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P. J. O’Rourke was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, and attended Miami University and Johns Hopkins. He began writing funny things in 1960s “underground” newspapers, became editor-in-chief of National Lampoon, then spent 20 years reporting for Rolling Stone and The Atlantic Monthly as the world’s only trouble-spot humorist, going to wars, riots, rebellions, and other “Holidays in Hell” in more than 40 countries. He’s written 16 books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. His book about Washington, Parliament of Whores, and his book about international conflict and crisis, Give War a Chance, both reached #1 on the New York Times best-seller list. He is a contributing editor at The Weekly Standard, H. L. Mencken fellow at the Cato Institute, a member of the editorial board of World Affairs and a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait… Wait… Don’t Tell Me. He lives with his family in rural New England, as far away from the things he writes about as he can get.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

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    • Holidays in Hell

    • In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, 'What's Funny About This'
    • Written by: P.J. O'Rourke
    • Narrated by: Dan John Miller
    • Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 2011-10-25
    • Language: English
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    • None of My Business

    • P.J. Explains Money, Banking, Debt, Equity, Assets, Liabilities, and Why He’s Not Rich and Neither Are You
    • Written by: P. J. O'Rourke
    • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
    • Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 2018-09-04
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    • The Funny Stuff

    • The Official P. J. O’Rourke Quotationary and Riffapedia
    • Written by: P. J. O'Rourke
    • Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
    • Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 2022-11-15
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    • Driving Like Crazy

    • Thirty Years of Vehicular Hell-bending Celebrating America the Way It’s Supposed to Be--With an Oil Well in Every Backyard, a Cadillac Escalade in Every Carport, and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Mowing Our Lawn
    • Written by: P. J. O'Rourke
    • Narrated by: Christopher Lane
    • Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 2009-06-01
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    • Peace Kills

    • America's Fun New Imperialism
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    • Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 2008-09-17
    • Language: English
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    • The Baby Boom

    • How It Got That Way, and It Wasn’t My Fault, and I’ll Never Do It Again
    • Written by: P. J. O'Rourke
    • Narrated by: Dick Hill
    • Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 2014-02-11
    • Language: English
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