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One Perfect Story: Chris Jones on "The Things That Carried Him"

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Jul 3, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Things That Carried Him
01:33 • 2min
3
How I Pitched for Esquire
03:40 • 2min
4
The Importance of Getting Accepted
05:20 • 2min
5
The Hardest Part of Writing for Esquire
06:56 • 2min
6
The Cost of Writing a Story
08:28 • 2min
7
The Importance of Confidence
10:01 • 2min
8
The Inexplicable Instinct of Joey Montgomery
11:38 • 2min
9
The First Call I Made to Joey's Mom
13:23 • 2min
10
How to Talk to People About the Death of a Loved One
15:01 • 2min
11
The Importance of Subjectivity in Journalism
16:35 • 1min
12
The Cost of Being a Sociopath
18:04 • 2min
13
The Power of Grief
19:46 • 1min
14
Montgomery's Journey From Iraq to Southern Indiana
21:14 • 2min
15
The Importance of Standing on the Ground
22:47 • 2min
16
How to Write a Detective Story
24:23 • 2min
17
How I Pitched My Story to Peter Granger
25:58 • 2min
18
The Choice to Tell a Story Backwards
27:30 • 2min
19
How to Write a Novel of Facts
29:00 • 2min
20
The Importance of Facts in a Story
30:35 • 2min
21
The 3,741st American Soldier to Die in Iraq
32:14 • 2min
22
The Things That Carry Me as an Echo
33:50 • 2min
23
The Callback to Magazine Journalism
35:23 • 2min
24
The Best Price Guarantee
37:15 • 3min
25
The Importance of Hope in Journalism
39:46 • 2min
26
The Story of Joey's Loss
41:21 • 1min
27
The Importance of Faith in Magazine Writing
42:51 • 2min
28
The Best Thing I Ever Did
44:26 • 2min
29
The Best Thing I Ever Did
46:27 • 1min
30
The Mysterious Journey of Chaplain Sparks
47:54 • 2min
31
The Importance of Permission in Writing
49:31 • 2min
32
The Weight of Asking People These Questions
51:20 • 1min
33
The Uncertainty of Depression
52:49 • 2min
34
The Confluence of Factors in Depression
54:33 • 2min
35
The Brisbane Maniacs Question
56:15 • 2min
36
The Economics of Stories Like This
57:49 • 2min
37
The End of Esquire
59:21 • 2min
38
The Men's Magazine at the Early Odds
01:00:52 • 2min