Davy Rothbart is no stranger to sharing secrets. In his new book of personal essays, "My Heart Is an Idiot," he recounts his own true tales of love, loss and stupidity. But Rothbart is also the ...

Barry Rothbart, an actor-comedian and the creator of “Downward Dog,” took a job as a videographer a few years ago at a nudist colony for gay men over 50. There was one thing Rothbart, who is ...

“Finders keepers, losers weepers,” is an expression University alum Davy Rothbart has literally learned to live by. At 8-years-old, Rothbart was wandering through what he called the “Dinosaur Museum,” ...

Exclusive: Spanning 20 years and culled from over 1,000 hours of footage, Davy Rothbart's award-winning documentary illuminates a national emergency. In 1999, filmmaker Davy Rothbart met Emmanuel ...

"This American Life" contributor Davy Rothbart on life and love on the road, and his latest collection, "My Heart Is An Idiot." Davy Rothbart (wikipedia) Davy Rothbart has made a name for himself with ...

The love of Davy Rothbart’s life is a character from Allison Anders’ 1992 film “Gas Food Lodging.” Shade, played by Fairuza Balk, is the wan and ephemerally beautiful daughter of a New Mexico trailer ...