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Podcast Episode #3 – Laurie Gwen Shapiro

March 15th, 2019

In this week’s episode, we interview Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway: A Young. Man’s Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica. This interview was recorded during BIO’s May 2018 annual conference in New York City. https://biographersinternational.org/podcast-player/5794/podcast-episode-3-laurie-gwen-shapiro.mp3 Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 21:44 | Speaker: Laurie Gwen ShapiroSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify… Read More »

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