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Being in the Fight with Marc Straus

Here's What We Know

English - February 23, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
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*Trigger Warning: domestic abuse*
This episode with highly accomplished oncologist Marc Straus is jam-packed with astonishing stories that take you by surprise and inspire you to stay in the fight.

Also in this story:

Being published over 100 timesPoetryWhy Americans don't like poetry as much as other placesGrowing up with a father who wasn't allowed to go to schoolWhat immigrant families can do to set their kids up for successGoing against the grain with his new bookChildhood abuseBeing a streetfighterPutting a stop to the abusive cycleBeing able to drift out and not feel painThe Fisherman & The Sea and how he could relateStaying true to his childhood voiceThe unusual fact about his art collectionTurning a bad situation into a way to help othersBeing married to his childhood sweetheartBeing in a nearly fatal hit and runGrowing up Jewish in the 70sRacism around the worldHow he came up with the name of his book One-Legged Mongoose


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