Interviews with writers, journalists, filmmakers, and podcasters about how they do their work. Hoste
Elif Batuman is a novelist and a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her latest article is “Japan’s Rent
Leon Neyfakh is a writer and the host of Slow Burn. “We didn’t want to be coy about why we were doi
James Fallows, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, and Deborah Fallows, a linguist and writer
Sheila Heti is the author of seven books. Her latest is Motherhood: A Novel. “[My parents] were afr
Adam Davidson is a staff writer at The New Yorker. “I am as shocked this moment that Trump was elec
Lauren Hilgers is a journalist and the author of Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown.
Charlie Warzel is a senior tech writer for BuzzFeed. “Part of the big tech reckoning that we’re se
Michelle Dean is a journalist and critic. Her new book is Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having
Craig Mod is a writer and photographer. His podcast is On Margins. “You pick up an iPad, you pick
Tom Bissell is a journalist, critic, video game writer, and author of The Disaster Artist: My Life I
Will Mackin is a U.S. Navy veteran who served with a SEAL team in Iraq and Afghanistan. His debut bo
Nitasha Tiku is a senior writer at Wired. “I’ve always been an incredibly nosy person—not nosy, cu
Chana Joffe-Walt is a producer and reporter at This American Life. Her latest story is "Five Women."
Joe Weisenthal is the executive editor of news for Bloomberg Digital and the co-host of What’d You M
Sean Fennessy is the editor-in-chief of The Ringer and a former Grantland editor. He hosts The Big P
Jenna Wortham is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and a co-host of Still Processing.
Michael Idov is a screenwriter, journalist, and the former editor-in-chief of GQ Russia. His latest
Liliana Segura writes for The Intercept. “My form of advocacy against the death penalty, frankly,
Seth Wickersham is a senior writer for ESPN. His latest article is "For Kraft, Brady and Belichick,
Nathan Thornburgh is the co-founder of Roads & Kingdoms. "You have to remain committed to the
