An Ode To The Obit w/ Don Van Natta and Jacob Feldman

Published: June 4, 2023, 12:21 p.m.

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Today: Our producer and researcher Jacob Feldman is also one of the co-writers of the excellent Sunday Long Reads newsletter. They just launched a podcast series about the art of the obituary. Jacob is joined by Don Van Natta to talk about Ronald Reagan\\u2019s obit and what they learned about the artform.

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