Marnie Eisenstadt, a reporter for Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard who was named the 2018 Journalist of the Year by the New York State Associated Press Association, joins Brian this week.

Marnie talks about what it has been like to report on stories in Syracuse lately, whether it was a shooting at the Destiny USA mall or the on-going instances of racism at Syracuse University. Marnie and Brian discuss why stories about real people doing things that matter still resonate within a community, and how Marnie uses social media to find stories and connect with sources.

Marnie also does a deep dive into the reporting and writing of the series she did with a colleague on a rogue AA group in Syracuse. How do you report on something where there are no public documents? Marnie talks about the importance of reporting and of viewing sources as real people, not just pegs on a board.

She and Brian also bond over their mutual love of Mo Willems.