Episode 32: Anne Helen Petersen
Anne Helen Petersen, although she's a superb culture writer for BuzzFeed News, still gets a little nauseous at the prospect of talking to people for her stories. She talks about that and more with Jacob on this week's episode, where they touch on rep ...
The Sunday Long Read Podcast · Don Van Natta Jr. and Jacob Feldman
March 24, 201947m 7sExplicit
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Show Notes
Anne Helen Petersen, although she's a superb culture writer for BuzzFeed News, still gets a little nauseous at the prospect of talking to people for her stories. She talks about that and more with Jacob on this week's episode, where they touch on reporting attire, Beto O'Rourke, and Anne's viral story on burnout. Anne was an academic before becoming a reporter on the fly and has adjusted to sharing her work in different ways, including in her newsletter, "the collected ahp."
[18:15]: Anne's newsletter
[22:30]: Anne's viral burnout story: How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation and a follow-up: Here's What "Millennial Burnout" Is Like For 16 Different People
[32:30]: Anne's feature on student loans
[39:30]: Anne's 2015 profile of Brie Larson