Stephen Metcalf (writer)
American journalist
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Stephen Metcalf is a critic-at-large and columnist at Slate magazine. He is also the host of the magazine's weekly cultural podcast the Culture Gabfest.
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| Born | January 25, 1964 New York City |
| Education | Wesleyan University University of Virginia Yale University |
| Occupations | Critic-at-large and columnist at Slate magazine |
| Notable credit(s) | Slate magazine, Culture Gabfest |
| Spouse | Koethi Zan |
Biography
Metcalf attended Phillips Exeter Academy but, "three weeks shy of graduation, was asked by the school administration, in no uncertain terms, to leave."[1] He then matriculated at Wesleyan University,[2] later earning a master's degree from the University of Virginia. After spending some time working on a Ph.D. in the English graduate program at Yale University, he moved to New York City where he worked as a speechwriter for Hillary Clinton during her senate campaign and as a freelance writer.[3] Subsequently, he joined Slate as a staff writer. He is Slate's "critic-at-large", writes the magazine's Dilettante column and serves as host of the magazine's culture podcast.[4]
Metcalf's work has appeared in The New York Times, the New York Observer, New York (magazine), the Atlantic (magazine), and The New Yorker (magazine). He is currently working on a book about the 1980s, according to Slate (magazine).[5]
He currently resides in Upstate New York with his wife, novelist Koethi Zan, and their two daughters, Stella and Kate.
