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b'Alex Kotlowitz is a journalist whose work has appeared in print, radio, and film. He\\u2019s the author of three books, including There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America.\\n\\n \\u201cThe truth of the matter is, given what we do, we\\u2019re always outsiders. If it\\u2019s not by race or class, it\\u2019s by gender, religion, politics. It\\u2019s just the nature of being a nonfiction writer\\u2014going into communities that, at some level, feel unfamiliar. If you\\u2019re writing about stuff you already know about, where\\u2019s the joy in that? Where\\u2019s the sense of discovery? Why bother?\\u201d\\n\\nThanks to MailChimp and MeUndies for sponsoring this week\'s episode.\\nalexkotlowitz.com\\nKotlowitz on Longform\\n[00:00] "Episode 03: Nick Denton, founder of Gawker Media" (Stoner \\u2022 Apr 2017)\\n[01:30] There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America (First Anchor Books \\u2022 1992)\\n[01:45] The Other Side of the River: A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America\\u2019s Dilemma (First Anchor Books \\u2022 1999)\\n[01:45] The Interrupters\\n[02:30] "The Trenchcoat Robbers" (New Yorker \\u2022 Jul 2002)\\n[05:00] Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families (J. Anthony Lukas \\u2022 First Vintage Books \\u2022 1986)\\n[14:45] "487: Harper High School, Part One" (This American Life \\u2022 Feb 2013)\\n[14:45] "488: Harper High School, Part Two" (This American Life \\u2022 Feb 2013)\\n[24:45] "179: Cicero" (This American Life \\u2022 Mar 2001)\\n[31:30] In the Lake of the Woods (Tim O\\u2019Brien \\u2022 First Mariner Books \\u2022 2006)\\n[35:30] Never a City So Real: A Walk in Chicago (Crown Journeys \\u2022 2004)\\n[45:15] Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Jon Krakauer \\u2022 First Anchor Books \\u2022 2004)\\n\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'