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How novelist George Saunders thinks about free will

Podcast: Think from KERA
Published: Jul 15, 2026
Duration seconds: 2812
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George Saunders’ latest novel takes readers into a journey of the soul this time quite literally. The Booker Prize-winning author talks with host Krys Boyd about the book, which takes on greed, capitalism and questions of good and evil from the perspective of a being who must transport a soul to the afterlife. It’s called “ Vigil .” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices