Religion Returns to China, America's First Drug Czar, Chuck Klosterman, Deborah Tannen On Female Friendships

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 11, 2017

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson on his new book The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao. Bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman revisits some of his best work. Alexandra Chasin, associate professor of literary studies at the New School, tells the story Harry Anslinger. He was the first Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. Bestselling author Deborah Tannen explores the different ways women relate to one another and rely on each other for advice, empathy and strength.

 

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