ATXplained Creators & Guests

Matt Largey is a reporter. Currently, he is the Managing Editor of News at KUT Radio.Previously, Largey worked at WBUR in Boston. His work has appeared on many national radio shows. He's won numerous awards for his reporting, including a national Edward R. Murrow award in 2013.

Nathan Bernier is a radio reporter and host in Austin, Texas. He grew up in Nelson, BC, Canada, and worked at commercial news radio stations in Ottawa, Montreal and Boston before moving to Austin in 2008. Nathan has won numerous journalism awards including a National Edward R. Murrow Award, Texas Associated Press Awards, Lonestar Awards from the Houston Press Club, and various other awards and recognitions.

Elizabeth McQueen is an audio producer and podcast host at KUTX 98.9, Austin’s NPR music station. She is also the host of the podcast "This Song," as well as the producer for "The Breaks," a hip-hop podcast.Before moving to public radio and podcasting, McQueen was a professional musician. She started the band Elizabeth McQueen and the Firebrands, and her first album, "The Fresh Up Club," was released in 2003. In 2005, she became a member of the legendary Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel.

Mose Buchele is a reporter for the NPR station KUT, where he covers local and state issues.Buchele holds masters degrees in Latin American Studies and Journalism from UT Austin.

Olivia Aldridge is a writer and audio producer. She hosts and produces the Austin, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth Breakdown podcasts for Impact News.Before becoming a podcast host, Aldridge was a reporter for Community Impact Austin. Before that, she was a reporter and producer for South Colorado Public Radio.Aldridge received her B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Presbyterian College, where she was the Editor-in-Chief for the student newspaper, The BlueStocking.

Nadia Hamdan is a reporter and audio producer. Currently, she is a producer for The Center for Investigative Reporting's show "Reveal."Previously, Hamdan was a reporter, producer, and host at the NPR station KUT. Her reporting appeared on NPR's "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered," WBUR’s "Here & Now," and the BBC World Service.Hamdan has received a national PMJA award, a regional Edward R. Murrow and multiple Texas AP Awards. She was awarded a Texas Gavel Award from the State Bar of Texas for a podcast on why sexual assaults are so hard to prosecute in Austin.Hamdan received her B.A. in International Relations & Global Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.

Audrey McGlinchy is the city hall reporter at KUT.

Marisa Charpentier is a writer and journalist. Currently, she is the Assistant Digital Editor at the NPR station KUT.Charpentier's reporting has appeared in Texas Highways, The Alcalde, The Austin Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, Texas Monthly, and Community Impact Newspaper.

Miles Bloxson is a radio producer and host. Currently, she is a mid-day host and producer at the NPR station KUT and a contributor on the Robin Ayers show on KBLA 1580 in LA every other Friday. She is the producer of the show "Black Austin Matters." She co-hosts the podcast "Pause/Play." She is the creator and host of the podcast and lifestyle brand "Miles To Mogul."Bloxson received her B.A. in Corporate Communications from the University of Texas, during which she co-hosted a show called “Campus Life” on Austin’s Public Access Channel.

Ben Philpott is a political reporter. Currently, he is the Managing Editor at the NPR station in Austin TX. He is also a contributing reporter for the Texas Tribune.Philpott has been covering state politics and dozens of other topics for KUT since 2002. Before that, he was a reporter at WBHM in Birmingham AL.