Journalism Land

Journalism Land

By Benjamin Peim
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Journalism Land episodes

  • Episode 40, Ariel Sabar, "A Biblical Mystery at Oxford"

    Ariel Sabar is a magazine journalist and author. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Harper's, among other places. He is also the author of four works of non-fiction, the latest of which is, "Veritas: a Harvard professor, a con man and the gospel of Jesus's wife."

    Here are links to his website and work: 

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081M89S56/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

    http://www.arielsabar.com/home-1.html

    https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/museum-of-the-bible-obbink-gospel-of-mark/610576/

    https://www.amazon.com/Ariel-Sabar/e/B001JS9724?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1626449415&sr=8-2

     

    51 min
  • Episode 39, Matthew Bremner, "The Death Truck"

    Matthew Bremner is a journalist who focuses on long-form features. His work has appeared in the The Financial Times, Slate, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Men’s Journal, among other places.

    Here are links to his website and work: 

    https://matthewembremner.com/

    https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/01/death-truck-mexico-morgue-crisis-guadalajara

    35 min
  • Episode 38, Avi Asher-Schapiro, "Skin in the Game"

    Avi Asher-Schapiro is a journalist covering tech & rights for Thomson Reuters Foundation. He wrote "Skin in the Game" for Harper's. He's also written for The Intercept and Vice, among other publications.

    Here are links to his Twitter feed and article:

    https://harpers.org/archive/2020/12/skin-in-the-game-wall-street-student-debt-crisis/

    https://twitter.com/AASchapiro

     

    28 min
  • Episode 37, David Dayen, "Islands in the Stream"
    David Dayen is the Executive Editor at The American Prospect. This episode features David talking about his recent cover story, "Islands in the Stream."   David has also written a number of books, the most recent of which is, “Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power.“   https://prospect.org/power/islands-in-the-stream-spotify-youtube-music-monopoly/   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VPL2VPW/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
    30 min
  • Episode 36, Joshua Hunt, "This is not a sneaker, it's an asset class"

    Joshua Hunt is a freelance magazine journalist who was previously a foreign correspondent in Japan for Reuters. His work has been published in GQ, Bloomberg Businessweek, Wired, and The Atlantic among other places. He also wrote a book, "University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education.”

    Here are links to his website and work: 

    http://www.viajoshhunt.com/

    https://www.amazon.com/University-Nike-Corporate-American-Education-ebook/dp/B077LVCFQ6

    https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-sneaker-investment/?srnd=businessweek-v2

    58 min
  • Episode 35: Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, "Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls?"

    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and National Geographic among other places. He's also written two books, "The Spy Who Couldn't Spell," and, "The Dinner Set Gang." Links to his website and his works are below:

    http://www.yudhijit.com/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/magazine/scam-call-centers.html

    https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Dinner-Set-Gang-Audiobook/B088XY3TGY

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BK0WSGC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

     

     

     

    59 min
  • Episode 34: Darren Loucaides, "The Scammer Who Wanted to Save His Country," and, "What Happens When Techno-Utopians Actually Run a Country"

    Darren Loucaides is a writer based in Barcelona. He's published pieces in WIRED, The Guardian Long Reads, and Slate, among others. 

    Here are links to the two stories we discuss in the interview: 

    https://www.wired.com/story/italy-five-star-movement-techno-utopians/

    https://www.wired.com/story/brazil-hacker-bolsonaro-car-wash-leaks/

    Here is a link to his portfolio: https://darrenloucaides.journoportfolio.com/

    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 33: Seth Hettena, "Erik Prince's Private Wars"

    Seth Hettena is a freelance journalist based in San Diego. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, and The New Republic among other places. 

    Here's a link to the article: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/erik-prince-libya-blackwater-roger-stone-trump-2020-election-1077089/

    Here's a link to his book and website: https://trump-russia.com/

     

    30 min
  • Episode 31: Sierra Crane Murdoch, "Perfect Storm"

    In this episode, journalist Sierra Crane Murdoch talks about her recent Harper's piece, "Perfect Storm." 

    Sierra's journalism has been published in the Virginia Quarterly Review, The Atlantic, and High Country News, among other places. She recently published her first book: "Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country."

    Here is the "Perfect Storm": https://harpers.org/

    For more of Sierra's work, check out her website: https://www.sierramurdoch.com/

    42 min

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Each episode we interview a journalist about a longform or investigative piece that they’ve written. We cover how the journalist came up with the story idea, how much pre-reporting they did before…