Writer Salman Rushdie talks about the knife attack that nearly killed him — and his life since then. In 2022, he was onstage at a literary event when the assailant ran up from the audience, and stabbed him 14 times. His new book is called Knife. Also, Diarra Kilpatrick talks about writing and starring in the new series, Diarra From Detroit, a dark comedy about a public school teacher who is ghosted by a Tinder date and, in her quest to find out why, investigates a decades-old mystery that takes her into the underbelly of Detroit. Ken Tucker reviews Tierra Whack's new album World Wide Whack. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Salman Rashti on the knife attack that nearly killed him and his life since then.
He was on stage two years ago when the assailant ran up from the audience and stabbed Rushdie 14 times, blinding him in one eye.
It was 33 years after Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini called for Rushdie's death as punishment for writing the novel the satanic verses.
Rushdie's new memoir is called Knife.
Also, Diarra Kilpatrick talks about writing and starring in the new series Diarra from Detroit, a dark comedy about a public school teacher who's ghosted by a Tinder date and in her quest to find out why, investigates a decades old mystery that takes her into the underbelly of Detroit and Kentucky.
Reviews Tiara Wack's new album.
Enjoy.
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I'm grateful to say that Salman Rushdie is my guest because I love his new memoir and im grateful that hes alive.
Even the doctors didnt think hed survive after he was stabbed over and over two years ago.