On episode 161 of The Quarantine Tapes, Paul Holdengräber is joined by writer Calvin “Bud” Trillin. In their engaging conversation, Bud and Paul cover a range of topics from restaurants to parenthood to humor.As a humorist and poet, Bud runs Paul through the public figures whose names have been the best and worst for rhyming in his work. They talk about Bud’s book, Messages from My Father,  and how Bud approached raising his own children. Finally, they discuss the indefensibility of humor and Paul prompts Bud to share his own favorite jokes. Calvin (Bud) Marshall Trillin is an American journalist, humorist, and novelist. He is best known for his humorous writings about food and eating, but he has also written much serious journalism, comic verse, and several books of fiction.Trillin attended public schools in Kansas City and went on to Yale University, where he served as chairman of the Yale Daily News and became a member of Scroll and Key before graduating in 1957; he later served as a trustee of the university. After a stint in the U.S. Army, he worked as a reporter for Time magazine before joining the staff of The New Yorker in 1963. His reporting for The New Yorker on the racial integration of the University of Georgia was published in his first book, An Education in Georgia. He wrote the magazine's "U.S. Journal" series from 1967 to 1982, covering local events both serious and quirky throughout the United States.Credits:Paul Holdengraber - Co-Creator, Host, OLA DirectorAnthony Audi - Co-Creator, Researcher, OLA DirectorAlejandro Cohen - Co-Creator, Producer, ComposerChristian Pitt - Production Coordinator Erin Cooney - Copy, ProductionDublab Team