Brad Meltzer

About this episode

Brad Meltzer discusses the elusiveness of closure in life and shares personal insights related to his writing and experiences.

Brad Meltzer: Asombroso tequila, neat Brad discusses the elusiveness of closure in life and how writing THE VIPER helped him come to terms with his own relationship with his father, reveals certain aspects of the top-secret Dover Air Force Base, shares the mysterious ways that witness protection has changed, gives the behind-the-scenes story of his wildly viral commencement speech at Michigan, and names his favorite podcast.

People in this episode

Host: Doug Brunt

Guest: Brad Meltzer

Topics covered

• closure
• writing
• father-son relationship
• witness protection
• commencement speech
• podcasts

Keywords

• closure
• writing
• father
• Dover Air Force Base
• witness protection
• commencement speech
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: THE VIPER

Places: Dover Air Force Base, Michigan

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