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Chris Benderev is a founding producer of and also reports stories for º£½ÇÉçÇø's documentary-style podcast, Embedded. He's driven into coal mines, watched as a town had to shutter its only public school after 100 years in operation, and, recently, he's followed the survivors of a mass shooting for two years to understand what happens after they fade from the news. He's also investigated the pseudoscience behind a national chain of autism treatment facilities. As a producer, he's made stories about ISIS, voting rights and Donald Trump's business history. Earlier in his career, he was a producer at º£½ÇÉçÇø's Weekend Edition, Morning Edition, Hidden Brain and the TED Radio Hour.
Parth Shah is a producer and reporter in the Programming department at º£½ÇÉçÇø. He came to º£½ÇÉçÇø in 2016 as a Kroc Fellow.
Tara Boyle is the supervising producer of º£½ÇÉçÇø's Hidden Brain. In this role, Boyle oversees the production of both the Hidden Brain radio show and podcast, providing editorial guidance and support to host Shankar Vedantam and the shows' producers. Boyle also coordinates Shankar's Hidden Brain segments on Morning Edition and other º£½ÇÉçÇø shows, and oversees collaborations with partners both internal and external to º£½ÇÉçÇø. Previously, Boyle spent a decade at WAMU, the º£½ÇÉçÇø station in Washington, D.C. She has reported for The Boston Globe, and began her career in public radio at WBUR in Boston.
Chloe Connelly
Jennifer Schmidt is a senior producer for Hidden Brain. She is responsible for crafting the complex stories that are told on the show. She researches, writes, gathers field tape, and develops story structures. Some highlights of her work on Hidden Brain include episodes about the causes of the #MeToo movement, how diversity drives creativity, and the complex psychology of addiction.
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