đș âYou Gonna Pay What You Oweâ: When Guilt Wakes Up with Claws
Sometimes, horror doesnât come from a haunted house or a demon in the walls. Sometimes it comes from a joke that went too farâand wonât stay buried. Revenge of the…
Why Joy Isnât a Feeling â Itâs a Strategy
Letâs get something straight.Joy isnât a gift. Itâs not something the universe hands you when you finally do enough yoga or stop eating gluten. Joy is a strategy â and…
DIARY OF AMERICA’S SHRINK #5: Uncle Sam’s Tariff Power Trip
Thursday, May 1, 2025 From the Desk of Dr. Klaus Terrance Corbin, MD Patient Name: America the Country (a.k.a. âUncle Samâ when heâs trying to be charming) Session five Transcript…
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POPS McGRUMPYFACE [6]: Free Advice on Water Sprinklers
His Glass is Half Empty but Pops is Full of Advice Dear Pops, Iâve got a question about water sprinklers. Every morning, like clockwork, my neighborâs sprinkler system kicks on…
GUEST: When Logs Attack – Becoming a Wilderness Sawyer
When Logs Attack... Becoming a Wilderness Sawyer Is 40% Physics, 60% ComedyWe were standing in a circle amongst tall Colorado pine trees, all of us wearing hard hats, long sleeves,…
5 Things to Appreciate About Comedy Open Mics
âNext to the stage, please welcome Mike Lukas.â As I make my way to the unattended microphone, a smattering of applause breaks out in the boozy showroom like maybe I…
GUEST: March Madness and Lost Human Connection
As I walked into the University of New Mexicoâs basketball area, The Pit, I noticed something was deeply, cosmically wrong.The Pit has a unique sunken design that makes you walk…
F-Muscle Pod Epi-43: The Business of Comedy
Here at the Funny Muscle Pod, we chat a lot about the skills in crafting jokes, but in this episode, we take a hard turn to the business side of comedy.And although…
GUEST ARTICLE: Climbing the Ice (Ice Baby)
After ten minutes of heroic axe swinging, toe kicking, shivering, and aggressively not looking down, I was certain I was near the top of the 50-foot ice wall Iâd been…
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So you want to make it in comedy? Think you're funny enough to make a living off it? Great. So do a million other hopefuls. Click for your FREE copy…
GUEST: Find your Best Self on the Trail in 2025
âYou look like an experienced hiker, how far are you hiking?â one group asked as I made my way up the Colorado Trail. âAnother 10 miles today,â I say, âbut Iâve…
Ten Ways the Million Words Challenge Made Me a Better Writer
âIt takes 10,000 hours of intensive practice to achieve mastery of complex skills and materials.â Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers Tweet "Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." Photographer Henri…
My Dentist First Got Me High
If I had to thank someone for my ongoing quest to get high, itâd probably be my dentist in 1975.Inclined and bibbed with a mouth full of cotton, I remember squinting at the…
Funny Muscle Podcast: Comedian Lenny Schmidt
Lenny Schmidt stops by the Funny Muscle Podcast to teach us about the logistics of planning comedy material for 5 nights in a row on a cruise ship (hint: you…
Confession: I Joined the HairClub For a Week
First time I noticed I was losing my hair happened two years after I graduated high school. It was the spring of 1985. The Terminator with Arnold Schwarzenegger was still a big…
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The Creative POV [6]: While standing among strangers at a party…
A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face. - Maya Angelou Never floss with a stranger. - Joan Rivers Hello Modern Human!Welcome to the Creative POV, where every week…
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JOY STRATEGY [5]: Three Critical Shout Outs
Synergy - the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously. â Mark Twain Welcome to The Joy Strategy, where our goal is to use the universal Law of…
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POPS McGRUMPYFACE [3]: Free First Date Advice
The Glass is Half Empty and Pops is Full of Advice 5/14/21 Dear Pops, Apologies if my words sound a little giddy today â itâs only because Iâve fallen in…