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 […]
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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. Season 2 […]