Talking ’60s rock and the art of the celebrity interview with Geoff Edgers

Behind the Story host and journalist Amanda Ulrich chats with The Washington Post’s Geoff Edgers about everything music and pop culture — from Edgers’ recent story about a group of diehard Kinks fans, to his approach to interviewing celebrities like Tiffany Haddish and the late Norm Macdonald.

His biggest reporting tips? Don’t be afraid to reach out to big names for an interview (repeatedly) and then spend as much time with them as possible. Show notes :

18:30 There Is No Safe Word (Vulture)
20:15 My road trip with Sinéad O’Connor (The Washington Post)
20:20 Roseanne Barr just can’t shut up (The Washington Post)
21:00 Q&A with Pamela Adlon: ‘Better Things,’ using material from her family for the show and Warren Zevon’s ‘Steady Rain’ (The Washington Post)
22:30 Tiffany Haddish wants it all (The Washington Post)
24:35 Rock forgot one of its wildest front men. He’s got a story to tell. (The Washington Post)
26:20 He spent his life building a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable. (The Washington Post)
30:47 Edge of Fame (WBUR)
32:40 Dennis Quaid and the never-ending comeback (The Washington Post)
36:15 Hanging out with Norm Macdonald is the best way to watch a boring Super Bowl (The Washington Post)
41:45 I went on a 15-hour road trip with Fabio. Here's what we talked about. (The Washington Post)
42:00 Fifteen hours with Fabio (The Washington Post)

This episode of The Sunday Long Read Podcast was hosted by Amanda Ulrich and produced by Matthew Whitehurst. The Sunday Long Read Podcast is executive produced by Étienne Lajoie.