Shaan Sachdev contemplates what it means to be a writer & how to be a writer in the context of today's world; discusses the impact of unconscious bias in corporate journalism; and shares his process for writing on everything from gay bathhouse culture to geopolitical conflicts. It's a sexy and cerebral episode that even includes a little discourse on Queen Bey..."Bounce on that sh***, dance..."

After this episode, check out Shaan's Beyonce podcast "Diva Discourse" on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Shaan Sachdev is an essayist and cultural critic based in New York. He writes about philosophy, America's preoccupations with race thinking, masculinity, biases in media, city life, and his two favorite divas, Beyoncé and Hannah Arendt.

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Shaan's Work mentioned in the show:

"Steamography" (Strange Matter)

"Portrait of the Technocrat as a Stanford Man" (New England Review, Pushcart Prize Winner, Best American Essays 2024 Runnerup)

"Hysterical Empathy" (The Point)

"God Save the Top"(The Point)

"The Gaza Generation" (LA Review or Books)

"The Key to Beyoncé’s Lasting Success" (Slate)

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Also mentioned in this episode:
The Writer's Room

Winners Takes All by Anand Giridharadas

Allan Bérubé

Rachel Cusk

Garth Greenwell

Naomi Klein

Maggie Nelson

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