Re:Orient
Re:Orient
When I’m not working for Reveal, I volunteer my time as a co-host and producer for the podcast Re: Orient — from the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA). We interview people in media who trace their roots back to the region that stretches across from North Africa all the way over to Southwest Asia.
Narration
A verified human on Twitter once described my voice as “a warm, weighted blanket.” What makes this funny is that I work remote and often have to record… under a blanket (pictured). But seriously, that tweet — as well as generally good feedback from listeners and colleagues over the years — gave me just enough self-esteem to start volunteering as a narrator for the Texas State Library & Archives Commission Talking Book Program. This stellar group of people record books and magazines for the print-disabled. During my time there, I recorded a bunch of features for Texas Monthly — and hope to do more of this kind of work.
Here are some clips:
Texas Monthly
Are Texas Republicans Serious About Secession?
Calls for independence are growing louder on the right. Maybe that would change if more Texans understood the costs of such a move.
Texas Monthly
The Exoneration of Anthony Graves Still Resonates
Pamela Colloff reflects on her 2010 story about the shoddy police work and prosecutorial misconduct that put an innocent man on death row.
Texas Monthly
How Round Top Became a Whole Vibe
Celebrities, influencers, and high-end shoppers are among the throngs that descend upon the tiny town’s biannual antiques fair, which has flourished—even during a pandemic.
I also do voice over.
Reveal: After Ayotzinapa
A three-part series looking into a mass kidnapping incident in rural Mexico. The podcast was named one of the best of 2022 by the New York Times. Nadia was the English voice of Cristina Bautista, also known as Dona Cristi, whose son disappeared along with 42 other young men.
Reveal: Buried Secrets
After decades of stripping away Native American identity from its students, a Catholic boarding school seeks to help the community heal. But school survivors want justice first. In this two-part series, Nadia reads excerpts from a nuns’ diary that gave firsthand accounts of Native people in 1888.