In this inspiring and deeply human episode of Book Crew, hosts Dirk Hooper and Beth A. Freely welcome author and activist Grinnell “Buzz” Desjarlais, whose powerful novel Saving KC imagines an alternate fate for the late Karen Carpenter. With heartfelt honesty, Buzz shares how the pandemic, a YouTube rabbit hole, and his own personal recovery journey led him to explore themes of love, addiction, and redemption. From Native spirituality to reincarnation, from the horrors of war to the tenderness of artistic connection, this episode unfolds as an emotional conversation about healing, storytelling, and the unseen bonds that connect us all.

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