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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


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


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


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


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

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