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Anyway, a relatively quick one this week.
As always, it’s possible for you to reach me atnicholas.quah@nymag.comor find meon Twitter.
Welcome to Provincetown
Summer of Soul(searching)Listenhere.
Of a school, most definitely, with Radiotopia-affiliated shows likeThe Heart,Love+Radio, andRadio Diaries.
Welcome to Provincetownis available on all platforms.
Produced by Kaboli and Emily Forman.
Story editing by Gianna Palmer.
Executive producers are Jessica Alpert, John Perotti, Ben Riskin, Bianca Grimshaw, and Kameel Stanley.
Persona: The French Deception
A profile of the quintessential conman.Listenhere.
Every scam is the same, even as every scam is different in their own way.
In the end, she willfully handed over hundreds of thousands of euros.
The beats of that story feel so familiar, almost archetypical.
(Im far from alone, obviously.)
Yet theres a straightforwardness with whichPersonapulls together the story of Gilbert Chikli that feels distinctly old-school.
Personais a scam story, but one told with a clinical eye.
If you like one, youre gonna love the other.
Personais available on all platforms, but new episodes are available early with a paid Wondery subscription.
Henry Molofsky is the senior producer.
Also produced by Sophie Bridges and Chris Knapp.
Edited by Joel Lovell.
Executive producers are Jenna Weiss-Berman, Max Linsky, Morgan Jones, Marshall Lewy, and Erin OFlaherty.
NPRsCode Switchhas named a new host: B.A.
Parker, who was previously the co-host and lead producer on the previous iteration of The Cuts podcast.
She starts next month!
Its calledRomance Road Test, and this first season will contain 16 episodes.
And thats a wrap for1.5x Speed.Hope you enjoyed it.
