Welcome!
My name is Heena and I’m a podcast producer currently based in Chicago, IL.
I previously worked at NPR’s Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! as the lead producer on their podcast How To Do Everything. Before NPR, I was a producer with WBEZ’s podcast unit. I led production on shows like Stories Without End with Natalie Moore, Making with Brandon Pope and Art of Power with Aarti Shahani. I also produced segments for Consider This and Reset.
I’m looking to tell human-centered stories that have a whole lot of heart and (hopefully) lead to some tangible change.
Check out some of my stuff below!
some of my shows…
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How To Do Everything
Hosted by Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! producers Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag, How To Do Everything is one part advice show, one part absurdity fest. Each week, we took a listener question and found the most over-the-top, unexpected way of answering it. Check out our episodes with Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger or Martha Stewart.
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Stories Without End
Soap operas are the foundation of American television, and they started right here in Chicago. Join critically-acclaimed journalist Natalie Moore as she takes listeners on a journey through the history of soap operas, pointing out the ways they built the framework for TV drama as we know it today.
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Making
Each week on Making, host Brandon Pope tracks the ascent of a Black icon, with insider interviews from confidants, poignant cultural analysis from top critics and never-before-heard footage. The show covers literary heroes, pop stars, politicians and athletes. Check out our episodes about Rihanna, Fred Hampton or Serena Williams.
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Art of Power
On Art of Power, host Aarti Shahani sat down with politicians, CEOs, entertainers and activists to figure out the recipe for changing the world. Check out our interviews with Barack Obama, Stacey Abrams, Gloria Allred or Jameela Jamil.
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