UNDISTRACTED with Brittany Packnett Cunningham (Lead Producer, 2020-2022)

Hosted by activist and educator Brittany Packnett Cunningham, UNDISTRACTED focuses on the most pressing issues of our time through the lens of intersectional feminism. An original podcast from The Meteor and Pineapple Street Studios, UNDISTRACTED brings you the latest social justice news and deep-dive conversations with today’s most fascinating changemakers.

 
 

 Documentaries (2016-present)

My audio documentaries have explored themes of death and dying, along with a lively dose of humour and cultural analysis.

 
Audio Documentaries
“Sous Sous: The 10-Year-Old Drag Queen”
“Sous Sous: The 10-Year-Old Drag Queen”

Originally aired on CBC’s The Current in 2021

“Dead Mom Talking”
“Dead Mom Talking”

Originally aired on CBC’s The Sunday Edition in 2016
Winner of a 2016 Third Coast award and 2017 Gabriel Award

“The Teenage Taxidermist”
“The Teenage Taxidermist”

Originally aired on CBC’s The Sunday Edition in 2017

“Coffin Class”
“Coffin Class”

Originally aired on CBC’s The Doc Project in 2017

 

Feist’s Pleasure Studies (Lead Producer, 2019)

Feist’s podcast Pleasure Studies explores the major themes found in the Canadian indie musician’s latest album, including self-reinvention, the power of the natural world, youth, old age, wisdom, and the passing of time.
Named one of Apple Podcasts’ Best Listens of 2019

Feist Pleasure Studies
“Lost Dreams: The Neutral Cruelty of Hope”
“Lost Dreams: The Neutral Cruelty of Hope”

How do we regain hope when our dreams end in ruin?

“Young Up: Aspirational Bragging Rights”
“Young Up: Aspirational Bragging Rights”

Is age chronological, or is it a state of mind?

“The Wind: Only Seen By Who It Moves”
“The Wind: Only Seen By Who It Moves”

Though it’s invisible and formless, the wind is one of the most formidable forces in the universe.

“Century: The Cosmic Elastic Band”
“Century: The Cosmic Elastic Band”

Why do some years seem to pass by in a flash, when some moments can feel infinitely frozen?

“A Man Is Not His Song: The Alter Ego's Avatar”
“A Man Is Not His Song: The Alter Ego's Avatar”

In life and in art, self-reinvention can let us escape expectation. And yet there’s also a danger in drifting too far from the confines of reality.

 

Xtra Magazine’s OffThe Chart (Lead Producer, 2019)

Off The Chart is a podcast devoted to the groundbreaking series The L Word, and the L.A. lesbians we can’t stop thinking about. With the launch of the Generation Q reboot, four members of Xtra’s editorial staff look back, season by season, at how the show revolutionized queer women’s representation—getting it wrong as often as it got it right.

 
Xtra
Xtra Magazine
Xtra Magazine

Off The Chart: Xtra’s podcast devoted to The L Word

 
 

CBC’s Q (Producer, 2008-2016)

In my eight wild years at the CBC’s flagship arts & culture radio show, I produced nearly a thousand segments, including deep-dive feature interviews, tension-filled debates and lively panel discussions. Some of my favourite guests were Mandy Patinkin, Christopher Hitchens, David Rakoff, Nora Ephron, Tracy Chapman, Gloria Steinem, Laverne Cox, Sarah Silverman, and Oscar the Grouch. The bulk of my Q work now requires a trigger warning, however, here are a couple of conversations I produced with Shad and Piya Chattopadhyay:

 
 
 

Chatelaine Magazine’s UpTalk (Lead Producer, 2016)

Hosted by award-winning journalist Rachel Giese, Chatelaine Magazine’s Uptalk podcast features intimate, in-depth interviews with today’s most fascinating women in arts & culture.