# E364 Rachel Simon: Finding Unique Angles in a Crowded Market

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Podcast: [It's No Fluke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-no-fluke-6406125)
Published: 2026-04-21T15:37:39+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shorty-awards/episodes/E364-Rachel-Simon-Finding-Unique-Angles-in-a-Crowded-Market-e3i838s
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Duration seconds: 2056

## Resource

Rachel Simon is a journalist and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times , The Cut , Glamour , Vice, and many more outlets. A former editor at Bustle and Mic, her debut book, Pickleball for All: Everything But the "Kitchen" Sink was published by HarperCollins in 2022. She also teaches writing with Redbud Writing Project and Gotham Writers Workshop, and constructs crossword puzzles through her business Clue & Brew. A New York native, she earned a B.A from Boston's Emerson College and now lives in Raleigh, NC.

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