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Podcast Interview with Kim Cross and Karen Bender

By Matt Tullis   |  September 30, 2015
On this episode of Gangrey: The Podcast, Matt Tullis talks with Kim Cross, author of What Stands In a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm To Hit the South's Tornado Alley; and with fiction writer Karen Bender, author of the short story collection Refund, which is long-listed for a National Book Award. In "Required Reading," Dave Stark offers his thoughts on J.R. Moehringer’s The Tender Bar.

Podcast Interview with Tyler Cabot

By Matt Tullis   |  September 16, 2015
This week's episode features Tyler Cabot, an articles editor for Esquire Classic, which now includes access to every issue Esquire has ever published. Cabot talks about finding new ways to tell and sell stories. Plus, host Matt Tullis shares his nonfiction narrative "The Ghosts I Run With." And in Required Reading, freelance writer D. Rossi tells us why we should all read Brian Ives’ piece “How Bruce Springsteen Got His Groove Back."

Podcast Interview with Nathan Thornburgh and David Caswell

By Matt Tullis   |  August 12, 2015
This week's episode has three segments, starting with Nathan Thornburgh, a chief editor and publisher of the website roadsandkingdoms.com. Thornburgh talks about his story "The Root of All Things," which will appear in the fall issue of River Teeth. Matt also chats with David Caswell about his Structured Stories news database, and recommends some "Required Reading."

Podcast Interview with Michael Graff

By Matt Tullis   |  June 17, 2015
Female skydivers, street races, and more in this edition of Gangrey the Podcast. Matt Tullis talks with Michael Graff, the editor of Charlotte Magazine and freelance writer for SB Nation Longform, Washingtonian Magazine, and Politico.

Podcast Interview with Mike Wilson

By Matt Tullis   |  June 8, 2015
Mike Wilson is finishing up his first few months as the new editor of the Dallas Morning News. He's also worked as an editor for ESPN and the St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay Times, fostering talented writers and reporters like Ben Montgomery, Michale Kruse, Kelley Benham French, and Pulitzer Prize winner Lane GeGregory.

Podcast Interview with Brooke Jarvis

By Matt Tullis   |  May 20, 2015
Matt Tullis interviews Brooke Jarvis, longform narrative and environmental journalist. Jarvis discusses recent stories about the oil industry in Ecuador and deep sea mining.

Podcast Interview with Brandon Sneed

By Matt Tullis   |  March 19, 2015
Brandon Sneed wrote the book "Behind the Drive: A Story of Passion, Dreams, Demons, and Highway 55, the World's Next Favorite Burger Joint."

River Teeth at AWP 2015

March 18, 2015
River Teeth's editors are on two panels at this year's AWP conference. We look forward to running into you in Minneapolis!

Podcast Interview with David Giffels

By Matt Tullis   |  January 28, 2015
In this episode of Gangrey: The Podcast, Matt Tullis talks with David Giffels, former newspaper reporter and author of the book, The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt.

Podcast Interview with Vanessa Grigoriadis

By Matt Tullis   |  November 19, 2014
In this episode of Gangrey: The Podcast, Matt Tullis talks with Vanessa Grigoriadis, an award winning contributor for national magazines. She talks about pop culture, journalistic research and some of her recent articles.

Podcast Interview with Earl Swift

By Matt Tullis   |  October 27, 2014
In this episode of Gangrey: The Podcast, Matt Tullis talks with Earl Swift, the author of Auto Biography: A Classic Car, An Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream. The book tells the life story of a 1957 Chevy that, at the beginning of the book, is falling apart.

Podcast Interview with Eli Saslow

By Matt Tullis   |  September 11, 2014
Eli Saslow is a reporter at the Washington Post. Earlier this year, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for his series of stories on food stamps in a post-recession America.

Podcast Interview with Ben Montgomery

By Matt Tullis   |  April 9, 2014
In this podcast, Matt Tullis talks with Ben Montgomery, enterprise reporter at the Tampa Bay Times and the author of Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail.

Podcast Interview with Wil S. Hylton

By Matt Tullis   |  March 13, 2014
Wil S. Hylton is the author of Vanished, about the modern-day search for one American bomber that crashed over the Pacific Islands during World War II. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, and his work has been featured in Harpers, GQ, Esquire and Rolling Stone, among many others magazines.

Podcast Interview with Mike Sager

By Matt Tullis   |  February 17, 2014
Mike Sager is a bestselling author and award-winning reporter who has been called the beat poet of American journalism.

Podcast with Chris Jones

By Matt Tullis   |  January 22, 2014
On the most recent Gangrey: The Podcast, Matt Tullis interviews Chris Jones, writer-at-large for Esquire and back-page columnist for ESPN The Magazine.

Janet Reitman on "Jahar's World"

By Matt Tullis   |  October 8, 2013
In this podcast, Matt Tullis interviews Janet Reitman, contributing editor at Rolling Stone, about her story "Jahar's World," from the July 2013 issue of Rolling Stone.

Jason Fagone on "Has Carl June Found a Key to Fighting Cancer?"

By Matt Tullis   |  September 25, 2013
Matt Tullis interviews Jason Fagone, whose most recent story in Philadelphia magazine was about a cancer researcher who has found a way to treat leukemia using genetically modified T-cells.

Luke Dittrich and "The Prophet"

By Matt Tullis   |  August 25, 2013
In this podcast, Matt Tullis interviews Luke Dittrich about the story "The Prophet," published by Esquire.

Stephen Rodrick and "The Misfits"

By Matt Tullis   |  July 23, 2013
In this podcast, Matt Tullis interviews Stephen Rodrick about the cover story "The Misfits," also called "This is what happens when you cast Lindsay Lohan in your movie" on The New York Times Magazine online.

An Interview with Pamela Coloff about "The Innocent Man"

By Matt Tullis   |  January 31, 2013
In November and December of 2012, Texas Monthly Magazine published the story "The Innocent Man." The two-part series, reported and written by Pamela Colloff, tells the story of Michael Morton, a young husband and father who was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife in 1987.

"The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever" Interview with Michael J. Mooney

By Matt Tullis   |  January 10, 2013
In this podcast, Matt Tullis, Journalism Professor at Ashland University, interviews Michael J. Mooney about his piece in D Magazine, "The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever," which has garnered attention as one of the best pieces of nonfiction in 2012.

Matt Tullis Interviews Justin Heckert About "The Girl Who Feels No Pain"

By Matt Tullis   |  December 13, 2012
Journalist Justin Heckert discusses his story "The Hazards of Growing Up Painlessly" with Ashland University journalism professor Matt Tullis in this podcast. Heckert's story chronicles the life of 13-year-old Ashlyn Blocker, who suffers from congenital insensitivity to pain.

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