Harrison Greenbaum: A Jewish Magician’s Guide to Reading People

<p>Harrison Greenbaum does 900 shows a year. The Harvard grad turned comedian-magician has been called &quot;the hardest working man in comedy.&quot; He&#39;s also the guy who wrote his college thesis on whether jokes can make people less racist. Turns out the answer is complicated — and there&#39;s one type of humor that can actually make prejudice *worse*.</p><p>Harrison gets honest about the sharp rise in antisemitism showing up in his comments, the audience member who blurted &quot;no&quot; when he said he was Jewish, and why being a grandson of Holocaust survivors makes him want to talk about Jewish stuff *more*, not less. Plus: why so many magicians are terrible, and how to (maybe) reverse-pickpocket a mentalist.</p><p>Follow Harrison on socials @harrisoncomedy</p><p>Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow</p><p><br></p><p>**What We Discuss:**</p><p>00:00 Intro &amp; Episode Agenda</p><p>02:09 From Magic Camp to Harvard&#39;s Jewish Fraternity</p><p>06:30 The Secret Algorithm of 900 Shows a Year</p><p>12:00 His Thesis on Whether Jokes Fight Prejudice</p><p>17:30 Being a Jewish Comic in a Weirder Climate</p><p>22:00 Running Off to Join Cirque du Soleil</p><p>25:00 Why Every Magic Show Looks the Same</p><p>29:00 The Reverse-Pickpocketing Sting Operation</p><p>32:00 What the Jews Bring to Magic</p><p>34:06 Closing Remarks &amp; Guest Nomination</p>