<description>&lt;h1&gt;Episode Notes&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;p&gt;Award-winning author Paul Hendrickson (&lt;em&gt;Hemingway's Boat&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Plagued by Fire&lt;/em&gt;, and others) joins the pod to explore his decades-long career as a Style section reporter at &lt;em&gt;The Washington Post&lt;/em&gt; (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. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Support Washed Up Journalists by donating to their Tip Jar: &lt;a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists" rel="payment nofollow"&gt;https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find out more at &lt;a href="https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This podcast is powered by &lt;a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Pinecast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Washed Up Journalists

John Dechant

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

JUL 30, 202054 MIN
Washed Up Journalists

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

JUL 30, 202054 MIN

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<h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>Award-winning author Paul Hendrickson (<em>Hemingway's Boat</em>, <em>Plagued by Fire</em>, and others) joins the pod to explore his decades-long career as a Style section reporter at <em>The Washington Post</em> (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. </p> <p>Support Washed Up Journalists by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists</a></p> <p>Find out more at <a href="https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co" rel="nofollow">https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>