The Long Conversation

Weekly conversations on the craft of writing

Oct 20, 2020

TLC #2: The Function of Form

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Mar 19, 2021

TLC Podcast #14 - What, Me Worry? Workshopping Dan Shipper

Rachel and Taylor join Dan to workshop his upcoming essay on something everyone has feelings about: Worry. Topics include: how we might chan

Apr 23, 2021

#17 - When the feeling stops, I’ll stop

Rachel, Dan, Nathan and Taylor welcome new Every lead writer Evan Armstrong—the new voice behind Napkin Math—to the podcast. Topics include:

Jan 26, 2021

TLC Podcast #9: The Proximate Causes of My Excitement

Returning for the new year’s first conversation, Rachel asks Dan and Nathan about how their writing collaboration mirrors their unique busin

Nov 16, 2020

TLC Podcast #5: Writing As a Way of Being Part II, with Robert Yagelski

Rachel and the writers (including guest panelist Fadeke Adegbuyi!) welcome the author of Writing as a Way of Being, Dr. Robert P. Yagelski—o

Nov 5, 2020

TLC #4: Writing as a Way of Being

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Dec 14, 2020

TLC Podcast #7: Coming Into Language

After talking through questions of editorship and delegating, Rachel, Dan, Nathan and Adam turn their attention to the week’s reading: Helen

Apr 8, 2021

#15 - Restful Writing

This week, Rachel greets Dan, Nathan, and Taylor with a writing exercise: what is it like when your house is completely silent? Answering th

Oct 28, 2020

TLC #3: Ask a Journalist, with John H. Richardson

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Feb 1, 2021

TLC Podcast #10: Fresh Brains

Accessing excitement and announcing the self in writing

Oct 28, 2020

TLC #3: Registration link!

Here ya go, folks! I neglected to include a registration link in my last email for TLC #3: Ask a Journalist, with John H. Richardson. Here i

Dec 14, 2020

TLC #8: The Body Question

"a ringing sense of mortality underscores everything we write" -Maggie Nelson

Mar 2, 2021

TLC Podcast #13: Creativity for Non-Creatives

With a temporary exodus by Taylor and Nathan, Rachel and Dan are left alone for a playdate. The two explore an important question: how can p

Feb 18, 2021

TLC Podcast #12: Restful Reading

After Rachel, Nathan and Taylor provide a diverse array of reading recs for Dan's in-home vacation, the TLC crew wonders: why do we read wha

Oct 14, 2020

Introducing: The Long Conversation

The Long Conversation is a weekly live show dedicated to the craft of writing hosted by Rachel Jepsen, Managing Editor of Holloway. Great wr