Fresh off being laid off from the Washington Post during Jeff Bezos–era cuts, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Mark Johnson joins us for an honest conversation about the future of journalism, science storytelling, and resilience.

Mark shares his journey from covering small-town corruption at the Providence Journal Bulletin to spending more than two decades at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and ultimately becoming a National Science Reporter at the Washington Post. Along the way, he won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Writing and helped shape how the public understands breakthroughs in genomic medicine.

In this episode, we explore:

🎙️ The emotional reality behind newsroom layoffs and the changing landscape of journalism

🧬 How Mark became a bridge between cutting-edge medical research and the general public

📚 The incredible true story behind “One in a Billion: The Story of Nic Volker and the Dawn of Genomic Medicine”

🧠 The science of near-death experiences — and the debate among neuroscientists

✍️ Why empathy and storytelling still matter more than ever in media

From Pulitzer-winning investigations to translating dense scientific research into human stories, Mark gives us a rare behind-the-scenes look at modern journalism — and what comes next.

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