742: Anne Lamott & Neal Allen

Duncan Trussell Family Hour

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Anne Lamott and Neal Allen, excellent writers and superorganism representing the head & heartspace that goes along with writing, re-join the DTFH!

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0:00.0	Hello to you, my friends. It's me, Duncan. I'm not just the greatest podcaster of all time,
0:06.4	host of the most incredible live stream of all time at the night stream, which you can find by
0:10.6	subscribing in my YouTube. I also happen to be a touring comedian. And I'd love for you to come
0:16.8	see me at some of the upcoming shows. I'm going to be in Bloomington, Indiana, at the
0:21.5	Comedy Attic, March 12th through the 14th. Then I'm going to be at the Pittsburgh Improv in
0:28.8	Homestead, Pennsylvania, March 19th through the 21st, and after that, I'm headed to the Denver
0:37.3	Comedy Works. Ooh, I can't wait. Get tickets in advance. Those tickets are going to sell out. They always do. Thank you, God. And it's a great club. I would love to see you guys again. I can't wait to come back to Denver. Then April 9th, you can find me at Zanies in Rosemont. There's a lot more dates coming up. You can find
0:56.2	all of my dates at Duncantrussell.com forward slash tour. Friends, this episode is for all those
1:04.4	writers out there who need a little inspiration. This is a treasure chest I'm offering you. I'm wandering up to your
1:13.6	beach cabana with a treasure chest. Do you see me? I'm covered in sand. My hair looks weird.
1:20.6	There's a wild look in my eye. But you notice I have a treasure chest filled with gold only it's not gold it's inspiration today's
1:31.9	episode was like rocket fuel for for me just truly like if you're looking for if your wheels are
1:39.9	spinning in the muck that all writers inevitably encounter, this episode is for you.
1:47.1	Not always this episode for you, but Anne Lamont and Neil Allen's new book,
1:52.2	Good Writing, 38 ways to improve your sentences is for you.
1:57.6	Both of them are great writers, and both of them have sort of merged into a kind of super
2:04.4	organism representing the head and the heart space that goes along with writing. This is a really
2:11.5	fun episode and I really hope that you guys will pre-order their book.
2:20.3	It does help a lot if you do that.
2:24.3	The publishers like it, and I guess it creates some kind of momentum, though I doubt these two need to worry about moving books because they're both so brilliant.
2:29.6	Regardless, if you're a writer, get ready, because you're about to get blasted into the inspiration zone.
2:39.7	And now, everybody, Neil Allen and Ann Lamott.
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