The Sunday Long Read Podcast

Jan 18 2025 60 ep. 50 mins 97
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Pulitzer-winning reporter Don Van Natta Jr. and journalist Jacob Feldman chat with writers and editors from across the industry as an audio extension of The Sunday Long Read e-mail newsletter.

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Behind The Story : James Robenalt

Jan 18 2025 50 mins  
In a new piece for Vanity Fair, author and presidential historian James Robenalt, who has written about commanders in chief from Warren G. Harding to Donald J. Trump, uncovers the full story of JFK and Jackie’s surprising and little-known home video — and what it might say about the late president’s state of mind in his final months. The SLR’s Amanda Ulrich talks to Robena

Behind The Story : Caity Weaver

Jan 11 2025 32 mins  
The first time Caity Weaver, a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, heard about the legend of Zozobra, she stumbled upon it almost by accident. Back in 2018, Weaver and her now-husband happened to be visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the sole night of the year when one of the country’s most unique celebrations was taking place. In her latest piece, Weaver delves into th

SLR Podcast Classics : Wright Thompson & Seth Wickersham

Dec 29 2024 76 mins  
This holiday season, we are rereleasing some of our favorite Sunday Long Read Podcast episodes of all time. A few years ago, SLR cofounder Don Van Natta Jr. spoke to his friends and colleagues, Wright Thompson and Seth Wickersham about their careers, finding your voice in writing and share some fun stories : - Awakening The Giant (ESPN The Magazine, 2014) - The trouble with Johnn

SLR Podcast Classics : Jeanne Marie Laskas

Dec 22 2024 47 mins  
This holiday season, we are rereleasing some of our favorite Sunday Long Read Podcast episodes of all time. Around five years ago, SLR cofounder Jacob Feldman spoke to journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas about her GQ profile of then Presidential candidate Joe Biden, political writing and story ideas. Show notes : To Obama: With Love, Joy, Anger, and Hope Have You Heard the One About P

Behind The Story : Lizzie Presser

Dec 11 2024 28 mins  
In one of her latest longform articles for ProPublica, reporter Lizzie Presser tells the story of teenagers caught on opposite sides of the drug trade: those who are selling opioids and those who are using them. In an interview with SLR Contributor Amanda Ulrich, Presser talks about her writing and research process and shares her personal reflections on the drug trade. This epi

Behind The Story: ‘What’s the Deal with Republicans and Steakhouses?’

Nov 02 2024 32 mins  
Why do steakhouses have such a stranglehold on Republicans in Washington D.C.? Washingtonian's Jessica Sidman joined one of the party members to find out and ended up having “the most Washington night of my entire life in Washington.” Ahead of Election Day, SLR Contributor Amanda Ulrich spoke to Sidman about her reporting, getting to the bottom of the fascinating connections

What’s Truly a “True Story” in Hollywood (with Naomi Despres & John Gatins)

Jul 26 2024 43 mins  
In March, after years of work, producer Naomi Despres and screenwriter John Gatins released “Little Wing,” the story of a young pigeon racer, first told by Susan Orlean, in The New Yorker. In this episode of The Sunday Long Read Podcast, Despres and Gatins explain the trials and tribulations of getting an adaptation like this one out into the world and how much loyalty is owed

Texas Monthly's adaptation boom (with Megan Creydt)

Jul 12 2024 36 mins  
Over the last few years, Texas Monthly has had a booming success on the big and small screen, turning impeccable stories into films and TV series. In an interview with The Sunday Long Read’s Jacob Feldman, Texas Monthly’s Executive Producer for TV, films and podcasts, Megan Creydt, explains how it all happened.

Speaking To The Nerds (with Marc Bernardin)

Jun 28 2024 44 mins  
A self-described “Star War Kid” and “nerd,” Marc Bernardin left journalism a few years ago to follow his dream: becoming a television writer. Bernardin explains to host Jacob Feldman why nerd culture took over entertainment, and what it was like making the jump from magazine newsroom to Hollywood writers’ room. Marc Bernardin is a writer, director, and producer on shows

The Art of Big Audience Storytelling (with Jessica Pressler)

Jun 13 2024 37 mins  
In a span of only three years, two of Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine stories ended up on screen, a journey that involved a playdate with Julia Stiles in Queens. In an interview with Don Van Natta Jr., Pressler recounts her experience writing the original stories and the oddness of seeing herself played in a film twice. Jessica Pressler is a contributor to New York Magazin