Episode 25 — John Warner

Summary: John Warner is the guest. He's the author of four books, most recently a debut novel called THE FUNNY MAN, available now from SoHo Press. And he's also the longtime editor of McSweeney's Internet Tendency. Topics of conversation include: Lake Charles, McSweeney's, tent revivals, McNeese State, bicycle cops, Robert Olen Butler, John Hughes, Chicago, Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, South Carolina, church, the phrase "bless your heart," The Real World, Barry Bonds, living with your parents, the Woody Creek Tavern, Comic Sans, humor writing, and trying to fit your fist in your mouth.