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January 01, 1990 - February 25, 2012 + Martini Shot

I am a Kurd listen

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A friend of mine has just come back from his third (and final) tour of duty in Iraq. He was parked in some pretty scary...

Temper Tantrum listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051228temper_tantrum
I heard this story recently. It-s sort of instructive and cautionary, which makes it appropriate for the end-of-the-year, in--06-I-ll-be-a-better-person kind of New Year-s resolutions...

The Year of No Scented Candles listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051221the_year_of_no_scent
Here-s the problem: it-s about a week until Christmas, and so far the only gifts I-ve received are a box of chocolate mint cookies...

Eating Neatly listen

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One of the odd things about working on a writing staff of a television show is that you enjoy a kind of closeness with your...

Did They Say Anything? listen

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This is awkward. In order to tell this story, I have to fudge a little. That's not the awkward part, of course. ...

Houseguests listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051123houseguests
I had houseguests recently, in from New York. You know the kind: sophisticated urban know-it-alls, people who dismissed the celebrity-saturated vibe of Los Angeles...

Put Me on a Ladder listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051116put_me_on_a_ladder
The story goes that halfway through the first script reading for an episode of -Life with Lucy,- Lucille Ball-s final, doomed ABC sit-com in the...

True Story listen

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True story. I-m driving in my car. It-s a green Chevy Trailblazer. It-s got a Yale University sticker on the back. ...

What's That Suppose to Mean? listen

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A friend of mine just signed a big deal at a studio. He's deserved one for years -- he's a talented, funny, writer but...

I Don't Want to See Your Toes listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051026i_dont_want_to_see_y
I went shopping last weekend for clothes. I don't know why. I don't need any clothes. I'm a writer, and therefore a creature of habit....

Crazy Crazy listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051019crazy_crazy
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day. He-s casting a show right now and has a tough decision to make...

Half Empty listen

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I have a few friends who have shows on the air right now - shows that have premiered or are about to premiere this season....

Great Numbers listen

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I Heart Scientology listen

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Here-s a great practical joke to play on friends who don-t know you that well. When the subject of Scientology comes up --- and,...

The Sandwich Makers listen

www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma050914the_sandwich_makers
They pay me an enormous amount of money here at KCRW to do these four-minute commentaries. Well, I exaggerate. They-re not exactly four...