Brian Fairbanks is a freelance journalist and author and he is featured in The Atavist Magazine for his piece “The Last Shall be First” about a corrupt New Orleans cop and wreckage he left in his wake.
It’s a wild story and calls into question the structures that are supposed to keep citizens safe, as if we needed any more questioning. History repeats, so what do we do with that?
In this episode, we also hear from editor-in-chief Seyward Darby about the 150th issue of The Atavist, which is crazy, right?
We talk about if Brian ever felt threatened in the reporting of this story, outlining, lessons he learned from Steven Ambrose, and the movie scores Brian loves to listen to while he writes.
Brian is the author of Wizards: David Duke, America’s Wildest Election, and the Rise of the Far Right and the forthcoming title (available for pre-order) Willie, Waylon, and the Boys: How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever.
The show’s Instagram and Threads handle is @creativenonfictionpodcast.
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