My class’s final radio project.
Audio
Intelligence Squared Podcast: The oil sands are good for Canada and good for the world
Originally published by Intelligence Squared on December 20, 2010
(Produced and moderated)
Hip-Hop Gives a Voice to Liberia’s Youth
In Liberia, cheap technology and relative political stability have spawned a generation of rappers and producers. Disenfranchised men who may have otherwise picked up a gun are now picking up a mic instead. Jake Heller reports on how hip-hop is giving a voice to Liberia’s ostracized youth.
Daybook: Clinton Global Initiative 2011
I reported and produced this in a day. As the Arkells say, “we’ve got deadlines to meet!”
Ashley Bouder, Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet
Ashley Bouder is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. But she has also started curating contemporary art exhibitions; she opened her first, Emerging Creatives Collide, on August 29, 2011. This audio slideshow takes a behind-the-scenes look at the life of one of the world’s premiere ballerinas.
Audio Postcard: Staten Island Ferry
More than 20 million people will ride the Staten Island Ferry this year. That’s 60,000 people every weekday; a little less on weekends. Last Saturday, Jake Heller took the free boat ride across the Upper Bay and filed this audio podcast.
Profile: Roberto Padilla
It hasn’t been an easy road to the principal’s office for Roberto Padilla. So when the 33-year-old starts his first full school year as principal of West Prep Academy this fall, he’s looking to make an impact. Jake Heller reports.