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Seamus Kirst on the Campbell Conversations

Seamus Kirst

Seamus Kirst has written a raw and revealing new memoir about his struggles with addiction, sexual identity, and mental health.  The book, Sh*tfaced: Musings of a Former Drunk,also contains an equally unvarnished foreword by his father, the writer Sean Kirst.  

This week on the Campbell Conversations, host Grant Reeher talks with Seamus about the experiences chronicled in the book, and the broader social issues his story raises.

Following the interview, the conversation continued for several more minutes. 

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Grant Reeher is Director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute and a professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is also creator, host and program director of “The Campbell Conversations” on WRVO, a weekly regional public affairs program featuring extended in-depth interviews with regional and national writers, politicians, activists, public officials, and business professionals.