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A podcaster follows a then-cop into the breach of the U.S. Capitol

A podcaster follows a then-cop into the breach of the U.S. Capitol

EDITOR’S NOTE: This month, Pushkin Industries published  “The Best Audio Storytelling: 2022,” an audiobook compendium of English-language nonfiction. The collection’s curator, Pushkin’s Julia Barton spoke with creators of work in…
What happens to the investigators who see what the rest of us don't — or won't?

What happens to the investigators who see what the rest of us don’t — or won’t?

By Jacqui BanaszynskiOne of the tragic realities and outrages of life in America has become the steady drumbeat of gun deaths. The news takes on a Gatling-gun pace — and…
Six profiles and a first-person approach give dignity to the many faces of homelessness

Six profiles and a first-person approach give dignity to the many faces of homelessness

By Trevor PyleIn opening paragraphs of her Chicago Reader piece about six deaths in Chicago last year, Katie Prout makes a rare and daring admission: She reveals that she keeps…
Reporting and writing scenes: The foundational building block of stories

Reporting and writing scenes: The foundational building block of stories

In Narrative Elements 2, Lauren Kessler explores the multiple methods of reporting required to collect the raw material for meaningful scenes
A new best-of collection of audio storytelling honors narrative podcasting

A new best-of collection of audio storytelling honors narrative podcasting

Julia Barton turned her public radio career to the development of story podcasts and now revives the Storyboard series "Audio Danger"
Ready, fire, aim! aka type, send, think!

Ready, fire, aim! aka type, send, think!

By Jacqui BanaszynskiA reminder about caution on the keyboard was inspired by last week’s news of the arrest of the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking Pentagon documents that contained…
What's in a name? When it comes to podcasting, it can be confusing

What’s in a name? When it comes to podcasting, it can be confusing

A Canadian radio journalist fell in love with serial narrative podcasts, and is determined to help them find their known place at the storytelling table
An annotated guide to narrative magic

An annotated guide to narrative magic

By Madeline BodinAfter reading a remarkable work of nonfiction, have you ever wished you could learn exactly how the writer created what you just read? I don’t think I’m alone…
Ruts on the road of a writing career

Ruts on the road of a writing career

By Jacqui BanaszynskiDo anything often enough and long enough and you probably, at times, fall into the occasional rut. I don’t know of any fellow journalist, no matter their age…
John Lennon, Jimmy Breslin and (deadline) narrative as the sum of its parts

John Lennon, Jimmy Breslin and (deadline) narrative as the sum of its parts

Narrative Elements 1: A narrative nonfiction writer and teacher starts a series that explores narrative journalism element by element