John Green on living with OCD, his teenage goth phase, and his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis'

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John Green keeps busy – from authoring young adult novels like "The Fault in Our Stars" to his latest nonfiction book, "Everything Is Tuberculosis" to running a YouTube empire with his brother Hank, his projects share one key goal: to make the world “suck less.” John talks to Rachel about how he battles despair and why he's unconcerned with the question of God's existence. 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Parents taught him to love people 3:15 - Rachel on her teenage dislike of Michael Jackson 4:20 - On being a difficult kid 7:46 - On being obsessed with the end of humanity from a young age 11:15 - On his new book "Everything Is Tuberculosis" 12:15 - On the teen that inspired "Everything Is Tuberculosis" 15:00 - Why tuberculosis hasn’t been eradicated 16:46 - On OCD and spending a lot of time in his head 19:09 - On the challenge of writing “Turtles All The Way Down” 20: 21 - The upside to OCD 22: 46 - Relearning that there is cause for hope 26: 21 - On what being a religious person means to him 29:03 - We all deserve love 30:20 - On death being a huge deal for him 35:09 - How telling stories is magic 36:12 - Going back in time to being 17 CORRECTION: In a previous version of this video, Rachel Martin says tuberculosis is caused by a virus, but it is caused by bacteria. WHAT IS “WILD CARD?” Part-interview, part-existential game show – this is Wild Card from NPR. Host Rachel Martin rips up the typical interview script and invites guests to play a game about life's biggest questions. Rachel takes actors, artists and thinkers on a choose-your-own-adventure conversation that lets them open up about their fears, their joys and how they've built meaning from experience – all with the help of a very special deck of cards. You can reach out to us at [email protected]. We love it when you do. MORE WILD CARD EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2TjQf2riraI1B7XAE9iqVVtfZARA_A6t The NPR shows you love are possible thanks to your support. Donate today: https://www.npr.org/donations/support