Are you curious about podcasts? At Podcast Wine Down, you’ll listen to a series of audio clips from WAMU’s Through The Cracks and join a discussion with Host Jonquilyn Hill and moderator Se’era Spragley Ricks. When 8 year old Relisha Rudd disappeared from a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C. in 2014, nobody noticed. By the time authorities formally declared Relisha “missing,” 18 days had passed since she’d been spotted at school or the shelter where her family lived. Seven years later, Relisha has never been found. Through The Cracks investigates gaps in our society and the people who fall through them, and in this first season, host Jonquilyn Hill asks if Relisha’s disappearance was, as the city later claimed, unpreventable.
As we go behind-the-scenes of the making of this podcast, you’ll walk away with a deeper appreciation for audio storytelling and some practical approaches for creating your own podcast or audio project.
The gathering is free - grab your favorite beverage and snack and join us online. RSVP below - all are welcome! We will send you instructions on how to join us beforehand.
ABOUT WAMU
WAMU 88.5 is the leading public radio station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington D.C. area.
WAMU is member-supported, professionally-staffed, and licensed to American University. Since 1961, WAMU 88.5 has provided programming to an audience of listeners that now totals almost 1 million listeners on-air, online, and on demand.
Deeply committed to the D.C. metro area, WAMU 88.5 produces regular and special programming that reflects the unique environment of our region.
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Jonquilyn Hill is the is the host of Through The Cracks. She is also a producer for 1A and was a member of the team that helped launch the show. Before joining WAMU, she worked on NPR’s 2016 Elections Desk. She’s also part of PRX’s Project Catapult Round Three cohort.
Jonquilyn grew up in Kansas, Missouri, and attended high school in New Mexico, where she volunteered at NPR member station KUNM. She graduated from Howard University where she majored in journalism and minored in political science.
Prior to producing public radio, she worked at NBC’s Washington Bureau and for NY1.
ABOUT OUR MODERATOR
Se’era Spragley Ricks is the associate producer of PRX Remix, PRX’s SiriusXM 24/7 channel of audio stories and podcasts, hand-picked from independent creators. Before joining PRX Remix, she was the community manager at PRX Podcast Garage D.C. She is also a voting member of The Podcast Academy.
Prior to producing, Se’era specialized in marketing, events, and special projects at WAMU 88.5, Daily Press Media Group, and Christopher Newport University’s Ferguson Center for the Arts. Learn more at seerasharae.com.