Patton Oswalt Warms Up "Lunch" with author Jimmy McDonough

About this episode

Patton Oswalt joins Phil Rosenthal to discuss Jimmy McDonough's latest biography and previous works.

Comedy great Patton Oswalt returns to "Naked Lunch" to help Phil set the stage for David's fascinating conversation with acclaimed author Jimmy McDonough about his brand new, latest and last biography, "Gary Stewart: I Am From The Honky-Tonks," as well as some of his previous books, including the bestselling "Shakey: Neil Young's Biography." For Patton Oswalt's tour dates, go to https://pattonoswalt.com. For more on Jimmy McDonough, go to https://www.jimmymcdonough.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil Rosenthal, David Wild

Guests: Patton Oswalt, Jimmy McDonough

Topics covered

• biography
• comedy
• music
• author interview
• cultural discussion

Keywords

• Patton Oswalt
• Jimmy McDonough
• biography
• Neil Young
• Gary Stewart

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Phil Rosenthal World, Patton Oswalt, Jimmy McDonough

Books & works: Gary Stewart: I Am From The Honky-Tonks, Shakey: Neil Young's Biography

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