For our 50th episode (!!), we are excited to present our January interview with Marc Cooper.

Marc Cooper is the former associate professor and director of Annenberg Digital News at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. His writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, and the Washington Post. Currently, he is a contributing editor to The Nation.

He has also produced or reported for CBS News, PBS Frontline, NBC, Pacifica Radio, and the CBC and BBC radio services. Among his books are the best-selling Pinochet and Me, a memoir that tells the story of his time in Chile serving as a translator for Salvador Allende’s government and the subsequent coup led by General Augusto Pinochet.

Today, we’ll be discussing that memoir, Pinochet and Me, as well as broader topics relating to the politics and history of Chile.

Show Notes

Purchase a copy of Pinochet and Me by Marc Cooper

Read Marc Cooper’s contributions to Truthdig here

Credits

Theme music by our youngest brother Tate.

Cover art by Arthur Santoro.

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