Episode 131: Luke Strathman - The Creative Economist
Artists of New York by Dan Riley
Episode notes
Luke Strathman is a writer, economist, comedian and poet based in New York City.
(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 ...