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The Nose On The Oral History Of The Bobbitts, ESPN's Body Issue, And Naomi Alderman's 'The Power'

Believe it or not, Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt (and their kitchen knife) .

And this week, former UConn athlete Sue Bird and her girlfriend, Megan Rapinoe, .

And finally, a look at 's Women's Prize for Fiction-winning novel, The Power -- and it’s the first book The Nose has ever covered.

Other possible topics include:

GUESTS:

  • Rebecca Castellani - Scholar of modern literature
  • Rand Richards Cooper - A contributing editor at Commonweal; writes the "In Our Midst" column for Hartford magazine
  • Kate Rushin - A poet whose "The Bridge Poem"

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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

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The independent journalism and non-commercial programming you rely on every day is in danger.

If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You value access to educational content kids love and enriching cultural programming.

Now all of that is at risk.

Federal funding for public media is under threat and if it goes, the impact to our communities will be devastating.

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Your voice has protected public media before. Now, it’s needed again. Learn how you can protect the news and programming you depend on.

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