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Margaret Cho on Using Humor as a Weapon

Season 4 Episode 10 | 35m 16s

Comedian Margaret Cho is back on tour with her bold, unapologetic take on the state of society. In this episode, we sit down with her to talk comedy, culture, and her new national tour, Choligarchy. A tour she describes as a comedic blueprint for a better future.

Aired: 10/02/25
Sponsored in part by the Rutland Regional Medical Center and the Vermont Arts Council
Extras
A conversation with Denitia Odigie as she shares why she's chosen the country genre.
Using his voice, platform, and power to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community with courage and clarity,
The great responsibility that comes with telling our ancestors’ stories truthfully — flaws and all.
What it means to command a space long dominated by white men.
The White House as an example of artworks and exhibitions deemed “objectionable” or “divisive.”
The Vermont Public CEO on public media funding cuts and the future.
A conversation with sexologist Tyomi Morgan in front of a live audience
A long-overdue conversation about the intersectionality of racism, aging and menopause.
Losses and heartbreak led a theatre director to uprooting his home, his craft and his identity.
Joseph as a person and to dig into questions about his life, his views on mental health treatment.
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A conversation with Denitia Odigie as she shares why she's chosen the country genre.
What it means to command a space long dominated by white men.
The great responsibility that comes with telling our ancestors’ stories truthfully — flaws and all.
Using his voice, platform, and power to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community with courage and clarity,
The White House as an example of artworks and exhibitions deemed “objectionable” or “divisive.”
The Vermont Public CEO on public media funding cuts and the future.
A conversation with sexologist Tyomi Morgan in front of a live audience
A former stripper spent time in prison and used it as a springboard toward a better life.
Losses and heartbreak led a theatre director to uprooting his home, his craft and his identity.
A long-overdue conversation about the intersectionality of racism, aging and menopause.