Episode 411: Elizabeth Weil

Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 6:18 p.m.

Elizabeth Weil covers California and the climate for\xa0ProPublica. She has written for\xa0The New York Times Magazine,\xa0California Sunday, and more.\u201cAs a journalist you\u2019re endlessly asking people to tell you really personal, really vulnerable stuff about their lives. And I feel like you have to be willing to be in that conversation too\u2014or really think about why you\u2019re not willing.\u201d\n\nThanks to\xa0Mailchimp\xa0for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\nShow notes:\xa0\n\n@lizweil\nelizabethweil.net\nWeil on Longform\n03:00\xa0"Why He Kayaked Across the Atlantic at 70 (For the Third Time)"\xa0(New York Times Magazine \u2022 Mar 2018)\n04:00\xa0"What the Photos of Wildfires and Smoke Don\u2019t Show You"\xa0(ProPublica \u2022 Sept 2020)\n08:00\xa0"The Climate Crisis Is Happening Right Now. Just Look at California\u2019s Weekend."\xa0(ProPublica \u2022 Sept 2020)\n13:00\xa0"The Lost Boys of Sudan; The Long, Long, Long Road to Fargo"\xa0(Sara Corbett \u2022 New York Times Magazine \u2022 April 2001)\n17:00\xa0Off the Sidelines\xa0(Kirsten Gillibrand \u2022 Penguin Random House \u2022 2015)\n20:00\xa0"In the Ashes of Ghost Ship"\xa0(New York Times Magazine \u2022 Dec 2018)\n24:00\xa0"Mary Cain Is Growing Up Fast"\xa0(New York Times Magazine \u2022 Mar 2015)\n31:00\xa0"Kamala Harris Takes Her Shot"\xa0(Atlantic \u2022 May 2019)\n32:00\xa0The Girl Who Smiled Beads\xa0(Clemantine Wamariya \u2022 Penguin Random House \u2022 2019)\n36:00\xa0No Cheating, No Dying\xa0(Scribner \u2022 2012)\n36:00\xa0They All Laughed at Christopher Columbus\xa0(Bantam \u2022 2010)\n39:00\xa0"Married (Happily) With Issues"\xa0(New York Times Magazine \u2022 Dec 2009)\n42:00\xa0"Raising a Teenage Daughter"\xa0(California Sunday Magazine \u2022 Nov 2017)\n\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices