16: Democrats in the Bardo: George and Paula Saunders on Politics and Writing

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, taped live at the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, Missouri, George and Paula Saunders talk to hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about writing, politics, class, and the contenders for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election.To hear the full episode, subscribe to the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (make sure to include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below.Guests:●   George Saunders●   Paula SaundersReadings for the Episode: ●   10th of Decemberby George Saunders   ●   Lincoln in the Bardoby George Saunders   ●   Pastoralia by George Saunders●   CivilWarLandin Bad Decline by George Saunders●   The Distance Homeby Paula Saunders●   War and Peaceby Leo Tolstoy ●   “Robert Kennedy Saved from Drowning” by Donald Barthelme●   The Unpopular Mr. Lincolnby Larry Tagg●   American Pastoral by Philip Roth●   "Grief" by Anton Chekhov●   Beto O’Rourke on Medium●   Books by Curtis Sittenfeld ●   The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison ●   Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden   ●   “E Pluribus Unum?” by Stacey Abrams●   Bob Hillman, "Carveresque," from the album Some of Us Are Free, Some of Us Are Lost  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.