David Sedaris on the Lighter Side of Death, Aging, and Travel

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Society & Culture, News

4.3 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Bestselling humorist David Sedaris talks about why he doesn’t do social media, how a fitbit has come to rule his life, and his irritation with the British habit of bullying Americans into drinking. David shares how watching his father grow old has him thinking about his own mortality and how he keeps politics from coming between him and his Trump-supporting dad. David Sedaris says his heavy travel schedule has liberated him from the watching the news and he couldn't be happier about it. Plus he shares a few of his favorite travel tips and regional insults from around the globe. Order David Sedaris's book Calypso on Amazon or Audible. For more, visit www.davidsedarisbooks.com. Today's podcast is sponsored by GooglePlay and Morning Brew. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:24.0	With Sardonic wit and in size of social critiques, David Sideris has become one of America's preeminent humor writers.
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