Today, Explained Creators & Guests

David Pierce is an Editor at Large and Vergecast co-host.

Noel King is a co-host and editorial director of the podcast and radio show Today Explained for Vox. She is a graduate of Brown University, and comes from Kerhonkson, New York. King began working in radio in 2004 in Khartoum as a freelance journalist for the Voice of America. She also worked for Public Radio International's The World, and was a correspondent for the Planet Money podcast. From 2018 through 2021, King was a host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.

Julia Longoria is an audio producer at The Daily and radio journalist at The New York Times.

Noam Hassenfeld is a reporter, audio producer, and musician. He currently reports and produces, scores, and sound-designs for Vox Media.Prior to working for Vox, he was a producer for NPR's "Latino USA." In addition to his news work, he is a member of the band Three Thousand Rivers.Hassenfeld received a degree in Comparative Religion and Music from Harvard. He has also worked as a video game composer, a film composer, and a third grade science teacher.

Haleema Shah is a report and producer of Today, Explained Podcast.

Avishay Artsy is an audio producer, reporter, and journalist. Currently, he is a senior producer for Vox Media. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.Previously, Artsy was a producer at KCRW.Artsy received his B.A. in Political Communications from Boston University, then studied Broadcast Production at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Jonquilyn Hill is a podcast producer and host. Currently, she is a Senior Producer of Explanatory Audio at Vox Media, where she also hosts the "Explain It to Me" podcast.Previously, Hill was a senior producer for WAMU and the NPR show "1A." While at WAMU she also created and hosted the podcast "Through The Cracks."

Peter Balonon-Rosen is reporter, journalist and producer at NPR.

Sean Rameswaram is the host of the daily Vox news podcast, Today Explained. He has a correspondent for Radiolab's More Perfect, and he has made radio for the CBC, NPR, and WNYC, where he hosted the fondly remembered Sideshow podcast for Studio 360.

Credits: Co-host and producer of The Refresh from Insider. Host, reporter, and producer for WNYC. There, she launched and hosted WNYC’s Consider This; guest hosted for shows like The Takeaway and The Brian Lehrer Show; and co-wrote and produced the critically acclaimed podcast Scattered. Before becoming a journalist, Rebeca acted in experimental New York theater. She hails from beautiful Mexico City.

Hady Mawajdeh is a radio journalist. Currently, he is a producer for Vox Media's podcast "Today, Explained."Mawajdeh worked at NPR affiliate stations KUT and KUTX in Austin, Texas as an intern, producer, social media coordinator, and a late-night deejay.Mawajdeh received his B.A. in Mass Communication from Texas State University and specialized in electronic media.

Gabrielle Berbey is a documentary filmmaker, multimedia journalist, editor, and producer. Currently, she is a producer at Vox Media, where she produces for their podcast "Today, Explained."Previously, Berbey was an Associate Producer at WNYC, where she produced "The Experiment." Before that, she was an Assistant Editor at PBS, where she worked on Ken Burns' series about Muhammad Ali, and as a Production Assistant for the show "Frontline."Berbey received her B.A. in Film, Video, and Photographic Arts and Human Rights from Bard College.

Carla Javier is a reporter and producer.

Zach St. Louis is a freelance audio producer, reporter, and writer. Currently, he is a producer at Placement Theory, where he produces the podcast “Question Everything.”

Jolie Myers is a journalist and audio producer. Currently, she is the Managing Editor of Audio at Vox Media.Previously, Myers was an editor for NPR and a producer for the KCRW show "Press Play." She also blogs about beer for online publications in the Los Angeles area.

Jon Ehrens is a podcast and music producer. Currently, he produces audio for Vox Media.Ehrens has been interested in production and sound design since he first started working with sound boards and audio production software at age 14.Ehrens received his B.S. in American Studies and Communications from Goucher College.

Laura Bullard is a researcher and writer. Currently, she is a freelance fact-checker and a fact-checker for Vox Media's show "Today, Explained." She has fact-checked for The New York Times, Vogue, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Curbed, and Marie Claire.

Rob Byers is one-third of Final Final v2 and audio mixer at Criminal Podcast.

Siona Peterous is a writer, producer, and creator with a background in journalism and sociopolitical research. Currently, she is a freelance producer.Peterous received her B.A. in Political Science and International Relations and Affairs from Virginia Commonwealth University.