Paul Schrodt - Los Angeles - Freelance

<p>"If you think it’s just fun, you’ve never interviewed Mick Jagger because that motherfucker will rip you into shreds." Freelance journalist Paul Schrodt (<a href='https://bit.ly/2QEhnYu'>@paulschrodt</a>) takes the podcast to a very different place, telling us what it’s like to report on the business of entertainment. He also got into digital journalism at a time when it was still the wild west but just starting to overtake print journalism, providing a window into that fascinating time.</p> <p>Note: This is a special extended episode in light of coronavirus.</p> <p>We talk about his transformation from "spacey kid" to journalist (5:25), our experience together in college when they were trying to teach "new media" (18:40), getting his start at Esquire.com when the online team had like 3 people (32:45), his turn at the pressure boiler startup Business Insider (40:00), striking out as a freelancer (50:13), deep thoughts on entertainment journalism (57:19), his story tracking down why movies you love might be nowhere on streaming (1:02:31), and we finish with the lightning round (1:15:43).</p> <p> </p> <p>Here are links to some of the things we talked about:</p> <p>The Chicago Reader website - <a href='https://bit.ly/2J3qQ7d'>https://bit.ly/2J3qQ7d</a></p> <p>Business Insider - <a href='https://bit.ly/2WA9wiq'>https://bit.ly/2WA9wiq</a></p> <p>Paul's story on life insurance for Money magazine - <a href='https://bit.ly/3dnoG0b'>https://bit.ly/3dnoG0b</a></p> <p>His story on the horror streaming service Shudder - <a href='https://bit.ly/2QClN1Y'>https://bit.ly/2QClN1Y</a></p> <p>His story involving the Mick Jagger interview - <a href='https://bit.ly/2WyoghF'>https://bit.ly/2WyoghF</a></p> <p>His story You Can't Stream Your Favorite Movie Anywhere - <a href='https://bit.ly/2y0A6qH'>https://bit.ly/2y0A6qH</a></p> <p>The movie Game Day on IMDb - <a href='https://imdb.to/3b93kBY'>https://imdb.to/3b93kBY</a></p> <p>JustWatch.com - <a href='https://bit.ly/33E2SsE'>https://bit.ly/33E2SsE</a></p>