Author Lisa Kirchner on Love, Trust, Intersectionality and Being a Feminist Married to a Trump Voter
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Lisa L. Kirchner is author of the critically-acclaimed, Hello American Lady Creature: What I Learned as a Woman in Qatar. NPR says, “it’s like Eat, Pray, Love, only funny.” She’s also appeared on NBC, CBS radio, BBC Radio and HuffPoTV. Earlier this year, she made waves with a personal essay entitled "I'm a Liberal Feminist and Next Month I'm Marrying a Trump Voter." In this episode she talks to Amy about the reaction to that essay, her marriage, and navigating the current era in America.
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