Episode 585: John Jeremiah Sullivan

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

The hosts answer a few listener questions. Evan’s picks for some podcasts to try: Creative Nonfiction Press Box The Stacks Podcast: Sunday Long Read True Stories Question Everything Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The poet and novelist on the real reason he became a writer. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and ...  Show more

Malcolm Gladwell: Kevin chats with five-time New York Times bestseller, podcaster, and journalist Malcom Gladwell. The two revisit Gladwell's curious upbringing in Canada his illustrious writing career, and bond over a love for basketball on this week's episode of Gold Minds. Lea ...  Show more

There are two Wallace Shawns. There's the character actor, known for playing eccentrics in The Princess Bride and The Good Wife and voicing cartoon dinosaurs. ("I don't get cast as a lot of real people," he notes.) Then there's the acclaimed playwright, thinker, and ardent leftis ...  Show more

In the latest episode of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with musician, educator, and author Steve Weinstock.