John Dechant interviews journalists who reflect on their careers and the important new stories they covered. Guests explain their reporting methods, their best ledes, biggest gaffes, and the most outlandish covers they used to track down stories in the sometimes-hostile world of news reporting.
Episode Notes Investigative journalists and book collaborators Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed discuss their new book, Call Me Commander: A Former Int...
Episode Notes Longtime newspaper cartoonist Tom Kerr recalls his early days cartooning in Australia, the adrenaline rush of a newsroom, chronicling th...
Episode Notes Award-winning author Paul Hendrickson (Hemingway's Boat, Plagued by Fire, and others) joins the pod to explore his decades-long career a...
Episode Notes Ozark writer and executive producer Chris Mundy joins Episode 009 of Washed Up Journalists to recount the early days of his career as a ...
Episode Notes The best way to start 2020 is with an airing of grievances, which is exactly what previous guests James Fogarty and John Prescott do in ...
Episode Notes Longtime Warren Buffett columnist Steve Jordon joins Washed Up Journalists to discuss his time covering the legendary investor. Jordon e...
Episode Notes Legendary photojournalist Dave Hamer joins Washed Up Journalists in Episode 006 to discuss the multi-state pursuit of American spree kil...
Episode Notes In Episode 005 of Washed Up Journalists, Jennifer Savage connects with John all the way from Valencia, Spain. After a unique childhood i...
Episode Notes In Episode 004 of Washed Up Journalists, former producer John Prescott recaps a lengthy career in TV news. Once described by colleagues ...
Episode Notes In Episode 003 of Washed Up Journalists, former Newsweek bureau chief Daniel Pedersen recaps a remarkable 25-year career in journalism. ...