<description>Kerri Russell stars in the Netflix political drama &lt;em&gt;The Diplomat&lt;/em&gt; as a foreign service officer tapped to become the American ambassador to the UK. Russell also starred in the series &lt;em&gt;Felicity&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Americans&lt;/em&gt;. She spoke with us last year about these characters and getting her start on &lt;em&gt;The All&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;New Mickey Mouse Club&lt;/em&gt; as a kid. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, we remember author Dorothy Allison, who died this week at age 75. Her critically acclaimed 1992 novel &lt;em&gt;Bastard out of Carolina&lt;/em&gt; was based on her own childhood experience of being physically and sexually abused. We listen back to Terry's interview with Allison about the book and her life.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Learn more about sponsor message choices: &lt;a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices"&gt;podcastchoices.com/adchoices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy"&gt;NPR Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

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Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

NOV 15, 202447 MIN
Fresh Air

Kerri Russell On 'The Diplomat'/ Remembering Dorothy Allison

NOV 15, 202447 MIN

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Kerri Russell stars in the Netflix political drama The Diplomat as a foreign service officer tapped to become the American ambassador to the UK. Russell also starred in the series Felicity and The Americans. She spoke with us last year about these characters and getting her start on The All New Mickey Mouse Club as a kid.

Also, we remember author Dorothy Allison, who died this week at age 75. Her critically acclaimed 1992 novel Bastard out of Carolina was based on her own childhood experience of being physically and sexually abused. We listen back to Terry's interview with Allison about the book and her life.

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