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David Sedaris is Mostly Bark, Some Bite

June 14, 2026·1h 7m·6-min readconversationalcomedy
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Jon Lovett chats with writer David Sedaris about family, politics, language, aging, and McDonald’s menus abroad, all with Sedaris’s signature dark humor and cranky charm. The conversation veers from Trump-supporting fathers to the absurdity of being called a 'queer writer' and the existen

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David Sedaris

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

David SedarisHughRush LimbaughDonald TrumpBurt Reynolds

Books

The Land and Its Peopleby David SedarisMoby Dickby Herman Melville

Companies

McDonald's

Topics

BooksCareer DevelopmentLgbtq RightsMental HealthParentingPersonal FinancePop CultureUs Politics

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