Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
When Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton brought the young Lazarus Sims from Brooklyn to work on his learning skills in Toronto,they had no idea that young boy would lead them to the cause of Rubin Hurricane Carter, a boxer serving time in prison for a murder he did not commit. Chaiton and Swinton join Kojo to talk about their experience and new book “Lazarus and the Hurricane.”
Guests
- Sam Chaiton Author
- Terry Swinton Author
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