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On our August 9, 2019 roundtable episode of the Longreads Podcast, Audience Editor Catherine Cusick, Books Editor Dana Snitzky, and Senior Editor Kelly Stout share what theyโ€™ve been reading and nominate stories for the Weekly Top 5 Longreads.

This week, the editors discuss stories in Slate, The Cut, and The Goods by Vox.


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3:22 โ€œThe Dark History Behind the Yearโ€™s Bestselling Debut Novelโ€ (Laura Miller, July 30, 2019, Slate)

12:40 โ€œElizabeth Warrenโ€™s Classroom Strategyโ€ (Rebecca Traister, August 6, 2019, The Cut)

23:29โ€œThe Great Escapeโ€ (Rachel Sugar, August 7, 2019, The Goods by Vox)

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