Learning in Stories with Jake Halpern (014)

Jake and I scheduled a phone date in May to catch up after he won a 2018 Pulitzer Prize. In the highlights of our conversation included in today’s show, we talk about storytelling as a project that has run through his wide-ranging work as a journalist for print and radio, and as a best-selling author of young adult fiction. He shares that contending with rejection is an important part of his work, and how learning keeps everything lively. (Note to parents: A few salty words season this conversation between old friends, which is why I added the explicit icon to the feed info for this episode. Omitting them would have cost too much of the character of the given sentiment.)  Thanks as always to Shayfer James for instrumental versions of his songs in the intro ("Weight of the World") and outro ("Villainous Thing") music. In addition, this episode showcases an instrumental version of "Tiny Gods" from Shayfer's album Haunted Things.