Episode 481: Hanif Abdurraqib

Have you ever wondered how your favorite movie or book—or podcast, TV series, documentary, or article—got made? Origin Stories has you covered. Each week, veteran journalist Matthew Shaer talks to a different writer or director about the creation of a work close to their own hear ...  Show more

John Jeremiah Sullivan is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and has written for Harper's, The New Yorker, and GQ. He is the author of Pulphead and the forthcoming The Prime Minister of Paradise: The True Story of a Lost American History. “I love making pieces o ...  Show more

Abdo Alkhaja, an Emirati comedian opens up on cultural limitations, censorship, and reputation.In this episode we hit on:How Abdo started working with film as a kid - 1:18 "The Shadow" Premier First Emirati Horror film - 3:25Stepping into purpose - 6:55Making light of your own cu ...  Show more

Part 2 of 2 with Abdo Alkhaja, an Emirati comedian opens up on cultural limitations, censorship, and reputation.In this episode we hit on:Censorship & Creative Limitations - 2:00Even "Great ideas" flop - 8:40Clean Comedy? - 11:24Contextual - is nudity and cursing appropriate - 14 ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailIn Episode 135 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about nonfiction . If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcas ...  Show more

Episode 552: Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP) and Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr) teach the 3-step writing framework that helped them build +$10M newsletters.  Get Shaan’s writing course - https://maven.com/generalist/writing Get Sam’s writing course - https://c ...  Show more