4. Eat the Rich!

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"I told him that I followed a strict hegan diet. “Vegan?” he asked. “No,” I said. “Hegan. I only eat things that were male. I’m hoping that’s all clearly marked on your menu.” Three shorter comic essays, in this week's show: In "Eat The Rich", David Sedaris plays with the modern world of often highly particular dietary requirements, where almost anything can be ‘a thing, now’. His commencement speech to the students of Oberlin College in the USA is re-lived in "A Speech To The Graduates" with a very particular and characteristically unorthodox array of lifestyle steers - including the choice of scented candles and the importance of saying thank you. Finally, "Best Wishes" throws light on his experiences signing books for his readers. With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, the globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller has become one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers. Sedaris has recently been enrolled into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters. Producer: Steve Doherty A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4