Matt Ruby is a comedian based in New York City.

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(00:00) Leaving Chicago for New York

(01:52) Keeping a tech job afloat

(03:10) Why comedy first appealed

(05:18) Comedy class and early confidence

(07:24) Eating shit and learning fast

(09:46) Letting go of rock star fantasies

(12:38) Cheap East Village comedy changed everything

(15:21) Truth-telling, hypocrisy, and point of view

(18:07) Politics, gender, religion, and great jokes

(20:14) Psychedelics and spiritual awakening

(23:41) From atheism to metaphor and myth

(28:06) Judaism, ancestors, and Torah study

(32:11) Joseph Campbell and universal myths

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