In the Know is a stop-motion, claymation, half-hour comedy series created by Zach Woods, Brandon Gardner, and Mike Judge. It follows a third-rate NPR host, Lauren Caspian (voiced by Woods), a “well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod puppet” and his third-rate NPR interview show, In the Know.

And: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative is a limited-series podcast from Radiotopia Presents. It is created and hosted by Jess Shane, and it attempts to expose and question “the nuts and bolts of documentary storytelling.”

GUESTS:

• Theresa Cramer: A freelance writer and editor and the co-founder of Quiet Corner Communications
• Tracy Wu Fastenberg: Development officer at Connecticut Children’s
• Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University

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