Ranked #1
Episode 6: Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Episode 6: Taffy Brodesser-Akner
It was about time The Sunday Long Read Podcast caught up with Taffy Brodesser-Akner, who extended her lead in list appea... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #2
Episode 10: Kevin Van Valkenburg
Episode 10: Kevin Van Valkenburg
Kevin Van Valkenburg is a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, where he writes primarily about football and ... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #3
Episode 18: Rachel Syme
Episode 18: Rachel Syme
Where is Rachel Syme's favorite people-watching perch in New York City? What would her ideal beat be? One of our favorit... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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1hr 21mins
Ranked #4
Episode 17: Shea Serrano
Episode 17: Shea Serrano
DVN: How many writers are you mentoring right now?SS: I think like 600.Don and Shea discuss how he first resorted to wri... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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56mins
Ranked #5
Episode 33: Will Leitch
Episode 33: Will Leitch
Will Leitch founded Deadspin nearly 14 years ago. Since 2008, Leitch has written and worked outside of the site, most re... Read more
28 Apr 2019
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #6
Episode 21: Seymour Hersh
Episode 21: Seymour Hersh
A reporter's reporter, Sy Hersh characterizes his work this way: "I'm constantly walking into editors’ offices and throw... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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44mins
Ranked #7
Episode 27: Elaina Plott
Episode 27: Elaina Plott
“It seemed like everyone knew what to think but me.” Elaina Plott landed not one but two stories in the Sunday Long Re... Read more
16 Sep 2018
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48mins
Ranked #8
Episode 30: Tommy Tomlinson
Episode 30: Tommy Tomlinson
"The clock doesn't run out until the very end," says Tommy Tomlinson, author of the new book "The Elephant in the Room: ... Read more
13 Jan 2019
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55mins
Ranked #9
Episode 35: Jessica Contrera
Episode 35: Jessica Contrera
Jessica Contrera covers a wide range of topics as a narrative reporter for the Washington Post and in this week's podcas... Read more
5 Sep 2019
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41mins
Ranked #10
Episode 31: Gideon Lewis-Kraus
Episode 31: Gideon Lewis-Kraus
Gideon Lewis-Kraus is a writer at large for the New York Times Magazine, a contributing writer at WIRED, and a contribut... Read more
27 Jan 2019
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43mins
Ranked #11
Episode 34: Jeanne Marie Laskas
Episode 34: Jeanne Marie Laskas
The best-selling author, GQ correspondent, and National Magazine Award Finalist is the latest guest on The Sunday Long R... Read more
26 May 2019
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45mins
Ranked #12
Episode 28: Ben Smith
Episode 28: Ben Smith
Fresh off his guest-editing turn, BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief Ben Smith chatted with Don about how the term "Ben Smith... Read more
14 Oct 2018
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43mins
Ranked #13
Episode 5: Christopher Goffard
Episode 5: Christopher Goffard
Christopher Goffard, now at The Los Angeles Times, is an experienced journalist of over 20 years. Most recently, he's th... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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40mins
Ranked #14
Episode 36: Jessica Pressler
Episode 36: Jessica Pressler
"If you don’t want to tell me something it makes me very interested in what it is.” Jessica Pressler is a staff writer a... Read more
13 Sep 2019
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45mins
Ranked #15
Episode 26: Albert Samaha
Episode 26: Albert Samaha
“There are two ways I view toughness and the virtue of it.” BuzzFeed News reporter Albert Samaha has a new book out abou... Read more
9 Sep 2018
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #16
Episode 24: Jo Piazza
Episode 24: Jo Piazza
Jo Piazza is a journalist, podcaster, author of fiction and nonfiction books, and writer of personal essays. Her latest ... Read more
12 Aug 2018
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43mins
Ranked #17
Episode 19: Steve Almond
Episode 19: Steve Almond
Steve Almond says of writing: “The idea is that you are trying to show the reader somebody whose life is in disequilibri... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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38mins
Ranked #18
Episode 13: Michael Kruse
Episode 13: Michael Kruse
"We're all a product of our path to the current moment, and my path is a little bit different," Michael says. He has wor... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #19
Episode 29: Rachel Sklar
Episode 29: Rachel Sklar
If you worked in media in New York in the mid 2000s, you read the Fishbowl on MediaBistro. Our podcast guest today is th... Read more
21 Oct 2018
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39mins
Ranked #20
Episode 7: Chris Jones
Episode 7: Chris Jones
In the middle of his Twitter hiatus, two-time National Magazine Award winner Chris Jones (left) chats with Don Van Natta... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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1hr 35mins