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Kelefa Sanneh is a staff writer at\xa0The New Yorker. His book is\xa0Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m always thinking about how to not be that person at a party who corners you and tells you about their favorite thing and you\u2019re trying to get away. It\u2019s got to feel light and fun. And what that means in practice is writing about music for readers who don\u2019t care about music, while at the same time writing something that the connoisseurs don\u2019t roll their eyes too hard at.\u201d\n\nShow notes:\n\nSanneh on Longform\n\nSanneh's\xa0New Yorker\xa0archive\n\n01:00\xa0"The Education of a Part-Time Punk"\xa0(New Yorker \u2022 Sep 2021)\n\n14:00\xa0"Paul McCartney Doesn't Really Want to Stop the Show"\xa0(David Remnick \u2022 New Yorker \u2022 Oct 2021)\n\n17:00\xa0"How Morgan Wallen Became the Most Wanted Man in Country"\xa0(New Yorker \u2022 Dec 2020)\n\n23:00\xa0"Party of One"\xa0(New Yorker \u2022 Jul 2009)\n\n25:00\xa0"Can Jake Paul Fight His Way Out of Trouble?"\xa0(New Yorker \u2022 Nov 2021)\n\n34:00\xa0"Gettin' Paid"\xa0(New Yorker \u2022 Aug 2001)\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices