Ep. 13: The Good Ship Satire (feat. Dave Eggers)
What do Trump rallies, German interior d\xe9cor and the Village People have to do with author, Dave Eggers?\n\nDoes satire still have a role to play when reality reads like an Onion article? Dave Eggers says yes. His new book, The Captain and the Glory, follows the grim misadventures of a narcissistic, incompetent sea captain steering a cruise ship called The Glory. Before long, he and his supporters are throwing dark-skinned passengers overboard to chants of \u201cDrown the brown!\u201d The metaphor isn\u2019t subtle, but then again, these aren\u2019t subtle times.