Strictly Q&A Finding the story in the parentheses and other adventures with Jeffrey Stern In this Vanity Fair piece, a freelancer takes readers on a wild ride in a bulletproof car with a Kurdish fighter turned savior February 15, 2018 Julia Shipley 5(ish) Questions: Radio storytelling pioneer Jay Allison and the bite-size “Sonic IDs” The audio vignettes interrupt the expected with the voices and sounds of life on Cape Cod (including the sound of scallops clapping) February 8, 2018 Lee Romney “The Watchdog” on the importance of storytelling in consumer reporting Dallas Morning News columnist Dave Lieber says he uses the creative writing techniques of New Journalism to help readers with their problems February 6, 2018 Julissa Treviño 5(ish) Questions: Richard Marosi and “Without a Country” The longtime border reporter for the Los Angeles Times talks about his prize-winning series about deported immigrants: "They're human beings. They're suffering. They have hard lives." January 30, 2018 Olga Kreimer Liana Aghajanian and the story of immigrants in America, one recipe at a time In her blog "Dining in Diaspora," the Detroit-based writer tries to document the complexity of Armenian identity through the lens of food December 14, 2017 Olga Kreimer 5(ish) Questions: Bridget Huber and “The Living Disappeared” of Argentina The California Sunday piece unpacks loss and resilience in the aftermath of the country's military dictatorship through the story of one family November 30, 2017 Alexa Mencia 5(ish) Questions: Holly Gleason and “Woman Walk the Line: How the Women of Country Music Changed Our Lives” The editor of the new anthology talks about the joys of being subversive and using country music to talk about female empowerment November 9, 2017 Kari Howard 5(ish) Questions: Patsy Sims and “The Stories We Tell: Classic True Tales by America’s Greatest Women Journalists” The anthology, which includes Joan Didion and Lillian Ross, puts a deserved spotlight on female writers (and perhaps will give Gay Talese a few ideas when he's next asked about… November 7, 2017 Kari Howard This American Afterlife: Aaron Mahnke and the spooky podcast (and TV show) “Lore” The creator of the hugely popular true-life scary stories talks about his love for the supernatural and getting listeners to follow him down dark tunnels October 31, 2017 Julia Shipley 5(ish) Questions: Ted Genoways and his year-long embed on a family farm In the book "This Blessed Earth," the writer and his wife, photographer Mary Anne Andrei, give voice to the Americans who provide the food we eat October 19, 2017 Julia Shipley Previous 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 … 20 Next