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Firing Line
Margaret Atwood
Season 2022
Episode 538
“The Handmaid’s Tale” author Margaret Atwood discusses her dystopian classic and being a consultant on the hit Hulu series based on it. Atwood reflects on using fiction and essays to warn about authoritarianism, climate change and other dangers.
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