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Posted inCommentary, Discussions, Podcasts

Obsession and Release: 10 Years to Write a Longread

by Longreads November 26, 2019October 19, 2022

A Longreads Podcast interview with journalists James K. Williamson and Tim Requarth on writing about family.

You're Wrong About Podcast
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events

The Podcast That Explains Why We’re All Wrong 

by heymarkarms November 12, 2019October 19, 2022

How Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes debunk news scandals of the past.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

Gone Gray

by Jessica Berger Gross July 10, 2018October 19, 2022

Jessica Berger Gross reflects on what letting her roots grow in at age 45 has meant, in terms of feminism and resistance.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

Gone Gray

by Jessica Berger Gross July 10, 2018October 19, 2022

Jessica Berger Gross reflects on what letting her roots grow in at age 45 has meant, in terms of feminism and resistance.

Posted inHighlight, Longreads News, Nonfiction, Podcasts, Unapologetic Women, Writing

Introducing ‘Fine Lines,’ a Series About Age and Aging

by Sari Botton July 10, 2018October 19, 2022

A new essay and podcast series examines how attitudes toward age and aging have changed.

Posted inEditor's Pick

My Own Bad Story: I Thought Journalism Would Make a Hero Out of Me

by Sari Botton April 5, 2018October 19, 2022

In an essay from his new collection: Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country, Dear Sugars co-host Steve Almond considers his beginnings in journalism through the lens of the “bad stories” he believes delivered our country to the Trump era. Accompanied by a Longreads Podcast interview with Essays Editor Sari Botton.

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