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Brian's back and everyone is (mostly) healthy. They talk about Korean history, double (or triple) agents, the idea of history as coincidence or plot, North and South Korea, and more.

This week's music is "Two States" by Pavement.

You can find all previous seasons of TMR on our YouTube channel and you can support us at Patreon and get bonus content before anyone else, along with other rewards, the opportunity to easily communicate with the hosts, etc. And please subcribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Tune in next week for "A-Bomb Destroys Downtown Buffalo," which will cover through page 342. (Full schedule here.)

Follow Open Letter, Two Month Review, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests.

Brian's back and everyone is (mostly) healthy. They talk about Korean history, double (or triple) agents, the idea of history as coincidence or plot, North and South Korea, and more. 

This week's music is "Two States" by Pavement.

You can find all previous seasons of TMR on our YouTube channel and you can support us at Patreon and get bonus content before anyone else, along with other rewards, the opportunity to easily communicate with the hosts, etc. And please subcribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Tune in next week for "A-Bomb Destroys Downtown Buffalo," which will cover through page 342. (Full schedule here.)

Follow Open Letter, Two Month Review, Chad Post, and Brian Wood for random thoughts and information about upcoming guests.

Writer and veteran book critic Christian Lorentzen and Pantheon publisher and editor Lisa Lucas join Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher to talk about recent shake-ups in the publishing industry. The guests discuss the closure of Bookforum and a spate of other small magazines and websites, changes to social media, the DOJ's decision to block Penguin Random House’s purchase of Simon & Schuster, and their hope despite the difficulties. Are we at an inflection point for American publishing? Can the industry adapt to these challenges before it's too late?

Join us as we discuss  The Year of Living Danishly, by Helen Russell;  True Biz, by Sara Novic;  How the Word is Passed,  by Clint Smith;  Kaikeyi, by Vaishnavi Patel, and Pilgrims Way, by Abdulrazak Gurnah.

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Lisa talks with the lead prosecutor in the Mueller investigation, Andrew Weissmann, about his new book "Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation". Insider information, Robert Mueller, and the Mob! What else could you ask for beside the five things that make Andrew's and Lisa's lives better this week.

Lisa Birnbach's 5 Things: 1. Journalism, 2. Artists online, 3. Facetiming with Le Bébé, 4. Cornmeal, 5. Hope.

Andrew Weissmann’s 5 Things: 1. The FT weekend edition, 2. Carnegie Hall. 3. V&A Museum, 4. The Adirondacks, 5. The NY Subway

5 Things That Make Life Better with Lisa Birnbach is produced in New York City by TheField. The team is Michael Porte, Shpresa Oruci, Kevin Watkins, Boco Haft, and Sam Haft.

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