John Hodgman Journeys To 'Vacationland'

WUNC | By Frank Stasio,

Charlie Shelton

Published October 15, 2015 at 12:22 PM EDT

Comedian John Hodgman has made a name for himself as a correspondent for The Daily Show and the PC guy from Apple's "Mac vs. PC" advertisements.

But Hodgman is putting those characters aside and showcasing stories from his life as an aging, weird, mustachioed father. In Hodgman's new one-man show "Vacationland," he tells stories about traveling to Maine for vacation but being met by "oceans made of hate" and skeptical locals. A conversation with comedian John Hodgman

Host Frank Stasio talks with Hodgman about the performance and his career. Hodgman performs at the Carolina Theatre in Durham on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.

Hodgman has a new one-man show titled 'Vacationland' about his experiences in Maine.

Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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Charlie Shelton