My guest this week is, Alexandra Petri.

Alexandra writes the humorist ComPost blog of the Washington Post and is the author of A Field Guide to Awkward Silences. Alexandra and I discussed her doing stand-up comedy at 17, dressing up as a Civil War General, and accidentally joining a cult.

Follow Alexandra on Twitter

https://twitter.com/petridishes

A Field Guide to Awkward Silences

http://a.co/bSXZezB

Alexandra’s Ted Talk — How To Speak Woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN2Z2wfhT6I