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Yascha Mounk talks to Elif Shafak, the prolific novelist and political thinker, about the rise of populism; the future of Turkey and the United Kingdom; the case against strictures on what writers should be allowed to write about; what makes for good political fictions; and how to fight for liberal values.
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Twitter: @Yascha_Mounk
Podcast production by John T. Williams
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