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Alissa Wilkinson on Joan Didion, Hollywood, and American mythmaking

Portrait of American author Joan Didion in front of a bookshelf, Berkeley, California, April 1981.
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Portrait of American author Joan Didion in front of a bookshelf, Berkeley, California, April 1981.

This hour, author and film critic Alissa Wilkinson joins us to talk about Joan Didion, Hollywood, and how we make sense of our politics.

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