Summoning John Green: A can of ice-cold Diet Dr Pepper and a chocolate chip Clif Bar

Summoning John Green: A can of ice-cold Diet Dr Pepper and a chocolate chip Clif Bar

43:31 Mar 19, 2025
About this episode
DFTBA, buttercups, because this week, we summon John Green! The beloved author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down joins me to talk about the writing process—starting with the shocking amount of words in his first drafts that never see the light of day. We also dive into how storytelling helps him search for “good news,” why dread might just be another form of wonder, and his belief that death is “the weirdest thing we do as people.” 
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