Rachel Hartigan: Hunting Amelia Earhart and How to Say YES
Former National Geographic writer Rachel Hartigan joins Annie Wenmiao Yu to discuss her debut book 'Lost,' a deep dive into the enduring mystery of Amelia Earhart. She recounts joining a Pacific expedition with human remains detection dogs, working alongside Titanic discoverer Bob Ballard, and building a career from a Nevada cowboy magazine to the Washington Post's Book World. Rachel reflects on saying yes to opportunities, living with uncertainty, AI in journalism, and why unsolved mysteries still captivate ordinary people.
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