34 min listen
Penis Envy and Other Problems
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Ben Lerner is not known for freestyling. He's known for writing novels (also poems). But as a kid growing up in Topeka, Ben was deep in a world of male anger—anger that found outlets in debate championships, drunken fistfights, and, yes, also white-guy rap battles. And while Ben was growing up, his mom, Harriet Lerner, was navigating a world of anger, too. In this episode, Ben and Harriet talk about how their family's life shaped Ben's new novel, The Topeka School.
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Released:
Oct 8, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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