I’m a podcast story editor, host & professor.

I’ve been making podcasts for over a decade at places like WNYC, BuzzFeed News, NPR, Vox, iHeart and more. I love making work that surprises listeners and challenges existing power structures. I’m Brazilian-American, queer, gregarious and happy to meet you! My pronouns are she/her/hers.

Here’s what I’ve been up to lately:

 

Teaching

Being a professor is one of my biggest joys! I’m so excited to teach Media Ethics at the CUNY graduate school of journalism in 2025! Previously I taught a class about how to listen at The New School & narrative audio to grad students at NYU, where I also got my M.A. in Latin American Studies and Journalism.

 
 

Story Editing

For the past several months I’ve had the pleasure of working with host Raquel Willis, iHeart Media and School of Humans to edit this 8 part narrative audio documentary about the life of legendary LGBTQ+ activist and icon Marsha P. Johnson. It has been the honor of a lifetime. I’ve loved spending time deep in the archives and listening to queer elders — especially as anti trans rhetoric echoes louder and louder. I’m so proud of this show and I hope you listen!

Reporting

I’ve loved reporting a few episodes of NPR’s Life Kit lately. It’s fun because I look at something I want to improve about my own life, and then I get to share knowledge from experts with a much larger audience. My story about how to support a friend who is grieving was Life Kit’s #3 most read story of the year on NPR’s website!