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. Bookie's Son

It's Father's Day, and host Liane Hansen talks with writer idney Offit (OFF-it) about his father, Barney, who was a bookie in Baltimore. ffit is the author of MEMOIR OF THE BOOKIE'S SON, (St.Martin's Press) and 13 ther books. He's also curator of the George Polk Journalism Awards.

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