ORIGINAL AUDIO REPORTING

 

Behind the lanes of D’Amanda’s candlepin bowling alley and arcade in Ellsworth, Maine.

DUCT TAPE AND BUBBLE GUM

A young woman fights to save a candlepin bowling alley in Ellsworth, Maine. This story first aired on NPR’s Morning Edition, and was later published on NPR Digital. A print piece appeared in Down East magazine’s March 2023 edition.

Duct Tape and Bubble Gum
from the voices of Autumn Mowery, Lola Stratton and Sam Sawyer

ADAPTING TO ONLINE LEARNING

For students with learning disabilities, remote learning in the early days of COVID-19 was a challenge. This story aired on Morning Edition for NPR.

ADAPTING TO ONLINE LEARNING
From the voices of Asher and Kwayah
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PANDEMIC DRAWS FORMER ILLUSTRATOR BACK TO WHAT SHE LOVES

Mary Jean Megginson, a former fashion illustrator, reluctantly returns to her sketchbook during quarantine, creating @90andsketching. Turns out, that sketchbook saved her life. This story aired on Cincinnati Public Radio.

PANDEMIC FASHION ILLLUSTRATION
From the voices of Mary Jean Megginson and Caitlyn Nystrom

I TOOK A RISK WHEN…

Angela Okafor, a business owner in Bangor, Maine, describes taking a risk running for city counsel. This aired on PBS online, as part of the national storytelling project American Portrait. I reported and produced 17 audio portraits for this project.

WEAVING A COFFIN

April Stone, an Ojibwe basketmaker, revives a tradition that had been erased in her community, just in time for climate change to threaten it. This story appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio.

Weaving a Coffin
From the voice of April Stone

DUKE RHYMES WITH PUKE

A trash-talking grandmother exchanges original poetry with her granddaughter for years. This story appeared on NPR and WBUR’s Only A Game.

Duke Rhymes with Puke
From the voices of Audrey Versteeg, Dian Versteeg & Tremaine Versteeg-Monshizadeh

A grandmother’s “slam”

PLAYING THE VIOLIN LIKE A CELLO

2016 Tiny Desk Concert Winner Gaelynn Lea collaborated with middle schoolers on a concert that became something much more. Originally produced for Wyoming Public Radio.

Playing The Violin Like A Cello
From the voices of Gaelynn Lea, Baily Dennett & Meghan Goodner

Two Brazilian futbol fans at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France

FAN’S SPEAK: WORLD CUP 2019

At the Coupe du Monde Fémenine in France 2019, fans from a dozen countries speak about what football is like for women in the countries they support.

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