The Cut’s Jen Ortiz on honing her editing skills and secret YouTube obsessions.

This week, Angela chats with Jen Ortiz, Deputy Editor of New York Magazine’s The Cut. They talk about Jen’s trajectory through the media world, working with writers, life and abortion resources after Roe, newsletters and books she’s loving of late, and of course, this August’s Meghan Markle cover story.

Jen’s recs include:

Alive at the End of the World by Saeed Jones

Bre Graham’s newsletter Just to Delight and book, Table for Two: Recipes for the Ones You Love

The Old Place by Bobby Finger

Vegan chef and cookbook author Gaz Oakley’s (aka “the Avant-Garde Vegan”) YouTube channel

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