The Long Conversation

Weekly conversations on the craft of writing

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

Nov 11, 2020

TLC #5: Writing as a Way of Being, p. 2, with Robert P. Yagelski

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Nov 5, 2020

TLC #4: Writing as a Way of Being

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May 28, 2021

#19 - Welcome to another edition of Thunderdome

Rachel brings together Nathan and special guest Evan Armstrong to discuss the writing and editing processes that led to their hit pieces fro

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

Oct 28, 2020

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

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Nov 9, 2020

TLC Podcast #4: Writing as a Way of Being

Taking cues from Robert Yagelski’s Writing as a Way of Being, Rachel guides the panel through pedagogy. At the end of a taxing week, how can

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

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:

Nov 5, 2020

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

The team talks to John H. Richardson, award-winning journalist for publications including Esquire and GQ — and Rachel’s dad! — about structu

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

Feb 1, 2021

TLC Podcast #10: Fresh Brains

Accessing excitement and announcing the self in writing

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

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