comedy in taking on Trump. Trump is thin-skinned and has no ability to take a joke, so satirists and comedians have been able to put him into meltdowns . . . .About Our GuestSophia A. McClennen is a professor at Penn State University who focuses on the intersection of culture, politics, and society. She’s the founding director of the Center for Global Studies and a columnist at Salon.com. Her research explores how storytelling, satire, and media shape political consciousness and resistance.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------🎧 Outro Music: "Green and Red Blues" by Moody🔗Links//📚 Website: https://www.sophiamcclennen.com📝 Article: "Stephen Colbert Wasn't CBS's First Satirical Sacrifice"🎙️ Follow Green and Red🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast🌐 Website: https://greenandredpodcast.org💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/M24GyqrS📰 Substack: https://greenandredpodcast.substack.com🌌 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/podcastgreenred.bsky.social💚 Support the Green and Red Podcast🎉 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast☕ Donate: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR🌍 Our Networks🎧 Labor Podcast Network: https://www.laborradionetwork.org📢 Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network: https://linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork📻 WAMF (90.3 FM), New Orleans: https://wamf.org🏆 Top 100 Progressive Podcasts (#68): https://bit.ly/432XNJT✊ Unions Power America Sweepstakes: https://unionpowerusa.com🎬 A Green and Red Podcast production👨‍🏫 Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969)✂️ Edited by Scott🔔 Subscribe for more radical analysis of U.S. politics, satire, and leftist resistance.