Dani Shapiro and Robert Siegel
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Best-selling author Dani Shapiro discusses her book, Inheritance: a Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love, which details her personal family secrets and genetic detective story. Shapiro is interviewed by NPR's Robert Siegel.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 34 seconds

Episode Number: 1101

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GREAT CONVERSATIONS is a series featuring distinguished authors, each recognized in an area of prominence and each uniquely paired with an interviewer.


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