Robyn Doyon-Aitken
Deputy Director of Audio Storytelling and Talk ShowsRobyn is the Deputy Director of Storytelling. Previously, she was the host and senior producer of Seasoned, a radio show and podcast celebrating food and farms. Seasoned won first place in the 2023 黑料新闻 chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism contest for the story, The Gift of the Buffalo Creek Squash. She鈥檚 filled in as a producer for several of our local shows, most notably, Where We Live. In 2021, she was part of the team that received first place in the Interview category from the Public Media Journalists Association for the episode 鈥淲ho Owns History? 黑料新闻 Woman Sues Harvard For Family Photos.鈥� She produced The Faith Middleton Food Schmooze庐 from November 2015 until the broadcast ended. Before that, she ate her way through the previous seven years of Fine Cooking magazine while its web producer.
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On this episode of Audacious, catch up with unforgettable guests from the past five years to see what鈥檚 changed, what鈥檚 stayed, and what still resonates. -
While writing The Trouble of Color, historian Martha S. Jones saw how the complexities of her racial identity had been part of her family for generations. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet birder, Peter Kaestner! He discovered a new bird species, and became the first person to catalogue 10,000 birds! -
We speak with two high school students who have pushed for expanded access to transportation, and we learn about the history of high school activism, including instances of FBI surveillance. -
It has been five years since George Floyd was murdered. We'll discuss whether rates of police violence have changed and try to understand the broader historical context of 2020's protests. -
On this episode of Audacious, giving isn鈥檛 just for the rich. You鈥檒l meet people who prove that everyday generosity can be radical, joyful, and deeply human. -
In this hour, we talk about what it's like to be a student journalist today with the Executive Director of the Student Press Law Center and a panel of student journalists. -
On this episode of Audacious, a ritual expert helps us understand why these small acts matter, and past guests reveal the personal rituals they live by. -
Bestselling writer Thi Bui reflects on her family's journey out of Vietnam and talks about co-editing an issue of McSweeney's released on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war. -
On this episode of Audacious, we meet people with phobias of grass, reflections, and buttons, and the expert who helps us understand how to cope with fears like these.
