about
I’m an award-winning producer, storyteller, and host with a passion for creating compelling audio and video podcasts. I’ve recently had the opportunity to report and host a season of NPR: Embedded and an episode of This American Life.
In the past, I’ve worked on some of the most popular and acclaimed podcasts out there, including Binge Mode (Time Magazine’s #1 podcast of 2017) and The Rewatchables (Apple Podcasts “Best of 2018”) for The Ringer, as well as Today Explained (Ambie & Webby Award Winner), and Land of the Giants (AdWeek & Webby Award Winner in 2021) for Vox Media. I also created and hosted Greetings from Somewhere, an independent travel series that Outside Magazine called “impeccably made” and Podcast Review described as a “breakout star of the genre.”
When I’m not making or listening to podcasts, I enjoy traveling the world, dishing hot takes about TV, film, and sports, or biking around Brooklyn in search of spicy vegetarian food.
Experience
THIS AMERICAN LIFE | Contributor | 2024-2025
> Pitched, reported, wrote, and produced an entire episode of the Pulitzer-winning, nationally syndicated show with an audience of millions.
NPR EMBEDDED | Host & Producer | 2024-2025
> Pitched, reported, wrote, and produced the Alternate Realities season of the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast.
VOX MEDIA | Executive & Supervising Producer | 2018 — CURRENT
> Lead production on 3x seasons of the award-winning ‘Land of the Giants’ series while directly supervising a team of producers
> Executive produced and spearheaded network's first video podcast ‘Power User’
> Pitched and produced multiple high-performing episodes of ‘Today Explained’
> Oversaw and directly managed multi-company podcast collaborations including ‘Peak 2000s’ with Spotify studios and ‘Little America’ between Epic and Apple.
GREETINGS FROM SOMEWHERE | Creator & EP | 2020–2021
> Created and oversaw every facet of production (development, reporting, writing, editing, sound design, hosting) of critically acclaimed independent travel series.
> Reached #1 in Apple Podcasts’ Travel section. Described as a “breakout star of the genre” by Podcast Review and “impeccably made” by Outside Magazine.
THE RINGER | Senior Producer | 2016–2018
> Led development, production, and launch of critically acclaimed pop-culture podcasts The Rewatchables with Bill Simmons, Binge Mode, The Big Picture, and Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air, each garnering millions of downloads.
> Spearheaded The Ringer’s first-ever narrative series Halloween Unmasked.
FREELANCE PODCAST PRODUCER | 2014–2016
> Produced, edited, researched, and consulted for outlets including WNYC, The Economist, Mic, The Sierra Club, and ESPN.
PUBLIC RADIO NEWS REPORTER | 2013–2014
> Produced and reported local news features for California public radio stations KQED, KALW, and KPFA.
EDUCATION
PARSONS / THE NEW SCHOOL
> Master of Arts in Media Studies: Production & Media Management
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
> Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting & Electronic Communication Arts
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY
> Media Studies Exchange Program
Teaching & Consulting
> The New School: Part-time faculty member teaching graduate-level "Producing Podcasts" course for the Media Studies department | 2020–2022
> Third Bridge Creative: Podcast consultant | 2019–2022
> The Sierra Club: Consultant for climate change podcast No Place Life Home | 2016–2019
accolades
> Binge Mode: Game of Thrones was awarded
“#1 Podcast of 2017” by Time Magazine,
“#9 Podcast of 2017” by New York Magazine
> Land of the Giants: The Netflix Effect was awarded a
Webby for “Best Limited Series Entertainment Podcast”,
“TV/Streaming Podcast of 2020” by AdWeek
> Greetings from Somewhere was listed as one of
“9 Travel Podcasts You Should Be Listening To” by Podcast Review,
“5 New Outdoorsy Podcasts We Love” by Outside Magazine
> Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air was awarded
“#5 Podcast of 2017” by Time Magazine
> Halloween Unmasked was listed as one of the
“Best Podcasts of 2018” by Thrillist
> Why’d You Push That Button won a
“2019 People’s Choice” Podcast Award
> On Shuffle was listed as one of
“10 music podcasts you should be listening to in 2018” by Red Bull
“25 essential music podcasts” by Complex and Pigeons & Planes
SKILLS
> Editing
> Hosting
> Scripting
> Reporting
> Interviewing
> Audio Editing
> Team Management
> Show Development
> Talent Management
> Planning Live Shows
> Audience Development
GREETINGS FROM SOMEWHERE
A critically acclaimed travel show created by Zach Mack about what’s happening underneath the surface of the places we visit but don’t take the time to explore. Featured in Vulture, Outside Magazine, Discover Pods, Podcast Review, Life Hacker, The Washington Post, and more.