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Feb 2024
49m 6s

The Burn Book Kick-Off with Don Lemon

VOX MEDIA
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This week marks the release of Kara’s memoir, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story and the launch of her national book tour. At events from New York to Seattle, some of the tech CEOs, politicians and other bold names Kara writes about in her book will be putting her in the hot seat. Today’s episode is the first of these conversations: former CNN anchor Don Lemon int ... Show More
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