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Podcast: The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum
Episode: The Censors Within: Sarah Hepola on What She Was Afraid To Write About—Until Now
Description: Sarah Hepola has been publishing personal essays and articles for decades and is the author of the 2015 bestseller Blackout, a memoir about her years of heavy drinking that focusses on the phenomenon of blackout. As Sarah explains it, blackout is a state of impaired memory that is distinct from being passed out and is often overlooked in conversations about intoxication and sexual consent. Meghan invited Sarah onto the podcast initially not to talk about blackouts but about Sarah's recent essay in The Atlantic "The Things I'm Afraid To Write About.": It's about censorship, specifically the kind we impose on ourselves i...