Episode 56: Joshuah Bearman

Longform

Education, Arts, Books, News

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2013

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Joshuah Bearman is the co-founder of Epic Magazine and a freelance writer. His latest story is "Coronado High." "People who know me well will realize that parts of this story are actually about me. … It's about loss of innocence and getting to a certain point in your life where you realize the excitement of youth is over. Life at a certain point gets complicated and there are consequences and things get hard. These are people who dealt with those consequences in a way that I never did — they had to go to prison or destroy their friends lives — but that's what I liked about this story. It's a true crime story, but it became universal when I realized that there is this emotional experience that these characters go through that anybody can relate to." Thanks to TinyLetter and Igloo Software for sponsoring this week's episode. Show notes: @JoshBearman Bearman on Longform [2:45] "Coronado High" (The Atavist • Aug 2013) [3:30] Excerpt of the GQ version of "Coronado High" (GQ • Jun 2013) [6:00] "The Great Escape" (Wired • Apr 2007) [14:00] Longform Podcast #11: Bearman discusses Argo [20:00] "Baghdad Country Club" (The Atavist • Jan 2012) [24:30] Epic Magazine [25:15] Longform Podcast #17: Joshua Davis [42:00] "The Gold Heist: A Third Interview with a Nuclear Physicist" (McSweeney's • Mar 2001) [43:15] "The Perfect Game" (Harper's • Jul 2008) [subscription required] [44:30] "It's Always a Good Idea to Get Some Manure on Your Boots" (The Believer • April 2004) [46:30] "Heaven's Gate: The Sequel" (L.A. Weekly • Mar 2007) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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