Josie Long

Josie Long is a British comedian. She started performing as a stand-up at the age of 14 and won the BBC New Comedy Awards at 17.

Guest Appearances

January 17, 2019

131 — What’s More Broken: US or UK Politics?

While Negin continues her maternity leave & masters the art of strategic napping, guest host Jody Avirgan (ESPN’s 30 for 30) chats with Maeve Higgins and Josie Long for a big think on how the rest of the world views the USA. Then, the three do their best to make sense of the recent Brexit developments and analyze the backlash to a new Gillette commercial.

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November 23, 2017

72 — Love Doctors

This Thanksgiving, Negin pushes politics to the side of her plate and welcomes a medley of guests to debate big questions about love and relationships. Should you stay friends with your ex? Why are there so many unmarried Americans? How do you know if you’re in love? Plus, some musings on whether or not to post about your relationship on social media.

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October 5, 2017

65 — Make Taxation Sexy Again

Josie Long (Short Cuts) and Alex Schmidt (Cracked) join Negin in the Earwolf LA studios to talk about who wins and who loses in the GOP’s proposed tax plan. Plus, with far-right candidate Roy Moore’s Senate primary win last week in Alabama, Negin asks: What does his candidacy say about the GOP and the future of the party? But first, the panels tries to wrap their heads around the violence in Las Vegas and Nevada’s gun laws.

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