We have an amazing conversation with Meghan Daum about life as a writer, the new culture wars, and the importance of being alone. It's a great one - enjoy!
Meghan is the author of five books, including her latest work that Patrick highly recommends - The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through The New Culture Wars. In 2019 Meghan became a biweekly columnist for Medium. From 2005 to 2016 she was an oped columnist for The Los Angeles Times.
Her work has been included in The Best American Essays and she has written for numerous magazines, including The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, and Vogue. She is the recipient of a 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2016 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. She is on the adjunct faculty in the MFA Writing Program at Columbia University's School of the Arts.
Find Meghan on Twitter: @meghan_daum
Visit Meghan's website: https://www.meghandaum.com/
Look out for Meghan's new podcast launching late July 2020! Full details (will be) available at: http://theunspeakablepodcast.com
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