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For "Welcome to Pariahville", his story in this month's GQ, Jay Kirk dove into the strange world of The City of Refuge (formerly Miracle Village), a sex-offender sanctuary deep in the sugarcane fields of South Florida. He spent four days with the people who live there, sleeping in the home of the town's only sex-offender couple, trying to get a sense of their daily lives. What he found was sad, salacious, grotesque, and, at times, surprisingly moving.

"I love holding my mothers hand. Haven't held it like this since I was 9. Why did I stop? I thought it unmanly? What crap." That's a tweet that Scott Simon shared from the bedside of his mother two years ago, as she lay dying in a Chicago hospital room. It was a series of tweets that Simon, the host of NPR's "Weekend Edition" sent out during her last days: dispatches to the world, as much as intimate notes sent to himself. In conversation with Michael Hainey, Simon discusses "Unforgettable" his powerful, beautiful new book that grew out of those days at his mother's side.

Welcome back to the Inside Story, this week GQ's Washington correspondent Ana Marie Cox talks with Christina Bellantoni, associate politics editor at CQ Roll Call.  Items on the agenda include: is TSA groping as inevitable (or as violating) as Sarah Palin's reality show?  Is the President prepared to take this lame duck out for a spin?  Also on the program this week: James Poniewozik, TV critic for Time Magazine takes us through Keith Olbermann's trademarks: alienating people who would otherwise agree with him, and increasingly resembling his own worst person.

Episode 135: The worst fashion mistakes a man can make: 'Undateable' authors Ellen Rakieten and Anne Coyle on what not to wear

Episode 134: Chef David Chang talks to Alan Richman about the Momofuku book tour and his new midtown Manhattan restaurant

Episode 133: Paul Smith, the Brit who made it cool to dress like one, talks to Michael Hainey and Adam Rapoport

Episode 132: Chef Daniel Boulud talks to Alan Richman, Michael Hainey, and Adam Rapoport about his favorite wine in the world, the best roast chicken he's ever tasted, and what it takes to run a restaurant empire

Episode 131: Outgoing New York Times food critic Frank Bruni tells you how to order the best dishes on a restaurant menu, where to find the best steak in New York, and why he wasn't always the likeliest man for the job

Episode 130: Michael Hainey and Adam Rapoport prep GQ's stable of office apprentices for the latest installment of "Stump the Interns"

Episode 129: Menswear designer Michael Bastian on how he strikes the perfect balance between classic and cool in the summer months

Episode 128: In a GQ.com exclusive, Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling stops by to play a track from his next album and shares his thoughts on the music writing process, the history of Jazz, and growing up in Chicago

Episode 127: Mr. America author Mark Adams talks to GQ's editors about the secrets to a low-calorie lifestyle

Episode 126: Actor Ed Helms of The Office stops by to discuss his latest role in The Hangover, his departure from The Daily Show, and why Vegas is not for kids

Episode 125: Author and PC impersonator John Hodgman discusses summer plans, upcoming projects, and the areas of his expertise

Episode 124: GQ Style Guy Glenn O'Brien on what a man should have in his summer wardrobe

Episode 123: Can America win in Afghanistan? Writer Michael Hastings ventured to the Afghan border to find out

Episode 122: Chef Mario Batali on the James Beard Awards, how he dropped all those pounds, the art of multitasking, and his just-launched charity foundation

Episode 121: Food and sex: Giulia Melucci, author of the new book, 'I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti' talks to GQ's editors about two topics on most men's minds

Episode 120: 50 Years of L.A. Rock: GQ's editors on the king of surf guitar, Dick Dale

Episode 119: 50 Years of L.A. Rock: GQ's editors sound off on the history of the Laurel and Topanga Canyon scenes, and play some standout tracks