: His story begins with him as a teenager discovering a book while wandering "outside" in the woods.
: Sedaris recounts finding a damp, coverless book hidden in the woods as a teenager. The book, a melodramatic tale about a family called the Rivers, deeply "infected" his own family, leading them to adopt the dialogue and mannerisms of the characters. outside teens naked ira
The association comes primarily from Episode 137: The Book That Changed Your Life , which first aired in 1999. In this episode, Ira Glass introduces a story by writer David Sedaris titled "." : His story begins with him as a
: At the end of the segment, Ira Glass explicitly mentions that David Sedaris is the author of several books, including his 1997 collection of essays titled Naked , where this specific story appears. Why "Outside Teens"? The association comes primarily from Episode 137: The