He was instrumental in getting Barack Obama into the Oval Office. This hour, we’ll talk with Axelrod about his journey from a Chicago newsroom to the White House.
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Writing About War
This hour, we’ll talk with author Elliot Ackerman about how his five tours of duty in the Middle East influenced his debut novel, “Green on Blue,” which is set in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan.
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Taking Down The Taliban
This hour, we’ll talk to former CIA station chief for Islamabad Robert Grenier about the challenges of fighting the Taliban.
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Out Of Africa
Alexandra Fuller has written several memoirs about her life in Africa. We’ll talk with her about her new book, which details her divorce and questions of cultural identity.
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After Death, A Helping Hand
When people die at home, “removers” are called in to take the body to the morgue. We’ll talk this hour with Andrew Meredith, who writes about the job in his new memoir.
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