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Award-winning journalist Robert Kolker talks about his book, 'The Vanishing Family'

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published September 26, 2026 at 4:37 AM PDT

NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Robert Kolker about his new book, "The Vanishing Family." It's about a family with a high risk of frontotemporal dementia due to a genetic mutation.

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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