Dave Itzkoff is a culture writer for The New York Times and the author of Robin, the new bestselling biography of comic icon Robin Willams. On the podcast, we talk about how Itzkoff landed the plum job, the process of researching and writing such a weighty book (it's 250,000 words), and the surprising things he learned about Williams along the way. If you're looking for a little inspiration, this podcast will do you a whole lot of good.