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Best Of: 'Hysterical' Podcaster / 'Seinfeld' Writer
48 minutes Posted Jun 28, 2025 at 7:00 am.
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What happens when a former federal government employee turns his lens on the psychology of panic? You get Hysterical, a podcast series from Dan Taberski. In it, Taberski investigates a mysterious illness that swept through a group of high school students in upstate New York. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about his award-winning podcast.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan recommends some mystery and suspense novels for your summer reading list.

Also, we'll hear from Larry Charles who has been a writer, director and/or executive producer on a number of culturally impactful TV shows and films including Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, and Borat. He spoke with Terry Gross about his new memoir.

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