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9.05 - Interview - John Leland

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Albany, NY – Jack Kerouac's book On the Road has been required reading for rebels and romantics for fifty years. But at least one person thinks the book might not be all that revolutionary. John Leland is an author and journalist, and recently wrote Why Kerouac Matters: Lessons of On the Road. They're not what you think. In this interview on The Roundtable, Leland speaks about his observations.