Back on the cycle at USA Today

My new journalism job starts Monday

Apr 7, 2024 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

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March 2024

Episode 21: American leaders, old as the hills

Six former Insider colleagues unpack the data and debate over the country's aging leaders and our evergreen 'Red, White and Gray' project

Mar 2, 2024 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

37:01

February 2024

Episode 20: Bouncing back from a newsroom's demise

Ben White, James LaPorta, Lindsey McPherson & Geoff Rowland share lessons learned from The Messenger

Feb 17, 2024 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

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53:50

Episode 19: Building The Messenger from scratch

White House reporter Rebecca Morin and photo director Lauren Morgan share their media start-up stories

Feb 13, 2024 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

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48:21

Episode 18: The Messenger, in perspective

Seasoned journos Mary Papenfuss and Warren Rojas on WTF happened where we just worked

Feb 10, 2024 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

29:58

Episode 17: Traffic Talk with Neetzan Zimmerman & Ben Smith

The love, journalism Show continues its dissection of The Messenger’s demise with a lively chat about what makes people click

Feb 7, 2024 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

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26:30

Episode 16: Farewell to The Messenger's Legal Crew

A final team meeting with former reporters Adam Klasfeld, Ben Feuerherd and Maggie Severns

Feb 6, 2024 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

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40:00

Episode 15: RIP The Messenger

The Love, Journalism Show returns to mark a sad day for journalists

Feb 1, 2024 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

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39:53

June 2023

How a New Experiment Could Usefully Challenge News Judgments

A word on behalf of the Messenger Scale

Published on Second Rough Draft • Jun 8, 2023

May 2023

Episode 14: Catching up with Josh Gerstein, my former Politico partner

Listen now | Talking shop with my ex-Politico colleague on his Supreme Court coverage, Trump indictments and more.

May 27, 2023 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

54:43

April 2023

Episode 13: Eliana Johnson, ink stained wretch

Listen Now — The Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief on being a conservative, underdog journalist.

Apr 22, 2023 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

32:49

Episode 12: How to get into your zone — and how to stay there

Getting Things Done author David Allen on why Inbox Zero works, plus how to remember good ideas when naked in a sauna.

Apr 21, 2023 • 

Darren Samuelsohn

22:02