The incomparable Karen Swallow Prior joins Matt, Alastair, and Derek for a serious conversation on the uses and abuses of satire.

Jonathan Swift’s famous essay “A Modest Proposal” makes an appearance, of course. But so does this analysis of ‘punching up’ in American comedy.

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Matthew Lee Anderson is the Founder and Lead Writer of Mere Orthodoxy. He is the author of Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to our Faith and The End of Our Exploring: A Book about Questioning and the Confidence of Faith. Follow him on Twitter or on Facebook.

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  1. […] this week’s Mere Fidelity, Matt, Derek, and I are joined by our good friend Karen Swallow Prior for a discussion of the […]

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  2. Philip Fellows August 6, 2016 at 9:40 am

    Hi guys, please could you do a discussion about ordination? It would be really interesting especially if you could get Pascal back on.

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  3. […] On Reading Well by Dr. Karen Swallow Prior. She also talks about satire on an episode of the Mere Orthodoxy podcast. […]

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