Alissa Quart: podcast appearances and interviews

Alissa Quart is an American nonfiction writer, critic, journalist, and poet born in 1972. She has authored several nonfiction books including Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America and Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream. Her other books include Republic of Outsiders: The Power of Amateurs, Dreamers and Rebels, Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child, and Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers. Quart has published two poetry collections titled Monetized and Thoughts and Prayers. Her multimedia work includes the nomination of her story The Last Clinic for a National Magazine Award and a Documentary Emmy, and she was the executive producer of the Emmy-winning film Jackson. As Executive Director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, she works on journalism related to economic issues. Quart's articles and reviews have appeared in prominent publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Atlantic. She has also been recognized for coining the term hyperlink cinema in her 2005 film review. Quart has served as a guest commentator on various platforms including CNN, CBC, and C-SPAN, and has appeared on television programs like Nightline, 20/20, and Today. She has taught at Brown University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and was a Nieman Fellow in 2010.