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Mar 2024
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Writer’s Block - Episode March 20,...

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Writer's Block March 2024



For the March episode hear from journalist Sally Armstrong about the book she co-authored with Dr. Sima Samar, Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan. Also on the program will be Kate Black about her book Big Mall: Shopping for Meaning a book about consumer culture.
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