Michael Lewis Interviews His Producer

About this episode

Michael Lewis interviews producer Lidia Jean Kott about her new podcast series, The Chinatown Sting.

Against the Rules producer Lidia Jean Kott is the host of a new podcast series called The Chinatown Sting. It’s about a group of unlikely suspects at the center of a massive drug bust that took place in 1980s New York.  Recently Michael spoke with LJ about her series at a coffee shop in Brooklyn called Land to Sea. You can listen to all six episodes of the “The Chinatown Sting” on Apple , Spotify, pushkin.fm/chinatown , or wherever you listen to podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Lewis

Guest: Lidia Jean Kott

Topics covered

• podcast production
• drug bust
• 1980s New York
• interview
• media
• storytelling

Keywords

• Michael Lewis
• Lidia Jean Kott
• The Chinatown Sting
• drug bust
• 1980s
• Brooklyn
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pushkin Industries

Books & works: The Chinatown Sting

Places: Brooklyn

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