In a lot of ways, I'm seeking some sort of peace of mind for myself. I'm a fairly emotionally petty, resentful guy who has an inflated sense of himself, and I needed to take that down a notch.

I think sharing experience makes everything better. When people get talking about how they've overcome something or how they haven't, it's nourishing.

Americans don't understand irony? I am an intelligent person living in the United States. My entire existence is ironic.

What appealed to me was the intimacy of the medium, the fact that I was doing it from my home, and the fact that I wanted to talk. I was not there to plug things. I don't do a hell of a lot of research. I go on a sort of kindred-spirit bonding that preexists the interview, and just see what unfolds.

For my next trick I will make everyone understand me.

The medium of podcasting and the personal nature of it, the relationship you build with your listeners and the relationship they have with you - they could be just sitting there, chuckling and listening... there's nothing like that.

I don't care what anybody says, I think that George Bush is absolutely the right president to oversea the end of the world.