Old-School Internet And More, As Brady Guest Hosts Word of Mouth

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Nice to be back guest hosting NHPR’s Word of Mouth! Today’s show includes a look at the new book “Beautiful Souls” by Eyal Press, Chad Lambert’s new graphic novel about the history of “Saturday Night Live,” a trip through the early days of the internet and a story about why historical reenactors do what they do.

You can listen to the whole show here.

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Brady Carlson is a writer and radio host from Madison, Wisconsin. more