The Study Hall Podcast

Suzy Exposito is an editor at Los Angeles Times' De Los section. Previously, she founded Rolling Stone's Latin music section. In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Exposito discussed how Bad Bunny's career transformed Latin music journalism and the dynamic of advocating for more diverse coverage. In addition, she discussed her essay about her recent humanitarian trip to Cuba. 
 
Suzy's essay on her trip to Cuba: https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2026-04-03/cuban-americans-for-cuba-against-us-embargo-nuestra-america-convoy
 
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De Los Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-de-los-podcast/id1896780516

Allegra Hobbs is a senior editor at Texas Monthly. In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Hobbs discussed her approach to covering this dynamic moment in Texas politics and what she thinks about her legendary 2019 essay about journalists as influencers. 
 
Keep up with Allegra's work: https://x.com/AllegraEHobbs?lang=en
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Harry Krinsky is the host of Nothing But Respect and a podcast consultant/producer/showrunner. In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Krinsky discussed whether or not we are in a podcast bubble, clipping, UGC marketing, Geese, side projects, and how to cultivate a niche audience.
 
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Kim Kelly is a labor reporter whose work has been featured in In These Times, The Baffler, Teen Vogue, Playboy, and numerous other outlets. In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Kelly discussed the importance of labor reporting in the Trump era and her work covering labor rights struggles spanning from coalminers to OnlyFans creators. In addition, Kelly chatted about what media workers should know about solidarity. 
 
Keep up with Kelly's work: https://bsky.app/profile/kimkelly.bsky.social
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Jasper Craven's writing has appeared in The New York Times, Harper's, New York Magazine, Politico, and other outlets. In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Craven discussed his new book "God Forgives, Brother's Don't: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood."  
Craven chatted about why he was initially drawn to the military as a research topic and how historic military figures foreshadowed the manosphere. In addition, Craven discussed the future of American masculinity and how journalists have held the American military accountable. 
 
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Meaghan Garvey's writing has appeared in Pitchfork, New York Magazine, NPR, and numerous other outlets. She just published her debut memoir Midwestern Death Trip.  In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Meaghan discussed her approach to the road trip memoir and how she wanted to explore kitsch, conspiracies, and ephemeral encounters. Meaghan also talked about how her criticism refutes the notion of high and low brow.
More info about Midwestern Death Trip: https://bookshop.org/p/books/midwestern-death-trip-meaghan-garvey/a790b492d1f35318?ean=9798999146731&next=t&
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Alex Sammon is a features writer at Slate. In this discussion with host Daniel Spielberger, Sammon unpacks his gonzo journalism feature on an Indeed recruiter scam and his deep-dive into a controversial bookstore in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In addition, Sammon talks about how he knows an idea has the potential for longform reporting.
Keep up with Alex's work: https://slate.com/author/alexander-sammon
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Dake Kang, Yael Grauer, and their colleagues at the Associated Press just won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for investigating how Silicon Valley companies collaborated with the Chinese government to create a surveillance state. In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Kang and Grauer go in depth about what their reporting found and discuss the dynamic of shedding light on this surveillance technology. In addition, Grauer discusses what it was like to win this prestigious award as a freelancer.
Read the investigation: https://apnews.com/article/chinese-surveillance-silicon-valley-uyghurs-tech-xinjiang-8e000601dadb6aea230f18170ed54e88
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Keep up with Yael's work: https://yaelwrites.com/
Follow Dake on X: https://x.com/dakekang
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Ricky Camilleri is the former host of HuffPost Live and Verizon's Build Series. In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Camilleri discusses his debut feature film Our Hero, Balthazar. Camilleri co-produced and co-wrote the film. "Our Hero, Balthazar" is about a Manhattan elite teenager flying to Texas to stop a prospective school shooter. The film touches upon themes of internet alienation, the normalization of violence, and Gen Z masculinity. 
More info about "Our Hero, Balthazar": https://ourherobalthazar.com/
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Sara Yasin is the editor in chief of The Key, an outlet that's covering Palestine. Previously, Yasin was a managing editor at The Los Angeles Times. In this conversation with host Daniel Spielberger, Yasin chatted about her decision to leave legacy media and the internal dynamics of institutions. She also discussed the double standard of reporting on Palestine and how The Key is providing a new path forward. 
 
More info about The Key: https://www.thekeymagazine.com/
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