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🗓️ 13 January 2015
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Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt's new book, Silver Screen Fiend, is out now. In this chat with author, humorist, and actor John Hodgman, Patton talks about how the book came to be, his love of movies, comedy, and lots more.
Recorded at Barnes & Noble in Union Square, NY, on January 6, 2014.
Enormous special thanks to Rachael Berkey for her assistance in recording.
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0:50.3 | moderator of the Nerdist Writers' Panel. |
0:52.6 | Thanks so much for downloading this episode. |
0:55.4 | Hodgman and Patton were kind enough to let me record this chat that they had last week in New York at Barnes & Noble. |
1:03.4 | And I think you will find it enjoyable. |
1:05.2 | I certainly did. |
1:06.7 | Patton's book, Silver Screen Feend, is out now. |
1:10.0 | You should check it out. |
1:10.7 | It's really great. The guy is not only hilarious and thoughtful, but he's a really good writer. If you know and love Patton, you'll know and love the book. And if you love movies, you'll love the book. There's a lot of really cool stuff in there that gets to what it is to be a fan of movies and to have grown up watching movies. |
1:29.1 | I think you'll enjoy it. And John Hodgman is, of course, a wonderful moderator in this event. |
1:34.9 | I do need to thank, in addition to John and Patton, Rachel Burkey, who was my man on the ground there. |
1:41.7 | She was kind enough to go out and record this for me. |
1:45.4 | So thank you, Rachel. |
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