Nick Offerman on The Leonard Lopate Show

Leonard Lopate Weekend: Nick Offerman, Ron Darling, and the Story of Junk

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 8, 2016

Nick Offerman, best known for portraying Ron Swanson on “Parks and Recreation," celebrates his favorite American heroes in his new book, Gumption. Ron Darling reminisces on when the Mets won the World Series, 30 years ago, in Game 7, 1986. Journalist Alison Stewart investigates our tendencies to hoard and collect in Junk: Digging Through America’s Love Affair with Stuff. 

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