EPISODE · Nov 4, 2016
John Hodgman’s teen insecurities laid bare
from Lions in the suburbs and 4 other must-hear podcast getaways · host Dead Pilots Society
In the autobiographical “Only Child”, a 14-year-old John Hodgman navigates a band practice romance, the pot-smoking guidance counselor who lives in his house, and the question of why his parents won’t allow him to have his own apartment. Host Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) interviews Hodgman about the TV pilot that somehow never got made — and Hodgman acts as himself in a table read, cast alongside 14-year-old co-stars.
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In the autobiographical “Only Child”, a 14-year-old John Hodgman navigates a band practice romance, the pot-smoking guidance counselor who lives in his house, and the question of why his parents won’t allow him to have his own apartment. Host Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) interviews Hodgman about the TV pilot that somehow never got made — and Hodgman acts as himself in a table read, cast alongside 14-year-old co-stars.
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