Tom Robbins

Context:

Steve Rinella references a Tom Robbins character named 'Marks Marvelous' when discussing his fondness for the word 'titillating.' He explains that the character liked the name because 'people loathe the marks Karl Marx and real men never use the word marvelous, and so it was sort of an attack on language and stereotypes about language.'

Context:

Steve mentions reading a Tom Robbins novel that features Tarzan tripping on nutmeg and encountering Jesus in the desert. The specific title is not mentioned, but it's clearly referenced as a book Steve has read.