The Rundown from Cog
Kate Neale Cooper, Sara Shukla, Cloe AxelsonStories that remind us we’re all part of something bigger — from WBUR, Boston’s NPR station.
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Authors
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Kate is an editor at Cog, the essays and ideas page of WBUR — Boston’s NPR station — and the creator of Skin of Our Teeth, a newsletter for women who feel like they're just barely getting by.
Sara Shukla is an editor at Cog, WBUR's essays and ideas page, and author of the novel Pink Whales.
Cloe Axelson is the senior editor at Cog, the essays and ideas page of WBUR, Boston’s NPR station.
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