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Podcast #192: James Kirchick on ‘Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington’

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Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to author James Kirchick about the closeted lives of gay men living and working in America’s capital during the Cold War.

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Podcast #192: James Kirchick on ‘Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington’

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