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Writers

Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Business

Even the World's Top Life Coaches Need a Life Coach

Meet Martha Beck.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Businessweek May 2016 20min Permalink

Sports Religion

The Higher Power of Russell Wilson

On the quarterback everyone loves to hate.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner ESPN Dec 2015 20min Permalink

Religion

What Would Cool Jesus Do?

Sundays at Hillsong, the church that saved Justin Bieber.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner GQ Dec 2015 25min Permalink

Highway to Hell

A trip down America’s most haunted road.

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner on the Longform Podcast

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Atlas Obscura Oct 2015 20min Permalink

Media

Searching for Sugar Daddy

The men and the women of the transactional-love economy. “A thing you should know is that there are very few people to root for in this story.”

Taffy Brodesser-Akner GQ Aug 2015 15min Permalink

Arts Music

Revenge of the Nerds

On Taylor Swift’s passive-aggressive lyrics, the life of the writer, and the pain of middle school.

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Excerpted from Here She Comes Now: Women in Music Who Have Changed Our Lives.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner The Paris Review Jun 2015 15min Permalink

Media

Anchorman: The Legend of Don Lemon

The CNN anchor may not be the clueless bumbler the internet believes him to be.

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Previously: Brodesser-Akner on the Longform Podcast.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner GQ May 2015 10min Permalink

Media

Chris Harrison: The Reigning King of #BachelorNation

The Bachelor’s host, Chris Harrison, is now a divorced bachelor himself. It turns out coaching single men is a lot easier than being one.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner GQ Jan 2015 20min Permalink

Business Sports

Girls Fight Out

When 16 women live in a house, compete on a UFC reality show, and punch each other in the face.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Matter Dec 2014 30min Permalink

Arts Music

Cheeky Genius

A profile of Nicki Minaj.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner GQ Nov 2014 15min Permalink

Arts Business Food

The Leftovers

Paula Deen’s martyrdom industrial complex. On a cruise ship.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Matter Sep 2014 30min Permalink

Arts Business Music

Miss American Dream

Britney Spears works Vegas, bitch.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Matter Jun 2014 30min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

The Chelsea Hotel Had Its Own Eloise

How Gaby Hoffman, who had roles in Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck and Sleepless in Seattle, survived child stardom.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner New York Times Magazine Jul 2013 15min Permalink

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