Obscured is an original podcast from Kouvenda Media taking a deep dive into topics that are often underreported and delving into issues that often take place largely out of the public eye. The first season of Obscured features the limited series: From Words to Weapons, which looks at the impact of police-inflicted trauma through stories […]
Reed, Write & Create: Advice for BIPOC writers + interviews with successful authors
Winner of the 2023 Black Podcasting Awards in the category of Literary podcasts, Reed, Write, and Create is a podcast from Lori L. Tharps that offers advice for writers, with an emphasis on BIPOC writers who want to get their work onto the page and then out into the world. The podcast features a mix […]
Block by Block: A Community Radio News show from PhillyCAM and WPPM 106.5 FM
Block by Block is a community radio news program featuring stories about issues affecting the Philadelphia region, as told by members of the community. A team of community journalists have filed reports on topics including gun violence, elections, mental health, indigenous and LatinX heritage and identity, expungement of criminal records, and check washing and keeping […]
Stronger Every Day: Healing After Gun Violence
Gun violence takes a toll on individuals, families and communities. While many stores focus on those who are shot and killed, something that’s easily overlooked is that many more people who are shot survive… but recovery is anything but simple on survivors and their loved ones. Stronger Every Day: Healing After Gun Violence is an […]
My Bloody Hell: Sharing stories of perimenopause
Perimenopause lasts for an average of 4 to 7 years before menopause. Most women will go through perimenopause in their 40s, and it can lead to mood swings, hot flashes, fatigue, insomnia, and other changes. But it’s something that many people don’t know much about and don’t talk about. The My Bloody Hell podcast looks […]
Restricted Reading: conversations about censorship of books in prisons
This limited series explores the issue of censorship in prisons, with a series of interviews from authors, activists, formerly incarcerated individuals, and others affected by the issue and working to bring about change. Restricted Reading is produced by Kouvenda Media with sound editing and mixing by Brad Linder. The podcast was released during Banned Books […]
#Us: A storytelling podcast from First Person Arts
Philadelphia-based First Person Arts is an organization that highlights the stories of real life people, in their own words through storytelling events, digital media, and training to help people tell their own stories in theater, memoir, and documentary formats. The bimonthly #Us podcast from First Person Arts features a mix of new stories and stories […]
Diving Board: Woodmere Art Museum tells the story of Philadelphia’s Art and Artists
The Diving Board podcast is produced by Woodmere Art Museum Director and CEO Bill Valerio and Stephanie Marudas of Kouvenda Media, and starting in 2020 I’ve been helping out with mixing and audio restoration. The podcast dives into the stories of Philadelphia area artists, but also the issues they explore in their work and the […]
Resolved: Resolve Philly’s podcast about Collaborative Solutions Journalism
At a time when newsrooms across the country are shrinking and trust in news is declining, news organizations and other partners in Philadelphia have been collaborating on reporting initiatives like The Reentry Project and Broke in Philly. That partnership is due to the work of Resolve Philly, a non-profit focused on collaborative solutions journalism. The […]
Mid-Americana: Stories From a Changing Midwest (podcast)
The Mid-Americana podcast is a series exploring the history and identity of the Midwest region through the stories of people in the region. Season one was released in 2019, and is titled “Homecoming,” and features the stories of eight native Iowans who moved away from the Midwest and then came back to stay. Episodes in […]
At the Core of Care (podcast)
At the Core of Care is a podcast series that examines key issues in healthcare and the important role nursing plays by looking at the experiences of patients, families, and communities and creative efforts of nurses and their partners to better meet the needs of the people they serve. The podcast series from the Pennsylvania […]
A future without Prisons (WPPM radio story)
For the latest episode of the Philly Breakdown for WPPM, we peered into the future — with stories on the future of community media (which is threatened at the moment), imagining a future of walkable cities, and more. After meeting some of the organizers at Philadelphia’s Youth Art & Empowerment Project (YASP) recently, I had a […]
Remember Reading (podcast)
Remember Reading is a podcast about classic children’s books and their long-lasting legacy. Each episode focuses on a different book by telling the story behind the book and then tracing a line to its resonance with readers and writers today. Through a combination of archival tape, interviews with authors, editors, publishers, and young readers, the […]
Life Do Grow Farm: growing food and social change in North Philly (WPPM radio story)
Most of the food we eat starts out on a farm — and a lot of that food travels thousands of miles before it ends up on your plate. But not all of it. Philadelphia has dozens of farmers’ markets, where you can buy fruit, vegetables, meat, and other items grown in rural Pennsylvania, New […]