Ep. 245 - Randy Fertel
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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this our 245th episode, our guest is Randy Fertel. Randy Fertel is a writer and philanthropist dedicated to the arts, education, New Orleans, and the environment. Fertel holds a Ph.D. in English and American literature from Harvard University and is the author of A Taste for Chaos: The Art of Literary Improvisation and The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak: A New Orleans Family Memoir. Fertel has taught English at Harvard University, Tulane University, LeMoyne College, and the New School for Social Research. He specializes in the literature of the Vietnam War and the literature of exile. In addition to his writing, Fertel is president of the Fertel Foundation and the Ruth U. Fertel Foundation, named for his mother Ruth Fertel, founder of Ruth’s Chris Steak House. He is co-founder of the Ridenhour Prizes for Courageous Truth-telling, now in its 20th year. He lives in New Orleans and New York. Follow on Mastodon: https://newsie.social/@therobburgessshow Check out my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/therobburgessshow Check out my website: http://www.thisburgess.com/
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