Episode 103: Adam Higginbotham

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Adam Higginbotham has written for Businessweek, Wired and The New Yorker. His latest story is A Thousand Pounds of Dynamite, for The Atavist. "There's always a narrative in a crime story. Something has always gone wrong. These guys are always in prison, because they all fucked something up or trusted the wrong person. They always get caught in the end. Because if they hadn't, you wouldn't be reading about it." Thanks to TinyLetter for sponsoring this week's episode. Show Notes: @HigginbothamA adamhigginbotham.com Higginbotham on Longform [2:13] A Thousand Pounds of Dynamite (The Atavist • Jul 2014) [26:16] The Face [28:14] Richard Branson Turns 50 (Independent on Sunday Review • Jul 2000) [32:51] The Inkjet Counterfeiter (Wired (UK) • Oct 2009) [40:48] The Gangster Prince of Liberia (Details • Nov 2007) [41:30] The Last Days of the Lipstick Killer (GQ • May 2008) [41:39] The Green River Killer (Sunday Telegraph • May 2004) [pdf] [46:18] Life at the Top (The New Yorker • Feb 2013) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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