Hey there, part-time genius fans. It's Munga, Chitiglar, aka Mango, and I am here with a very special feed drop.

Years and years ago when Will and I were at Mental Floss, we had a little magazine.

I was always looking for great writers.

And when I was scouting the front pages of New York magazine, I'd seen this guy who had

written this little tidbit on the Park Slope Food Co-op.

And I thought it was so wonderful.

It was historical.

It was funny.

It was written in this really sharp and brilliant way.

And I thought, man, I really want this person to write for

mental loss. So we sort of courted him. And his name is Matthew Scher, and he wrote a couple

articles for us. And every time he wrote an article, I just felt so lucky to have his words in our

magazine. Now, Matt has gone on to have this incredible career, not just as a journalist, but also as a podcaster.

He's made some of my favorite shows at his company, Campside.

And he has a new show out called Origin Stories, and it is really so good.

It's him sitting with other writers or directors

and talking about the creation of these works that are close to their hearts.

And for me, as someone who's always felt like an outsider writing,

I never got to learn at someone's elbow or looking over someone's

shoulder at a big magazine or a big publishing house. I've always loved shows like this because

it gives you real insight into how to write and how writers think and how storytellers really

perfect their craft. Anyway, for today's PTG recommends, we are recommending origin stories.

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