Miscellaneous
Veteran journalist Sam Quinones is a self-described "immersive journalist" with the heart of a punk rocker. He began his career as a crime reporter in Stockton, Calif. In the decades since he has roamed around the U.S. and Mexico. He has been a full-time staffer for newspapers such as the L.A. Times but today prefers the life of a freelancer -- without a boss breathing down his neck so that he can spend the proper time investigating each story. The approach has worked out for him, considering his 2015 nonfiction blockbuster "Dreamland," a deeply reported and richly detailed book on America's opiate epidemic, won numerous awards and is working its way through Hollywood. And now Sam is writing a sequel. As the nation sees more fierce and familiar partisan battles over immigration and a border wall, Sam is a good voice for a gut check: Here's a tireless journalist who has spent decades on the front lines of these monumental issues. As always, please subscribe to this podcast wherever you prefer to listen. And find us on Instagram and Twitter, @JournalismHero. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/journalistsaremyheroes/support