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The Made in NY Podcast Certificate Program is a collaborative initiative between The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the Made in NY Media Center by IFP.
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My name is Brooke Arnold (she/her) and I’m a stand-up comic / documentary filmmaker / and aspiring
podcast producer. I am an English teacher by trade, but a storyteller at heart.
I grew up in a fundamentalist Christian cult. For the past three years, I’ve been researching the cult and
interviewing other survivors. I’m planning to turn it into a long-form narrative podcast which is why I
joined the class.
My podcast recs. Since I’m a comic, a lot of my friends have podcasts so I’ll plug one that deserves
more attention. Check out my very funny friend Caroyn Bergier and Sarah York on Dying Out: the LGBTQ
podcast for everyone. There’s even an episode with me! ;) https://dykingout.com/
B R O O K E A R N O L D
This is Jackie Delamatre. I’ve been a museum educator for 15 years and currently work at the Museum
of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Guggenheim. I teach kids and teachers, mainly, and also
write curriculum for teachers. I’ve taught a graduate course for Brown University’s Center for Public
Humanities on “informal learning” - a category I think encompasses both museum ed and podcasting. I
have an MFA in Writing from NYU and a BA from Brown. I’m from New Orleans where I grew up on great
music and po’boys.
I’m taking this program because I have a dream of creating a podcast for kids (and, eventually, adults)
about art. While I love teaching in museums, I worry about how our walls – and ticket prices and
attitudes and locations and histories – often keep people out. I want to expand the audience and reach of
our work. I also believe that podcasts for kids are still at a nascent stage and that the category has a great
deal of potential - not only on long car rides with families but also in classrooms.
J A C K I E D E L A M A T R E
My name is Mawuena Akyea, but my pen name is Kwesi Foli. Most people call me Mawuena, so please
feel free to call me that. I am a writer for various publications like the New York Times and HuffPost
and also a director and producer of the web series, African Time, which looked into the lives of first-
generation Africans in the US.
I am taking this program because I would like to be more skilled with podcasts and reach a wider audience.
Pronouns- He/him
I really like Marc Maron’s podcast, WTF and his interview with Barack Obama is my favorite episode. The
interview was smooth, informative and made Obama very relatable.
K W E S I F O L I
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I’m Justine (she/her/hers) and currently I work in social media marketing. However, I’m a writer at heart,
and in my free time I serve as the assistant editor for Girls at Library, in addition to freelancing for various
digital publications. I also write a newsletter called Shut Up and Listen, in which I recap every single
podcast episode I listened to each week (I haven’t sent out a new issue in a while, but hope to get back
into it in the new year).
I moved to New York in 2017 to pursue a career in print and digital media, but I’ve increasingly felt that
podcasts are the medium through which I want to tell stories and develop my skills as a young journalist.
I’m really excited to learn about the technical side of podcast production through this course, in addition
to being creatively challenged and meeting new people.
J U S T I N E G O O D E
I’m John Hoobyar. Pronouns: he/him.
I work in the arts. I’m a contemporary dancer, working about half in theater spaces and half in museums/
visual arts spaces. I’m the Editorial Assistant on a publication that will be produced by the Goethe
Institute in conjunction with a dance festival happening in Dresden in June. I’m also a casual contributor
to performing arts publications Culturebot and the Movement Research Performance Journal. Outside of
performing, writing, and editing, I manage finances for arts organizations in New York.
I’ve been interested in podcasting for a number of years and have begun producing podcast/radio stories
in my spare time. Like Jackie, I think there’s a real dearth of interesting arts podcasts out there. I look
forward to producing the kinds of audio stories about the arts that I want to hear.
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J O H N H O O B Y A R
My name is Karleen Leveille. My pronouns are “Her/She”
I am Producer / Director. I have produced and or directed everything from television series, reality shows
to experiential events, and movies for companies such as Google, HGTV, CBS, ABC, Comic Con and more.
I have always loved and appreciated audio as a way of telling stories but when I started in my career, it
was not the most accessible and utilized medium. As that has changed in the last few years, I have found
the opportunity to engage with it and would love to make my transition into producing podcasts.
There are several podcasts that I enjoy especially ones that share stories about life. One of the podcasts
that I find interesting because it lends a different perspective on family planning is “If These Ovaries
Could Talk.” Family planning has always been taboo especially for Women using alternative methods to
conceive. So learning about how other families navigate that is inspiring.
K A R L E E N L E V E I L L E
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I’m Bri M (pronounced bryyy not brie). My pronouns are ze/sir/zirs/zirself and I identify as a prince.
Please use this noun when referring to me (instead of girl) please! I’m a disability justice activist and
political agitator with a fierce vision for social equity. However, I’m currently unemployed due to my
disability. I’m joining this class because I’ve developed a passion for podcasts and the podcasting process.
I have my own podcast named POWER NOT PITY which amplifies the voices of disabled people of
color. I do every part of making the show (doing interviews, recording interviews, editing the show and
promoting it). I’ve found joy in every part of making this podcast happen.
After working for years in the music industry, I am now very interested in working in podcasting because of
what I’ve learned from running my podcast for only a year. I’ve since developed a passion for podcasting
and I just want more education on how to use my podcast to enter the audio industry.
B R I M .
I’m Michael McDowell (he/his/him), gregarious generalist and congenial Hoosier currently making a
(planned) transition from the hedge fund world to narrative media. I’m amiable and inquisitive, and have
a variety of unusual interests and life experiences—a background fit for podcast. Example: prior to the
years I spent in the New York finance ecosystem, I lived in Mérida, Mexico, where I attempted a novel
that never quite came together.
I currently moonlight as a journalist for a local Manhattan news site, the West Side Rag, and am making
a go of it as a freelance writer and editor, but see audio as a nascent vertical—especially as more and
more folks acquire smart speakers—and aim for a career in the medium. I’m interested in podcasts that
break the form, highlight important and/or unusual perspectives, or otherwise offer something new,
different, or striking.
M I C H A E L M C D O W E L L
I’m Michael Rain, creator of the ENODI Project, which highlights the lives of first-generation and immigrant
people. Last year I was a Tow-Knight Fellow and TED Resident, where I delivered a TED Talk titled “What
it’s like to be the child of immigrants” that’s approaching 1 million views on TED.com. Prior to this I co-
founded a media+tech startup that produced content and built mobile, web, and email products for
the global Pan-African community. Our company was selected for Google, Facebook and Microsoft’s
accelerator programs. My preferred pronouns are he/him/his.
I’m a writer, photographer and video editor looking to add audio to my skillset for storytelling. In the
digital space, I believe audio to be the most inclusive form of storytelling if you think globally because
people are more likely to understand a language than be literate, audio files require less data than video,
and a spoken narrative can offer more context than a photograph.
M I C H A E L R A I N
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My name is Ingrid Raison and my pronouns are She/Her.
I have been living in the city for 4 years. Before that, I lived in Europe - I am actually from France. Back
there, I did my MA at the Sorbonne in Comparative Literature and earned a professionalized MA in Arts
Management. I ended up working within the film industry for a couple of years.
When I moved to New York I decided to go back to acting and enrolled in a 2-year conservatory. I am
a trained Meisner actor and I have been working in theatre and film. One year ago, I created and self
produced a podcast called “Actsiders” that was dedicated to immigrant actors living and striving in the
Big Apple. It was a very hands on experience and I learned so much by doing. I met incredible people and
was so grateful to be able to hear and share their stories.
I N G R I D R A I S O N
My name is Vlad Shenderovich (he/him) and it’s been great reading all of your emails - can’t wait to meet
everyone in person!
I currently work in operations for a Beauty Startup, but the goal is to transition into podcasting as a career.
In my free time I’m a voracious reader and write in my personal blog, vladdit.com. I’ve always been partial
to the arts, and worked my way through college as a magician.
Podcast: An oldie but a goodie, I really loved the Philosopher Entrepreneur, Derek Sivers, interviewed by
Tim Ferriss.
V L A D S H E N D E R O V I C H
My name is Kapish Singla (pronouns: he/him). I am trained as an anthropologist and have conducted
research on different Hindu traditions. I currently freelance as a data collector and analyst. In the past, I
have worked in fundraising for arts education non-profits and film festivals.
During the course of the program, I am excited to strengthen such skills as being a better interviewer and
becoming a more generous listener. I am also fairly new to sound editing and I look forward to adding
that expertise to my storytelling skillset.
A favorite podcast program of mine is “On Being with Krista Tippett.” For me, her show, which explores
inner life and spirituality, demonstrates the power of the medium of a radio program or podcast to
explore certain deep topics that would not work in other formats. In particular, I enjoyed her recent
conversation with the writer Pico Iyer.
K A P I S H S I N G L A
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You may call me Patricia (she/her). My passions are music and dance. I have a day job that is unrelated.
I look forward to connecting everything in 2019! I am taking the course to learn more about great sound
design, and how to produce podcasts, with the goal of doing so professionally.
A recent favorite episode is Slow Radio’s ‘Nightingales’, a show about a conversation between bamboo
flute and a nightingale. Sweet, peaceful, and simple. I also enjoyed Alt.Latino’s ‘Best of 2018’ review of
Spanish-language song hits, with commentary from four music journalists.
And, an informal interview with Jaime Altozano, a composer and music producer, who has taken upon
himself the mission to teach people why and how popular music makes us love it. The episode is from
the show ‘Anes del fin del mundo’.
M A R Í A P A T R I C I A S L E E
My name is Kate (she/her), and I am a documentary/non-fiction video, film and TV producer. I have been
working in short-form marketing and educational media in the last few years and finding audio to be
more and more important for a storyteller and producer to be able to do. I love to listen to podcasts, and
I’m really looking forward to learning the technical and creative aspects of podcasting. Also, so excited to
be getting to know all of you -- what a fantastic cohort to be learning with this winter!
One of my favorite podcast series is BBD Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs
K A T E S U P E R
This is Leezel Tanglao (pronounced LEE-ZEL, NOT Liesel from the Sound of Music). I’m a multiplatform
journalist and data-driven consultant. I’m currently working with the Associated Press to help them with
Audience Development and also consult with several companies through my company StatFury. I’ve also
worked at CNN, CBS, ABC, VICENews, NowThis, ABC, KCBS/KCAL and The Press-Enterprise in Southern
California. My preferred pronouns are she/her/hers
I’m taking this program because even though I’ve been a journalist for 14 years, I’ve never really worked
with audio. I’ve worked with text, video and graphics and everything else. With the rise of podcasts,
I’ve come to realize the power of audio storytelling. There are some stories that so powerful, that they
are more impactful through audio. But often times, some organizations see audio as an add on versus a
stand alone storytelling platform. I want to use audio to tell the stories we don’t talk about - particular
the ones within families.
L E E Z E L T A N G L A O
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My name is Deirtra (she/her), but please call me Dee Dee. I’m a writer and filmmaker with a background
in sculpture and drawing. My true creative calling lives somewhere between audio narratives and
experimental film. To pay the bills, I teach and work as a photographer/archivist.
Fun facts: My partner and I had a courthouse wedding a few days ago, on New Year’s Eve. In a former life,
I once served Joan Jett a veggie burger with cheese. I made my first online purchase in 2005, it was Radio:
An Illustrated Guide by Ira Glass and Jessica Abel.
Here are three representative links—one from each terrific season of Scene on Radio—to podcasts
episodes I think represent the agency inherent in our chosen medium.
D E I R T R A T H O M P S O N
My name is Alamin Yohannes (pronouns he/him) and I am a social media editor. Since graduating from
college in 2014, I have been working across the media industry for publications and arts organizations.
I have written articles, produced video interviews, handle social media and manage editorial content.
Between doing social media for LGBTQ film festival NewFest and helping launch NBC News’ LGBTQ news
vertical NBC OUT, I have truly been inspired to tell stories about marginalized communities. I just had not
found the method that fit me best.
And, that’s where podcasting comes in, so here I am.
My favorite podcast episodes are the 5 episodes of “Queerly Beloved,” VICE’s podcast about LGBTQ
chosen families. It is such a necessary podcast for the LGBTQ community and I was thankfully to have it
to listen to in 2018.
A L A M I N Y O H A N N E S
My name is Faye, and I’m a multi-hyphenate creator, working across genres and platforms in nonfiction
and fiction. I used to work as a documentary editor before transitioning into a story producer/researcher
role two years ago. My day job is economics education (what I studied in undergrad and grad school) at
a research university, where I pitch, develop, and produce video series for an internationally growing
YouTube audience.
I also co-founded a creative studio in 2018 that works at the cross-section of TV, digital & branded. We
develop and produce our own series as well as the work of other underrepresented multi-hyphenates.
The content vertical I’m spearheading is audio/new media, so this program comes at an especially
mission-critical time. I have lots to learn from all of you!
F A Y E Y U A N
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I’m TK, super happy to be your lead instructor!
I’ve been in broadcasting of all forms since 2005 officially from terrestrial to internet radio to podcasting.
I’ll tell you all about it on Monday. Currently, I work at Buzzfeed as a producer on Thirst Aid Kit, a podcast
about women’s lust and desire.
I’m so inspired by who you all are and can’t wait to meet you in person.
I’m loving Heat Rocks podcast, which is a music show that takes a deep dive (without being snobby) into
an album with the lover of the album. In honor of me going to the Meshell Ndegeocello show tonight i’ll
drop the episode she was a guest on here. She talk’s about Prince’s “Purple Rain” album.
K E I S H A “ T K ” D U T E S
In January, Is stated a new job at PRX as the director of training so a big part of my job is thinking about
skills people want to develop and designing trainings to support them. PRX is based in Boston and I live in
Manhattan, so I’m getting used to working remotely and appreciate the community at the Media Center.
Before PRX, I was the director of the audio program at Columbia Journalism School for five years. I’ve
been teaching at Columbia for more than a decade. I’ve also worked at WNYC, Marketplace, WBGO and
at Audible in the early pre-Amazon days.
I got started in this whole career through community radio and there is a lot about this current moment
in podcasting that feels exciting in the same way.
I’m a big fan of The Daily from the New York Times and I’ve listened to this episode from October 18,
2017 Disappearing Factory Jobs many times - I love the way the voices are braided together. On a totally
different note, I just finished 36 Questions, a fiction musical podcast - that was a stretch for my usual
non-fiction ears and I enjoyed it.
K E R R Y D O N A H U E
L E A D I N S T R U C T O R
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