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AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: VOL. III, EPISODE 1

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They thought we were just a bunch of fuckin’ scumbags putting out a paper, having a good time, smoking a bunch of pot. But they couldn’t give up that ultimate control and let us go nuts.

AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: VOL. II, EPISODE 10 (2004 – 2007)

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"It was kind of a perfect storm moment. Gay marriage was on the ballot. When you get a cover like that, it sticks with you for a while."

AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: VOL. II, EPISODE 9

Written by Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

I asked Billy Joel fans questions that a fundamentalist Christian would ask after a Marilyn Manson concert in 1997, swapping the names “Billy Joel” for “Marilyn Manson.”

AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE DIG: VOL. II, EPISODE 8

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The intern wrote something like, “The ’80s! It’s fun! Dance party!” I looked at that and said, “No, this is too earnest. I will destroy it.”

VOICE OVER: DIG STRONG AND MOURN ON

Written by Filed Under: Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS

Here at the Dig, along with our partners from the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, we are busy working on multiple investigations—you know, the kind that critics who don’t know the first thing about independent media in 2018 keep alleging that papers like ours have stopped producing.