474: Jeff Childers—Coffee & Covid

<p class="MsoNormal">Mike chats with Jeff Childers—the attorney-turned-writer behind the wildly popular <em><a href="https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/">Coffee & Covid</a></em> <a href="https://substack.com/@coffeeandcovid">Substack</a>—for a wide-ranging conversation about media narratives, pandemic politics, and the strange new world of citizen journalism. What began as a daily blog written during lockdown has grown into a must-read for hundreds of thousands of devotees looking for sharp legal insight, media criticism, and a dose of wry humor with their morning coffee. Jeff explains what it takes to crank out 2,000 to 6,000 snarky words every single day of the week, why he started writing in the first place, and how an attorney accidentally became one of the most widely read independent commentators on the internet. Along the way, he talks with Mike about the stories that keep him up at night—and why, despite all of it, he remains surprisingly optimistic about where the country is headed. ☕🎙️</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tip o' the hat to our excellent sponsors</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.goodranchers.com/">GoodRanchers.com</a> Code <strong>MIKE</strong> gets <strong>$25 off</strong> your first order</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.puretalk.com/rowe">PureTalk.com/Rowe</a> Choose a wireless company who shares YOUR values.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Northwest Lineman College. Go to <a href="https://lineman.edu/">Lineman.edu</a> to find your pathway to the trades</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://pestie.com/mike">Pestie.com/Mike</a> to get <strong>10% off</strong> your order.</p>