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America’s Lunatics: Katha Pollitt; plus John Powers on Percival Everett’s Emmett Till novel
America’s Lunatics: Katha Pollitt; plus John Powers on Percival Everett’s Emmett Till novel
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Oct 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Are we a nation of lunatics? Katha Pollitt has been thinking about that—about the millions of people who say that Satan-worshipping pedophiles control American politics and media, or that, if you’ve come down with Covid-19, you should pick up some Ivermectin at the local feed store.Plus: The murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955 is probably the most famous lynching in American history. Now, there’s a novel about it that’s wild and funny. The author is Percival Everett—it’s called The Trees. And it’s really good. How is it possible to write a comic novel about a lynching? John Powers explains—he’s critic at large on NPR’s Fresh Air.Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: thenation.com/podcastsubscribe.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
Oct 6, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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