Patrick Radden Keefe (investigative journalist)
5/6/20261 hr 53 min
Patrick Radden Keefe (London Falling, Empire of Pain, Say Nothing) is an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, and staff writer for The New Yorker. Patrick joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in a deeply intellectual household, developing a childhood obsession with writing for The New Yorker, and navigating a winding academic path through Columbia, Cambridge, and Yale Law. Patrick and Dax talk about the years-long reporting process behind London Falling, how a chance encounter led him to the story of Zac Brettler, and the challenges of investigating a mysterious death tied to hidden identities and extreme wealth in modern London. Patrick explains how proximity to oligarch culture and social media can warp ambition, why digression can be the soul of storytelling, and how to hold empathy for people navigating unknowable circumstances.
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First 90 secondsDax Shepard· Host0:00
Welcome, welcome, welcome to Armchair Expert, Experts on Expert. I'm Dan Shepherd. I'm joined by Lily Padman.
Monica Padman· Host0:05
Hi.
Dax Shepard· Host0:06
Today we have, uh, an award-winning investigative journalist. He writes for The New Yorker on staff. Patrick Radden Keefe is a writer for The New Yorker. He's also written a couple of in- well, several incredible books. Rogues, Empire of Pain, Say Nothing, The Snakehead, and he has a new book out now that we're talking about, London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth. I fell in love with Patrick.
Monica Padman· Host0:31
He's fantastic, and he's such a good writer. I loved Empire of Pain.
Dax Shepard· Host0:36
Yeah. He's also stunning to look at and he's- He is a handsome man. Ooh, and very charismatic. And then he has stumbled upon this absolutely mind-blowing story that took place in London. So please enjoy Patrick Radden Keefe. We are supported by Apple Watch. Scroll long enough, you'll hear it all. Miracle diets, fitness trends, craze, celery juice, you name it. Well, with iPhone and Apple Watch, you get meaningful insights about your health that are backed by science, and best of all, the information you're getting comes from a very trusted source, your body. Because the information you get should reflect the body you're in. With Apple Watch, you can track your sleep quality, your cycle, your cardio fitness, and more. Then you can dig into all of that on your iPhone. All of these health insights are developed with clinical experts from start to finish. And you can even share that data directly with your doctor. Find out more at apple.com/health.