Journalism Land

In this episode, writer Josh Dean discusses his Business Week story, "Hooked." Josh is a Brooklyn-based writer who has written for the GQ, Rolling Stone, and Esquire, among others.  Here's a link to his website: https://joshdean.com/ https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-anthony-hathaway-hooked-on-bank-robbing/

In this episode, writer Ben Mauk discusses his New York Times Magazine story, "Trillion-Dollar Nowhere." Ben is a Berlin-based writer who has written for the Virginia Quarterly Review, Granta, and Harper's, among others.  Here's a link to his website:https://www.ben-mauk.com/

In this episode, journalist Jake Halpern discusses his New Yorker story, "The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist,". Jake is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and writer, who has written for all the top places, such as the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and Outside Magazine. Here's a link to Jake’s website: https://www.jakehalpern.com/  And here's a link to the New Yorker piece: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/14/the-french-burglar-who-pulled-off-his-generations-biggest-art-heist  

In this episode, writer Micah Hauser discusses his Harper's cover story, "The Deportation Racket," about con-artists who prey on undocumented immigrants. Besides Harper's, he's written for The New York Times, The Guardian, and Slate, among others. He's also a New Yorker fact checker. Here's a link to Micah's website: http://micahhauser.com And here's a link to his Harper's piece: https://harpers.org/archive/2018/09/the-deportation-racket/  

In this episode, writer Seyward Darby talks about her Harper's cover story, "The Rise of the Valkyries," about the women of the alt-right. She’s also been published in Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, The Washington Post and is the editor in chief of The Atavist.  https://harpers.org/archive/2017/09/the-rise-of-the-valkyries/    

In this episode, Daily Beast reporter Kate Briquelet discusses her three longform pieces about a slew of killings in a rural, picturesque Kentucky town.  https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-dead-cop-was-the-first-unsolved-murder-then-came-four-more https://www.thedailybeast.com/prom-sweetheart-and-mom-victims-in-unsolved-murder-spree?ref=topic https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-most-beautiful-small-town-is-murder-usa?ref=topic  

In this episode, freelance journalist Amitha Kalaichandran discusses her long-form Atavist story, "Losing Connor's Mind". Amitha has been published in The New York Times and New York Magazine among other places. This is her first piece for the Atavist. https://magazine.atavist.com/losing-conners-mind-batten-disease-brineura  

In this episode, freelance journalist Jeff Maysh talks about his September 2017 LA Magazine story, "The Cop who Became a Robber." You can find out more about Jeff by visiting his website: http://jeffmaysh.com/ http://www.lamag.com/longform/snowbird-bandit-randy-adair/  

In this episode, freelance journalist Kerry Howley talks about her recent New York Magazine story, "Who is Reality Winner?” The story takes a close look at Reality, an NSA contractor who allegedly leaked a classified memo to The Intercept.  Kerry has written for Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, and Granta among others. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Thrown. You can find out more about Kerry by visiting her website: http://kerryhowley.com/ http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/12/who-is-reality-winner.html    

In this episode, freelance journalist Sam Knight talks about his 2016 New Yorker story, “The Bouvier Affair,” The story takes a close look at how a Swiss art shipper took advantage of a Russian oligarch doing business in the unregulated art market. Sam is a London-based freelance writer. He’s written for The New Yorker, Harper’s, and The Financial Times, among others. You can find out more about him by visiting his website: https://samknight.net/