Roger L Simon is a writer of books, both fiction and non-fiction.
He was the founding CEO of PJ Media, but he is also a screenwriter of standing, a political commentator and columnist with the Epoch Times.
We talked about his column, “What it Means That We are Not Reading Books”, but it became a wide ranging discussion.
We have commentary on Natan Sharansky and the murder of Alexei Navalny, and Covid: what we should never forget.
And finally, The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.
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