John Pollack interview - Tantorious episode 18

John Pollack is an O.Henry World Pun-Off champion who served as a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton. Pollack's new book, The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics, is now an audiobook narrated by Pete Larkin. In this exclusive interview, Pollack has serious fun explaining how the lowly pun gave rise to human civilization.