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Podcast: Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
Episode: Backstories That Matter
Description: This week, Michele Cobb joins host Jo Reed to dig into
audiobooks built on backstory, beginning with Expert Witness, where
Gabra Zackman delivers Anne Wolbert Burgess’ account of trauma, justice, and the evolution of expert testimony with clarity and restraint. Next, they turn to A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever, a joyful, detail-packed oral
history of the 1984 film Spinal Tap—an ensemble cast production led by
Rob Reiner, where seemingly spontaneous commentary makes the audiobook the definitive way to experience the story. The episode closes with We Did OK, Kid, a reflective memoir in which Kenneth Branagh’s elegan...