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A MaxFunCon Special with Brooke Gladstone, Lee Unkrich and more on The Sound of Young America
Posted Wed, 08/03/2011 - 10:46 by Julia Smith
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A moment with John Hodgman and Lee Unkrich
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Bullseye This week, highlights from our annual creativity and comedy conference, MaxFunCon. Join us for some excerpts of illuminating talks:
- Thoughts on getting started in public media, the role of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and more from On the Media's Brooke Gladstone. Her book The Influencing Machine is out now.
- A conversation between John Hodgman and Lee Unkrich, director of the acclaimed film Toy Story 3, on making a final sequel to a beloved series. (You can also listen to our past interview with Lee on The Sound here.)
Plus, top-notch comedy from:
- Stop Podcasting Yourself's Graham Clark
- MaxFun favorite Maria Bamford
- UK comedy darling Josie Long
- Our pal Greg Behrendt
- And to close, some musings from veteran road comic Jerry O'Hearn.
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