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40. How to Use Humor in Politics (and Survive Political Talk With the Family at Thanksgiving)
The holidays are almost here, the election is coming up, and sooner or later somebody at the dinner table is probably going to bring up politics.
So before your intense uncle turns Thanksgiving into a cable news panel, let's talk about humor. 😂
I recorded this episode in Springfield, Illinois, outside the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Lincoln has always been my favorite president, and one of the biggest reasons is the way he used humor—not just to influence people, but to help himself get through incredibly difficult moments.
From Lincoln making fun of his own face during…
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