Last year, Jill Lepore published a book called The Deadline. It’s a compilation of years worth of beautiful essays Jill has written on everything from the history of cryogenics to the Silicon Valley gospel of disruption. For the next six weeks, we’re going to be bringing you one of those essays each week. And then, at the end of each essay, Ben Naddaff-Hafrey will interview Jill about her craft and the themes of her essays.

Remember when DVDs had special features? This would be the best of the special features.

You can purchase the full collection at: https://www.pushkin.fm/audiobooks/the-deadline-essays

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