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May 20, 2013
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On stage at The Forum: John Hodgman strips, reveals his love for The Hartford Whalers!

The Daily Show’s John Hodgman reveals his love of the Hartford Whalers logo design and ditches his shirt and tie for a Ron Francis Whalers shirt live on stage at The Connecticut Forum. Panelists Carrie Brownstein and Baratunde Thurston decide to record and tweet the whole thing! The three comedians participated in The CT Forum’s “Funny Smart People” Forum on Saturday, May 4, 2013 with moderator Colin McEnroe. The event was Hosted by Connecticut Humanities.

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May 20, 2013
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explore-blog: Patti Smith, reconstructionist. Pair with Carl Sagan on books.

explore-blog:

Patti Smith, reconstructionist. Pair with Carl Sagan on books.

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May 17, 2013

Anonymous asked: will there be an uploaded recording of the 'smart funny people' forum?

We post clips on our YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ctforum&oq=ctforum&gs_l=youtube.3..35i39l2j0l4j0i10j0l3.6829.7627.0.7802.7.6.0.0.0.0.118.294.1j2.3.0…0.0…1ac.1.11.youtube._vH8s5Zpcks - we have already posted some and will continue posting there over the coming weeks. 

We post some full Forums on The Forum Channel at www.theforumchannel.tv, but this particular Forum is not scheduled to go up in the near future. 


Thanks!
The CT Forum 

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May 09, 2013
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Is that the mod squad?  John Hodgman, Baratunde Thurston, Carrie Brownstein and moderator Colin McEnroe at the “Funny Smart People” Forum. 

Is that the mod squad? 

John Hodgman, Baratunde Thurston, Carrie Brownstein and moderator Colin McEnroe at the “Funny Smart People” Forum. 

Tags: john hodgman baratunde thurston Carrie Brownstein Funny Smart People Forum

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May 09, 2013
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New behind-the-scenes video: Carrie Brownstein  at “Funny Smart People” from May 4, 2013. 

Tags: Carrie Brownstein Funny Smart People Forum behind the scenes video

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April 30, 2013
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Carrie Brownstein on the List of the Twenty-Five Most Underrated Guitarists | | Rolling Stone

Statistics show that the average rock fan spends roughly 4.7 hours per year arguing over who’s the greatest guitarist of all time see: Rolling Stone’s…

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April 29, 2013
Unveiling the final of our three limited edition posters for the “Funny Smart People” Forum on Saturday, May 4 with Baratunde Thurston, Carrie Brownstein and John Hodgman.  A gift of $50 gets you your choice of one of these posters, signed by the panelist.  More information on the upcoming Forum, here. 

Unveiling the final of our three limited edition posters for the “Funny Smart People” Forum on Saturday, May 4 with Baratunde Thurston, Carrie Brownstein and John Hodgman. 

A gift of $50 gets you your choice of one of these posters, signed by the panelist. 

More information on the upcoming Forum, here. 

Tags: Baratunde Thurston Funny Smart People Forum

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April 25, 2013
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Another one of our special, limited edition posters for our May 4 Forum with Carrie Brownstein, John Hodgman and Baratunde Thurston.  A gift of $50 gets you a signed copy! More about the “Funny Smart People” Forum here. 

Another one of our special, limited edition posters for our May 4 Forum with Carrie Brownstein, John Hodgman and Baratunde Thurston. 

A gift of $50 gets you a signed copy!

More about the “Funny Smart People” Forum here. 

Tags: Carrie Brownstein Funny Smart Forum

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April 23, 2013
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"People would often ask, ‘What does it feel like to be a woman playing music?’ and I would say, ‘This is what it feels like. You asking me this question is exactly what it feels like to be a woman playing music."

— Carrie Brownstein (via wheniwasapainter)

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April 23, 2013
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carrie-brownstein: shinywen: by David Wiley Life. And when in doubt… put a bird on it!

carrie-brownstein:

shinywen:

by David Wiley

Life.

And when in doubt… put a bird on it!

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