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James Verini, a freelance writer based out of Nairobi, won the 2015 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing.\n\n \u201cThat is probably the most alien, jarring thing about working in Africa: life is much cheaper. More to the point, death is very close to you. We're very removed from death here. Someone can die at 89 in their sleep here and it's called a tragedy. In Africa, I find that I'm often exposed to it. That's part of why I wanted to live there.\u201d\n\nThanks to TinyLetter and Trunk Club for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\nShow Notes:\njamesverini.com\nVerini on Longform\n[1:00] "Love and Ruin" (The Atavist Magazine \u2022 Feb 2014\n[2:00] "Escape or Die: Capture by Somali Pirates" (New Yorker \u2022 Apr 2015)\n[5:00] "Hostage Support Programme"\n[9:00] @andrewmarantz\n[10:00] "Close Your Heart" (Slate \u2022 Sep 2014)\n[27:00] Homebody/Kabul (Tony Kushner)\n[31:00] Verini's New York Observer archive\n[32:00] "Will Success Spoil MySpace.com? " (Vanity Fair \u2022 Mar 2006)\n[33:00] Verini's Portfolio archive\n[34:00] "The Pirate Pose" (Tom Wolfe \u2022 Portfolio \u2022 Apr 2007)\n[35:00] "Putin's Power Grab" (Portfolio \u2022 Nov 2007)\n[40:00] Luke Mogelson's archive on Longform\n[46:00] "The War for Nigeria" (National Geographic \u2022 Nov 2013)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices