The Shelter Conditions Of Detained Children, A Memoir Examines Lifelong Loss, Lessons From The Opioid Crisis

Midday on WNYC | Jul 23, 2018

Annie Correal and Caitlin Dickerson discuss the conditions of the shelters for children separated from their families and how these children are being treated. Glen David Gold talks about his father's fortune disappearing, his parent's divorce, and being abandoned. Paul Tremblay discusses his gripping new novel filled with paranoia, sacrifice, apocalypse, and survival that escalates to a shattering conclusion, one in which the fate of a loving family and quite possibly all of humanity are entwined. Bryce Covert and Zoë Carpenter discuss their recent pieces for The Nation that look closely at various aspect of the opioid crisis.

This episode is guest hosted by DW Gibson.

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