PREVIEW: Boomers (w/ Helen Andrews)

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English - February 20, 2021 16:27 - 14 minutes - 20 MB - ★★★★ - 367 ratings
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Aimee and Oliver are joined by Helen Andrews to discuss her new book, Boomers: The Men and Women Who Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster. They touch on the six sketches in the book, from Camille Paglia and Sonya Sotomayor to Aaron Sorkin and Al Sharpton, the influence of boomer politics, and why boomers think The Beatles and Bob Dylan are as important as Beethoven.

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