In this episode, Braedon, Mariah, and John sit down with Dr. Tim Personn (starting at 14:00) to learn about one of his areas of expertise: irony in contemporary fiction. Through explorations of the works of David Foster Wallace,  Otessa Moshfegh, and more, we attempt to unravel exactly what irony is and how it appears in fiction, how it interacts with sincerity and authenticity, and what it's come to mean for culture at large.