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Author Kurt Andersen Talks About Life With Diabetes

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Published August 15, 2016 at 12:40 PM CDT

Author and public radio host Kurt Andersen stopped by Here & Now studios at WBUR in Boston back in 2012. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)

Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks with Kurt Andersen, host of WNYC’s Studio 360, about his 2012 novel, “True Believers.”

Its main character struggles with Type 1 diabetes, as does Andersen. He talks about the challenges of dealing with his disease.

Guest

Kurt Andersen, author of “True Believers” and host of WNYC’s Studio 360.