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So, Why Does Anyone Like David ​Sedaris?
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So, Why Does Anyone Like David ​Sedaris?

By
Deborah Krieger
/ 7 June 2018

He finds people who find his writing offensive interesting. He feels the pressures of a right-wing and left-wing audience equally. And the lines for book signings go on, and on. As do delightful interviews with this irrepressible man, such as this one.

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Ira Glass

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Andrew Gilstrap
/ 5 April 2009
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This American Life: Season Two

By
Andrew Gilstrap
/ 16 February 2009
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This American Life: Season 1

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Andrew Gilstrap
/ 2 October 2008
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High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007

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PopMatters Staff
/ 17 January 2008
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This American Life

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PopMatters Staff
/ 20 June 2007
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This American Life

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Michael Abernethy
/ 29 March 2007
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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)

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Patrick Schabe
/ 4 December 2003
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Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)

By
Jesse Hassenger
/ 6 June 2003

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