You Gonna Eat That?

This American Life

Last year, This American Life, the legendary radio show hosted by Ira Glass, did a story about me and my book.  Producer extraordinaire Alex Blumberg interviewed me for the piece.  Alex later did a blurb singing my praises for the back of the first edition of my book. 

Being on TAL was a big deal as they are the gold standard in radio and the top story tellers in any form of media working today.  Collaborating with them remains the highlight of what has been an incredible few years for me. 

To this day, I get more hits on my website and blog coming from This American Life than any other sources combined.

Having done TAL put me on the map.  It's like being a part of a very cool club, Phi Beta Kappa's for the story telling set.  There is no secret handshake....or is there???

This weekend (March 21-23), This American Life will be replaying the episode in which I was featured. 

I was fortunate enough share the hour with two incredibly talented writers and humorists: Sarah Vowell  and John Hodgman.  My story follows John Hodgman's live appearance at Royce Hall in Los Angeles.  He kills it.  the room goes nuts for him.  Following him was tough.  My own sister called me in the middle of his piece and told me she was already sad that my story had to follow the Hodgman piece.  You've got to listen to his segment.

This American Life airs on public radio stations nationwide at various times throughout the weekend.  Also you can click on the link below to hear the segment at anytime right there from your computer.

I hope you enjoy it.  Click here to listen to the episode from the TAL website.

So Much More Than Coffee and Muffins....

Sasha: "Daddy, why don't you have a vagina?"

Me: "Because Daddy's a boy and boys don't have vaginas.  They have penises."

Sasha: "When I grow up, will I have a penis?"

Me: "No, you'll always have a vagina."

Sasha: "Can I buy a penis at the store?"

Me: "Which store?"

Sasha: "7-11.  They sell everything there.  Plus, I'll get a slurpee."

Mamet vs. Mamet

David Mamet....  I'm obsessed.  I love him.  I'm confused by him.  I don't fully understand him.  He's a lot smarter than me. 

He wrote a wild article in The Village Voice about liberalism (I think).  I don't agree with a lot of what he says but he sure has a hell of a way with words.

It's all over the map but if you find Mamet even remotely interesting, give it a read.

Click here to read Mamet's article.

It's 3:00am and Somewhere in Washington, DC a Democrat is Sleeping With a Hooker....

Another Article on The Huffington Post.  Today's theme: hookers and politicians.  Move over chocolate and peanut butter.  It's a comparison between Eliot Spitzer's call girl scandal and good ol' Larry Craig doing the bathroom two step last year.

Click here to read the post.

Hee Haw Hee Haw

Here's another new article I wrote for The Huffington Post.  It's about the internal fighting within the Democratic party. 

(FYI: The photo is supposed to be a donkey banging its head against a wall...get it?)

Click here to read it.

New Article on The Huffington Post

If you're a political junkie like me, tonight's a big night.  Sadly, I'm more excited for the primary results out of Ohio and Texas than I was for the Super Bowl. 

Whatever your politics, if you can't cozy up to some election coverage tonight and feel interested, if not entertained, well...don't call my house anyway.

I just posted a new article on The Huffington Post about the way Bill and Hillary Clinton are handling themselves over the last few weeks.  Click here to read the post.