111. Alan Weisman: The Magic of the Swamp, Eating Fancy Trash Fish, Poking Your Nose in People’s Business, and Hope Dies Last
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Send us Fan Mail Our world is in a state of change, and my guest today is asking the questions: What comes next? How do we adapt? And who is finding the solutions? Alan Weisman is an award-winning journalist whose reports have appeared in national outlets including The Atlantic Monthly and NPR, among others. His new book, "Hope Dies Last", seeks to answer the above questions. Alan has reported from more than 60 countries, all seven continents, has written seven books, several of which ...
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