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Episode 506: Sam Anderson

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How to Write a Good Story - Part 1

"I don't feel like I really became a functional human adult until I was about 35," he says. "My old therapist used to read my stuff, which I always found a little bit unnerving." The writer has been diagnosed with depression after years of working at the New York Times magazine. He's had many low points in his life but is now happier than ever.

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