Episode 95: How Coppola Became Cage with Zach Schonfeld

This week Zach Schonfeld drops in to talk about his new book detailing Nicolas Cage's origin story. We dive into how Nicolas Coppola grew up in the shadow of his famous uncle, his struggles to break into Hollywood, and the highs and lows of Nicolas Cage's filmography. This pod is the first of its kind and I think you're gonna dig it.

Zach Schonfeld is a freelance journalist, critic, and author known for seeking out untold stories and unexplored angles on music, film, digital culture, and more. From 2014 until 2019, he was a senior writer for Newsweek, where he focused on writing culture features for the print magazine and online. I'm currently a full-time freelance writer, contributing to Pitchfork, The Guardian, Paste Magazine, Vulture, The Ringer, Hell Gate, and many other publications. He has experience writing longform narrative features, sharply argued opinion essays, concise reviews, bizarre rabbit-hole deep dives, and everything in between.