{"podcast":{"title":"The Funny Muscle Podcast","slug":"the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867","podcast_index_feed_id":6768867,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/TheFunnyMuclePodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://TheFunnyMuclePodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17883178/Funny_J_y8rqn4.jpg","author":"Mike Lukas and Chris Stiffler","episode_count":69,"summary":"Guided by the belief that anyone can learn to become funnier once they understand what to practice, the Funny Muscle Podcast aims to break down how pro comics get their best laughs. Comedian turned author Mike Lukas and cohost Chris Stiffler, an economics professor and open mic-er, use the game plan and concepts outlined in the Funny Muscle Book series to give listeners a better idea of how original (and funny) jokes are crafted.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T00:20:12.095944+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867"},"episode":{"title":"Work to the Top of Your Intelligence with Jimmy Shubert","slug":"work-to-the-top-of-your-intelligence-with-jimmy-shubert","published_at":"2025-04-14T21:59:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867/work-to-the-top-of-your-intelligence-with-jimmy-shubert","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867","url":"https://TheFunnyMuclePodcast.podbean.com/e/work-to-the-top-of-your-intelligence-with-jimmy-shubert/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t8d5z6e3uascbmcw/Jimmy_Shubert_Interview_Best9vw8n.mp3","summary":"Nationally touring comedian, actor, and verbal hurricane Jimmy Shubert stops by the Funny Muscle Pod to talk about his legendary career, offer some top-shelf joke-writing advice, and reveal his secret weapon: the “20 Facts, 20 Jokes” method. Basically, he starts with facts and then writes jokes about them. That’s it. That’s the system. And it works, because he's Jimmy Freakin’ Shubert. Described by some as a “renegade wordsmith who works to the top of his intelligence” Jimmy shares wisdom, war stories, and maybe a few borderline-illegal punchlines. Also, he’s dropped four albums that sound like either comedy specials or monster truck rallies: “Animal Instincts,” “Pandemonium,” “Alive & Kickin’,” and “Zero Tolerance”—plus a Comedy Central special. Take notes. Jimmy did not come here to mess around.","meta_description":"Nationally touring comedian, actor, and verbal hurricane Jimmy Shubert stops by the Funny Muscle Pod to talk about his legendary career, offer some top-sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3915,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867/episodes/work-to-the-top-of-your-intelligence-with-jimmy-shubert/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-funny-muscle-podcast-6768867/work-to-the-top-of-your-intelligence-with-jimmy-shubert.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}