“My regret with the first book,” says John Hodgman of The Areas of My Expertise, “is that it did not lead people to worry that I was insane.” This interview for BoingBoingTV about his upcoming book, More Information Than You Require, would have taken care of that, were it not for that perpetual twinkle in his eye as he elaborates upon the history of the mole men and makes fictional snack demands of the Chateau Marmont’s room service.

(There’s a couple commercials, but they’re short.)