#46: David Plotz, Editor of Slate

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The online magazine Slate produces a lot of excellent podcasts; the ones I listen to religiously are the Political Gabfest, the Cultural Gabfest, and the Double X Gabfest. And as I listen, I almost always have the same thought: how wonderful it must be to have your life’s work—your actual job—involve freewheeling discussions about the key political and cultural topics of the day.

Talking to Slate’s editor David Plotz gave me the chance to ask: is this just an outsider’s naive view—or is the job exactly as awesome as it sounds? The interview also inspired a new Work Stew essay: “Skeptics and the Jobs that Love Them.”

About David Plotz: David Plotz joined Slate when it launched in 1996. Before becoming editor, he served in a variety of other roles including feature writer, political columnist, and media columnist. Prior to Slate, Plotz was an editor and writer for the Washington City Paper. He has also freelanced for many publications and is the author of two books: The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank and Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible.

 

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