Episode 461: Jay Caspian Kang

Longform

Jay Caspian Kang is a contributor at New York Times Magazine. His new book is The Loneliest Americans.

”I have a lot of thoughts and talk to people to make sure my thoughts are right, or change them because I think they're wrong. What more does one want out of an intellectual life? It's good work.”

Show notes:

• @jaycaspiankang
• Kang on Longform
• Kang on Longform Podcast (Apr 2013)
• Kang on Longform Podcast (Aug 2017)
• Kang’s New York Times Magazine newsletter
• 5:00 "The High Is Always the Pain and the Pain Is Always the High" (The Morning News • Oct 2010)
• 12:00 "Bing Liu Sees Skateboarding as a Tool for Life" (New York Times Magazine • Jan 2019)
• 35:00 Time To Say Goodbye podcast

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