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Take Note: Author George Packer Talks about America's Unwinding

Author George Packer, author of The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America

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HEAR MORE OF THIS INTERVIEW: Packer talks about his family of writers and about the future of The New Yorker magazine.

George Packer, staff  writer for The New Yorker, talks with us about his book, "The Unwinding:  The Inner History of the New America."  The New York Times called it "something close to a nonfiction masterpiece." The award-winning, bestselling book paints an indelible picture of America in crisis.  

Patty Satalia was a senior producer/host for WPSU-TV and FM from 1987 to 2017. Prior to joining Penn State Public Broadcasting, she worked in commercial television in Pittsburgh, first as a film editor and fill-in capsule news anchor for WPGH-TV, and later, for WPTT-TV as public affairs director and co-host of the talk-show, People, Places and Things.
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