Political Gabfest Reads: The Art of Writing Political Satire
David Plotz talks with author\xa0Alexandra Petri\xa0about her new book,\xa0Alexandra Petri\u2019s US History: Important American Documents. They discuss how to transform staid history documents into rollicking parodies, how Petri found her \u201cvoice\u201d multiple times, and her grander ambitions for the book. Plus, Petri reads some choice selections.\n\nTweet us your questions\xa0@SlateGabfest\xa0or email us at\xa0gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)\n\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices