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Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke

By Joe Donahue
Published December 12, 2022 at 11:34 AM EST
Avid Reader Press

Whether we love them or hate them, think they’re sexy, think they’re strange, consider them too big, too small, or anywhere in between, humans have a complicated relationship with butts.

But why? In the new book: Butts: A Backstory, reporter, essayist, and RadioLab contributing editor Heather Radke is determined to find out.

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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