Ross Douthat: ...that an illness can imprison you

What's it like to suffer from a chronic, mysterious illness which the medical establishment doesn't know how to diagnose and treat? Where do you look for answers? And, how does this impact your life?

We delve into those questions on this episode with our guest, longtime New York Times opinion columnist Ross Douthat, who is known for writing on politics, religion, moral values, higher education and film. He's with us to talk about his latest book, which is a very personal one called, "The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery".

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