Patton Oswalt Warms Up "Lunch" with author Jimmy McDonough — Naked Lunch
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Patton Oswalt Warms Up "Lunch" with author Jimmy McDonough

April 2, 2026 · 56 min

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A comedy legend and a celebrated biographer talk country music, Neil Young, and the art of writing lives.

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In this episode

  • What makes Jimmy McDonough's Gary Stewart biography his final book
  • How McDonough got deep inside Neil Young's world for Shakey
  • A comedian's perspective on why biography and comedy overlap
  • What drives a writer to spend years inside one person's story

About this episode

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.

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