Nick Nolte's Life of Rebellion, Why We Need More Midwives, A Memoir from Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Midday on WNYC | Mar 9, 2018

Actor Nick Nolte talks about his memoir Rebel: My Life Outside the Lines. Reporter Nina Martin, who investigated maternal care and preventable deaths for ProPublica, explains how midwives could improve maternal healthcare in the U.S. Journalist Rania Abouzeid talks about her book No Turning Back: Life, Loss, and Hope in Wartime Syria. Writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o discusses his book Wrestling with the Devil: A Prison Memoir.

This episode is guest hosted by Mary Harris.

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