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Episode 20 Julia Slavin "Covered"

May 15, 2017

From Julia Slavin's collection, The Woman Who Cut Off Her Leg at the Maidstone Club, a dark and funny story about not being able to leave your childhood behind.  As you'll hear, reader Alec Baldwin finds the humor, absurdity and, ultimately, the humanity through his reading.  Later in this episode, host Aparna Nancherla chats with Julia Slavin about the origins of "Covered."