Willistown Conservation Trust in Pennsylvania carries out bird banding to help researchers understand bird populations.
I oversaw all aspects of production for BirdNote Daily from July 2020 through October 2022. BirdNote’s flagship program began airing in 2006 and is now carried by ~150 radio stations in the US. Although I oversaw staff members and worked with freelance writers, narrators, producers, and editors to make the beloved show, I occasionally produced myself, as is the case with this episode. I recorded in the field, wrote, and narrated this piece.
Over the past few decades, researchers have found strong links between our connection to the outdoors and our mental and physical health. Deja Perkins, an urban ecologist, science communicator, and friend of the show, joins Tenijah to talk about her nature and wellness practices and some research about the mutual benefits between the two. Deja shares how birding can be good for our wellbeing, ways we can all enjoy those benefits, and even guides us through her very own breathing.
I developed and launched this podcast, recruited the host and other talent, guided the big picture, and in Season 3 stepped in as story editor.
In the finale of the pilot season of Threatened we visit Thaidene Nëné, a huge swath of land in the Boreal Forest, and learn how the Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation and the Canadian government came together to protect an area that’s vital for birds, Indigenous people, and the health of the entire planet.
I oversaw all aspects of the launch of this podcast, edited scripts and gave audio mix feedback on this episode.
Carlos Rodriguez, evangelical pastor turned relief worker and climate advocate, tells a powerful personal story about how the climate impacts of Hurricane Maria and Irma transformed the trajectory of his life and ministry. And he shares profound wisdom on how we can all turn “charity into solidarity” and weather the storms of the climate crisis and more.
Season 3 Producer. I traveled to Puerto Rico with host Anna Jane Joyner to record in the field, produced, sound designed and mixed this episode.
It’s hard to unpack all the stories we tell ourselves about the looming apocalypse. So perhaps the most popular monster of the 21st century, the freakin’ ZOMBIE, can help us unearth and confront our collective fears.
For this episode, I worked with host Mike Osbourne to hone the script, edited, sound designed and mixed the audio.
Three-time egg donor Mary has amazing tales to tell about her reasons for donating eggs, the physical and emotional rollercoaster she rode, and why she kept on doing it anyway.
Season 1 Mixer. Host Sam Shaber handed off a rough cut of an episode to me, which I did fine edits on, added music, and mixed for publication.
The Mere Point Oyster Company has applied to lease 40 acres of water in Maquoit Bay, near the town of Brunswick. Some residents are voicing concern.
“I live here, I paddle there” was created at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
Sean Libby of Portland, Maine band Johnny Cremains shares his love for the theremin.
“you will kill yourself if you do it wrong” was created at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
She can’t stop sleeping, and it’s not a phase.
“Never That Easy” is an independent piece.
This is the first episode of KDHX podcast The Way We Sound.
Listen to all seven episodes I produced of The Way We Sound here.
The Nonprofit Spotlight was a daily interstitial on KDHX, St. Louis Community Radio, produced by me. Two, three-minute pieces were created each month for two years, 2013-15. This piece originally aired in August of 2014.
**Note: The Music Director’s Cut (2016-18), the other interstitial I voiced and produced at KDHX, does not exist on the internet because of its use of copyrighted music.**