Kurt Andersen on our possible coming national ‘Breakup’

About this episode

Kurt Andersen co-created Spy magazine, which published its first issue 40 years ago next month. And he hosted and co-created Studio 360 , which ran on public radio stations for nearly 20 years. His new novel, The Breakup , follows the unraveling of a marriage … in 2045 … in a version of America that is also splitting apart after a second civil war in the 2030s. Kurt Andersen joins us for the hour. GUEST: Kurt Andersen: The author of 12 books; his latest, The Breakup , is his fourth novel Music featured (in order): (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes – Elvis Costello I Get Along Without You Very Well – Nina Simone Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley Was That The…