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The Book Show #1527 - Kurt Andersen

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published October 24, 2017 at 3:00 PM EDT
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In his new book, Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History, NYT bestselling author and co-creator of the Peabody-Award winning public radio show Studio 360, Kurt Andersen, provides a new and comprehensive understanding of our post-truth world and the American instinct in make- believe.

This interview was recorded at UAlbany as part of the New York State Writers Institute symposium: Telling the Truth in a Post-Truth World.

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