2026-01-19
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I'm your host, Chris Duffy.
One thing that people have been asking me a lot these days when they find out that I wrote a book about humor is,
how do you find things to laugh at when the world is so dark and so ominous?
Where is the funny when we live in such unfunny times?
And I think that is actually a very good question.
It's one that I have been asking myself a lot.
What's the role of art or beauty or joy right now?
Today's guest, Kevin Townley, is a person who I think gives a very compelling answer.
Kevin is one of the funniest and cleverest people I know,
but he is also a longtime meditation teacher.
And he is the author of the book, Look, Look, Look, Look, Look Again.
Buddhist wisdom reflected in 26 artists.
Today,
Kevin is going to talk to us about some of the deep lessons about life and suffering and survival that we can find in art.