If you're a fan of KMUW podcasts, you've likely heard of Kathy Petras and Ross Petras. The sister & brother team co-host "You're Saying It Wrong" with KMUW's Fletcher Powell, an offshoot of their book with the same name.
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Now Kathy & Ross have written a new book. This one isn’t about words, but about body parts and their special place in history.
I recently spoke with the Petrases about the rabbit holes their research takes them down, about working together in what has become a “family” business, and, of course, about the new book. Here's our converation
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A History of the World Through Body Parts: The Stories Behind the Organs, Appendages, Digits, and the Like Attached to (or Detached from) Famous Bodies, by Kathy Petras and Ross Petras was published by Chronicle Books.
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