
Laura Starecheski
@starecheski
Editor @ThisAmerLife. Alum of @reveal & @NPRscience. Proud member of SOTRU crew. @AIRmedia mentor @UMKnightWallace Fellow.
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43 students went missing in Mexico in 2014. This Reveal series is .. seminal. The incredible anayansi diaz-cortes & Kate Doyle paired up and are now rolling out their exhaustive reporting on the case. So relevant to the tens of thousands who’ve gone missing in #Mexico. Listen!


Super lucky to bring Mario Alejandro Ariza’s voice and words to our air on This American Life. You’re gonna wanna hear this episode courtesy of Alix Spiegel Sean Cole Diane Wu 🌊

I'm trying to be a climate reporter! My first story for This American Life coming out as podcast later this weekend. So proud to be back at This American Life. Everyone there just ridiculously good at this audio journalism stuff.

Grateful I got to help with this one. Come for the CA cliffside emotions with Alix Spiegel, stay for writing that will steal your heart and your breath from Miami Floodlight reporter . w/ Sean Cole. thisamericanlife.org/762/apocalypse…

It's not just you: Philadelphia police are taking longer to respond to most 911 calls. For some serious incidents — like reports of domestic violence — the average wait time jumped to half an hour or more. New story w/ Ryan W Briggs & William Bender: inquirer.com/news/philadelp…




Some news: In May, I’m joining the News from the States || bsky @statesnewsroom.com's new Alaska outlet as Deputy Editor. I get to work with Andrew Kitchenman (we overlapped at KTOO for a hot second) & James Brooks Cascade 🗞️ (a former colleague at Juneau Empire). I’ll learn a lot from them as I dive into state gov reporting.


If you're following (or not following) what is going on in Sri Lanka right now, please listen to this imp evergreen radio documentary by Ike Sriskandarajah . Suspected war criminals rarely get prosecuted for their human rights abuses. Here's why. revealnews.org/podcast/my-nei…




Apply y'all! You get to work with Priska (the LITERAL PMJA editor of the year and a pretty cool person) and join us at WBHM 90.3 FM— the coolest station in Alabama 😎

The full podcast comes out later this weekend. Working on it with the team at TAL was one of the best experiences of my professional life. Especially Laura Starecheski zoe chace Miki Meek Lilly Sullivan Diane Wu Beto O'Rourke @Emanuelewithane Aviva Michelle Nadia Reiman


The end of Roe, and what happens next. Very proud to be on the team that made this show. I think everyone on staff touched this one and many beyond including Emma Green Maisie Crow Rebecca Grant

Now that Gotabaya Rajapaksa no longer has presidential immunity… he may once again face lawsuits for the torture of a Tamil Canadian man and the killing of a prominent journalist. Thanks for having me on the show, Saroja Coelho! 📻 👇🏾