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Thirteen Forum: Katha Pollitt & Anna Quindlen in Conversation
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About This Episode
Katha Pollitt, a columnist for The Nation (http://www.thenation.com/), speaks with fellow journalist and writer Anna Quindlen about personal and political writing. The forum was held at The CUNY Graduate Center for Humanities (http://web.gc.cuny.edu/humanities/index.html).
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