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Podcast: The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum
Episode: Don't Let The Loudest Voices Win: Frank Bruni on the Fine Art of The Subtle Point
Description: Frank Bruni spent more than 25 years at The New York Times, the last ten of them as a columnist on the opinion page. In June, he left the column to become a professor of public policy and journalism at Duke University. Frank spoke with Meghan about the difficulties — maybe the impossibility— of writing a weekly opinion column while also maintaining intellectual humility and engaging with your own uncertainty. The author of many books, including a book about higher education, Frank explained how "campus craziness" tropes have been distorted by the media even though students continue to disagree about free speech and...