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Culture Schlock: Olivia Rutigliano Talks with David Denby About Betty Friedan, Mel Brooks, Norman Mailer, and Leonard Bernstein

In this episode, Olivia Rutigliano welcomes New Yorker writer David Denby on the show, to discuss his rave-reviewed new book, Eminent Jews, a study of four different Jewish artists (Betty Friedan, Mel Brooks, Norman Mailer, and Leonard Bernstein). Listen here:  

This article was originally published by Literary Hub and is republished here under license.

In this episode, Olivia Rutigliano welcomes New Yorker writer David Denby on the show, to discuss his rave-reviewed new book, Eminent Jews, a study of four different Jewish artists (Betty Friedan, Mel Brooks, Norman Mailer, and Leonard Bernstein).

Listen here:

 

Culture Schlock is a production of Lit Hub Radio and is available wherever you get your podcasts; music by Richard Rutigliano; engineering and production by Olivia Rutigliano, co-produced by John Buffalo Mailer, with support from Drew Broussard and Calvin Kasulke

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