New Yorker writer Amanda Petrusich talks to us about all the complicated and gnarly feelings she's working through since the sudden death of her husband in August 2022. 



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 * "The Sad Dads of The National"  * "The Enduring Genius of Metallica" * "Nick Cave on The Fragility of Life" *  "After Forty Years, Phish Isn't Seeking Resolution" * "The National" (TSB Essay)

Days of Our Second Lives w/ Amanda Hess

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