cover of episode Frank Sinatra Has a Cold, by Gay Talese

Frank Sinatra Has a Cold, by Gay Talese

2016/9/19
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Esquire Classic Podcast

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Fifty years after it was first published, “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold”) remains the most influential and talked-about magazine story of all time. Author Gay Talese joins host David Brancaccio to discuss how this groundbreaking work of New Journalism came about, the evolution of celebrity, and why his story remains as resonant as the day it was first published.