Welcome NPR/Q Listeners

If you are new to the site — introduced to The Recovering Politician by today’s NPR/”Q” broadcast of an interview with contributing recovering politician Jeff Smith — welcome!

Here are some handy links to Jeff’s most popular pieces:

• The piece on prison love which has received international attention: Jeff Smith: When J.T. Met Pork Chop… (or Sex, Lies & Prison Love)
• To learn more about Jeff Smith’s fascinating path from rising political star to federal prisoner to hopeful redemption, read his critically acclaimed piece, “The Long and Winding Journey to My Second Act.“

You may also like to read our most popular pieces, all written by former politicians gone good:

• Rod Jetton’s “Success, Scandal & Change“
• Jonathan Miller’s “Why March Madness Matters“
• Carte Goodwin’s “My Brief, but Fascinating, Experience as a US Senator“
• Paul Hodes’ “A Public Apology to My Son: The Wall Street Protestor“

Or, if you need a good laugh, our most hilarious pieces:

• Jonathan Miller’s “Five Most Jew-ish Gentiles in Pop Culture“
• John Y. Brown III’s “What do we do now?”
• Jason Atkinson’s “Big Mo: A Short Film“

For media requests and individuals interested in contacting Jeff to be made aware of future book events and speaking engagements, please email jeffsmith2006@gmail.com.  To follow him on twitter, go to twitter.com/JeffSmithMO