I’m a BJTC, APA, Signal and British Podcast Award winner, and an Ambie and IDA Documentary Award nominee. I’ve produced podcasts and audio documentaries for Apple, Audible, BBC, CBC, Criminal, Crooked, Love + Radio, Spotify, and Wondery amongst others. I currently work as Head of Production at BBC Studios. My writing has appeared in AnOther, AnOther Man, Dazed & Confused, Huck, Little White Lies and Wonderland amongst others.
Awards
IDA Documentary Awards — “Operation Morning Light” Best Multi-Part Audio Documentary 2023 (Nominee)
The Signal Awards — “The Cost Of Happiness” Best Business Podcast 2023
The Webby Awards — “Operation Morning Light” Best Documentary Podcast 2023 (Nominee)
The Webby Awards — “The Cost Of Happiness” Best Technology Podcast 2023 (Nominee)
The Ambies — “The Paddlefish Caviar Heist” Best True Crime Podcast 2023 (Nominee)
British Podcast Award — “Call Me Mother” Best New Podcast 2022 (Nominee)
HearSay Award — “Lavender Country” Create Award (Nominee)
British Podcast Award — “Hag” Best Fiction Podcast 2020
Audio Production Awards — Best New Producer 2020
BJTC Awards — “Lavender Country” Best Podcast 2019
Conferences & Workshops
Series Mania 2024 — Podcast To Screen IP Panel
The Podcast Show 2024 — “Is Narrative Podcasting Dead?”
BBC Podcast Club 2024 — “A Beginners Guide To Narrative Storytelling”
Creativity Works 2024 — “A Beginners Guide To Narrative Storytelling”
The Podcast Show 2023 — “How Is Podcasting Global? Expanding Your Podcast Reach Across Continents”
The Podcast Show 2022 — “From Print To Podcast & Beyond: Narrative Storytelling In Audio”
Multitrack 2022 — “A Beginners Guide To Narrative Storytelling”
Judging
The British Book Awards 2023 — Audiobook Non-Fiction
Audible
Hag — Producer
Sunday Times: “Engaging, modern fables with a feminist tang.”
Times “A return to traditional forms of storytelling.”
Times T2: “A thoroughly original package that had a hint of Angela Carter.”
The TLS: “A series of rich and peculiar little worlds.”
Spectator: “Sharp writing and cleverly done.”
New Statesman: “Relevant and intriguing.”
Guardian: “It’s easy to get lost in the stories from diverse voices.”
Observer: “Simply and beautifully executed.”
Esquire: “Freshly feminist.”
Growing Old Disgracefully — Producer
Financial Times: “Remarkable… curious, unfiltered, funny.”
Guardian: “These are stories of strength, innovation and the will to enjoy life.”
The i: “Funny and endearing.”
Stuff: “The perfect podcast.”
Exposed: The Ashley Madison Hack — Managing Producer
Guardian: “Tells the story of the elaborate hack with sensitivity and even a little romance.”
Financial Times: “The series digs deep into the site’s data breach — and its human implications... the story is excellent, and not just because of the element of jeopardy.”
Observer: “Perfect podcast fodder... revelatory.”
Time Out: “Skillfully tells the story of all victims of Ashley Madison, from its exposed users to the families it left behind”
AirMail: “Sheds fresh light on the sensational downfall of the company and what it meant for the Internet age.”
CBC: “Delves into the toll the hack took.”
Esquire: Best Podcasts Of 2024 “This podcast is about how the hack happened and the human consequences of it – and the dangers of thinking that anything you do on the internet is ever really private.”
Buying Time — Managing Producer
Sunday Times: “Thought-provoking, compellingly well-told.”
Guardian: “Journalist Frank Swain investigates the ‘death denial’ movement in this fascinating series.”
The i: “Fascinating and unsettling.”
Radio Times: “A terrific addition to the genre.”
New Scientist: “Full of suspense… fascinating.”
Killer Book Club — Editor
Telegraph: “Riveting… a cracking, intrigue-laden yarn.”
The i: “Polished, compelling.”
Stylist: “Dives deep.”
To The Woman — Producer
Observer: “Gripping, often emotional.”
Guardian: “Impressive… powerful, vulnerable.”
ELLE UK: “Formidable and game-changing.”
Refinery29: “Shines a light on incredible women.”
Stylist: “Remarkable.”
Dazed & Confused: “Uplifting.”
Chasing Boaz Manor — Managing Producer
Guardian: “Nobody likes a crypto con merchant, so this tale of hard-working hustler Boaz Manor is particularly delicious”
Independent: “A captivating story... unbelievably audacious”
Audio Content Fund
Call Me Mother — Producer
Apple’s Best Podcasts Of 2021
Guardian: “Evocative storytelling with no room for stereotypes.”
Financial Times: "Candid, poignant and uplifting."
Observer: “A lovely listen.”
Esquire: “A great service.”
GQ: “The crème de la crème of podcasting.”
Bustle: “It seems a simple concept… but therein lies its beauty and power.”
AnOther: “Fascinating, illustrative… deeply moving.”
BBC
Short Cuts — Lavender Country — Producer
Short Cuts — Sandra Caldwell — Producer
Sideways — Producer
Times: “Syed’s smart show kept me captivated.” ★★★★
Guardian: “Engrossing."
Spectator: "The best thing I’ve heard in months."
Esquire: “Somewhere between Revisionist History and Radiolab... superlative sound design."
New Statesman: “Interesting and thoughtful."
CBC
Split Screen: Kid Nation — Managing Producer
Independent: "Does a great job of uncovering and challenging listeners to think about the type of TV they consume and why"
Financial Times: “Gwynn paints a grimly unsettling picture of naive parents, terrified children and ratings-hungry TV execs”
Guardian: “Josh Gwynn’s brilliant podcast tells the story of 2007’s Kid Nation, with all its chicken killing and parental complaints"
Sunday Times: “Josh Gwynn is a thoughtful guide. But it is the testimonies of the former contestants… that makes this riveting.”
The Week: Best Podcasts Of 2024
Split Screen: Thrill Seekers (co-produced with Love + Radio) — Story Editor
New York Magazine: 7 Podcasts We Can’t Wait to Listen to This Fall
Guardian: Best Podcasts Of The Week “He didn’t know what he was getting into – and neither do the listeners in this podcast, as the big reveal only comes after the first episode… dive in to the action like they did.”
Independent: “Fascinating”
Sunday Times: “The latest in the popular genre of podcasts examining the world of reality television”
Podcast Rex: “Engrossing”
Criminal
Panic Defence — Producer
Imperative Entertainment
Bonaparte — Senior Producer
New York Magazine: “Evocative storytelling throughout.”
Guardian: “Unsensational and engrossing."
Stylist: “Intimate and nuanced... as compelling as it is heartbreaking.”
Boston Globe: “Smart, richly reported.”
Paste: Best Podcasts Of 2022
Esquire: Best Podcasts Of 2021
Operation Morning Light — Managing Producer
Guardian: “Dëneze Nakehk’o… is perfectly placed to describe the long-lasting effects on the area.”
Observer: “Captivating… there’s some excellent soundscaping and archive work, and this story gradually unfolds from dreaminess into foreboding.”
Times: “It’s eerie, atmospheric and occasionally rather beautiful.” ★★★★
FT: Best Podcasts Of 2022 “Part Fargo, part Stranger Things… aided by an eerie and evocative sound palette.”
CBC: “Dives into a little-known chapter of Canadian history.”
The Paddlefish Caviar Heist — Managing Producer
Guardian: “Parks and Rec meets The Wire.”
Observer: “A great niche in long-form storytelling.”
FT: “Remarkable… a Hollywood thriller begging to be made.”
Esquire: Best Podcasts Of 2022 “The vibe's enjoyably kooky, and should scratch any itches for small town Americana.”
Stuff: “Humorous... cinematic.”
The Australian: “A fish out of water adventure... It’s also about the tragedy of human greed, which overrides any interest in environmental preservation.”
The Cost Of Happiness — Managing Producer
Guardian: “Behind a workplace filled with adult playgrounds and perky managers was a darker story waiting to be uncovered.”
Observer: "A gripping tale that will no doubt end far away from happiness."
Wired: Best Podcasts Of 2023 “The experimental community generated much excitement, but the charismatic and eccentric Hsieh soon ran into trouble”
AirMail: “Reveals Silicon Valley’s obsession with disruption.”
Kindling Media
Bad Money: Big Spender — Managing Producer
Guardian: “The story of how the ‘Big Spender’ did it, told in six parts by Jason Wong, is an incredible one… The tale turns from roguish gangster yarn to an examination of how he became a pawn in the fragile relationship between China and Hong Kong, as he was hunted down by the mainland government.”
Mashable: Best Podcasts Of 2022 “Listeners will be left open-mouthed… the action unravels beautifully."
Great British Podcasts: “The story is an illuminating and sometimes baffling game of cat and mouse”
PodBible: “It’s no exaggeration to say that the story of Big Spender is worthy of a movie…”
Love + Radio
Mr Mop — Producer
Journey Into Manhood — Producer
Spotify
How’s Work? with Esther Perel — Production Intern
Una Vida Por Otra (One Life For Another) — Managing Producer
Wavland
Unfit For Service — Story Editor
Observer: “Gripping”
Guardian: “In this timely podcast, Eric Marcus of Making Gay History slowly and sensitively peels open the hateful policy”
Podcast The Newsletter: “Open and heartfelt storytelling”
Wondery
The Spy Who — Supervising Producer
Independent: “Captivating... a thrilling blend of history, drama and entertainment”
Guardian: “Irresistibly film-like”
Telegraph: “Scripted like a pulp thriller... as gripping, as any Bond film”
Esquire: Best Podcasts Of 2024
Podcast Review: Recommended Listen
The Bachelor Of Buckingham Palace — Story Editor
Financial Times: “A hoot — while taking the deception at the heart of the show entirely seriously”
Observer: “Clever and charming… required listening for anyone who thinks reality show contestants are stupid or in on the joke. They’re not.”
Sunday Times: “Very good at investigating the dirty side of reality TV”
Guardian: “In this wild series, TV journalist Scott Bryan speaks to former contestants and finds out just how easily they were duped into taking part in something so absurd”
The Week: Best Podcasts Of 2024
Podcast Rex: “Trust us when we say – you will want to listen to the whole show in one sitting”
AnOther Magazine
Nice White Parents — An interview with host Chana Joffe-Walt and producer Julie Snyder.
Rose McGowan — An interview.
Parasite — An interview with Screenwriter Han Jin Won.
Still Processing — An interview with co-hosts Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham.
Nancy — An interview with co-hosts Tobin Low and Kathy Tu.
The Heart — An interview with creator Kaitlin Prest.
On The Record — An interview with Directors Amy Ziering & Kirby Dick.
Dickinson — An interview with Director Alena Smith.
For Sama — An interview with Director Waad al-Kateab.
Girl — An interview with Director Lukas Dhont and collaborator Nora Monsecour.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always — An interview with Director Eliza Hittman.
Disobedience — An interview with Director Sebastián Lelio.
The Assistant — An interview with Director Kitty Green.
Assassination Nation — An interview with Hari Nef.
The Miseducation Of Cameron Post — An interview with Director Desiree Akhavan.
The Kingmaker — An interview with Director Lauren Greenfield.
Disclosure — An interview with Director Sam Feder.
Moffie — An interview with Director Oliver Hermanus.
For They Know Not What They Do — An interview with Director Daniel Karslake.
The Roads Not Taken — An interview with Director Sally Potter.
Body Of Water — An interview with Director Lucy Brydon.
The Booksellers — An interview with Director DW Young.
AnOtherMan Magazine
Cameron Boyce — Cameron Boyce’s final interview.
Rocketman — An interview with Director Dexter Fletcher.
The True History Of The Kelly Gang — An interview with Director Justin Kurzel.
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary — An interview with Director Ben Berman.
Dazed & Confused
Call Me By Your Name — An interview with Director Luca Guadagnino.
The Florida Project — An interview with Director Sean Baker.
A Fantastic Woman — An interview with Director Sebastián Lelio.
God’s Own Country — An interview with Director Francis Lee.
The Death And Life Of Marsha P. Johnson — An interview with Director David France.
Beast — An interview with Director Michael Pearce.
Beach Rats — An interview with Director Eliza Hittman.
Studio 54 — An interview with Director Matt Tyrnauer.
Nobody Speak — An interview with Director Brian Knappenberger.
Kiki — An interview with Director Sara Jordenö.
Queerama — An interview with Director Daisy Asquith.
Women Who Kill — An interview with Director Ingrid Jungermann.
Pushing Dead — An interview with Director Tom E. Brown.
Susanne Bartsch: On Top — An interview with Directors Adam+Alex.
Huck
120 BPM — An interview with Director Robin Campillo
Three Identical Strangers — An interview with Director Tim Wardle.
The Brink — An interview with Director Alison Klayman.
Ask Dr Ruth — An interview with Director Ryan White.
XY Chelsea — An interview with Director Tim Travers Hawkins.
TransMilitary — An interview with Filmmaker Fiona Dawson.
Of Fathers & Sons — An interview with Director Talal Derki.
Dark Money — An interview with Director Kimberley Reed.
Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life — An interview with Director Tomer Heymann.
Being Frank — An interview with Director Steve Sullivan.
Little White Lies
Generation Wealth — An interview with Director Lauren Greenfield.