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Dennis Lehane says His Boston is a Vanished World.

Podcast: Say More
Published: Jan 8, 2026
Duration seconds: 1719
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Summary

Writer Dennis Lehane has written iconic books set in the working class Boston neighborhoods of his childhood. His latest book, Small Mercies, takes on the violence and racism he saw during busing. He says the things he witnessed turned him into the writer he is today. This week on Say More, Anna Kusmer talks to Lehane about his new Apple TV+ show Smoke, what makes good writing, and movies with the worst Boston accents. Email us at [email protected].