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Happy To Be Here

Is it a podcast or is it cake?

Happy To Be Here

Greta Johnsen

Nerds, Self, Improvement, Pop, Books, Wbez, Technology, Nerdette, Society & Culture, Culture, Tv & Film, Tv, Nerd

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

We talk to Dylan Marron about his podcast ‘Conversations with people who hate me.’ Plus, are travel guidebooks dead? Or are they cake?

Transcript

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0:00.0

You may not know this, but with WBEZ, you can check up on the news live anytime you want,

0:07.4

with the WBEZ app or at 91.5 on your car radio, whether you beam it or stream it.

0:13.3

The news is on WBEZ.

0:15.3

Hi!

0:16.3

Hello!

0:17.3

Wow, thrilled.

0:18.3

Just thrilled to be here.

0:25.3

Hey, here we go.

0:31.2

From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette.

0:33.9

I'm Greta Johnson.

0:34.9

We did it.

0:35.9

We made it to another weekend, and it is somehow already April.

0:39.2

Coming up, Dylan Marin tells us about his new book based on the lessons he learned from

0:43.0

his podcast where he literally calls up people who say horrible things to him on the internet.

0:48.5

He wrote a homophobic message to me, and I've been in touch with him for the last five

0:53.4

years.

0:54.4

Plus, is the travel guide in book form dead?

0:57.0

I mean, it remains to be seen whether that's true as an older generation of travelers is

1:02.7

replaced by younger generation of travelers who might have less experience with guidebooks.

1:07.3

But first, it's our panel on the week that was with us today.

1:10.5

We have two people who work on the Delightful NPR podcast, everyone and their mom, Emma

1:14.9

Choy is the show's host, Emma.

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