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

Harrison Greenbaum does 900 shows a year. The Harvard grad turned comedian-magician has been called "the hardest working man in comedy." He'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's one type of humor that can actually make prejudice *worse*.Harrison gets honest about the sharp rise in antisemitism showing up in his comments, the audience member who blurted "no" 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.Follow Harrison on socials @harrisoncomedySupport our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow**What We Discuss:**00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda02:09 From Magic Camp to Harvard's Jewish Fraternity06:30 The Secret Algorithm of 900 Shows a Year12:00 His Thesis on Whether Jokes Fight Prejudice17:30 Being a Jewish Comic in a Weirder Climate22:00 Running Off to Join Cirque du Soleil25:00 Why Every Magic Show Looks the Same29:00 The Reverse-Pickpocketing Sting Operation32:00 What the Jews Bring to Magic34:06 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination