Porochista Khakpour on Chronic Illness, "Wellness Culture", and Getting a Controversial Diagnosis

February 18, 2020 01:46:45
Porochista Khakpour on Chronic Illness, "Wellness Culture", and Getting a Controversial Diagnosis
Real Talk Radio with Nicole Antoinette
Porochista Khakpour on Chronic Illness, "Wellness Culture", and Getting a Controversial Diagnosis

Feb 18 2020 | 01:46:45

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Show Notes

Porochista Khakpour is a writer whose debut novel Sons and Other Flammable Objects was a New York Times Editor’s Choice. Her subsequent books have received similar accolades, and her nonfiction work has appeared in many sections of The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Elle, Slate, and many others. In this episode, Porochista shares her story of chronic Continue Reading…

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