A down-on-his-luck father, his drug-addicted son, and the work trip from hell. That’s the set-up for Bearman’s new story for New York Magazine — available to read (and listen to) only in Apple News+. In this special edition of Apple News Today, host Shumita Basu talks to him about this strange saga involving an ill-fated Nas concert, a gun-toting client who won’t let them leave Angola, and the enduring power of family.

News+ subscribers can read, and listen to, Part II here.