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Jill Lepore and Congressman Jamie Raskin

Bestselling author and historian Jill Lepore discusses her book "The Deadline: Essays" that features a collection of essays originally published in The New Yorker, with Congressman Jamie Raskin, a U.S. Rep. from Maryland and author of several books, including the bestseller "Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy." Recorded at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum. A 2023 KET production.
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