‘Like Cellophane on Fire’: Joe Klein on the Fall of Afghanistan
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John interviews Joe Klein, an award-winning journalist who wrote for Time, Newsweek, The New Yorker, and New York Magazine, among others, and the author of seven books, including the best selling “Primary Colors.”  John and Joe discuss Afghanistan’s fate; radical centrism; how the news media has changed; and With Honor, a political organization Joe works with to help elect military veterans to Congress. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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