(Audio available after show airs.)

Comedian Hari Kondabolu says that “being obsessed with race in America is like being obsessed with swimming when you’re drowning.” 

The former immigrants’ rights organizer tries to turn pain into laughter as he tackles politics, gender issues, economic inequality and, of course, race in his own unique way. He’s intelligent without being a know-it-all, and he’s profane without being dirty. 

Kondabolu just released his new stand-up comedy album “Mainstream American Comic” and joins us ahead of his gig at the Hideout on July 30.