# TRIGGERnometry's Francis Foster on Teaching, Comedy, and Why the U.K. is Fucked

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Podcast: [Reasonably Happy with Paul Ollinger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912)
Published: 2026-07-02T09:07:00+00:00
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## Resource

Francis Foster is the co-host of the massively popular TRIGGERnometry podcast and author of the new book (Un)Educated: My Life as a Teacher, and Why You Should Never Become One (which you should buy here ). In this honest, fun, and sometimes stark conversation, Francis and I discuss: * Why teaching is a terrible job. * What he loves about TRIGGERnometry * His love for Buc-ees* (which are closer to 50,000 square feet than the 8,000 I mentioned) * How the United Kingdom is “fucked” * Why the Stone Roses won’t help incoming PM, Andy Burnham Get his book, and watch the Francis Foster Show on YouTube. Follow Paul on Substack here . See Paul tell jokes live in July: * Philadelphia: Next In Line Comedy , 7/3 * Los Angeles: The Venice West , 7/21 * New York: QED Astoria , 7/31 * San Francisco: Cobbs Comedy Club , 7/23 * Southampton, NY: Sticks and Stones Comedy Club , 8/1 Get full access to Reasonably Happy at words.paulollinger.com/subscribe

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