The New Yorker’s Jon Lee Anderson on Latin America, War Reporting, and 'Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life'

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🗓️ 27 January 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Bryan is joined by The New Yorker’s Jon Lee Anderson to unpack his career covering topics ranging from stories in the Peruvian jungle to the first democratic election following Peru’s 12-year-long dictatorship. They discuss his stint at Time magazine and then talk through his journey covering guerrilla groups in Latin America and eventually, Che Guevara. Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Jon Lee Anderson Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:29.0	You know, one of the bylines that gets me excited every time I see it.
1:34.0	Is that of the New Yorkers John Lee Anderson?
1:38.0	He has been writing for that magazine since 1998. He cuts the figure of a dashing foreign correspondent.
1:44.0	When I emailed Anderson about coming on this podcast, he has replied to me again,
1:48.0	greetings from Afghanistan, where he was reporting.
1:52.0	Anderson wrote one of my very favorite nonfiction books,
1:56.0	Che Guevara, A Revolutionary Life.
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