Writer at @TheAtlantic. Host of podcast CRAZY/GENIUS. Author of book HIT MAKERS. Talker on NPR's @hereandnow and @CBSNews. derek[at]theatlantic[dot]com
Twitterfolk, thank you. Two weeks ago, I asked for the best history podcast episode you'd ever heard. About 30% of you said Hardcore History "Wrath of the Kahns" series on Genghis and the Mongol Empire. OMFG did you guys nail that gift. Absolute masterpiece.
Great piece. As somebody who was way more into acting than journalism until my 20s, it rings true. [link] There are great Method actors. But it's often a nightmare for the cast, a cover for jerks, and an infusion of workism into a profession that should be fun.
Great thread on Joe Rogan & Dr. Malone. Particularly good point. One reason I'm not v conspiratorial is that the world is a bunch of very flawed but sometimes good ppl who are kind of doing their best, some of the time. One Good Man vs The Evil World is a fantasy for children.