About this episode
A bar fight and a stint on the lam transformed Samuel Clemens into Mark Twain — and changed the course of American literature. Settle in for Mark Twain's origin story. * Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, Jason English Written by Zaron Burnett Produced by Josh Fisher Editing and Sound Design: Jonathan Washington and Josh Fisher Mixing and Mastering: Baheed Frazier Story Editor: Marisa Brown Research and Fact-Checking: Austin Thompson and Zaron Burnett Voice Actors: Frank Nemec, Zack Nemec, Elizabeth Dutton, and Jonathan Washington Original Music by Elise McCoy Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla Executive Producer: Jason English Special thanks to Bob Hirst from the Mark Twain Archive at UC Berkeley, and Joseph Amster from Emperor Norton's Fantastic San Francisco Time Machine. Want to email the show? We'd love to hear from you. You can reach us at veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.