Episode 63: Late-Night Icon David Letterman and Songwriter Jason Isbell

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David Remnick
The New Yorker Radio Hour | Dec 30, 2016

David Letterman talks with The New Yorker’s Susan Morrison about how he’s spending his retirement avoiding late-night television and tackling climate change. And Grammy Award-winning songwriter Jason Isbell talks to John Seabrook about the joys of writing, performing, and living without alcohol.

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