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Exploring ‘The Deuce’ and Double Down Book Club Selection ‘Sweet Forever’ With Joe House

With HBO’s ‘Deuce’ in full swing, Chris and Andy take a look back at George Pelecanos’s fiction

By Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan, and Joe House
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Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald discuss the works of writer George Pelecanos, leading off with his acclaimed new HBO show, The Deuce, (1:00) before transitioning to the latest Double Down Book Club selection, Sweet Forever (20:00). Later, D.C. native Joe House joins the show to further discuss Sweet Forever and it’s time-capsule depiction of Washington (30:00).

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