Dave Barry: podcast appearances and interviews

David McAlister Barry, born on July 3, 1947, is an American author and columnist recognized for his work as a humor writer. He authored a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. Barry has also written numerous books that include humor and parody, as well as comic novels and children's novels. His contributions to journalism and humor have earned him prestigious awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1988 and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2005. Barry has described humor as a way to measure how aware we are of living in a world that often lacks reason, with laughter serving as a means of expressing the anxiety stemming from this realization.