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Writer (and sometime guest host of the Lopate Show) John Hodgman spoke to Leonard about That Is All, the last part of his trilogy called Complete World Knowledge. He also revealed what his comfort food is and why he loved Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road.

John Hodgman discusses the third and final installment in his trilogy of Complete World Knowledge, That Is All. Like its predecessors, this book compiles incredibly handy made-up facts into brief articles, overlong lists, and fascinating narratives on new and familiar themes.

John Hodgman talks about his favorite books, movies, and more after his recent appearance on The Leonard Lopate Show

Humorist John Hodgman, author of The Areas of My Expertise and More Information Than You Require, discusses his particular kind of humor and his work on The Daily Show. He’ll also talk about taking part in the Brooklyn Book Festival’s panel on humor writing.

Geeks deserve more credit than they probably get. That's the that argument John Hodgman — writer, actor, comedian, and self-professed nerd — took to the President this weekend, the supposed Nerd in Chief, when he was the keynote speaker at the annual Radio and TV Correspondents' dinner in Washington. John Hodgman joins The Takeaway, fresh from his stint. (He spoke after the President, he’ll have you know.)

Watch John Hodgman address the Correspondents' Dinner:

In the depths of the Great Depression, thousands of American writers found work under the New Deal’s Federal Writers Project. Find out about a new project updating that model. Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey are co-editors of State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America; John Hodgman is a ...