I live for people explaining how they approach analysis and critique. I desperately want to know how other people think about things so I can learn to think in new ways. I want a compelling intellectual or journalistic project, but I also want to know how it was conceived and executed.

I hope you enjoy hearing that kind of behind-the-scenes, too, because that's exactly what this episode is. It's a case study that I shared with the last cohort of Making Sense, my 8-week program for turning "Wait, what?!" moments into compelling content, explaining how an article I published last year came together. You'll hear just how messy the process (and why working through it is worth it).

Footnotes:

• Read the article version of this episode.
• Check out Mia Sato's article about dupes for The Verge and her TikTok video explaining how she approached the topic.
• "Drafting Towards the Status Quo" on What Works
• “Wait, What?!” on What Works
• Learn more about Making Sense!