Episode 49, Maddy Crowell, "The Hacker"
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Maddy Crowell is a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in The Atavist, The Guardian, and Virginia Quarterly Review, among other places. In this episode, we talk about her Columbia Journalism Review piece published earlier this year, "." Check out her for more information on Maddy and her work.
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Episode 48, Nicolas Niarchos, "Dirty Nickel, Clean Power: Making the Ocean Bleed Red"
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Nicolas Niarchos is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, and the New York Times, among other places. In this episode, we talk about his Nation piece published earlier this year, "."
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Episode 47, Sarah Topol, "The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus"
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Sarah Topol is a Lisbon-based writer and a writer-at-large for the New York Times Magazine. Her work has also appeared in Harper's, GQ, and The Atlantic, among other places. In this episode, we talk about her magazine piece published earlier this year, "." Check out for more information on Sarah and her work.
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Episode 46, Sean Williams, "Guns, Rhymes, God, and Politics: Shyne’s Epic Fall and Rise"
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is journalist based in Berlin. He's written for Harper's, GQ, The New Republic, and The New Yorker, among other places. He's also co-host of the . In this episode, we talk about his recent , "Guns, Rhymes, God, and Politics: Shyne’s Epic Fall and Rise," in which he profiles former rapper and current Belize politician Shyne Barrow.
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Episode 45: Lauren Markham, "‘A disaster waiting to happen’: who was really responsible for the fire at Moria refugee camp?"
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Lauren Markham is a California-based writer whose work has appeared in Harper's, The New Yorker, and The Virginia Quarterly Review, among other places. Here is a link to her , and to we discussed.
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Episode 44: Zack Kopplin, "The Real War Dogs of Iraq"
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Zack Kopplin is a journalist for The Government Accountability Project. His investigative work has been published in the New Republic, The Daily Beast, and The Guardian, among other places. Here are links to the stories we talked about
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Episode 43, Joshua Hammer, "The Sopranos of Berlin: A Brutal Crime Family and a Billion Dollar Jewel Heist"
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Joshua Hammer is a journalist based in Berlin. His stories have been published in The New Yorker, and Smithsonian among others outlets. Here is a link to his GQ article, "The Sopranos of Berlin: A Brutal Crime Family and a Billion Dollar Jewel Heist," along with his Twitter account, below.
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Episode 42, Justin Ling, "The Rise and Fall of a Double Agent"
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Justin Ling is a freelance journalist based in Montreal. He's been published in The Guardian, and Vice among others. Here is a link to his Walrus article, "The Rise and Fall of a Double Agent," along with his website, below. https://thewalrus.ca/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-double-agent/ https://justinling.ca/
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Episode 41, Chris Pomorski, "Dr. Opioid"
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Chris Pomorski is a freelance journalist based in Asheville, North Carolina. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian, The New York Times Magazine, and Bloomberg Businessweek, among other places.
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Episode 40, Ariel Sabar, "A Biblical Mystery at Oxford"
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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, "." Here are links to his and work:
info_outlineIn 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 watch and record what it’s like for you because I think it’s important to tell the story of Syrian refugees.”
Laura has extensively reported for The New York Times, along with Harper's, Guernica, The Atlantic, and Foreign Policy, to name a few. She is also the author of the reporting memoir, Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen.
Find more of her work at her website: http://laurakasinof.com
http://www.vqronline.org/reporting-articles/2017/04/new-berliners