Patrick Radden Keefe

Patrick Radden Keefe, a New Yorker writer and bestselling nonfiction author, talks about reporting on powerful people who refuse access. He gets into write-around reporting, building mystery, and finding the detail or scene that pulls a story forward. Plus: seductive openings, nonlinear structure, careful risk-taking, and why endings should leave room for ambiguity.

Vali Nasr, Johns Hopkins professor and Iran expert, analyzes Iran, Lebanon, Hezbollah, and the fragile ceasefires shaping regional strategy. Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer-winning historian of Europe, explores Viktor Orbán’s defeat and its consequences for European populism and undoing illiberal rule. Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker writer, unpacks a teenager’s mysterious death and London’s shadowy wealthy underworld.

Patrick Radden Keefe, investigative journalist and bestselling author of Empire of Pain, discusses his new book London Falling. He unpacks a young man’s double life posing as an oligarch’s son, how foreign money warped London’s landscape, and the ethics of reporting dark, secretive worlds. Short, gripping stories of deception, trust-building, and modern moral choices.

Patrick Radden Keefe, investigative journalist and bestselling author of Empire of Pain, discusses his new book London Falling and the probe into Zach Brettler's mysterious death. He explores dark money, fabricated identities and how modern London enables reinvention. The conversation also examines police reluctance, ties to wealthy figures, and a pattern of unexplained deaths linked to the city’s gilded scene.

Patrick Radden Keefe, investigative journalist and author of London Falling, unravels the strange case of Zac Brettler. He traces Zac’s double life, the men connected to him, and the baffling timeline around a night at Riverwalk. Short scenes paint a portrait of deception, urgent searches, and messy unanswered questions.

Patrick Radden Keefe, award-winning investigative journalist and New Yorker staff writer, talks about the years-long reporting behind London Falling and how a chance encounter unearthed Zach Brettler’s secret life. He explores identity reinvention, London’s new-money culture, social media’s sway on ambition, and why digressions can deepen storytelling.

Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker investigative reporter and author known for deep dives into corruption and crime. He explores London’s dirty-money economy and how the city became a sanctuary for anonymous capital. He recounts turning long reporting into London Falling. They debate shame, impunity, self-delusion among powerful people and whether covert promotion shaped the Scorpions’ Wind of Change.

Patrick Radden Keefe, bestselling author and investigative journalist behind London Falling, discusses how human drama drives his projects. He talks about following tips that lead to big stories. He reflects on fame’s impact, adaptations of his work for film and TV, and why he resists a pure true crime label.

Patrick Radden Keefe, award-winning investigative journalist and author of Empire of Pain, explores the Sacklers and the opioid crisis. He probes how professional criminals sustain long careers and why journalistic access can mislead. He also teases his new book London Falling and reflects on institutional erosion and investigative craft.

Patrick Radden Keefe, an award-winning investigative journalist and bestselling author, discusses his book London Falling and the mysterious death of a teenager by the Thames. He explores how money, status and corruption intersect in modern London. The conversation touches on parenthood, social climbing, risky cons and how wealth reshapes identities and opportunities.