Interviews with writers, journalists, filmmakers, and podcasters about how they do their work. Hoste
Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah is an essayist. Her latest piece is “A Most American Terrorist: The Making of
Ellen Barry is the former New York Times bureau chief for South Asia. “Every time you leave a beat
Kate Fagan is a columnist and feature writer for ESPN. Her latest book is What Made Maddy Run: The S
Jay Caspian Kang is a writer at large at The New York Times Magazine and a correspondent for Vice Ne
David Gessner is the author of ten books. His latest is Ultimate Glory: Frisbee, Obsession, and My W
Matthew Klam is a journalist and fiction writer. His new novel is Who Is Rich?. “The New Yorker ha
Maggie Haberman covers the White House for The New York Times. “If I start thinking about it, then
Steven Levy writes for Wired, where he is the editor of Backchannel. “It’s about people. Travis Ka
Mark Bowden is a journalist and the author of 13 books, including Black Hawk Down and his latest, Hu
Brian Reed, a senior producer at This American Life, is the host of S-Town. “It’s a story about th
Ginger Thompson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning senior reporter at ProPublica. Her most recent article i
Patricia Lockwood is a poet and essayist. Her new book is Priestdaddy: A Memoir. “[Prose writing i
John Grisham is the author of 38 books, including his latest novel, Camino Island. “A Time to Kill
Erin Lee Carr is a documentary filmmaker and writer. Her new film is Mommy Dead and Dearest. “I fe
Ariel Levy, a New Yorker staff writer, is the author of The Rules Do Not Apply. “I don’t believe i
Jeffrey Gettleman is the East Africa Bureau Chief for the New York Times and the author of Love, Afr
Rafe Bartholomew is the former features editor at Grantland and the author of Two and Two: McSorley’
Nick Bilton is a special correspondent for Vanity Fair and the author of American Kingpin: The Epic
Samin Nosrat is a food writer, educator, and chef. Her new book is Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering
Sarah Menkedick is a freelance writer and the founder of Vela. Her upcoming book is Homing Instincts
