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Person Place Thing with writer Henry Alford

Henry Alford
Henry Alford
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Henry Alford
Henry Alford

This writer is particularly astute and amusing about manners, about aging, and about their intersection: “The shusher in the movie is always much louder than the person who’s talking; I’ve become a shusher.”  Impressively, he has the self-awareness to recognize it, the courage to admit it, and the sense of humor to make it bearable.

You can hear the entire episode at personplacething.org.