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The Nose On The Oral History Of The Bobbitts, ESPN's Body Issue, And Naomi Alderman's 'The Power'

Believe it or not, Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt (and their kitchen knife) .

And this week, former UConn athlete Sue Bird and her girlfriend, Megan Rapinoe, .

And finally, a look at 's Women's Prize for Fiction-winning novel, The Power -- and it’s the first book The Nose has ever covered.

Other possible topics include:

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  • Rebecca Castellani - Scholar of modern literature
  • Rand Richards Cooper - A contributing editor at Commonweal; writes the "In Our Midst" column for Hartford magazine
  • Kate Rushin - A poet whose "The Bridge Poem"

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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

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