In this episode, writer and editor Matt Ortile talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about cooking, video games, and the pressure to monetize anything you are good at. They also talk about how Matt’s knowledge of the publishing process via his work as an editor is both a privilege and a challenge in his own writing process.
Matt Ortile is the author of the essay collection The Groom Will Keep His Name. He is also the executive editor of Catapult magazine, and writes regularly for Condé Nast Traveler. Previously, he was the founding editor of BuzzFeed Philippines. He is a MacDowell Fellow and has written for Vogue, Self, Out, Into, and BuzzFeed News, among others. He is a graduate of Vassar College, which means he now lives in Brooklyn.
Find out more about Matt here: https://www.mattortile.com
Purchase The Groom Will Keep His Name here: https://bookshop.org/books/the-groom-will-keep-his-name-and-other-vows-i-ve-made-about-race-resistance-and-romance/9781541762794
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