Wedding Hair on Fire, and William Barber’s Religious Politics

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David Remnick
The New Yorker Radio Hour | Jun 2, 2017

A reverend and political activist thinks that Democrats and Republicans alike need to bring a sense of morality and Christian love back into their politics. But he’s not shy about calling conservative policies “heresy.” Paul Theroux, best known as a travel writer, explains why he set his new novel in his home town. And Kristen Wiig reads a story about a bride whose vision for her wedding hair is really out of control.

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