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Gov. Doug Burgum has gone through a "transformation." That's what reporter Stephen Rodrick said on this episode of Plain Talk. He spent a lot of time in North Dakota for a profile of Burgum published recently by Politico. He wrote that the governor has been "rebranding" on his way to a potential place on former President Donald Trump's national ticket. That means that Burgum has, along the arc of his political career, but a lot of different things to different people. What Rodrick found, talking to people who knew Burgum during times in his life, is that many of them feel that many who liked him in the past perhaps feel differently now. "They all had love for him at a certain point," he said, even those who today might be fairly described as Burgum's enemies. "His transformation over the past 3 or 4 months if baffling," Rodrick told my co-host Chad Oban and I. And how will Burgum be received on the national stage if he is Trumps VP pick? Rodrick thinks observers will be surprised. "They're going to be like, 'wow he really didn't want anyone who has his own level of national charisma.'" Also on this episode, Oban and I discuss April Baumgarten's story about North Dakota First Lady Katyrn Burgum's primary ballot getting rejected because of a handwriting mismatch. Burgum World isn't offering anything in the way of an explanation for why that happened, which leaves an information vacuum that could be filled with some not-so-great conclusions. Want to subscribe to Plain Talk? Search for the show wherever you get your podcasts, or click here for more information.
Variety's Stephen Rodrick joins Drew and Roth to talk about his most recent profile of director Paul Schreder. As Stephen is one of the premier profile writers of our time, there are a lot of parallels to draw: this Schreder profile to the one in The Canyons era; what it is like writing profiles in 2024 as compared to 20-year-old Rudy Giuliani article; and the alcoholic similarities between his Johnny Depp profile and the recent Rolling Stone piece on Kidd Rock. In the second half, they dig into the wild drama of the NBA playoffs with Bill Simmons' takes as the swirling weathervane. And as always, they dive into the Funbag, answering real questions from real listeners.Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0!Stuff We Talked AboutPaul Schrader On 'Oh, Canada,' Defending Kevin Spacey, Richard GereLost in the Music - The New York TimesHere Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie - The New York TimesProfile of James Dean by Wells Tower in GQPaul Schrader declares that Roger Corman is overrated right after Corman's death is announced : r/LetterboxdHow Kid Rock Went From America's Favorite Hard-Partying Rock Star to a MAGA MouthpieceThe Trouble With Johnny DeppFrancis Ford Coppola's $100 Million Bet | GQWhat America Sees in Rudy Giuliani -- New York MagazineSponsors- Solin Law, a small but aggressive workers' comp law practice based in New Jersey. Check them out at https://solinlaw.com- Factor, where code distraction50 will get you 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month at https://factormeals.com/distraction50- Betterhelp, where you can get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/distractionCredits- Hosts: Drew Magary & David Roth- Producer: Eric Silver- Editor: Brandon Grugle- Production Services & Ads: Multitude- Subscribe to Defector!About The ShowThe Distraction is Defector's flagship podcast about sports (and movies, and art, and sandwiches, and certain coastal states) from longtime writers Drew Magary and David Roth. Every week, Drew and Roth tackle subjects, both serious and impossibly stupid, with a parade of guests from around the world of sports and media joining in the fun! Roth and Drew also field Funbag questions from Defector readers, answer listener voicemails, and get upset about the number of people who use speakerphone while in a public bathroom stall. This is a show where everything matters, because everyone could use a Distraction. Head to defector.com for more info.
We've got a VERY special (and juicy) edition of Yadvina's Keys this week, excuse me. Enjoy this sneak peek at what you're missing in our monthly Long Form Journalism Club on Patreon. This is from Patreon 176, which aired back in June. And if you like what you hear, join us on Patreon! patreon.com/askronna She's back! Kate Aurthur, Carriage House Sweetheart and Editor at Large at Variety, pardon me, joins us for a very in depth analysis of "Scandoval" followed by an amazing edition of our Long Form Journalism Club. This week we're reading an excellent piece by Stephen Rodrick from New York Times Magazine (Jan 2013): Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie (link to article available in our Linktree on our profile). It's enough to make Vin Diesel cry! Sponsors: Wondering how you can make an impact in 2024? Blueland is on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic by reinventing cleaning essentials to be better for you and the planet. Go to blueland.com/ronna for 15% off your first order! Share your love with the special people in your life with a one-of-a-kind original song written and recorded by a professional musician using Songfinch! Go to songfinch.com/ronna to start your original song, and you'll be able to add Spotify Streaming for your song for FREE! That's a $50 value! Change how you see your hair! Go to nutrafol.com and use code BRYAN for 15% off your first order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bryan is joined by journalist Stephen Rodrick on the 10th anniversary of his New York Times story "Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie." They dive into Rodrick's career writing celebrity profiles and working with creatives, discuss the rare full access he had on the set of the film 'The Canyons,' touch on the writing process alongside director and screenwriter Paul Schrader and actress Lindsay Lohan, and more. Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Stephen Rodrick Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A deep, dark, sometimes unsettling look into the mind of writer, director Paul Schrader, whose new film The Card Counter, starring Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish hits theaters September 10. The First Reformed and Affliction director bears all—his bleak Calvinist upbringing, how his dad felt about his “porn” film, the days spent driving around LA with a fifth of liquor under the seat and a gun in the glove box while writing Taxi Driver. Hear about his unwelcome correspondence with would-be Reagan assassin (and Jodie Foster fan) John Hinckley. Why Scorsese, unlike he, just couldn't be trusted with Scarface piles of coke. Plus: blunt reviews of Joker and The Irishman--and a surprising admission to Andrew about his pre-premiere mindset. Click here to read Stephen Rodrick's unforgettable 2013 piece about the making of The Canyons, Schrader's crowdfunded erotic thriller starring Lindsay Lohan and porn star James Deen. (New York Times sub. req.)
The truth is out there…but when it comes to alien hunters, no one can agree on where to find it. Stephen Rodrick, senior writer for Rolling Stone, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the love of the chase to find the unexplainable from his article “How UFO culture took over America.”
George Knapp and Duncan Phenix discuss the developments of the past week along with a preview of an interview with Senator Marco Rubio on the UAP task force and an interview with Stephen Rodrick who wrote a 10,000 word Rolling Stone article on UFOs.
Kara and Amber discuss the allegations of shitty behaviour of Johnny Depp and Jack Nicholson References: Wikipedia Obviously The Trouble with Johnny Depp, Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone (ONLINE) 2018 Johnny Depp: how Hollywood's biggest star fell from grace, Rory Carroll. The Guardian, 2018 Who Is iO Tillett Wright? 5 Things to Know About Amber Heard's Friend Named in Her Abuse Claim, Dave Quinn. People Mag (online) 2016 Why I Called 911, iO Tillett Wright. Refinery29, 2016 Johnny Depp's Former Security Guards Sue Over ‘Dangerous' Work Environment, Ian Mohr. Page 6 (ONLINE) 2018 Johnny Depp Quietly Settles Lawsuit with Former Bodyguards, Mike Vulpo. E online, 2019 Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change. Washington post Dec 2018 Amber Heard admits to ‘hitting' Johnny Depp in recording, Katie Scott. Global News Online February 2020 Johnny Depp ordered to disclose audio recordings before libel trial, The Guardian Feb 2020 ‘Rolling Stone online. Talking With Jack Nicholson for Rolling Stone's 40th Anniversary' May 2007. People Online. Peter Lester ‘Hollywood heavyweight' July 1980 Vulture online. Andrew Goldman, ‘In Conversation: Angelica Huston' May 2019 Biography online The Guardian online. ‘Jack Nicholson sued for assault' May 2000 The Daily Mail. Tom Leonard, ‘Jack Nicholson pays lonely price treating women like dirt'. Jan 2015 Vanity Fair online, Angelica Huston ‘The Big Fabulous'. Nov 2014 The Guardian online. Hadley Freeman, ‘What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us?' Jan 2018
Michigan has historically been a battleground state in presidential elections but why? Rolling Stone writer Stephen Rodrick discusses Michigan's political divide with John Howell.
On this episode, host Matt Tullis talks with Stephen Rodrick, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and a writer-at-large for Esquire. In the third week of June, both of those magazines published profiles of two very different celebrities that Rodrick wrote. Esquire published Rodrick’s piece on Taylor Sheridan, a writer and actor who is reinventing American Western storytelling through movies like “Sicario” and “Hell or High Water,” on June 19. Two days later, Rolling Stone published his fascinating profile of Johnny Depp. That piece got all of the attention because Rodrick spent a sometimes sad, sometimes fun, sometimes weird 72 hours with the man who has played everyone from Willy Wonka to Jack Sparrow. It also chronicled the troubles that Depp has been face, troubles that are primarily financial despite the amount of money he has made in his illustrious career. Rodrick was the guest of the podcast on Episode 6, back in February of 2013, when he talked about his story “The Misfits,” which was about the filming of the movie “The Canyons,” and what happened when Lindsay Lohan was cast in it. He’s written for a number of big-time magazines, like Rolling Stone, Esquire, GQ, Men’s Journal, The New York Times Magazine and New York.
This week, I talk with Stephen Rodrick, a writer for The New York Times Magazine. He wrote the cover story for the Jan. 10 issue of the Times magazine, titled "The Misfits." Online, thanks to search engine optimization, the story was called "Here is what happens when you cast Lindsay Lohan in your movie." Rodrick was embedded with the cast and crew of the movie, The Canyons, which was directed by Paul Schrader, and starred Lindsay Lohan. Rodrick has also written the memoir "The Magical Stranger: A Son's Journey into his Father's Life." Check out Rodrick's Longform page to read more of his work, including stories he's written since joining the podcast.
Mike Fotis helps John recover from the Seahawks' Super Bowl loss. Then, John talks to writer Stephen Rodrick about Serena Williams and why she isn't celebrated like Tom Brady or Lebron James. Plus, a very special visit from Cleveland Cavalier “Kevin Love."
In case you missed it the first time, especially for those whose fathers served in uniform, you owe it to yourself to listen to our interview with Stephen Rodrick about his book, The Magical Stranger: A Son's Journey into His Father's Life.You will really enjoy the interview, and I cannot recommend the book any greater. Buy it.Rodrick is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and a contributing editor for Men's Journal. He has also written for New York, Rolling Stone, GQ, The New Republic, and others. Before becoming a journalist, Rodrick worked as a deputy press secretary for United States Senator Alan J. Dixon. He hold a bachelors and masters in political science from Loyola University of Chicago and a masters in journalism from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.
Sabrina Rubin Erdely, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, has also written for GQ, Philadelphia and SELF. "I think that people are, by their nature, good and want to act rightly. So I'm very interested in why people do these things that result in really bad actions. My lack of outrage actually is one of the things that probably helps me in my reporting because I really am propelled by this pure curiosity. ... I just want to know, 'Where did that come from?'" Thanks to TinyLetter and PillPack for sponsoring this week's episode. Show notes: @SabrinaRErdely sabrinaerdely.com Erdely on Longform [3:00] Longform Podcast #77: Dan P. Lee [3:00] Longform Podcast #24: Stephen Rodrick [12:45] "The Entrapment of Jesse Snodgrass" (Rolling Stone • Feb 2014) [17:15] "Kiki Kannibal: The Girl Who Played With Fire" (Rolling Stone • Apr 2011) [22:45] "The Rape of Petty Officer Blumer" (Rolling Stone • Feb 2013) [27:45] "One Town's War on Gay Teens" (Rolling Stone • Feb 2012) [34:45] "The Poorest Rich Kids in the World" (Rolling Stone • Aug 2013) [35:00] "About a Girl: Coy Mathis' Fight to Change Gender" (Rolling Stone • Oct 2013) [37:15] "The Catholic Church's Secret Sex-Crime Files" (Rolling Stone • Sep 2011) [51:45] "I'll Be Damned" (Philadelphia • Jun 1999) [pdf] [51:45] "Who Is the Boy in the Box?" (Philadelphia • Nov 2003) [pdf] [52:00] "Intimate Intimidation" (Philadelphia • Apr 1996) [pdf] [53:45] "Why I Finally Left" (Good Housekeeping • Mar 2011) [pdf] [1:00:15] "The Fabulous Fraudulent Life of Jocelyn and Ed" (Rolling Stone • Mar 2008) [pdf] [1:01:15] "The Girl Who Conned the Ivy League" (Rolling Stone • Jun 2009) [pdf] [1:02:30] "The Creep With the Golden Tongue" (GQ • Aug 2003) [pdf]
What is the impact of the right man at the right time with the right ideas? What is the impact of what seems to some as just a man, but to a son is all? For the first half of the hour we will have LCDR BJ Armstrong to discuss his book, 21st Century Mahan: Sound Military Conclusions for the Modern Era. For the second half of the hour our guest will be Stephen Roderick to discuss his book, The Magical Stranger: A Son's Journey into His Father's Life.LCDR BJ Armstrong is a Naval Aviator and an occasional naval historian. His articles have appeared in numerous journals including USNI's Proceedings and Naval History, Naval War College Review, and Infinity Journal to name a few. He is a research student with the Department of War Studies at King's College, University of London. He was recently named the 2013-14 Morison Scholar by Naval History & Heritage Command and was awarded the 2013 Navy League Alfred Thayer Mahan Award. Stephen Rodrick is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and a contributing editor for Men's Journal. He has also written for New York, Rolling Stone, GQ, The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine, Men's Journal, and others. The Magical Stranger is his first book.Before becoming a journalist, Rodrick worked as a deputy press secretary for United States Senator Alan J. Dixon. He hold a bachelors and masters in political science from Loyola University of Chicago and a masters in journalism from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.
A special episode with Stephen Rodrick, contritbuting writer at the New York Times Magazine and contributing editor at Men's Journal, to discuss his recent story "Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie." Show notes: @stephenrodrick "Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie" (New York Times Magazine • Jan 2013) The Magical Stranger: A Son's Journey into His Father's Life (Due out May 2013)