Ari Shaffir on travel, memory, and the odd psychology of souvenirs

Episode 22 March 27, 2018 01:51:17
Ari Shaffir on travel, memory, and the odd psychology of souvenirs
Deviate
Ari Shaffir on travel, memory, and the odd psychology of souvenirs

Mar 27 2018 | 01:51:17

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Hosted By

Rolf Potts

Show Notes

“My tattoo reminds me of who I was at that age. I was so fraught with the existential stakes—I wanted to have lived. I wanted to remind myself to be present in the world and not let youth slip” – Rolf Potts

To celebrate the release of his new book Souvenir, Rolf welcomes back Ari Shaffir for a deep dive on the topic of souvenirs, their meaning, and their importance related to the experience of traveling (14:00). Rolf then reads an excerpt from his book (1:09:00) before exploring some of Ari’s favorite souvenirs (1:22:00).

Ari Shaffir (@AriShaffir) is a comedian, writer, podcaster, and actor. A schedule of his upcoming comedy performances can be found here.

To purchase Rolf’s latest book, titled Souvenir, click here.

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The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.

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