Nihar Patel is a writer and director who has contributed to Vice, Bloomberg, and the TV series “The Rotten Tomatoes Show.” He tells us about the many people who’ve asked him about “Master of None,” which he’d rather never talk about again. You can hear him tell the tale in the audio above or read his story over at Mcsweeney’s Internet Tendency.
On the "Mortified" podcast, brave adults read aloud the most embarrassing moments from their childhood journals. The show's inspired a new book called "My Mortified Life.” Listen to this favorite from the show, perfect for Halloween, about a middle school girl who desperately wanted to be a vampire in the 1990s.
David Litt penned some of former President Obama's most memorable speeches, including his comic turns at White House Correspondents' Dinners. The stories behind those speeches are the stuff of his new memoir, "Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years." Listen as he shares a tale that didn't make it into the book… maybe because it involves him stealing.