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A self-selected collection of classic satire from the renowned humorist Will Rogers. The Illiterate Digest, although poking clean fun at politicians and absurdity from a century ago, may at first listen appear to be satire written about last weeks news.

Will Rogers - pithy, political, and plainspoken - was one of the finest entertainers of his generation. As a great American humorist, it was considered an honor to be made fun of by him. By the time of his death in 1935, he had traveled the globe three times, written some four thousand articles, and was one of America's highest-paid film stars. He began his act in Vaudeville by saying, "All I know is what I read in the papers," while idly swinging a lasso he used for rope tricks.

Humorist Will Rogers, known as The Cowboy Philosopher, serves up political satire 1900s style in his notes on the Paris Peace Conference and the formation of the League of Nations following World War I. Rogers-isms is as pointed and dry as any contemporary political commentary. Referring to the Conference as "the Peace Feast" Rogers says "…I don't want to see the world grow up in ignorance on this historical subject."

Sean Cummings and Kit Fairchild talk about politics and activism in Oklahoma and beyond. The podcast is dropped on Wednesdays and is approximately 20 minutes long.

It is hard to overstate the importance of keeping your brain strong and healthy because it is the rudder that guides and directs our ship. We spend lots of time and money keeping our appearance up, but what can we be doing to make sure that we are focusing on protecting more than just appearances?brbr Energize Your Life, with Dr. Will Rogers will focus on the positive things that you can do today to keep your brain, body and spirit young and healthy and present simple ways to build creativity, energy and mental awareness. The health of your brain, and the balance of your life influences your ...

Welcome to Let's Rank This, the show where we rank everything from video games to fast food restaurants on tier lists. Join hosts Zac Rogers and Will Goeringer in their pursuit of S-Tier everything in this comedic ranking podcast!

The following recordings include Will Rogers a comedic keynote speech to a collection of bankers in 1924 and his first political speech made in support of a New York candidate for Congress.