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Jun 5
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Ron Chernow

Team Coco & Earwolf
About this episode

Writer and journalist Ron Chernow feels very warmly about anyone who has won the Mark Twain Award for American Humor, including our friend Conan.

 

Ron sits down with Conan for a deep dive into the life of Mark Twain, touching on Twain’s mercurial personality, his affinity for oddball inventions, the unique relationship he shared with his wife, his obsession with Shakespeare’s true authorship, and much more.

 


Check out Mark Twain by Ron Chernow here.

 

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