{"id":186484,"date":"2026-02-05T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=186484"},"modified":"2026-01-31T17:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:56:24","slug":"pgs-playhouse-e37-gonzo-journalism-ft-aj-jacobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2026\/02\/05\/pgs-playhouse-e37-gonzo-journalism-ft-aj-jacobs\/","title":{"rendered":"PG&#8217;s Playhouse 37: Gonzo Journalism (ft. A.J. Jacobs)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Who Knew Trolling Could Be So Fun?&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"37: Gonzo Journalism (ft. 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Jacobs<\/a> is no stranger to gonzo journalism. He often puts himself directly into the story he&#8217;s writing, whether it&#8217;s about taking the Bible literally, or living out the Constitution. Much like gonzo journalism, there&#8217;s no attempt or pretense about remaining objective. In A.J.&#8217;s writing, he describes in hilarious detail how his lifestyle experiments have impacted his family and work life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David talks about the origins of gonzo journalism, and we discuss how it differs from A.J.&#8217;s own writing style. A.J. also shares some insights he learned from his latest book, <em>A Year of Living Constitutionally. <\/em>Today&#8217;s game is called This Game is LIT&#8230;erature. Players are given the names of chapters, and must figure out the subject of the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoyed this episode, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2022\/04\/26\/repod-s3e11-the-puzzler-best-selling-author-a-j-jacobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our interviews with A.J. about his book <em>The Puzzler<\/em><\/a> on S3E11 of Reality Escape Pod and <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2023\/12\/26\/repod-s6e13-inside-the-puzzler-podcast-with-a-j-jacobs-and-greg-pliska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our interview about his puzzling podcast Hello Puzzler<\/a> on S6E13 of REPOD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time Stamps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>02:15 Game: This game is LIT&#8230;erature <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20:31 About: A.J. 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Jacobs is an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. 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