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Longform

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Interviews with writers, journalists, filmmakers, and podcasters about how they do their work. Hosted by Aaron Lammer, Max Linsky, and Evan Ratliff.

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Episode 39: Natasha Vargas-Cooper

Natasha Vargas-Cooper, writer. Show notes: @natashavc natashavc.com Vargas-Cooper on Longform [2:30] "Jesse James Hollywood: On Trial" (The Awl • May-July 2009) [11:00] Mad Men Unbuttoned (2010) [18:30] "The Day-Care Threat" (Brad Schrade, Jeremy Olson and Glenn Howatt • Minneapolis Star Tribune) [19:30] "When A 10-Year-Old Kills His Nazi Father, Who's To Blame?" (BuzzFeed • Feb 2012) [34:00] "Hard Core" (The Atlantic • Jan 2011) [40:45] Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer • 1999) [41:30] "Bath Salts: Deep in the Heart of America's New Drug Nightmare" (Spin • July 2012) [42:30] "The Lyman Family’s Holy Siege of America" (David Felton • Rolling Stone • Dec 1971)

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