Joe Weisberg
@joeweisberg
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Author of Russia Upside Down, now available. Co-creator of The Patient, coming soon. Creator of The Americans.
Joined December 2010
Here’s my new piece on Russia in Washington Post https://t.co/WJzmBbknNw
@public_affairs
washingtonpost.com
Both countries are locked in old battles. What if we just stopped fighting them?
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I'm happy to announce the release of Ep 1 of Teddy Goes to the USSR, a six-part audio documentary about the USSR through an American tourist's eyes. https://t.co/QKosXxSxp9
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A 🧵 about what we DON’T SEE when we come upon violence, from the perspective of someone who’s been in Chris Rock’s position and who doesn’t think we should be talking about Will Smith anymore. [trigger warning]
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Unusual and great flavors @dumplinglab on East 9th. Ths is Crab Roe Salted Egg Yolk Wonton Soup. Also great take on Mapo Tofu. @robertsietsema @Shteyngart @jacobwe
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Policymakers/Diplomats - listen to Andrei Tsygankov on US-Russia relations
podcasts.apple.com
History Podcast · Updated Weekly · To many, Russia, and the wider Eurasia, is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. But it doesn’t have to be. The Eurasian Knot dispels the stereotypes...
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Based on the genre-bending novel by Octavia E. Butler, Kindred follows a young Black writer who finds herself ripped through time, shunted between modern-day Los Angeles and a nineteenth century plantation that holds her family's secrets. A new series coming to FX.
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My father was pro-book/anti-TV. Being on Book TV resolves a lot of issues for me. @CSPAN
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On @talk_spy this week - @joeweisberg was on with @SpyTalker to defend his controversial @washingtonpost piece saying the US should accommodate Russia’s fear of NATO encroachments in Ukraine and elsewhere. Check out the episode: https://t.co/uYHFxaM8Vd
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Despite its dark symbolism, the shutdown of Memorial is better explained in the language of 21st century political technology than in that of historical precedents. Attempting to do that in my fresh piece for @AJEnglish
https://t.co/2ODUGVVeQl
aljazeera.com
Making parallels with the USSR in the 1930s cannot help explain Putin's Russia.
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How a Daily Zoom Meditation Group Transformed My Life in 2021 https://t.co/GBzprxfjFX via @voguemagazine
vogue.com
As we meditate more consistently we become lighter, more relaxed and open to the humor in life’s strange happenings.
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Plan to attend a Frank Church Society Conversation with @joeweisberg. This private event is filling up quickly. Learn more about Joe and how to join/RSVP for this rare opportunity!
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Sublime thai dinner @soothr in East Village. Full, unambivalent 10 out of 10. Eggplant salad first, then shrimp in…uh…egg sauce. @robertsietsema @jacobwe @sarahlyall
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The first episode of Chatter is up! I talked with @joeweisberg, the creator of “The Americans,” on his career at the CIA, how he broke into writing for TV, and his new book on Russia and “an exit strategy for the second Cold War.” https://t.co/XNVGzgFU4g
@ThatWasChatter
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Chatter · Episode
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New podcast with The Americans creator @joeweisberg on his personal journey from hardcore Cold Warrior and Russophile. https://t.co/RyUftYc573
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Can't convey how excited I am to collaborate with Scott Frank on this series of films based on my books. Now and then a writer lucks into a deal that promises pure joy and fun. Can't wait to get going. https://t.co/SNPZUC5vps
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What a wonderful article about my upcoming novel Our Country Friends by @xanalter in the @nytimes. Also features a photo of me in an inflatable swan. https://t.co/xkQaYta1OJ
nytimes.com
Are we ready for a pandemic novel? Gary Shteyngart, the author of “Our Country Friends,” thinks so.
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