Longform

Learning how to drive. Moving out. Getting (and spending) your first paycheck. There’s a lot of ways people choose to be independent, but what happens when your choice is none of the above? None of the Above is a podcast that aims to highlight all the personal and nuanced ways people of all abilities carve out their own paths to independence when the conventional benchmarks of life don’t quite line up.

The pilot episode of a podcast about disability and independence. These stories look into the concepts of ‘choice’ and ‘permanence’. One man talks about what it was like to be confronted with a decision he never wanted to make (0:42), one woman made her choice before her birth certificate could legally recognize it (8:03), and one young woman talks about what it took for her to not miss her legs (13:18).

Deconstructed is a Downtown Devil podcast where we deconstruct events, developments and hyperlocal stories in downtown Phoenix. I’m your host, Keerthi Vedantam, and we are talking about adult puppet entertainment.

the adult puppet podcast

Diving into Phoenix's unique history of puppet entertainment that grew alongside a generation.  Digital story here.

Carnatic music a snapshot into Indian holidays

A personal narrative of how I forgot my family back home was celebrating one of the most important Indian holidays of the year. Normally, there's no way I could miss Navratri, but this year was different. Why?

News

Hold on to that box your gift came in, says Brian McGrath of Moon Valley Postal. If you throw away the box and want to return it, you'll have to buy a new one, increasing cardboard waste. Created and produced for KTAR News 92.3 FM in Phoenix, Arizona.

Postal services brace for cardboard overload during holidays

Hold on to that gift box came in, recycling experts say. If you want to return the gift, you'll be part of the increased cardboard waste in Phoenix. Created and produced for KTAR News 92.3 FM in Phoenix.

The prescription drug epidemic is hitting a new demographic in Arizona, and one organization is fighting back with cookies. Created and produced for KTAR News 92.3 FM in Phoenix, Arizona.

New cookie business doubles as rehabilitation center

The prescription drug epidemic is hitting a new and unlikely demographic in Arizona. When traditional rehabilitation homes and halfway houses can't accommodate them, one organization steps in and fights back with cookies.