Nicholas Casey is the New York Times Bureau Chief of the New York Times in Madrid, Spain; he also covers Portugal and Morocco. Nick is the author of a captivating and poignant New York Times Magazine piece, “My Father Vanished When I was Seven; The Mystery Made me who I am”, in June 2021. Our conversation probes some of the fascinating aspects of Nick’s life that was in some ways been dominated by the charismatic and confusing role of his father. His stability was in ways salvaged by his mother. We discuss some of what has formed Nick until now, and some of the details are jaw dropping. We also discuss the role of race which for Nick is different than what we might expect, given our times.
