In our first "Longwrites" discussion of the pieces which take years to write, Longreads' Head of Fact-Checking Matt Giles, sits down with James Williamson and Tim Requarth to discuss time spent rendering tales about relatives.

A few bits of further reading/viewing:

• How Stanislavski Reinvented the Craft of Acting
• "Be Yourself" Is Terrible Advice — Leah Finnegan
• Trump's Role in Son's Failed Deal May Yield First Test for a State Regulator — Barry Meier
• A Disciplined, Charging Army — Frances FitzGerald
• An Odd Kind Of Fame — Malcolm Macmillan

This episode is a production of Longreads and Charts & Leisure, produced by Mike Rugnetta. Mixed by Michael Simonelli.

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