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51%

51% #1737: Suzanne Gordon on "Our Veterans"

By Jesse King
Published November 3, 2022 at 9:17 PM EDT
Our Veterans by Suzanne Gordon, Steve Early, and Jasper Craven
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On this week’s 51%, we recognize Veterans Day and sit down with award-winning journalist Suzanne Gordon to discuss her new book Our Veterans: Winners, Losers, Friends, and Enemies on the New Terrain of Veterans Affairs, examining the veteran experience and how we can better support our servicemen and women.

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51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York. Our host is Jesse King. Our associate producer is Jody Cowan, our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue.

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Jesse King
Jesse King is the host of WAMC's national program on women's issues, "51%," and the station's former Hudson Valley bureau chief. She has also produced episodes of the WAMC podcast "A New York Minute In History."
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