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The DSR Network

Sometimes the unthinkable happens: A conversation with Rebecca Frankel

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.51.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

“Into the Forest” by Rebecca Frankel is more than just one of the best books of the year, it is a revealing journey into what makes us human…the good, the bad, the noble and the horrific. It reads like a great novel and contains much of the drama and resonance you would expect from such a work but also is infused with the detail that comes of great journalism.  We speak with the author, former Executive Editor of Foreign Policy, Rebecca Frankel, author of the New York Times best-seller “War Dogs” about her books and what it means in the context of our own times.  Join us. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/deepstateradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello and welcome to a special episode of the podcast.

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I'm David Rothkopf, your host.

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And as you know, every so often we sit down with authors of really important books

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and we talk to them about their books.

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And that is exactly what we're doing here this week with Rebecca Frankl,

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who is the author of a book called Into the Forest.

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I have read it.

1:07.0

It is not only a great and moving historical account of a Holocaust story and beyond,

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but it reads like the best novel you'll read all year.

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It is a really extraordinary piece of work, both as a piece of writing and as a piece of reporting.

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But I'm not surprised because Becky Frankl is one of the best journalists I know.

1:28.0

We've had the pleasure of working together before in multiple capacities at foreign policy,

1:34.0

where she was executive editor.

1:36.0

She's the author of New York Times bestselling book War Dogs,

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