Audio — H Conley

Podcast Work

The Best Idea Yet

Producer for this business history podcast. Pitched topics, created research dossiers, produced host recordings, assembled episodes, created transcripts for legal review, etc.
Skateboard: Defying Physics & Freaking Out Parents for 60+ Years
This Is Uncomfortable

As the 2023 intern on this Marketplace Podcast, assisted with production of Seasons 8 and 9 and lead-produced our episode about how breakups affect finances.
Broken hearts can break the bank
Embodied

Produced an episode of the Embodied Podcast from WUNC about inequities in accessing gender-affirming surgery.
Refused: When You're Too Fat For Top Surgery
Meat and Three

Executive produce, editorial educator and co-host for HRN’s flagship news show, Meat + Three.
Our Cheese, Ourselves
The Farm Report

Produced, edited, and engineered this special series on the 2024 Farm Bill and what it’ll mean for what we eat and how it’s grown.
Episode 1: Why the Farm Bill Matters
Financially Inclined

Edited this video-first podcast for audio, created web pages, and posted episodes.
Make student loans work for you
Saved by the Bellini

Launched and engineered this mini-series from Eat Your Words by John DeBary about his latest cocktail book.
Bartender Toby Cecchini
Opening Soon: The Build

Assistant produced, engineered, and did field recordings for this special season about the opening of the renowned restaurant, Ursula.
The Build: Whose Job is it Anyway?
Culture & Flavor

Launched and engineered this HRN podcast on Black and Indigenous foodways from host, Zella Palmer.
Nico Reynolds | Stir it Up: Ireland to Jamaica
Gastronomica

Engineer for this HRN podcast from The Journal for Food Studies.
Annie Koempel on the Ripple Effects of Disordered Eating
Cutting the Curd

Produced a series of live interviews at the Art of Cheese Festival for HRN’s beloved cheese podcast.
That Cheese Plate Wants to Party with Marissa Mullen
In The Sauce

Engineered for this podcast from the founder of Haven’s Kitchen, Alison Cayne.
Building a Hero
Inside Julia's Kitchen

Engineered on this HRN podcast from the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.
Happy Birthday, Julia Child!
Spill & Dish

Engineer for this HRN podcast from The Specialty Food Association.
The Magic Ingredient with Marisol Villalobos, AMASAR
AP Studio Files

Previously did research and currently engineer this interview show from Miller Pyke, the creator of Apartment Party.
Episode #1: Camara Porter
Make Me Smart

Did research for this Marketplace daily news podcast.
Air conditioning and political dysfunction

Podcast Episodes

Broken hearts can break the bank

When recovering from a breakup requires some retail therapy

It’s breakup week on This Is Uncomfortable. We’re talking retail therapy, impulsive tattoos, hefty bar tabs and spur-of-the-moment travel — all things people have done to cope with heartbreak. But the end of a relationship can also be a new beginning. When you’re suddenly single, you have the opportunity for a reset. You can get to know yourself a little better, figure out what brings you joy, and what you want going forward.

Role: Lead-producer

Refused: When You’re Too Fat for Top Surgery

In January 2021, Chala June was finally at a surgical consultation after six months of waiting. They kept their expectations in check. June, 26, wanted to get information and have a conversation about top surgery.

The surgeon looked at June’s chart, pulled out her phone to do a quick calculation and said, “Come back in six months, try to lose 50 pounds and then we can talk.” She offered to schedule a gastric bypass consultation. “How am I able to undergo that major surgery, but I can’t get a life-affirming surgery?” June wondered.

Role: Guest-producer