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Drinking in America

Historian Susan Cheever says that America has always oscillated between temperance and drunkenness, but that alcohol often gets left out of the story. She says one of the reasons is that we like our history “high-minded.” Cheever’s new book chronicles the ways alcohol has influenced critical moments in our history – from Paul Revere stopping for a drink during his famous ride to “our drunken friend” Richard Nixon. Wednesday, Cheever joins Doug to talk about “Drinking in America.” [Rebroadcast]

Our previously scheduled show for Thursday, may 5, an interview with filmmaker Dawn Porter about her documentary Trapped has been canceled due to unexpected circumstances. We are working to reschedule that interview for a latter date.

Susan Cheever is the author of the biographies E.E. Cummings [Indiebound|Amazon|Audible], American Bloomsbury [Indiebound|Amazon|Audible], and My Name is Bill [Indiebound|Amazon] as wells as five novels and four memoirs. Her new book is called Drinking in America: Our Secret History [Indiebound|Amazon|Audible]

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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