A Little Boy Who Never Grows Old and Can Fly

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i never iss a dark vision. Peter panned is more, i would say, more weird than anything else. Just kind of a strange story, the way it's told. You go through life with these relationships, and they're all transitory and meaningless. And somehow from that comes a book that people are dearly attached to. I mean, iave always kind of felt tat what they were attached to.

Though most know him first as a humor columnist, Dave Barry’s career has spanned many forms of media, including books, movies, TV, and music. Driving this relentless output, says Barry, is the constant worry he’ll find himself stuck in a rut — or worse — no longer funny. And do we even need professional comedians in an age where so many funny amateurs are readily available online?

Tyler and Dave discuss all these topics and more, including the weirdness of Peter Pan, what makes Florida special, how it felt to teach Roger McQuinn a lick on the guitar, and why business writing is so terrible.

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Recorded April 21st, 2017 Other ways to connect

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