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Simon Winchester

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Kurt Andersen talks with journalist, historian, and geologist Simon Winchester about disasters — why they happen and what happens afterward. They’ll look at the aftermath of the earthquake and fire that devastated San Francisco 99 years ago. Winchester explains why he thinks New Orleans should not be rebuilt at all. Simon Winchester was an oil […]

Simon Winchester on Living with Natural Disaster

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