Chris Matthews on His American Political Odyssey

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Chris Matthews on His American Political Odyssey

Andrew Keen

Nov 03, 2021

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode Andrew is joined by Chris Matthews, the author of This Country: My Life in Politics and History, to showcase the grand arc of the American story through one life dedicated to its politics.

This interview was done in collaboration with the Miami Book Fair. Chris Matthews is just one of the many hundreds of authors from around the world participating in Miami Book Fair 2021, the nation’s largest gathering of writers and readers of all ages. From Sunday, Nov. 14 through Sunday, Nov. 21, new author conversations will be live-streamed, and made available for free on demand at miamibookfaironline.com. Please visit miamibookfair.com for more information, or follow MBF at @miamibookfair.

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Chris Matthews is a retired American political commentator, talk show host, and author. Matthews hosted his weeknight hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, on America’s Talking and later on MSNBC, from 1997 until March 2, 2020.

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