Podcast: Zines with V. Vale and Josh Karp

This week on The Sound of Young America: two stories of counter-cultural publications.

V. Vale's "Search and Destroy" and "Re/Search" are both seminal texts of the counter culture. Presaging (and later documenting) zines, they shed light on movements from punk rock to body modification to pranks. Their newest book, "Pranks 2" is the sequel to one of my all-time favorites, "Pranks."

Josh Karp's new book, "A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and the National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever," tells the story of one of our country's greatest humor institutions, as well as that of the man behind it. From the magazine to "Animal House" and "Caddyshack," the National Lampoon defined the humor of the 1970s, and introduced epochal changes to the American cultural landscape. Be sure to check out our bonus audio, below, wherein Josh discusses the founding of the Lampoon, the revolution it represented, and the sad downfall of the brand.

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