The New Yorker Radio Hour
Episode 28: Annie Dillard, Anohni’s New Sound, and Torture in a Florida Prison
29 Apr 2016
A former prison counsellor discusses the abuse and torture of mentally ill inmates she suspected inside a Florida correctional institution—and the emotional price she paid for staying silent. Plus, Anohni, the former lead singer of Antony and the Johnsons, discusses her recent turn to pop music; Annie Dillard talks with David Remnick about a new collection of essays; and William Finnegan takes us surfing.
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