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Episode 722: Clay McLeod Chapman, Paul de Jong, Karen Russell

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This combination photo shows MSNBC television anchor Rachel Maddow, host of "The Rachel Maddow Show," moderating a panel at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. on Oct. 16, 2017 , left, and Sean Hannity of Fox News at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md. on March 4, 2016. A generation ago, the likes of Walter Cronkite, Peter Jennings and Diane Sawyer were the heroes of television news. Now the biggest stars are arguably Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow. Old lines between journalism and commentary are growing fuzzier with traditional media guideposts stripped away by technology and new business models. (AP Photo)
This combination photo shows MSNBC television anchor Rachel Maddow, host of “The Rachel Maddow Show,” moderating a panel at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. on Oct. 16, 2017 , left, and Sean Hannity of Fox News at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md. on March 4, 2016. A generation ago, the likes of Walter Cronkite, Peter Jennings and Diane Sawyer were the heroes of television news. Now the biggest stars are arguably Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow. Old lines between journalism and commentary are growing fuzzier with traditional media guideposts stripped away by technology and new business models. (AP Photo)

This week on “BETA,” …Master of horror, Clay McLeod Chapman joins us to discuss his latest novel, “Wake Up and Open Your Eyes.”

And musician Paul de Jong talks to us about his captivating found sound music.

Also, MacArthur Genius Karen Russell sits down with us to talk her about her incredible novel, “The Antidote,”

‘Wake Up And Open Your Eyes’: Information is the monster in new horror novel

‘The Mall of Found’: A place where objects find their way into music and art

Karen Russell on her novel, ‘The Antidote,’ and disaster’s road to hope

Episode Credits

  • Doug Gordon Host
  • Brad Kolberg Executive Producer
  • Steve Gotcher Technical Director
  • Clay McLeod Chapman Guest
  • Paul de Jong Guest
  • Karen Russell Guest

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