Episode 53: Thomas Lake

  Thomas Lake is a senior writer at CNN Digital. He just published a three-story series titled “The Trigger and the Choice,” which examines multiple aspects of police shootings. Prior to joining CNN, Lake was a senior writer at Sports Illustrated. Some of his most amazing stories include “2 on 5,” which won the Henry…More

Episode 52: David Grann

  David Grann is a New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker magazine. His latest is book, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. The book was published in April by Doubleday, and explores one of the most sinister crimes and…More

Episode 51: Glenn Stout

  Glenn Stout is the series editor of Best American Sports Writing and the author of the book “The Selling of the Babe: The Deal that Changed Baseball and Created a Legend.” Over the last year, Stout has been working with nonfiction writers when it comes to developing book proposals. From July 14-16, he’ll be…More

Episode 50: Michael J. Mooney

Michael J. Mooney is a contributing editor at D Magazine in Dallas. He’s also written for GQ, ESPN The Magazine, Grantland, and Outside Magazine, among many others. This is his second time visiting the podcast. He was the guest on Episode 2, when we talked about his story “The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever.” That…More

Episode 49: Tom Junod

Tom Junod is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com. He joined ESPN after spending nearly 20 years at Esquire, which he left after former editor-in-chief David Granger was fired earlier this year. Junod is one of the most decorated magazine writers of his generation. He has been a finalist for the National…More

Episode 48: Steven Kurutz & True Story

Steven Kurutz, a features reporter for the New York Times, where he writes about style, culture and design. Kurutz wrote the piece “Fruitland” for Creative Nonfiction magazine’s new series, True Story. The story expands upon a piece he wrote for the New York Times in 2012 headlined “A Time Capsule Set to Song.” That story…More

Gangrey Extra: Eli Saslow on ‘Into The Lonely Quiet’

In this short outtake from Episode 26, Eli Saslow and Matt Tullis talk about “Into The Lonely Quiet,” Saslow’s story about one family whose first-grade son was murdered in the Sandy Hook killings. They also talk about why reporters are often drawn to hard and depressing stories. Since joining the podcast in September 2014, Saslow…More

Episode 47: Sonya Huber

  Sonya Huber is a professor of English at Fairfield University. She is the author of five books, including “The Evolution of Hillary Rodham Clinton,” which she wrote for the British imprint Squint Books. Huber is a reporter, memoirist and essayist who also frequently writes about social issues. Her memoir “Cover Me: A Health Insurance Memoir”…More

Episode 46: Kathryn Miles

Kathryn Miles is the author of three books, including “Superstorm: Nine Days Inside Hurricane Sandy.” Her essays and articles have appeared in publications including Audubon, Best American Essays, Boston Globe, Ecotone, The New York Times, Outside, Pacific Standard, Popular Mechanics, and Time.   Her forthcoming book, “Quake Land,” examines the changing face of earthquake hazards in America, and will be published by…More

Episode 45: Michael Brick

  This episode is devoted to the life, stories and music of Michael Brick. Brick wrote for the New York Times, the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Morning News, Harper’s Magazine. He also wrote the book “Saving the School.” Brick passed away in February from colon cancer. In Brick’s final days, his friends and fellow reporters scrambled…More