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OUR CONVERSATION FROM OCTOBER 27 WITH SARAH VOWELL, WRITER, HUMORIST,AND FORMER CONTRIBUTER TO PUBLIC RADIO'S 'THIS AMERICAN LIFE'. SHE JOINED US AT LENOIR RHYNE UNIVERSITY TO
TALK ABOUT HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO HISTORY AND CULTURE THROUGH HER WRITING AND ABOUT HER BOOKS _ASSASSINATION VACATION_, AND _LAFAYETTE IN THE SOMEWHAT UNITED STATES_. She has one of the most
recognizable voices in the world... or at least on public radio. She came into the public consciousness on _This American Life_ in the 90's and has since appeared on David Letterman,
with Jon Stewart and in the film _The Incredibles_. Her voice may be her calling card but words are her bread and butter. Sarah Vowell is the author of six non-fiction books on American
history and culture, including _Assassination Vacation, _about locations around the nation immortalized by political murder. SARAH VOWELL ON WHETHER OUR ABILITY IN OUR COUNTRY TO ‘GET ON
EACH OTHER’S NERVES’ HAS EVER BEEN THIS BAD: _‘I MEAN, WE’RE IN NORTH CAROLINA. REMEMBER THAT, LIKE, FOUR-YEAR PERIOD WHEN WE WERE LITERALLY SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER? THAT WAS WORSE.’_ Her
most recent book is _Lafayette in the Somewhat United States_, a humorous account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette. Sarah Vowell joined Mike Collins at the Pease
Auditorium at Lenoir Rhyne University on October 27 for a special conversation as part of the Lenoir Rhyne Visiting Writers Series. AFTER THE BROADCAST PORTION OF THE SHOW, WE CONTINUED
WITH QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. LISTEN HERE: CTPOD20161031b.mp3 Listen • 29:44
