Luke Strathman is a writer, economist, comedian and poet based in New York City.

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(00:00) Moving to New York before COVID

(01:58) Growing up on a donkey farm

(03:26) Discovering comedy by accident

(05:58) Lessons from poverty research

(10:25) Finding creativity at grad school

(11:17) Choosing joy over the expected path

(13:23) Pursuing comedy in New York

(15:27) Uncertainty around a creative career

(16:51) Keeping a foot in policy research

(17:38) Building a varied comedy career

(18:58) Creating PowerPoint comedy shows

(23:02) Booking comedians through outreach and community

(24:16) Finding the humor in econo ...