Dec 3, 2017
In this episode, freelance journalist Sam Knight talks about his 2016 New Yorker story, “The Bouvier Affair,” The story takes a close look at how a Swiss art shipper took advantage of a Russian oligarch doing business in the unregulated art market.
Sam is a London-based freelance writer. He’s written for The New...
Nov 20, 2017
In this episode, freelance journalist Annie Hylton talks about her story, “Dirty Laundry: An Investigation,” which was published last year in Dissent Magazine. The long form investigation exposes grave abuses in New York's commercial laundry industry.
“It’s a crucial time to look at how various policies coming...
Sep 11, 2017
In this episode, journalist Amos Barshad talks about his story, “Why are the Soccer Hooligans of Argentina killing each other?” which was published last year in The Fader Magazine. The story peeks into the lives of the most diehard fans of Newell’s Old Boys, Leo Messi’s hometown team.
“The best thing you can...
Aug 29, 2017
In this episode, freelance journalist Laura Kasinof talks about her longform Virginia Quarterly Review feature, "The New Berliners." The story looks at how Syrian refugees are adjusting to new lives in Germany through the prism of one family.
“I was honest with what I wanted to do. This story is important. I want to...
Aug 16, 2017
In this episode, Paris-based journalist Scott Sayare talks about two longform pieces he wrote, "The Ultimate Terrorist Factory, Are French prisons incubating extremism?" which he wrote for Harper's, and, "The Untold Story of the Bastille Day Massacre," which he wrote for GQ.
"Think about where people’s interests...