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Episode 292: Lauren Hilgers
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English - May 02, 2018 16:15 - 50 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratingsNews Arts Books interview journalism longform Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Lauren Hilgers is a journalist and the author of Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown.
“You just need to spend a lot of time with people. And it’s awkward. I read something when I was first starting out as a journalist in China, ‘Make a discipline out of being uncomfortable.’ I think that’s very helpful. You’re going to feel uncomfortable a lot of the time, and just decide to be okay with it and just keep going with it.”
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@lehilgers
Hilgers on Longform
[01:10] "The Kitchen Network" (The New Yorker • Oct 2014)
[02:00] Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown (Crown • 2018)
[39:55] "The Unraveling of Bo Xilai" (Harper’s Magazine • March 2013)
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Lauren Hilgers is a journalist and the author of Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown.
“You just need to spend a lot of time with people. And it’s awkward. I read something when I was first starting out as a journalist in China, ‘Make a discipline out of being uncomfortable.’ I think that’s very helpful. You’re going to feel uncomfortable a lot of the time, and just decide to be okay with it and just keep going with it.”
Thanks to MailChimp, Substack, and Skillshare for sponsoring this week's episode.
@lehilgers
Hilgers on Longform
[01:10] "The Kitchen Network" (The New Yorker • Oct 2014)
[02:00] Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown (Crown • 2018)
[39:55] "The Unraveling of Bo Xilai" (Harper’s Magazine • March 2013)
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