Hey listeners, we usually use this podcast feed to deliver all the conversations we have on my live

radio show, but today we're sending you a little something extra. WNYC Studios partnered with

Theater of War to do with Theater of War usually does on a stage on the radio instead.

And what do they do? Well, they take pieces of important journalism and present them

by having top-tier actors perform readings from the articles and then hold discussions about

the reporting, sometimes including the reporter or their subjects, sometimes including the actors,

and always including questions and comments from listeners like you.

WNYC and Theater of War are partnering on four specials along those lines, including the one

you're about to hear. So follow WNYC and Theater of War on social media to learn more about

past and upcoming programs. And without further ado, here's Theater of War on the radio.

From WNYC in New York, this is Theater of War on the radio.

I'm Kai Wright, and it's good to be here.

This is the second of four live specials we're doing,

and I'm joined in the studio by Brian Dorese,

who is artistic director of Theater of War,

which he co-founded in 2009.

And Brian, explain what we're going to do together

with our listeners tonight in this special series.

Thanks, Kai.

At Theater of War, we work with some of the best actors on the planet.

We have over 200 actors in our company who, when they get the call from us, they jump to come read texts like we're going to read tonight.

Poetry, plays, historic texts, journalism, to start a framework for a conversation with listeners, with audiences,

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