“Compelling and hilarious”
“It is hard to explain adequately, but this is one of the funniest shows I have seen all year”
“Unlike some comics that hammer you to death in delivery, Ruben just tells his stories and the laughs come very naturally”
This Flippin’ Podcast: The Cult of Pinball
Interview about my book on This Flippin’ Podcast.
Nature: Why Laughter in the Lab can Help your Science
Interview with the scientific journal Nature about humor and pranks in the lab.
The Story Collider Podcast: Innovation
The Story Collider podcast features a story I told live on stage about a Rube Goldberg machine gone nuts.
Scott Rogowsky, Host of Addictive App HQ Trivia, Got His Start at Johns Hopkins
An interview with my former stand-up student (and, briefly, me) in the Baltimore Sun.
“Mortified” Storytelling Heads to Sundance, Taking a Healthy Dose of Baltimore with it
Baltimore Sun article about the premiere of a docu-miniseries I’m in, “The Mortified Guide,” at the Sundance Film Festival. Available 2/1/18 on Amazon and 2/14/18 on Netflix.
Interview on Chicago Review Press Blog
“The whole concept could have gone extinct in 1942, in 1983, in 1999, and in 2008, but it didn’t. It’s still here, and it’s better than ever.”
