Illustration: Lauren Tamaki Nina Totenberg is a journalism legend. In the course of her impressive career, she covered the Pentagon Papers, suffered the wrath of J. Edgar Hoover , and broke the story of the Anita Hill allegations against Clarence Thomas. She’s also been covering the Supreme Court for NPR for decades and has won countless awards for her stellar and groundbreaking reporting. Totenberg lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, David, a trauma surgeon.
When my late husband was very sick for a long time — almost five years — [Ruth] told me, “You’re spending too much time at the hospital. You have to go back to work. It won’t be the best work you’ve ever done, but nonetheless, it will be good work and it will keep your head above water and you’ll be a better wife to him as a result.” It was absolutely the best advice anybody gave me, and it’s advice I give to anybody whose spouse is very sick.
irin NinaTotenberg Nina is a treasure!
NinaTotenberg Agree about Billions (although watching a “mindless” tv show is certainly not focus of article). I actually prefer the male characters in the show. The female characters are either idiots who appear to exist merely to please men or are smart, unlikable, devoid of morals, values.
NinaTotenberg Nina Totenberg is a rich beltway insider and one of the main reasons I gave up on NPR years ago. They are all her friends and she is insulated from the harm they cause. It's just a game for her and she has no principles she would sacrifice for.
JJohnsonLaw NinaTotenberg NinaTotenberg spoke at our 2011 ConnCollege Conncollalumni reunion. I had forgotten to silence my 'dumb' Track phone, which I only use when out of town, and fellow audience members gave me the stink-eye all at once -- *not* a good feeling. Ms. Totenberg, however, was great.
NinaTotenberg Thank you for a great read.