When Chris Gethard was attending a run-down Rutgers University in the late 1990s, another student down the way—at a university called Princeton—became his nemesis. This is the title story of Chris's book A Bad Idea I'm About to Do, which comes out in January. He also hosts The Chris Gethard Show, a public access TV talk show. (20 minutes)
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