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David Litt on Surfing 101, Trump 2.0 and his Journey to Find Common Ground and Happiness on Both Land and Sea!

Episode 386: David Litt on Surfing 101, Trump 2.0 and his Journey to Find Common Ground and Happiness on Both Land and Sea!

Writer and NY Times bestselling author David Litt

Show notes

David Litt is the New York Times bestselling author of Thanks, Obama; Democracy in One Book or Less; and his latest, It’s Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground. He’s a former senior speechwriter for Barack Obama, described as “the comic muse for the president” for his work on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner monologues. He’s also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, and more. Along with writing speeches and jokes for political figures, athletes, Fortune 500 CEOs, and philanthropists, David was the head writer/producer at Funny Or Die, DC, and has written and sold comedy pilots for Comedy Central, ABC, and NBC.

David and I discuss his new book and why he embarked on this incredible journey.

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