14 episodes

John Dechant interviews journalists who reflect on their careers and the important new stories they covered. Guests explain their reporting methods, their best ledes, biggest gaffes, and the most outlandish covers they used to track down stories in the sometimes-hostile world of news reporting.

Washed Up Journalists John Dechant

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John Dechant interviews journalists who reflect on their careers and the important new stories they covered. Guests explain their reporting methods, their best ledes, biggest gaffes, and the most outlandish covers they used to track down stories in the sometimes-hostile world of news reporting.

    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 014: Tripping Over Books with Eileen Wirth

    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 014: Tripping Over Books with Eileen Wirth

    Episode Notes
    Author, educator and journalist Eileen Wirth grew up in a household where everyone loved to read (anything, even ketchup labels). Wirth recounts her early years as a pioneering woman of journalism, the value of one-on-one editing with students, the importance of having broad interests, and the skills needed to write (lots of) books.

    • 59 min
    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 013: Another Stakeout with David Krajicek

    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 013: Another Stakeout with David Krajicek

    Episode Notes
    David Krajicek emerged from a long line of bartenders and meatpackers to become a crime reporter and columnist for the tabloid-style New York Daily News. Krajicek explains what it was like covering the Gotti crime family, reporting on New York's citywide crime crisis, and how to deal with dentists who have hairy hands. He also discusses writing books, including his most recent effort, Dear Mama.

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    • 53 min
    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 012: Book Collaborators Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed

    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 012: Book Collaborators Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed

    Episode Notes
    Investigative journalists and book collaborators Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed discuss their new book, Call Me Commander: A Former Intelligence Officer and the Journalists Who Uncovered his Scheme to Fleece America. Testerman was working for the St. Petersburg Times in 2009 when he latched onto the story of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association and its mysterious leader, Lt. Commander Bobby Thompson. Testerman and Freed recount their reporters' instincts about the story (20:00), the investigation into this supposed charity (28:00), the many unanswered questions about John Cody (44:00), and the process of collaborating on this soon-to-be-released book.

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    • 1 hr 15 min
    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 011: Cartoonist Tom Kerr

    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 011: Cartoonist Tom Kerr

    Episode Notes
    Longtime newspaper cartoonist Tom Kerr recalls his early days cartooning in Australia, the adrenaline rush of a newsroom, chronicling the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, and some harsh days at the New York Post. He also explains why watercolor is his go-to medium and how he came to spend a decade illustrating McGruff the Crime Dog.

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    • 54 min
    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 010: Author and former WAPO reporter Paul Hendrickson

    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 010: Author and former WAPO reporter Paul Hendrickson

    Episode Notes
    Award-winning author Paul Hendrickson (Hemingway's Boat, Plagued by Fire, and others) joins the pod to explore his decades-long career as a Style section reporter at The Washington Post (1977-2001). He explains his obsession with finding the humanity in his subjects, writing through the use of storytelling pockets, the advent of the digital revolution, and inheriting his father's knack for metaphor. And much more.

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    • 54 min
    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 009: Reliving magazine days with Ozark writer Chris Mundy

    WUJ Podcast, Ep. 009: Reliving magazine days with Ozark writer Chris Mundy

    Episode Notes
    Ozark writer and executive producer Chris Mundy joins Episode 009 of Washed Up Journalists to recount the early days of his career as a journalist for Rolling Stone magazine. Mundy recounts times spent profiling celebrities such as Paul McCartney, writing cover stories on deadline, the art of composing scenes, and that time he got the cold shoulder from Oasis. He also explains how he made the transition from magazine writing to television.

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    • 41 min

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