Politics & Government

Podcast: Bestselling ‘Sum Of Us' Author Heather McGhee Comes To Maine

Ben Chin interviews author, commentator and researcher Heather McGhee this week on the Beacon podcast.

Ben Chin interviews author, commentator and researcher Heather McGhee this week on how and why she wrote her bestselling book Sum of Us and what it means to move past zero-sum politics toward a future where people of all races work together to solve public problems and build better lives.

McGhee was in Lewiston recording audio for a podcast based on her book, which is newly available in paperback.

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