This edition: American Decline: A Case for Optimism
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Original tape date: November 28, 2018. First aired: January 18, 2019.This week, Soul Fire Farm’s Leah Penniman talks with Chris Hedges, author of "America: The Farewell Tour," about environmental threats, societal breakdown, and how we might come back together as humans. Then, a glimpse of CAGED, a play written and conceived by Hedges’ writing students in a high-security prison in New Jersey
Guest List
Chris Hedges Author & Journalist, Truthdig
Leah Penniman Co-Director and Program Manager, Soul Fire Farm
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