Stavros Halkias Was Forced to Get Political: ‘I Hate It!’
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Stavros Halkias Was Forced to Get Political: ‘I Hate It!’

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 14, 20261 hr 20 min
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  • Comedy

Comedian Stavros Halkias sat down with Joe and Jon to talk about the state of modern comedy, including how wealth and fame are impacting A-list comedians and why the rightward creep of his peers’ podcasts have “forced” him to get political. The interview also covers how Halkias’ weight has influenced his comedy, as well as his role in the Anthony Bourdain biopic “Tony” and his Netflix stand-up special “Uncle Stav.” Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=pod...

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Welcome to the New York Times Popcast, your entire rotation of weekly culture chat. I'm John Karamanica and I'm the critic. I'm Joe Cascarelli and I'm the reporter. I'm Stavros Huygus and I'm on Popcast.

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