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Discussed in this Episode:

The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks

Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Ajdei-Brenyah

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

Traffic by Ben Smith

The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst

The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

Hey, Hun by Emily Lynn Paulson

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Sing Her Down by Ivy Pachoda

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