Writing Truth and Lies

Published: April 11, 2020, 11:05 a.m.

We all tell stories about our lives: funny stories, happy stories, sad stories. But are they true stories? In an
age of “alternative facts” and “fake news,” we’re all thinking harder about why truth matters – not just in politics, but in our personal lives. A biographer, a poet, a memoirist and a filmmaker describe the moral struggle and personal cost involved in telling not just the truth, but the whole truth.

Original Air Date: November 10, 2018

*Guests: *

Caroline FraserTerese Marie MailhotKarl Ove KnausgårdErrol Morris

*Interviews In This Hour: *

Little Lie in the Big WoodsWhen It's Real, The Stakes Are Higher'This Novel Has Hurt Everyone Around Me': A Frank Conversation with Karl Ove KnausgaardErrol Morris: Thomas Kuhn Threw an Ashtray at Me