Garrison Keillor and Erica Rhodes

Garrison Keillor did A Prairie Home Companion for more than forty years, wrote fiction and comedy, and invented a town called Lake Wobegon, where all the children are above average, even though he himself grew up evangelical in a small separatist flock where all the children expected the imminent end of the world. Since the public radio show wrapped up in 2016, author and humorist Keillor has written a memoir and other books, and — in his 80s — has forged a career in stand-up comedy. His biweekly online column can be found on Substack. And his podcast and email newsletter The Writer’s Almanac is sent out daily to internet subscribers (free).