‘Every Single Person Migrating Has a Story’: Caitlin Dwyer on the Emotional Underlayers of Family Separation By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Feature The writer describes her process of reporting and shaping her recent essay, “The State of Waiting,” which explores love in the shadow of war and immigration policy.
Trapped in Limbo Down Under By Seyward Darby Highlight In Australia, some 30,000 people live in a state of legal uncertainty crafted by politicians.
What ‘Tiger King’ Gets Wrong About Tigers By Mike Dang Commentary In this special bonus episode, reporter Rachel Nuwer walks through exactly how “Tiger King” misleads its viewers, and what its massive popularity means for big cats.
The Strange and Dangerous World of America’s Big Cat People By Rachel Nuwer Feature A headline-grabbing murder-for-hire plot helped expose the dark side of exotic animal ownership in the U.S. Is there now enough momentum to reform the industry?
Don’t Let Old Wounds Die Out By Longreads Commentary Our last editors’ roundtable of the season, with guest Nick Chrastil.
Normal Sucks: Author Jonathan Mooney on How Schools Fail Kids with Learning Differences By Mark Armstrong Commentary “We are in a sort of remediation industrial complex.”
The Poetry We Need and the Chitchat We Don’t By Longreads Commentary What we all need to hear right now, with special guest Marisa Siegel, Editor in Chief of The Rumpus.
Reporting Crime or Turning to Crime By Longreads Commentary Diligent reporters revisit the histories of two conmen, and how their actions have risked others’ lives in the balance.
Obsession and Release: 10 Years to Write a Longread By Longreads Commentary A Longreads Podcast interview with journalists James K. Williamson and Tim Requarth on writing about family.
Open Secrets: Celebrity Sexuality and Athletic Abuse By Longreads Commentary Editors discuss the gender politics of music criticism, how young womxn drive conversations around cultural figures, institutionalized discrimination in sport, and more.
OK Listener, We’ll Talk About OK Boomer By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors chat with Internet culture reporter Taylor Lorenz about ok boomer, TikTok, patriotism, and more.
Influence: Who Gains It and Who Wields It and Who Abuses It By Longreads Commentary On the fate of Deadspin, recent longreads on Airbnb and influencers, and the uncanny canon of Wakefield Press.
Less Work, More Friends, No Consequences By Longreads Reading List Workaholics burn the midnight oil, while the rich and powerful fail up.
Editor’s Roundtable: Stories About Stories By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in ProPublica/The New Yorker, Wired, and Esquire.
Editor’s Roundtable: Climate of the Future, Music of the Past By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in Miami New Times, The New Yorker, 5280 Magazine, and The Believer.
Editor’s Roundtable: Democracy Needs Healing Crystals By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in The New Yorker, The Guardian, and Politico.
Editor’s Roundtable: Fans, ‘Grams and Installment Plans By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss recent stories in Inc., The Cut, and The Baffler.
Editor’s Roundtable: Better Than Working for a Symphony Orchestra (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in The Baffler, The New York Times Magazine, and the Kenyon Review.
Editor’s Roundtable: Time Well Spent (Podcast) By Eva Voinigescu Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in Jezebel, Governing, and The New Yorker.
Editor’s Roundtable: Antidotes to Loneliness (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and a collaboration between Texas Monthly and The Texas Tribune.
Editor’s Roundtable: One of the Most Important Pieces of Our Time, Plus Rats and French Cooking (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in The New York Times Magazine, Eater, and Hakai Magazine.
Editor’s Roundtable: Escape the Podcast By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in Slate, The Cut, and The Goods by Vox.
Editor’s Roundtable: Smiles, Lies, and Promise (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in Gay Magazine, The New Yorker, and Topic.
Editor’s Roundtable: Manufactured to Go Viral (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in Pacific Standard, The Paris Review, and Topic.
Editor’s Roundtable: All Things Being Unequal (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in The Cut, Columbia Review of Journalism, The New York Times, and Pacific Standard.
Editor’s Roundtable: Just Put Some Eyes On There (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in Grub Street, The New Yorker, Gay Magazine, and The Verge.
Editor’s Roundtable: From WeEarth to The Aunt-o-Sphere (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Outline, and CrimeReads.
Editor’s Roundtable: Shorthand, Looking Away, Getting It Wrong (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in The Cut, The New Yorker, and The California Sunday Magazine.
Editor’s Roundtable: Gossip, Dirt, and Reality (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary Longreads editors discuss stories in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, ESPN, Kotaku, and The Globe and Mail.
Editor’s Roundtable: Cities, And How They Used to be Good (Podcast) By Longreads Commentary This week, Longreads editors discuss stories in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The CT Mirror, and Engadget.
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