#19: Sam Knight, magazine writer
Simon interviews Sam Knight, a British writer who works mainly for the Guardian and the New Yorker and specialises in longform pieces on unusual topics, such as the UK sandwich industry and the psychology of a stalker. They discuss his entry into journalism, his love of classic American nonfiction and how he puts features together.
https://harpers.org/archive/2014/02/a-god-more-powerful-than-i/
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/24/how-the-sandwich-consumed-britain
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/30/follow-the-white-ball