What being in comedy is like for women today, the average American's science knowledge, Buster Douglas talks beating the odds in sports.
California drought drives children out of school
The impact of the California drought is far reaching. Reduced crops, dry lawns and towns struggling to find enough water for local residents.
The four year dry spell is also taking its toll on schools in the state's farming regions.
Reporter Mareesa Nicosia traveled to Five Points in California's Central Valley, where she found dwindling class numbers and teachers unsure of the future.
Nicosia's report was published in Seventy Four, a non-profit, non-partisan news site covering education in America. Take Two's Alex Cohen spoke with her, along with Baldomero Hernandez, Superintendent and Principal of Westside Elementary in Five Points, California.
Law professor on the potential impact of Ellen Pao's gender-bias case
In 2012, a woman named Ellen Pao filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against her former employer— Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Back in March, a jury found that the firm did not discriminate against Pao based on gender bias, but there was still talk of an appeal.
Then yesterday, Ellen Pao announced she will drop the lawsuit.
In an essay on the tech site Re/code, Pao wrote that the battle has been painful both personally and professionally and that she couldn't afford the risk of incurring more debt in this legal fight.
JOINING TAKE TWO TO DISCUSS:
- Stanford law professor Deborah Rhode
Sara Schaefer talks women in comedy, tiny pieces of chocolate
She's pretty funny...for a woman.
That's the name of an event being hosted at Southern California Public Radio's Crawford Family Forum on Monday night.
Take Two host Alex Cohen will be talking about the intersection of gender and humor with a number of very funny ladies, including Larraine Newman of "Saturday Night Live" fame and Jenny Slate of NBC's "Parks and Recreation."
, formerly of MTV's "Nikki and Sara," will kick off the show. She joins Take Two to talk all about what it's like for women in comedy today, and how advertising aimed at women just doesn't make sense sometimes.
INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
On when she knew she wanted to be a comedienne:
"For a living? I probably didn't decide that until... in my early 20s, just about a year after college. But I gravitated towards comedy as early as middle school. Because in drama classes and the school play, all I wanted to be was the lead. But I never got those roles. I always got the funny, comic relief role. I had a drama teacher tell me, 'Comedy is harder. That's a compliment that I'm giving you that role.' I mean, she was just saying that, but it's true."
On whether or not comedy is harder for women:
"I always say comedy is hard no matter who you are, because it is an extremely difficult business to figure out, because it's constantly changing, and it's subjective. You're never able to truly map out a path ... But being a woman I think presents its own special set of challenges in that you're treated like a minority in this business. And I think there are less women doing comedy, but not as few as people think. "
On what the heck is up with commercials aimed at women:
"Comedy is a great way to express frustration and rage against the systems and institutional oppressions and all those big terms. But for me, I kind of, I guess, over the course of my 30s at this point, I've become awakened to all of these things that are happening where it's just like, people think that we're post feminism at this point where it's like, 'We already did all that.' And it's like, well it's lots of little things that are just a constant, tiny reminder that you are less than... and it's these little things like chocolate commercials and the things I talk about in my comedy, they may seem frivolous, but when the reality is that women are not paid as much as men, and that women around the world are treated terribly, I think anything you can do to slightly raise awareness, it helps."
To listen to the full interview, click on the blue audio player above
She's pretty funny...for a woman: The changing faces of ladies and laughter has reached its capacity. But you can still watch a live stream of the event Monday night. Click here for more information.
Should you care about having friends at work?
Is having friends at work a good thing? They are, after all, the people we spend most of our time with.
is a professor of Management the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and he delved into the pros and cons of developing friendships at work. You can read his article here.