Exploring the effect of documentaries and books on individuals involved in traumatic stories, finding solace in ordinary stories, and uncertainty about the future. Also, a mention of Roxanna's book and gratitude for the guest's time.
Roxanna Asgarian is the author of We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America.
“Every once in a while, I'll have someone just freak out at me. And it keeps you honest, in a way, because they don't owe you anything. People don't owe you anything as a journalist. ... But everyone reacts to trauma differently and some people really do want to talk about it. And I think the families in this book really wanted to talk about it and it felt like no one was even paying attention to them.”
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