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In conversation with Kerry Washington on her new memoir – Part I

NPR | By Karen Zamora,

Ashley Brown, Juana Summers

Published September 27, 2023 at 4:20 PM EDT

Part I of NPR's Juana Summers' conversation with actress Kerry Washington about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water.

Listen to Part II of this interview here.

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Karen Zamora

Karen Zamora is a Mexican-American producer for NPR’s flagship afternoon news magazine program, All Things Considered, where she first interned in 2013.

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Ashley Brown

Ashley Brown is a supervising editor for All Things Considered.

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Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.

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