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Episode Summary
In this episode, Peter Balonon-Rosen discusses producing "What Dad Left Behind", an episode for the podcast "This Is Uncomfortable." The episode is a deeply personal story about his friend Dean's experience with an inheritance after his father's death. Peter shares his approach to balancing journalistic integrity with personal relationships, and how this experience shaped his interviewing technique with other subjects dealing with sensitive topics.
Guest Bio
Peter Balonon-Rosen is a producer for Vox's daily news podcast and radio show Today, Explained where he's drawn to covering stories about inequality, culture and policy.
Before joining Vox, Peter produced Throughline at NPR. Prior to that he made podcasts at Marketplace, where he reported/produced for The Uncertain Hour, was a founding producer of This Is Uncomfortable and contributed reporting to radio broadcasts. He began in radio as an education beat reporter. Peter’s work has appeared on Snap Judgment, Reveal, NPR‘s Planet Money, All Things Considered and Morning Edition, and more.
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Additional Resources
Listen to Peter’s story ‘What Dad Left Behind’ from This is Uncomfortable.
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