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Different ways of seeking truth

Different ways of seeking truth

Nadia Reiman on the process behind "This American Life," and Irvin Weathersby Jr.'s deeply personal approach to confronting history.
Putting the ‘I’ in storytelling

Putting the ‘I’ in storytelling

In reporting about psilocybin, Robert Sanchez reveals his own story. Plus: True Story Award, Roy Peter Clark, and the Liang-Zhou Nieman Fellowship
Remembering William Langewiesche

Remembering William Langewiesche

Plus: The Black List's Franklin Leonard on journalism and Hollywood, and finding stories ‘in the strange minutiae’
'Random normies' bearing witness

‘Random normies’ bearing witness

Plus: Kent Babb on a daughter's struggle to connect with her father, and European Press Prize winners
Reading the show notes for lessons on storytelling

Reading the show notes for lessons on storytelling

Tech reporter Drew Harwell on the Nieman Storyboard podcast, plus Paige Williams visits a historic New York City resting place
How a love letter becomes a documentary (and vice versa)

How a love letter becomes a documentary (and vice versa)

Filmmaker Matt Wolf on the making of "Pee-wee as Himself," plus Bloomberg’s report on one city's relationship with a private ICE detention center
'What we work on are words': Seeking clarity and humanity in language

‘What we work on are words’: Seeking clarity and humanity in language

The Marshall Project's Akiba Solomon on the language of incarceration. Plus: Roxane Gay's syllabus, podcast budgets, and finding a story hook
Ira Glass on storytelling lessons from 30 years of ‘This American Life’

Ira Glass on storytelling lessons from 30 years of ‘This American Life’

Plus: Producer Nadia Reiman tells the story of a young woman discovering that her fiancé has been taken to CECOT prison in El Salvador
A new podcast episode and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story, annotated

A new podcast episode and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story, annotated

Kim Cross on reporting for narrative, and breaking down Mark Warren's Esquire story on the death of a beloved pastor
How podcast storytelling is evolving

How podcast storytelling is evolving

Plus: Texas Monthly comes to TV, Jelani Cobb tells a superhero story, and 10 tips for writing about family