Inside the mind of Paul Newman

10/26/22 • 10 min

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Radio National Breakfast — Separate stories podcast

When the actor Paul Newman turned 61, he sat down with his mate and a cassette recorder to talk about his childhood, his career and his family. This went on for five years, but in 1991 Paul asked him to stop - years after his death the transcripts of the conversations have been found and turned into a new memoir.

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