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Transom turns 25 this year & we’re throwing a festival for YOU. September 17–19 // Woods Hole, MA Workshops, live performances & music, beach time, opportunities to make stuff, and a party. Tickets & details→ transom.org/transom25/

In her recent obituary, NPR's Elizabeth Arnold is remembered as an "unstoppable, one-of-a-kind reporter." That's evident in the stories that took her around the world with a mic. Today on Sound School, hear her piece about an excursion to the North Pole: transom.org/2026/elizabeth…

Tiny radio documentarians, celebrating slowness, and Chill Beefs on our newsletter, Over the Transom: transom.substack.com/p/over-the-tra…

Editorial Director @camilasegura got her PhD in Spanish Lit for Columbia in 2007; after figuring out academia wasn't her think, she joined the Radio Ambulante in 2012. Since then her work has won the Third Coast/Driehaus Award, two Premio Simón Bolívar prizes, among others.

Executive Producer @DanielGAlarcon writes about Latin America for the New Yorker, was a MacArthur Fellow in 2021, and was the host, lead reporter, and a writer for The Good Whale, a podcast by Serial Productions and The New York Times.

New speakers alert: joining us this fall for #transom25 are the fine folks behind @radioambulante!

Transom director Sophie Crane worked with talented producers across the country to capture the voices of everyday Americans reflecting on the nation at 250, for the New Yorker Radio Hour, hosted by historian Jill Lepore. The Transom version debuts today! transom.org/2026/the-liste…

Cloe Axelson, a senior editor at WBUR, was feeling like the essays she produced that were written by listeners weren't sounding conversational enough -- until she deployed this one simple trick. Find out more on today's episode of Sound School: transom.org/2026/deploy-th…

It's the man, it's the myth, it's the radio legend: @JadAbumrad is coming to #Transom25! Jad is the creator of hit shows like Radiolab, Dolly Parton's America, and Fela Kuti: Fear No Man. He studied creative writing & music composition at Oberlin College in Ohio.

Our amazing #Transom25 presenters train keeps rolling! Audrey Quinn has edited for Stolen, ESPN's 30 for 30, and more while her reporting has featured on Planet Money, 99% Invisible, and more. A Pulizter winner, these days she teaches at NYU, and before that, was a TA at Transom!

It’s Sound School’s 100th episode! For this special milestone, Rob talks about one of his favourite audio documentaries–a piece so powerful that when he played it once, listeners stood up & waved their arms to yell “Turn it off! Turn it off!” Listen here: transom.org/2026/witness-t…

New presenter drop: @alexjrlewis joins us at #Transom25! Alex is the cofounder of Rowhome Productions based in Philly, a production agency specializing in narrative audio projects. His work has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio 4 and elsewhere. He's also a Transom workshop alum!

Erica Heilman joins the #Transom25 line-up! Erica is the creator of Rumble Strip, an independent podcast based in East Calais, Vermont. She's also written for Transom, including her "Rules for Radio" which you can read on our website! @rumblestripvt

Award-winning podcast host and journalist Lauren Ober is coming to #Transom25! She's made shows like We Live Here Now (The Atlantic), Fine Gorilla Person (Topic Studios/Audible), and The Loudest Girl in the World (Puskin/iHeart Media). See pinned post for details!

Coming to #Transom25: filmmaker and radio journalist Bianca Giaever! Her short film STALIN BOYS won SXSW awards while her audio work has appeared in Radio Lab, This American Life, and other places. Previously she was a producer on NYT's audio team.

Coming to #Transom25: Peabody and Pulitzer Award-winning journalist Yohance Lacour! Yohance is the creator of You Didn't See Nothin from the Invisible Institute. He also founded YJLacour, a luxury brand rooted in Black culture, resilience, and redemption.

If you've heard & loved "Fela Kuti: Fear of No Man", which recently won a Peabody Award, then you'll definitely want to hear this conversation with Jad Abumrad and FayFay Odudu about how they produced this excellent series. Out now on Sound School! transom.org/2026/jad-and-f…

The piece grows out of Transom’s ongoing project, The Listeners, and features reporting from Erica Heilman, Scott Carrier, Eve Abrams, David Weinberg, and Yohance Lacour. Produced by Sophie Crane and mixed by Josh Crane. A Transom version of the story coming soon!

Honored to be part of this special New Yorker Radio Hour collaboration with historian Jill Lepore as the country approaches its 250th anniversary: wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyra…

Come learn from Lauren Chooljian of NHPR’s documentary podcast team, Document, at #Transom25! She reported and hosted the 13th Step, which won a duPont-Columbia award and was a 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Audio Reporting. See pinned post for tix & details!

Come learn from Jason Moon of NHPR’s documentary podcast team, Document, at #Transom25! Jason was the producer for The 13th Step which won the duPont-Columbia Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting. See pinned post for tix & details!