New York journalist Pete Hamill passed away this month after a stellar career as a columnist, essayist, and author. He and Jimmy Breslin inspired a generation of newspaper reporters, including our guest Brian O'Neill, a columnist in Pittsburgh for the last 30-some years. We talk about Pete's interest in people, how his writing revealed New York, and why his writing is so relevant and timeless. We also read from his columns about Trump in the 80s and the assassination of Bobby Kennedy when Pete was in the galley kitchen where Bobby was shot. We also discuss newspapers as the "rough draft of history" and their importance today. A moving and historic episode.

Brian's book about Pittsburgh "The Paris of Appalachia"
https://bookshop.org/books/the-paris-of-appalachia-pittsburgh-in-the-twenty-first-century/9780887485091

A collection of Pete's columns including one about the assassination of Bobby Kennedy and one about Trump in the 80s:
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/reading-pete-hamill-iconic-newspaperman-1935-2020?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Our series on journalism started here with Joel Kaplan of Syracuse University:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/deardiscreetguide/episodes/2020-04-05T05_00_00-07_00

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