The arts are not for the pursuit of moral purposes (with Lionel Shriver)

FULL EPISODE: https://youtu.be/pVB0SZIh20M

On this episode of The Lou Perez Podcast I talk with my friend novelist and journalist Lionel Shriver about cultural appropriation, the problem with goodness in art, and the coming economic collapse.

To hear our extended conversation about Belfast, the IRA, and presidential pardons head over to thelouperez.locals.com

LIONEL’S SOCIAL
The Spectator https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/lionel-shriver
Her books https://smile.amazon.com/Lionel-Shriver/e/B001HD3UCY?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1612231221&sr=8-1

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Lou Perez is a Webby Award-winning comedian, host of The Lou Perez Podcast, and former head writer and producer of the Moving Picture Institute’s We the Internet TV.
Lou began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where he was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz.

For years, Lou performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and his comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for their sketch “Wolverine’s Claws Suck,” which has over 20 million views on various platforms.

Lou was a writer for Fox Sports’ @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV’s Impractical Jokers.

Lou performs stand-up comedy around the country, hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou’s Safe Place for two years in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space.
Lou taught creative writing at the City College of New York, “writing the web series” for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.