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The Book Show #1264 - Naomi Wolf

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published October 9, 2012 at 3:06 PM EDT
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When an unexpected medical crisis sends Naomi Wolf, author of the modern classic, The Beauty Mythn

, on a deeply personal journey to tease out the intersections between sexuality and creativity, she discovers, much to her own astonishment, an increasing body of scientific evidence that suggests that the vagina is not merely flesh, but an intrinsic component of the female brain. Her latest is Vagina: A New Biography
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Joe Donahue
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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