Taffy Brodesser-Akner Doesn't Care What You're Wearing

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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On The Gist, presidential candidates say the darndest things. In the interview, the best profile writer of our day doesn't focus much on what her subjects are wearing—so we'll only quickly mention that in the studio with The Gist, Taffy Brodesser-Akner was wearing a fetching leopard-print jumpsuit ("I'm dressed up for a party tonight"). Brodesser-Akner discusses her experience profiling the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and other untouchable celebrities, and how that work is felt in her debut novel, Fleishman Is in Trouble. In the Spiel, the reparations hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.6	It's Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 from Slate It's the Gist I'm Mike Pasca.
0:52.8	The New York Times put forward today a compelling video project
0:55.8	where every presidential candidate except Joe Biden looked into the camera
0:59.9	and answered a series of questions.
1:02.6	I found out, for instance, only Steve Bulk supports the death penalty.
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