Jody Rosen, critic-at-large for T: The New York Times Style Magazine, joins Burt and Max to discuss his decades-long exploration of the test given to London cabbies that requires them to completely master the city's geography. The guys hear how he was able to synthesize years of reporting to create "Lost Knowledge," his National Magazine Award-nominated feature.

025 -- Jody Rosen, Lost Knowledge

Writer and filmmaker Jason Motlagh joins Burt and Max for a discussion of his National Magazine Award-winning Virginia Quarterly Review story, "The Ghosts of Rana Plaza." Jason talks about what it's like to do video and print journalism simultaneously, how he turned eyewitness testimony into a gripping narrative, and why it's important to just show up.

026 -- Jason Motlagh, Ghosts Of Rana Plaza

The New Yorker's Patrick Radden Keefe discusses his latest feature story, an investigation into the Jean McConville murder, one of the most haunting crimes of the conflict in Northern Ireland. The guys learn about how Keefe managed the reporting and writing of this gripping, finely detailed story that spans over 40 years of history. 

027 -- Patrick Radden Keefe, Where The Bodies Are Buried

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