Sarah Topol is a Lisbon-based writer and a writer-at-large for the New York Times Magazine. Her work has also appeared in Harper's, GQ, and The Atlantic, among other places. In this episode, we talk about her magazine piece published earlier this year, "The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus." Check out her website for more information on Sarah and her work.  

Sean Williams is journalist based in Berlin. He's written for Harper's, GQ, The New Republic, and The New Yorker, among other places. He's also co-host of the Underworld podcast.  In this episode, we talk about his recent Rolling Stone piece, "Guns, Rhymes, God, and Politics: Shyne’s Epic Fall and Rise," in which he profiles former rapper and current Belize politician Shyne Barrow.   

Lauren Markham is a California-based writer whose work has appeared in Harper's, The New Yorker, and The Virginia Quarterly Review, among other places. Here is a link to her website, and to The Guardian Longreads piece we discussed.   

Zack Kopplin  is a journalist for The Government Accountability Project. His investigative work has been published in the New Republic, The Daily Beast, and The Guardian, among other places. Here are links to the stories we talked about https://prospect.org/world/the-real-war-dogs-of-iraq/ https://newrepublic.com/article/158609/iraq-barzani-pentagon-oil-beverly-hills-mansion  

Joshua Hammer is a journalist based in Berlin. His stories have been published in The New Yorker, and Smithsonian among others outlets. Here is a link to his GQ article, "The Sopranos of Berlin: A Brutal Crime Family and a Billion Dollar Jewel Heist," along with his Twitter account, below.  https://www.gq.com/story/the-dresden-job https://twitter.com/Joshuaiveshamme  

Justin Ling is a freelance journalist based in Montreal. He's been published in The Guardian, and Vice among others. Here is a link to his Walrus article, "The Rise and Fall of a Double Agent," along with his website, below.  https://thewalrus.ca/the-rise-and-fall-of-a-double-agent/ https://justinling.ca/

Chris Pomorski is a freelance journalist based in Asheville, North Carolina. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian, The New York Times Magazine, and Bloomberg Businessweek, among other places. https://www.chrispomorski.net/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opioid-doctors-philadelphia-william-obrien_n_5f99c7f5c5b6c7fe582b5e31?jyl  

Ariel Sabar is a magazine journalist and author. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Harper's, among other places. He is also the author of four works of non-fiction, the latest of which is, "Veritas: a Harvard professor, a con man and the gospel of Jesus's wife." Here are links to his website and work:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081M89S56/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 http://www.arielsabar.com/home-1.html https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/museum-of-the-bible-obbink-gospel-of-mark/610576/ https://www.amazon.com/Ariel-Sabar/e/B001JS9724?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1626449415&sr=8-2  

Matthew Bremner is a journalist who focuses on long-form features. His work has appeared in the The Financial Times, Slate, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Men’s Journal, among other places. Here are links to his website and work:  https://matthewembremner.com/ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/01/death-truck-mexico-morgue-crisis-guadalajara

Avi Asher-Schapiro is a journalist covering tech & rights for Thomson Reuters Foundation. He wrote "Skin in the Game" for Harper's. He's also written for The Intercept and Vice, among other publications. Here are links to his Twitter feed and article: https://harpers.org/archive/2020/12/skin-in-the-game-wall-street-student-debt-crisis/ https://twitter.com/AASchapiro