Summary: My guest this week is, Alexandra Petri. Alexandra writes the humorist ComPost blog of the Washington Post and is the author of A Field Guide to Awkward Silences. Alexandra and I discussed her doing stand-up comedy at 17, dressing up as a Civil War General, and accidentally joining a cult. Follow Alexandra on Twitter https://twitter.com/petridishes A Field Guide to Awkward Silences http://a.co/bSXZezB
