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The Rundown podcast

I currently produce The Rundown podcast with host Erin Allen at Chicago’s NPR station, WBEZ. Here are some of my favorite episodes I’ve produced:

I’ve also guest hosted a few times:

Why COVID precautions are an accessibility issue
Three friends and a ‘what-if’ led to a new community art space
Is Illinois a safe haven for the transgender community?
And before all of that, I was a guest on the show: The weight anti-fat bias carries

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

I started on WBEZ’s daily talk show Reset as an intern in 2022 and worked as a full-time contract producer on the show from November 2022 to February 2023.

During that second stint on the show, I produced a five-part series on anti-fatness called Bias Against Bodies, which aired throughout January 2023. For each segment linked below, I pitched the idea, prepped our host, researched and scripted the segment, booked and pre-interviewed guests, line produced tapings, and cut the final audio:

The argument for a weight-neutral approach to exercise and fitness (22 minutes)
Why two Chicagoans decided to travel with other plus-size women (17 minutes)
Plus-size fashion:
- Part 1: The evolution of plus-size fashion (20 minutes)
- Part 2: Thick Mall brings plus-size vintage to Chicago shoppers (18 minutes)
Why is it still legal to fire someone for being fat? (18 minutes)
Medical fatphobia:
- Part 1: Medical fatphobia can have life-or-death consequences (20 minutes)
- Part 2: How Evette Dionne cares for her body in the face of fatphobia (15 minutes)

You can find all 80+ segments I’ve produced and co-produced for WBEZ’s Reset here. Some other highlights: