Isaac Chotiner (pronounced ;
Education
Chotiner initially attended the University of California, San Diego, before transferring to the University of California, Davis, in his sophomore year.
While in college, he interned for U.S. Representative George Miller.
Career
After graduating from UC Davis, Chotiner worked for John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign. He briefly worked at a polling firm and interned at the
Washington Monthly before joining
The New Republic in 2006 as a reporter-researcher, where he wrote on politics and culture and later became senior editor and ran the magazine's book section.
Beginning in 2011, Chotiner was a contributor to
Slate, becoming a staff writer in 2015.
At Slate, he hosted the interview podcast "
I Have to Ask" and wrote on a range of topics.
Chotiner has also written for
The Times,
The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
In 2018 Chotiner joined The New Yorker as a staff writer, where he became known for his in-depth interviews. His work has earned him a reputation for conducting interviews with a persistence that often causes subjects to cast an unflattering light on themselves.
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