EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 1H 24M
EP.7 Max Barry: Making the Ridiculous Feel Real
from Don’t Worry, No One’s Listening (DWNOL) · host Edward Savio
Max Barry joins Edward Savio to talk satire, persuasion, and why even the most ridiculous ideas have to feel real. From Lexicon to Jennifer Government to The 22 Murders of Madison May, which sets a serial killer loose across the multiverse with reality-bending consequences, they get into dialogue, power, and the problem of writing satire in a world that keeps outpacing it. Funny, sharp, and a little unsettling, it’s a look at how the absurd starts to feel uncomfortably real. Presented by Bookstr.com Music: “Local Forecast - Slower,” “Loopster,” “I Got a Stick Arr Bryan Teoh” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 “Patron Saint of Heists” by Bryan Teoh Licensed under Creative Commons: license 0 attribution
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Max Barry joins Edward Savio to talk satire, persuasion, and making the ridiculous feel real. From Lexicon to Jennifer Government to The 22 Murders of Madison May, it’s a sharp conversation about dialogue, power, and writing in a world that keeps outrunning satire.
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