Jeanne Marie Laskas is a correspondent for GQ and the director of The Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh. She is the author of seven books, including “Hidden America,” as well as the award-winning trilogy of memoirs: “Fifty Acres and Poodle,” “The Exact Same Moon,” and “Growing Girls.”
Since joining the podcast, Laskas turned her story about concussions in the NFL, "Game Brain," into the book "Concussion," which has since been turned into a feature film starring Will Smith.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Laskas about her profile of Vice President Joe Biden, "Game Brain," and her most recent GQ story, "Oops, You Just Hired The Wrong Hitman."
Formerly a contributing editor at Esquire, and a weekly columnist (“Significant Others”) at The Washington Post Magazine, she has been writing for national magazines for twenty years, with work appearing in The New York Times Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, O: The Oprah Magazine, Allure, Ladies Home Journal, and many others.
Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including Best American Magazine Writing and Best American Sports Writing.