25. How to Make Something from Nothing

Adam Moss was the best magazine editor of his generation. When he retired, he took up painting. But he wasn’t very good, and that made him sad. So he wrote a book about how creative people work— and, in the process, he made himself happy again. SOURCE: Adam Moss , magazine editor and author. RESOURCES: The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing , by Adam Moss (2024). " Goodbye, New York. Adam Moss Is Leaving the Magazine He Has Edited for 15 Years ," by Michael M. Grynbaum ( The New York Times, 2019). Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking , by Samin Nosrat (2017). EXTRAS: " David Simon Is On Strike. Here’s Why ," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2023). " Samin Nosrat Always Wanted to Be Famous ," by Freakonomics Radio (2023). " What’s Wrong with Being a One-Hit Wonder? " by Freakonomics Radio (2023). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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This episode was published on Dec 19, 2024.

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