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Pivot to Podcasting: A Q&A with Jess McHugh

From Layoff To Pulitzer: A Q&A With Investigative Reporter Yael Grauer

In May 2026, independent investigative reporter and longtime Study Hall member Yael Grauer, alongside a team of full-time reporters at the Associated Press, won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting. “It was pretty surreal,” she said on the latest episode of the Study...

A Very Specific Period Piece: On "The Scoop" by Erin Van Der Meer

The Scoop by Erin Van Der Meer. Grand Central Publisher, 320 pages. 2026. The latest episode of Serial is playing in your wired earbuds. You just moved from Kips Bay to somewhere called East Williamsburg. You’ll try that new place Sweetgreen for lunch, sit down with the Gawker...

Deborah Copperud Profiled Jackie Kashian About Her Comedy and 20-Year Podcast Anniversary

For Racket, Deborah Copperud wrote a profile of the comedian Jackie Kashian. Copperud told Study Hall, "When I heard that comedian Jackie Kashian has been hosting The Dork Forest podcast for twenty years, I knew that I had to talk to her and her funny friends (Laurie Kilmartin...

Ashleigh N. DeLuca Uncovered An Overlooked Aspect of Men's Health Research

For STAT, Ashleigh N. DeLuca wrote about "the significant research gap between female and male puberty, and how closing this gap could provide critical insight into men's long term health." DeLuca writes, "What exists so far in the world of male puberty research has identified...

Kate Nelson Wrote A Personal Essay About Grieving Her Two Dads

For The Cut, Kate Nelson wrote about what it's like to mourn the loss of both her dad and her birth father. Nelson writes, "That’s the thing about grief: It’s slithery and inescapable. It snakes its way around your memories and embeds itself in your senses. It sneaks up on you...