# Now, Appalachia interview with author Jordan Ritter Conn

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Podcast: ["Now, Appalachia"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/now-appalachia-17360)
Published: 2026-04-22T01:06:41+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eliot-parker/episodes/Now--Appalachia-interview-with-author-Jordan-Ritter-Conn-e3i8uqn
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## Resource

On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews author Jordan Ritter Conn about his new book AMERICAN MEN. Jordan is the author of The Road From Raqqa: A Story of Brotherhood, Borders, and Belonging, runner-up for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He is a Senior Staff Writer for The Ringer and the host of the narrative podcasts What If: The Len Bias Story and Sonic Boom, named by The Atlantic as one of the best podcasts of 2019. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his family.

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