In this AudioFiles episode, we report on environmental advocates’ pushback on a natural pipeline off the south shore of Staten Island that's been given the go-ahead from the NYS DEC. Then, a look at NYC's plan to bring relief to the chronically flood-prone neighborhood of Jewel Streets near the Brooklyn-Queens border. And we hear the story of one New Yorker's endeavor to rehabilitate and rehome red-eared sliders abandoned in NYC to their native habitat in the south.
Host: Niamh McAuliffe
Producer: Steve Kastenbaum
Associate Producer: Rebecca Raghunath
Reporters: Steve Kastenbaum, Jarrod Barry, Jenna Post, Bella Week, and Ella Walsh
Editors: Richard Yeh and Curtis Fox
Audio Engineers: Chad Bernhard and Amber Watson
Guests: Gwynne Hogan and Neela Jain
Music Credits: Megatrax
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In this AudioFiles episode, we report on environmental advocates’ pushback on a natural pipeline off the south shore of Staten Island that's been given the go-ahead from the NYS DEC. Then, a look at NYC's plan to bring relief to the chronically flood-prone neighborhood of Jewel Streets near the Brooklyn-Queens border. And we hear the story of one New Yorker's endeavor to rehabilitate and rehome red-eared sliders abandoned in NYC to their native habitat in the south.
Host: Niamh McAuliffe
Producer: Steve Kastenbaum
Associate Producer: Rebecca Raghunath
Reporters: Steve Kastenbaum, Jarrod Barry, Jenna Post, Bella Week, and Ella Walsh
Editors: Richard Yeh and Curtis Fox
Audio Engineers: Chad Bernhard and Amber Watson
Guests: Gwynne Hogan and Neela Jain
Music Credits: Megatrax
Every day, pet owners around the country choose euthanasia to prevent prolonged suffering for their animal companions. But what happens when a person wants that same peace? In this episode, we explore what it’s like to live without the right to die.
This episode deals with death and medical aid in dying. Please take care while listening.
Credits: Hosted, narrated, produced and reported by Shira Golden. Produced by Pamela Appea. Edited by Meg Cramer. Engineering support by Chad Bernhard. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Thank you to Stacy and Dr. Dani McVety for sharing your stories with us. Special thanks to Curtis Fox, Cynthia Rodriguez, Mitra Kaboli, Amber Watson, Libby Lussenhop, Thaddeus Pope, Ilana Kresch, the folks at A Better Exit, and everyone else we spoke to for this story. We’d also like to thank our colleagues in the Narrative Podcast Workshop at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, Fall 2024.
Music:
“Durna Vila” by Blue Dot Sessions
“Cigar Singles” by Blue Dot Sessions
“Fissure Forming” by Blue Dot Sessions
“Campsite 9” by Blue Dot Sessions
Audio Files
In this AudioFiles episode, we report on environmental advocates’ pushback on a natural pipeline off the south shore of Staten Island that's been given the go-ahead from the NYS DEC. Then, a look at NYC's plan to bring relief to the chronically flood-prone neighborhood of Jewel Streets near the Brooklyn-Queens border. And we hear the story of one New Yorker's endeavor to rehabilitate and rehome red-eared sliders abandoned in NYC to their native habitat in the south.
Host: Niamh McAuliffe
Producer: Steve Kastenbaum
Associate Producer: Rebecca Raghunath
Reporters: Steve Kastenbaum, Jarrod Barry, Jenna Post, Bella Week, and Ella Walsh
Editors: Richard Yeh and Curtis Fox
Audio Engineers: Chad Bernhard and Amber Watson
Guests: Gwynne Hogan and Neela Jain
Music Credits: Megatrax
