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Seven months. 23 Conversations. Intermission.

A short break after many essays and a book of poems in the mail.

Oct 26 • Darren Samuelsohn

Cubs Win: The Editors Who Said Yes

A tribute to the Politico editors who gave me 36 hours to see Game 7.

Oct 25 • Darren Samuelsohn

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Episode 39: ‘I Got Into Journalism Because I Didn’t Know Any Journalists’

Beatrice Peterson of ABC News wanted to be a musician, planned to drop out of college and ended up NABJ’s 2026 Journalist of the Year.

Oct 22 • Darren Samuelsohn

Do the Best People Run for President?

My grandfather argued no. And other big questions for 2028: Will America finally elect a woman, a member of Gen X or a Mike?

Oct 16 • Darren Samuelsohn

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Episode 38: The FedEx Box From a Source Who Said ‘Not Yet’

Andy Revkin on source patience, the climate summits, and a first for love, journalism: a song performed on the show

Oct 13 • Darren Samuelsohn and Andy Revkin

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Has Journalism Loved You Back?

Twelve guests answered. So did a letter I wrote to myself.

Oct 10 • Darren Samuelsohn

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Episode 37: I Tried to Hire Isaac Saul. He Said No. He Built Tangle.

The Tangle founder on going independent, 600,000 readers and why the newsletter boom may be peaking.

Oct 7 • Darren Samuelsohn

3 Weeks in Tibet

How journalism got me to the top of the world

Oct 3 • Darren Samuelsohn

Thank You, and One Favor

On the book of poems, letting loose, and watching the news from a distance

Sep 29 • Darren Samuelsohn

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Episode 36: The Wisdom of Rob and Morrie

His dad said it plainest: Love wins. Love always wins.

Sep 24 • Darren Samuelsohn

My Blood for the Mosquitoes

Happy Yom Kippur eve. Here’s the Bonus Track from Please, God, Let There Be a Bowling Alley in Heaven.

Sep 20 • Darren Samuelsohn

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Episode 35: Adam Klasfeld - No Boss, Same Beat

My former reporter says he wanted to be his own assigning editor.

Sep 19 • Darren Samuelsohn

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Episode 34: Is the Love of Truth Slipping?

The world's oldest journalism school turns 118 today — I called the professor who taught me there.

Sep 15 • Darren Samuelsohn

From the Notebook: September 11, 2001, The National Mall

My diary entry a few hours into the DC evacuation

Sep 11 • Darren Samuelsohn

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Episode 33: The Identity Underneath the Byline

A conversation with Taylor Six, founder of the Journalists Recovery Network.

Sep 5 • Darren Samuelsohn

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Episode 32 - Mike Allen: “Welcome to the NFL”

What he first said after spotting me. Now simplifying at Axios.

Sep 2 • Darren Samuelsohn

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