Patrick Radden Keefe, London Falling

From Gays Reading by Jason Blitman

April 14, 2026 · 55 min · Episode 194

About this episode

Host Jason Blitman interviews journalist Patrick Radden Keefe about his book London Falling and various topics including lies and sports.

Host Jason Blitman talks to acclaimed journalist Patrick Radden Keefe about his latest book,  London Falling. London Falling is the April 2026 Late Show with Stephen Colbert Book Club pick. Conversation highlights include: 🤫 How we all tell lies in one way or another 🐱 Cats, the musical ⚽️ The various sports Keefe has played PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE is a staff writer at  The New Yorker  and the author of  The New York Times  bestsellers  Rogues ,  Empire of Pain  (winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize) and  Say Nothing , which received the National Book Critics Circle Award and was named one of the Twenty Best Books of the 21st Century by  The New York Times Book Review . His work has been recognized by a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing. He served as an Executive Producer on the award-winning FX series “Say Nothing,” based on his book. He is also the creator and host of the eight-part podcast “Wind of Change,” about the strange convergence of Cold War espionage and heavy metal music, which  The Guardian  and&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Blitman

Guest: Patrick Radden Keefe

Topics covered

journalism
book discussion
sports
lies
musicals

Keywords

Patrick Radden Keefe
London Falling
journalism
The New Yorker
book club

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New Yorker, FX, The Guardian, Entertainment Weekly

Books & works: London Falling, Rogues, Empire of Pain, Say Nothing, Wind of Change