Barbara McQuade - The Fix
Aug 13, 202651m
Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade joins NHPR's Rick Ganley, to talk about her book The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government
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NHPR hosts NHPR Books, a arts show with 159 episodes published.
Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade joins NHPR's Rick Ganley, to talk about her book The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government
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