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Episode 281: Michael Idov
Longform
English - February 14, 2018 16:22 - 45 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratingsNews Arts Books interview journalism longform Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Michael Idov is a screenwriter, journalist, and the former editor-in-chief of GQ Russia. His latest book is Dressed Up for a Riot.
"It just goes to show that the best thing you can possibly do as a journalist is to forget you’re a journalist, go out, have some authentic experiences, preferably fail at something really hard, and then write about that."
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@michaelidov
Idov on Longform
[01:15] "The Movie Set That Ate Itself" (GQ • Oct 2011)
[02:00] Idov’s Archive at NY Mag
[02:25] Dressed Up for a Riot (Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 2018)
[06:35] “Samizdat”
[14:00] "Bitter Brew" (Slate • Dec 2009)
[16:55] Ground Up (Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 2009)
[19:30] Adam Moss on the Longform Podcast
[19:35] Jim Nelson on the Longform Podcast
[21:40] "Georgia’s Next Leader May Be a Billionaire Zookeeper with Albino Rapper Children" (The New Republic • Sep 2012)
[22:20] "Dosvedanie to All That" (Julia Ioffe • The New Republic • Feb 2014)
[24:30] 4 (Magnolia Home Entertainment • 2009)
[32:50] "My Accidental Career as a Russian Screenwriter" (New York Times • Jan 2016)
[33:05] "Russia: Life After Trust" (New York • Jan 2017)
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Michael Idov is a screenwriter, journalist, and the former editor-in-chief of GQ Russia. His latest book is Dressed Up for a Riot.
"It just goes to show that the best thing you can possibly do as a journalist is to forget you’re a journalist, go out, have some authentic experiences, preferably fail at something really hard, and then write about that."
Thanks to MailChimp and Mubi for sponsoring this week's episode.
@michaelidov
Idov on Longform
[01:15] "The Movie Set That Ate Itself" (GQ • Oct 2011)
[02:00] Idov’s Archive at NY Mag
[02:25] Dressed Up for a Riot (Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 2018)
[06:35] “Samizdat”
[14:00] "Bitter Brew" (Slate • Dec 2009)
[16:55] Ground Up (Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 2009)
[19:30] Adam Moss on the Longform Podcast
[19:35] Jim Nelson on the Longform Podcast
[21:40] "Georgia’s Next Leader May Be a Billionaire Zookeeper with Albino Rapper Children" (The New Republic • Sep 2012)
[22:20] "Dosvedanie to All That" (Julia Ioffe • The New Republic • Feb 2014)
[24:30] 4 (Magnolia Home Entertainment • 2009)
[32:50] "My Accidental Career as a Russian Screenwriter" (New York Times • Jan 2016)
[33:05] "Russia: Life After Trust" (New York • Jan 2017)
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