155: David Maraniss: Path Lit By Lightning

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🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

James and Al celebrate Celtics star Bill Russell, then bring on accomplished author and WaPo associate editor David Maraniss to discuss the life and legend of Jim Thorpe. In their conversation they look at the struggles he faced throughout his life, the restoration of his status as an Olympic champion, and the many challenges Native Americans have suffered in our history.

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0:00.0	He sat there doing all this financial mumbling,
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0:15.3	and advice from real experts.
0:17.6	Sage helping business flow.
0:34.8	Hello and welcome to Politics War Room with James Carville and I'm Al Hain.
0:39.2	This week our guest is best-selling author,
0:42.0	associate editor of the Washington Post, David Marinus,
0:45.1	whose new book, Path Litt By Lightning, a biography of America's greatest athlete,
0:50.6	Jim Thorpe, and also the sad saga of Native Americans reaching into the 20th century.
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