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Aug 2016
24m 9s

Women’s Gymnastics Gets the Hard-Boiled ...

Peach Fish Productions
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On The Gist, Megan Abbott discusses her latest book, You Will Know Me, a psychological thriller set in the high-pressure world of elite women’s gymnastics.

In the Spiel, a send-off for John McLaughlin. 

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