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Slate's The Afterwordinactive

Publisher |: Slate Podcasts

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Books,; Interview,; Literature,; Non-Fiction

Categories Via RSS |: Arts,; Literature

The Afterword features Slate's June Thomas interviewing the authors of new nonfiction books.

People |: June Thomas (@junethomas)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Brooklyn, NY
Premiere Date |: 2011-12-16
Finale date |: 2013-02-28
Frequency |: Biweekly
Explicit |: No

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33 Available Episodes (33 Total) / Average duration: 00:27:37

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

33 Available Episodes (33 Total)Average duration: 00:27:37

Feb 28, 2013

00:43:44

Author Karen Russell discusses her book of short stories, Vampires in the Lemon Grove. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.

Feb 25, 2013

01:01:02

Author Susan Cain discusses her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Live at Politics & Prose is a co-production of Slate and Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.

Feb 22, 2013

00:00:46

After 30 episodes, The Afterword is going on hiatus.

Jan 31, 2013

00:28:34

June Thomas talks with Lawrence Wright, author of Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.

Jan 17, 2013

00:25:59

June Thomas talks with Alexandra Horowitz, author of On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes.

Jan 02, 2013

00:24:20

June Thomas talks with Jacob Tomsky, author of Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality.

Dec 20, 2012

00:21:56

June Thomas talks with Fred Bass, owner of New York's Strand bookstore.

Dec 06, 2012

00:24:28

June Thomas talks with Anne Applebaum, author of Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1945-1956.

Nov 22, 2012

00:25:13

June Thomas talks to Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking.

Nov 08, 2012

00:24:16

June Thomas talks with Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig about their new book, Twentysomething: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck?

Feb 28 | 00:43:44

Karen Russell, Live at Politics and Prose

Feb 25 | 01:01:02

Quiet: Susan Cain, Live at Politics and Prose

Feb 22 | 00:00:46

The Afterword Is Going on Hiatus

Jan 31 | 00:28:34

The Afterword: Lawrence Wright on Scientology

Jan 17 | 00:25:59

The Afterword: Learning How To Look

Jan 02 | 00:24:20

The Afterword: Inside the Hotel Industry

Dec 20 | 00:21:56

The Afterword: The Man With 18 Miles of Books

Dec 06 | 00:24:28

The Afterword: Anne Applebaum on the Iron Curtain

Nov 22 | 00:25:13

The Afterword: Oliver Burkeman on the Negative Path to Happiness

Nov 08 | 00:24:16

The Afterword: Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig on Twentysomething.

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