Terry O'Reilly

One writer there, a friend of his, was called into the office of the executive editor.

The Pope was coming to America, and the religion correspondent had fallen ill.

The editor assigned Graydon's friend to cover the story, all because the friend was the only practicing Catholic within earshot.

Except, the writer didn't want the assignment.

On the spot, the writer made up a story about how he had planned to take his family on a fall vacation to Maine for the week.

The editor said, "'Go cover the Pope and send your family on vacation.

You can expense the cost of their holiday.'"

Now the writer had a problem.

He had to cover the Pope's visit and he had to expense an imaginary trip to Maine.

When he got back from covering the Pope, he had a printing company produce a fake letterhead that said Whispering Pines along with a fake Maine address.

Then he created, in granular detail, the bills for his family's imaginary vacation.

He submitted the expense report, and it was duly paid.

Some time later, he found the receipt from the printer that had produced the fake letterhead and hotel bills.

So he decided to submit that receipt too.

And time paid the expense.

Too funny.

When we come back, the difference between fear and danger.

In a book titled How I Built This by Guy Raz, who also hosts a terrific podcast by the same name, Raz interviews successful entrepreneurs.

He also quotes French novelist Victor Hugo, who wrote in 1862, One withstands the invasion of armies.

One does not withstand the invasion of ideas.