Inside the Rise & Fall of Gawker (w/ Rich Juzwiak)

Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Jess Rothschild

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🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Jess is joined by Rich Juzwiak, senior writer at Jezebel, Slate advice columnist and co-host of Pot Psychology. Rich takes us inside the culture at GAWKER, the epicenter for Manhattan media news and gossip where he was a senior writer from 2012-2016. Gawker began as small blog founded in 2002, which grew into a full-fledged media company, before going bankrupt due to a $140 million legal judgement. We go deep on: Gawker Stalker, outings, dealing with nightmare publicists, Gawker's landmark articles, Peter Theil funding the Hulk Hogan case and the site's shutdown. We also cover two of Juzwiak’s fave topics: The Drew Barrymore Show and Mariah Carey.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Hot Takes and Deep Dives, and today I am joined by journalist Rich
0:19.0	Juzwiak.
0:20.5	You might know his advice column over its slate, his work as senior writer currently at
0:25.4	Jezebel, or his very popular podcast psychology with his longtime collaborator Tracy Morrissey.
0:32.2	I first became a fan of Rich's musings on culture over at Gawker, a site that I read religiously
0:38.2	throughout its existence.
0:40.7	So I got in touch with Rich because there's always been a bit of mythology around Gawker's
0:45.6	rise and fall, and he really is the perfect insider to help color in the lines about what
0:51.2	it was like to work there, Gawker's stalker, the outing of Peter Teal, the Hogan tape,
0:57.0	the site's bankruptcy and eventual shutdown.
0:59.9	So that all having been said, Hi Rich Juzwiak, how are you?
1:03.4	Hi, you said my name right.
1:05.1	I did say your name right.
1:06.6	Listen, I've been following you for a year for over a decade, well over a decade.
1:10.2	Okay, I guess that's proof.
1:12.4	How are you today?
1:13.4	I'm good.
1:14.4	You're good.
1:15.4	Yeah, I'm doing really good, I think.
1:17.2	Maybe I'm deluded, and not nearly as good as I think I am.
1:20.9	So let's get into your pre-Gawker career.
1:24.4	What was your first big foray into writing on the internet?
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