{"id":159217,"date":"2020-05-11T12:14:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=159217"},"modified":"2020-05-11T12:14:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:14:10","slug":"finding-humor-with-brendan-leonard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/finding-humor-with-brendan-leonard","title":{"rendered":"Finding Humor with Brendan Leonard"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/a4dc392c-ccac-4d26-8012-004f277a0e2d?dark=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/04-Humor-FINAL-1.pdf\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During these weird times of the COVID-19 Pandemic, one thing that can make us all feel a bit better is laughter. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your mental health is to stop reading the news and instead read or watch something that makes you smile. To help us find something to laugh at, past guest, adventurer and illustrator Brendan Leonard joins the show to share where he\u2019s finding inspiration for his comedic work and what he\u2019s laughing about these days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Episodes to listen to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/what-to-cook-while-camping\">What to Cook While Camping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living-brendan-leonard\">How to Run 100 Miles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Connect with guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/semi-rad.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/semi_rad\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/semi_rad\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nathanwpylestrangeplanet\/\">Strange Planet by Nathan W Pyle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/newyorkercartoons\/\">New Yorker Cartoons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/story.californiasunday.com\/raising-a-teenage-daughter\">Raising a Teenage Daughter by Liz Weil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript During these weird times of the COVID-19 Pandemic, one thing that can make us all feel a bit better is laughter. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your mental health is to stop reading the news and instead read or watch something that makes you smile. 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