Take a Joke, Episode 4: Edith Zimmerman
Edith Zimmerman rocketed to media stardom early in her career. Her editing of the influential and hilarious website The Hairpin got her a place on Forbes’ 30 under 30—at only twenty-eight, she was a “much sought after writer,” noted the magazine. Z ...
The Sunday Long Read Podcast · Don Van Natta Jr. and Jacob Feldman
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Show Notes
Edith Zimmerman rocketed to media stardom early in her career. Her editing of the influential and hilarious website The Hairpin got her a place on Forbes’ 30 under 30—at only twenty-eight, she was a “much sought after writer,” noted the magazine.
Zimmerman hasn’t lost an ounce of her humor in the years since, but she has slowly rediscovered herself. In the last episode of Take a Joke, Zimmerman and host Don Van Natta Jr. share their respective experiences stopping drinking, reminisce about the glory days of Internet writing and chat about Zimmerman’s cartooning.
➢ Forbes 30 Under 30: Media : Edith Zimmerman (2011)
➢ Letters to the Editors of Women’s Magazines (2010)
➢ Chris Evans: American Marvel (2011)