Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
You know John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald, but you don’t know how Ruth Paine is connected to both. The Quaker woman housed and helped Oswald for months, even helping him get a job six floors above Dealey Plaza. Author Thomas Mallon joins Kojo to examine the life of this curious woman, and how it drew him away from his own life in fiction.
Guests
- Thomas Mallon Author "Mrs. Paine's Garage" (Pub: Pantheon Books)
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