Mike Issac covers Silicon Valley for The New York Times. He is the author of Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.
“People try to use journalists all the time. Your job as a journalist is to figure out who’s using you, why they’re using you, and whether you can do something legitimately without playing into one side or another.”
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How Amazon’s gigantic, decentralized, next-day delivery network brought chaos, exploitation, and danger to communities across America.
The W.N.B.A. is putting on some of the best pro basketball in America.
Two ships, a supercharged hurricane, and one Coast Guard helicopter.
Will Sterling Ruby’s new clothing line devalue his other work?
How an island in the Antipodes became the world’s leading supplier of licit opioids.
An argument for working less.
A profile of Tyshawn Jones, “one of the most exciting skateboarders in a generation.”
Jen Tullock is ready for her moment. Is the moment ready for her?
A Dutch gallerist made thousands of forgeries and passed them off as the work of real artists. When he was caught, a new con began.
How an actor becomes a Trump-era activist.
A lawsuit against Harvard forces students to choose sides.
The warmer it gets, the more we use air conditioning. The more we use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap?
A possible visitor from the future; the upheaval of time and logic.
Three deaths in the mountains, and a community left to wonder: How close should we stand to our own mortality to feel alive?
In 2008, a federally owned power plant spewed coal sludge over 300 acres in Tennessee. Now, 40 people who helped clean up the mess are dead and 300 ill.
Inside the world of competitive darts.
In 1997, a logger-turned-activist named Grant Hadwin cut down a very special tree. Then he bought a kayak and disappeared.
Michelle García has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post and Oxford American. She directed the PBS film, Against Mexico: The Making of Heroes and Enemies.
“We have to see that within difficult stories there is a very important message of humanity triumphing over despair. If you don’t focus on joy, humanity is squashed. If all you see and all you narrate is pain, then you extinguish the possibility of joy and the important part of holding onto humanity.”
Thanks to MailChimp and Pitt Writers for sponsoring this week's episode.
“Neil Young is crankier than a hermit being stung by bees. He hates Spotify. He hates Facebook. He hates Apple. He hates Steve Jobs. He hates what digital technology is doing to music.”
Was Samantha Sally a prisoner or a conspirator?
A history of the New York Times Styles section.
Uber and Lyft take a lot more from drivers than they say.
A story of two births.
Seeing Hamilton with Barack Obama.
