{"id":15971,"date":"2025-05-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/?p=15971"},"modified":"2025-05-13T20:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T00:37:43","slug":"chrissie-mayr-comedy-maga-and-free-speech-warrior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/chrissie-mayr-comedy-maga-and-free-speech-warrior\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrissie Mayr: Comedy, MAGA, and Free Speech WARRIOR!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Join Big John on Big Questions with Big John as he chats with comedian and podcaster Chrissie Mayr. Explore Chrissie\u2019s journey from Long Island roots to stand-up comedy, her time at Compound Media, and her political evolution from liberal to libertarian to MAGA supporter. Topics include free speech, cancel culture, conspiracy theories, the \u201cDabbleverse,\u201d and her take on comedy\u2019s role in society. Hear about her diving career, improv vs. stand-up, and personal life as a new mom.<br><br>The Big Questions with Big John is an interview show where our own preeminent libertarian <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/sports-grumblings-founder-john-t-georgopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Big John<\/a><\/strong> gets the opportunity to have conversations with interesting people from all walks of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Chrissie Mayr: Comedy, MAGA, and Free Speech WARRIOR!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eph40yihO4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-877\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/grumblingsmedia.com\/newgmweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mobile-Smartphone-icon.png\" alt=\"Elizabeth Nolan Brown: Libertarian Feminism, Sex Work Myths &amp; 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