Episode 268: Jim Nelson

Published: Nov. 1, 2017, 3:15 p.m.

Jim Nelson is the editor-in-chief of GQ.\n\n \u201cOne of the things that was initially a challenge was we would all think of \u2018the print side\u2019 and \u2018the digital side.\u2019 Now what we all think about is, \u2018Okay, stop saying GQ.com and GQ the print edition. It\u2019s just GQ!\u2019 And once you cross that line, you don\u2019t ever want to go back to it. I can\u2019t imagine. The job has changed so much, even in the last three years, that when I look back, I think, \u2018God, I was just such a quaint little fucker.\u2019\u201d\n\nThanks to MailChimp and Squarespace for sponsoring this week's episode.\n[01:15] 11/12: Longform Podcast, Live in Chicago with Zoe Chace\n[01:25] 11/15: Longform Podcast, Live in Chicago with Kara Swisher\n[10:25] "The Horrible Bosses of Hollywood" (GQ \u2022 April 2014)\n[14:10] "Shipping Out" (David Foster Wallace \u2022 Harper\u2019s Magazine \u2022 Jan 1996)\n[14:15] "Ticket to the Fair" (David Foster Wallace \u2022 Harper\u2019s Magazine \u2022 July 1994)\n[19:15] Pineapple Street Media\n[21:30] "The AIDS Deniers" (GQ \u2022 June 2017)\n[28:35] "Rick Santorum Is Straight" (Robert Draper \u2022 GQ \u2022 Aug 2003)\n[32:35] GQ on Snapchat Discover\n[33:55] GQ on Instagram\n[43:25] "Upon This Rock" (John Jeremiah Sullivan \u2022 GQ \u2022 Jan 2004)\n[44:50] "The Incredible Buddha Boy" (George Saunders \u2022 GQ \u2022 May 2006)\n[45:25] "Traffic" (Jeanne Marie Laskas \u2022 GQ \u2022 March 2009)\n[45:25] "Underworld" (Jeanne Marie Laskas \u2022 GQ \u2022 May 2007)\n[45:50] "Have You Heard the One About President Joe Biden?" (Jeanne Marie Laskas \u2022 GQ \u2022 July 2013)\n[45:40] "Inside the Federal Bureau of Way Too Many Guns?" (Jeanne Marie Laskas \u2022 GQ \u2022 Aug 2016)\n[45:45] "The Old Man at Burning Man" (Wells Tower \u2022 GQ \u2022 Aug 2015)\n[45:50] "Dear Leader Dreams of Sushi" (Adam Johnson \u2022 GQ \u2022 June 2013)\n[45:55] "No Exit" (Sean Flynn \u2022 GQ \u2022 Sept 2013)\n[45:05] "18 Tigers, 17 Lions, 8 Bears, 3 Cougars, 2 Wolves, 1 Baboon, 1 Macaque, and 1 Man Dead in Ohio" (Chris Heath \u2022 GQ \u2022 Feb 2012)\n[45:15] "Searching for Sugar Daddies" (Taffy Brodesser-Akner \u2022 GQ \u2022 Aug 2015)\n[45:15] "The Suicide Catcher" (Mike Paterniti \u2022 GQ \u2022 Aug 2010)\n[45:15] "The Uber Killer: The Real Story of One Night of Terror" (Chris Heath \u2022 GQ \u2022 Aug 2016)\n[50:45] "The Untold Story of Kim Jong-nam\u2019s Assassination" (Doug Bock Clark \u2022 GQ \u2022 Sep 2017)\n[52:45] "I Surrendered My Wardrobe" (Sean Hotchkiss \u2022 GQ \u2022 Dec 2016)\n[54:45] "The Blind Faith of Juan Jose Padilla, the One-Eyed Matador" (Karen Russell \u2022 GQ \u2022 Oct 2012)\n[55:00] Fly Me (Daniel Riley \u2022 Hachette \u2022 2017)\n[56:15] "Why Me?" (Elizabeth Gilbert \u2022 GQ \u2022 April 2002)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices