#1618: T. C. Boyle’s “Outside Looking In”

July 23, 2019 00:30:00
#1618: T. C. Boyle’s “Outside Looking In”
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#1618: T. C. Boyle’s “Outside Looking In”

Jul 23 2019 | 00:30:00

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Show Notes

T.C. Boyle’s novel, “Outside Looking In,” takes readers back to the 1960s and to the early days of LSD. The book tells the story of Harvard Ph.D. students whose lives veer out of control after they are drawn into the orbit of renowned psychologist and LSD enthusiast Timothy Leary.

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