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Episode 574: Zach Harris

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Episode 574: Zach Harris

Longform

2024/03/27
Longform

Longform

2024/03/27
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Zach Harris is a journalist whose latest article for Rolling Stone is "Meet the Gen Z Hothead Burning Up Pro Bowling." “I'm not like a staff writer who has … status and access. But if I come up with something fun that you've never heard of that might conne...

Highlights

In this episode of the Longform Podcast, journalist Zach Harris discusses his approach to profiling under-the-radar athletes and subcultures—particularly his Rolling Stone feature on Gen Z pro bowler Anthony Simonsen.
01:06
Hosts introduce the week's guest immediately after the ad break
10:42
Simonsen is compared to Patrick Mahomes to signal his elite athletic status
19:11
Writing about class in America is complex, especially when covering athletes without family legacies in their sport.
26:08
They can't pitch profiles of well-known figures but can pitch unique stories that connect to larger culture
28:01
It's hard to describe the appeal of the Thrasher Skater of the Year contest to non-skaters
29:08
Skateboarding has always been about photos and videos, and written content is often for non-skaters
31:04
Bowling ball companies release new products monthly and sell to a large consumer base via YouTube reviews
33:01
The speaker focuses on cannabis culture and people rather than investigative journalism on shady money in the industry
39:05
Drew Millard at Noisey accepted the Rap Snacks pitch after another editor rejected it

Chapters

"Meet the Gen Z Hothead Burning Up Pro Bowling" (Rolling Stone • Jan 2024)
00:00
"The Most Amazing Bowling Story Ever" (Michael J. Mooney • D Magazine • Jan 2000)
01:00
Longform's bowling archive
02:00
Harris’s Vice archive
13:00
Thrasher Magazine
26:00
Harris’s High Times archive
28:00
amandachicagolewis.com
29:00
Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World (Malcolm Harris • Little, Brown and Company • 2023)
31:00
firstwefeast.com
33:00
"Pandora’s Bag: Rap Snacks Are Proof that Time Is a Flat Circle" (Vice • Jun 2012)
36:00

Transcript

Aaron Lammer: Recommendations can be great. Zach Harris: Maybe someone recommended this podcast, and here you are. But home projects are a little different. If the podcast isn't your thing, you might lose a few minutes from your day. Aaron Lammer: But if...