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In Episode 2, we talk about a thorny issue in nonfiction: the fact check. We discuss a recent essay on the subject by Emma Copley Eisenberg in Esquire, among other things relevant and not: our fact-checking experiences, recent controversies on the subject, John D\u2019Agata, facts vs. truth, journalistic standards vs. creative nonfiction standards, Hanif Abdurraqib\u2019s 68to05 project, Sylvester Stallone\u2019s oeuvre, and more.

Links to some things we mention:\nEmma Copley Eisenberg\u2019s essay: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a33577796/nonfiction-book-fact-checking-should-be-an-industry-standard/\nEisenberg\u2019s book: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/emma-copley-eisenberg/the-third-rainbow-girl/9780316449205/\nBenjamin Dreyer\u2019s book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/232363/dreyers-english-by-benjamin-dreyer/\nJohn D\u2019Agata\u2019s Lifespan of a Fact: https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Lifespan-of-a-Fact/\nDavid Hayes & Sarah Weinman\u2019s essay \u201cThe Worthy Elephant,\u201d from Hazlitt: https://hazlitt.net/feature/worthy-elephant-truman-capotes-cold-blood\nJanet Malcolm\u2019s recent essay in the New York Review of Books: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2020/09/24/jeffrey-masson-trial-second-chance/ \nHanif Abdurraqib\u2019s 68to05 project: https://www.68to05.com/about\nJoe Berlinger\u2019s Cold Blooded doc series: https://www.sundancenow.com/series/watch/cold-blooded-the-clutter-family-murders/a8eab7e25278eb00

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