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It's All Relative

KUER 90.1 | By Doug Fabrizio
Published November 9, 2017 at 9:00 AM MST

You’ve probably got that one family member who just drives you crazy. Maybe it’s their politics or their constant talk about their cat’s eating habits, but you put up with it because their family, right? Well, experimental journalist A.J. Jacobs wants you to think more broadly, because the way he sees it, we’re all cousins. His latest book is a dive into genealogy and the new ways we’re understanding the human family. He’s coming to Utah, and joins us to talk about the world’s family tree.

A.J. Jacobs is a journalist and writer. His books include The Year of Living Biblically and his latest It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree. [Indie bookstores|Amazon|Audible]

On Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m., Jacobs we give a reading at The King's English Bookshop, 1511 South 1500 East in Salt Lake City. Get more details on their website kingsenglish.com

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Doug Fabrizio
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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