"Music is like basil. Put it on. Don't think twice."

"The Cruise is one of my favorite films and very close to the spirit of This American Life: It’s funny and moving and …"

"There are stories that change the way I see stuff, like the Harper High School story. I didn't really understand what…"

"I don't tweet because I don't need another creative venue. I don't need another form for self-expression. I don't nee…"

"'I don’t know, it seems weird to be making this much money and asking people to donate money,' It seemed unseemly. So…"

"Why is my job like the second job that somebody who's a genius at something else can do, and actually still be really…"

"The honest answer to your question is that I think Anaheed and I could do this whole thing better, and that we're a t…"

"I'm just a very mindful, worried person in a lot of ways. And I remember the first time I took ecstasy, all that goes…"

"Nobody hearing my words right now is thinking, Oh man, remember that show, back when it used to be good?"

"Progress' constant companion is nostalgia for the way things used to be."