Sam Roberts and Geoff Bennett discuss the art of obituary writing on 'Settle In'
Summary
Journalist Sam Roberts has written about 1,600 obituaries during his career at The New York Times. He has a new book called "Are They Dead Yet?" where he talks about how the paper decides who gets an obituary and what he has learned about life through this work.Key Facts
- Sam Roberts is a journalist at The New York Times.
- He has written around 1,600 obituaries.
- Roberts has written a book titled "Are They Dead Yet?"
- The book covers the process of obituary writing.
- It explains how The New York Times picks people for obituaries.
- Roberts shares lessons about life gained from writing obituaries.
- The discussion took place on the PBS podcast "Settle In."
- Geoff Bennett hosted the conversation with Roberts.
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