Are you curious about podcasts? At Podcast Wine Down, you’ll listen to a series of audio clips from Radiotopia’s The Stoop, and join a discussion with hosts and producers Leila Day, Hana Baba, and moderator Se’era Spragley Ricks. The Stoop podcast explores stories from the Black diaspora that we don’t always share out in the open. Hosts Leila Day and Hana Baba start conversations about what it means to be Black, and how we talk about blackness in America, and globally. It’s a celebration of Black joy in all its diversity, with a mission to dig deeper into stories that we need to talk about.
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 RADIOTOPIA
Radiotopia, from PRX, is a curated network of extraordinary, cutting-edge podcasts. Radiotopia empowers independent producers to do their best work, grow audience and increase revenue. At its core, Radiotopia cultivates community — for both listeners and makers alike.
Radiotopia is a partnership between PRX and Roman Mars, creator of 99% Invisible, supported by the Knight Foundation, and led by Executive Producer Julie Shapiro.
ABOUT OUR GUESTS
Hana Baba is a radio journalist- host of Crosscurrents, the award-winning newsmagazine at NPR station KALW Public Radio in San Francisco. She enjoys interviewing and reporting on communities of color, immigrant life, intersectionality, health, culture, religion, and the arts. A Sudanese-American, Hana also reports from and about Sudan, Sudanese, and African communities.
Hana’s work also appears on NPR programs, PRI's The World, BBC World Service, OZY, TED, and more.
Her work has won awards by the San Francisco Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists - Northern California, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Black Podcaster Awards, snd she was recognized as a Bay Area African Cultural Icon by the California Assembly.
She is an educator on radio journalism and podcasting, a voice and narration coach, and speaks at industry conferences such as Third Coast Audio Fest, NABJ, PodCon, PodThon and more.
Hana is passionate about bringing people of color into journalism, and regularly speaks and consults with African and Muslim communities on how to enter media fields, and create ownership of media narratives.
Leila Day is between New York and San Francisco reporting and producing for The Stoop and Pineapple Street Media. In the past she’s worked as a senior reporter and editor at KALW public radio. She's produced content for NPR, AARP, USA TODAY, and various podcasts.
In 2015 Leila was the recipient of the USC Annenberg Reporting on Health Journalism Fellowship, reporting on mental healthcare within black communities. Her work has garnered national and local awards through the Society of Professional Journalists,-NorCal, PRINDI, the National Association of Black Journalists, the San Francisco Press Club, and the Black Podcaster Awards.
Leila has a degree in anthropology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and studied documentary radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Before radio life she spent four years in Havana, Cuba, where she developed a dance intensive program and was a frequent contributor to Cuba's national newspaper, Juventud Rebelde.
Leila is a journalism educator. You can find some of her reporting advice on NPR's Training site.
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.