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
“Next to the stage, please welcome Mike Lukas.” As I make my way to the unattended microphone, a smattering of applause breaks out in the boozy showroom like maybe I…
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 I’d been…
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GUEST: Find your Best Self on the Trail in 2025
“You look like an experienced hiker, how far are you hiking?” one group asked as I made my way up the Colorado Trail. “Another 10 miles today,” I say, “but I’ve…
Ten Ways the Million Words Challenge Made Me a Better Writer
“It takes 10,000 hours of intensive practice to achieve mastery of complex skills and materials.” Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers Tweet "Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." Photographer Henri…
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…
Contrast: Create indirect comparisons
Chances are you’ll recognize the format or template for this device. It’s when two seemingly unconnected things are sized up against each other in order to discover their similarities and…
Funny Muscle Podcast: Comedian Jake Vevera
New York comedian and co-host of the podcast “Idiots on Parade” Jake Vevera (@jakevevera) stops by the Funny Muscle Podcast to talk about his upcoming comedy special, which is about…
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THINKIN’ FUNNY [4]: Difference Between Saying Funny Things and Saying Things Funny
Some people say funny things, but I say things funny. - Don Rickles Who’s the funniest person where YOU work?Why are they so funny?Do they say funny things?Or do they…
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THINKIN’ FUNNY [3]: Serious People Lack this Thinkin’ Funny Fundamental
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. - Mark Twain Serious People Often Lack this Thinkin’ Funny Fundamental A frog by itself…
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JOY STRATEGY [4]: How to Use the Law of Attraction to Your Advantage
What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create. — Buddha Welcome to The Joy Strategy, where our goal is to use the universal…