The hosts talked about the book after discovering that it featured interviews with comedy writers and that a harsh review singled out one of them. Jim Downey mentioned seeing his name in that negative commentary and reflected on the experience. The discussion highlighted the book's insider content but focused mainly on the personal critique rather than endorsing it.
Episode: Jim Downey
The podcasters discussed a book called "Poking a Dead Frog", which contained interviews with comedy writers. One of the podcasters mentioned reading a negative review of the book that specifically targeted him.
It was for this book, Poking a Dead Frog. It was interviews with comedy writers and anyway, so I was the one I wanted to see something about the book, so I Googled it and then I see my name and I sort of click on that. And my name was mentioned in a nasty review where the guy especially went after me.