Mike Safo with Patrick Radden Keefe

Joined today by investigative journalist, podcaster and best-selling author, Patrick Radden Keefe. Patrick and I talk about his long form podcast "Wind of Change" and what inspired him to do it. Known for his investigative journalism, we talk about one of his most famous pieces, "Anthony Bourdain's Moveable Feast". We hear about how he got the assignment, traveling to Vietnam with Bourdain after he ate with President Obama, what Tony was like off set, and how his tragic suicide affected the world. We transition to his underground sensation of a book "Snakehead" about Sister Ping and the Golden Venture saga from Chinatown. Patrick tells us how he gained people's trust in Chinatown and was able to write this book. We discuss one of the most celebrated books in the past 10 years, "Say Nothing" about Jean McConville's abduction and murder and "The Troubles". We chat about the Price sisters, the IRA, Gerry Adams and more. Patrick was one of the first reporters to talk about "El Chapo", he shares how he found out about him, being asked by a Cartel lawyer to write Guzman's biography. All of this and more from the Yale Law Graduate and one of the best authors in the game today.

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