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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.
July 4, 2025
The Craft of Memoir: Irvin Weathersby Jr. on truth-telling in a travelogue

The Craft of Memoir: Irvin Weathersby Jr. on truth-telling in a travelogue

‘The goal of art is to seek out something pure and true and to convey it.’ The author of ‘In Open Contempt’ on making sense of history and his own…
July 2, 2025
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
June 27, 2025
Remembering William Langewiesche

Remembering William Langewiesche

Plus: The Black List's Franklin Leonard on journalism and Hollywood, and finding stories ‘in the strange minutiae’
June 20, 2025
The Black List's Franklin Leonard on the power of 'Based on a true story' in Hollywood

The Black List’s Franklin Leonard on the power of ‘Based on a true story’ in Hollywood

The producer and founder reflects on 20 years of celebrating and supporting screenwriters, and how true stories become entertainment
June 19, 2025
Tech reporter Drew Harwell on the very online life of a 24/7 Twitch streamer

Tech reporter Drew Harwell on the very online life of a 24/7 Twitch streamer

Podcast: The Washington Post writer shares his experience covering the intersection of technology, politics, and culture in an era of distrust and division
June 5, 2025
'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
May 23, 2025
Journalist Kim Cross on reconstructed narratives and the women who led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan

Journalist Kim Cross on reconstructed narratives and the women who led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan

The author and writing instructor shares lessons from reporting for longform features and book projects and managing a freelance career
May 8, 2025
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
May 2, 2025
Pulitzer winner Mary Schmich's journey from newspapers to podcasts with ‘Division Street Revisited’

Pulitzer winner Mary Schmich’s journey from newspapers to podcasts with ‘Division Street Revisited’

The former Chicago Tribune columnist shares insights into her decades-long experience as a journalist and writer
April 24, 2025