Meg Dalton
Director of Audio Storytelling and Talk ShowsMeg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows at 黑料吃瓜网 where she oversees the station鈥檚 talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
She previously worked for The Takeaway from WNYC, in collaboration with GBH and PRX, and Mobituaries with Mo Rocca. She's also reported and edited for the Columbia Journalism Review, PBS NewsHour, Slate, MediaShift, Hearst 黑料吃瓜网 newspapers, and more. Her audio work has appeared on 鈥嶯PR, WNYC, WSHU, Marketplace, and WBAI.
Meg earned her master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2017, where she specialized in audio storytelling and narrative writing, and has taught audio storytelling at Columbia Journalism School, UnionDocs, and public libraries.
Off the clock, she enjoys making horrible puns, attempting to hike every National Park, and hanging out with her cat, Nora Ephron. She also works with Empowerment Avenue鈥檚 Writer鈥檚 Cohort, a one-on-one volunteer model in which outside editors work with incarcerated writers to workshop and publish their work.
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We discuss the inequities that the pandemic exposed, from how COVID-19 impacted people with disabilities to a broader look at the history of health and race. -
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We explore the way racist housing policies like redlining have impacted generations of Americans as law professor Bernadette Atuahene discusses her new book 'Plundered.' -
On this episode of Audacious, a woman shares her harrowing experience with delusional infestation, while two experts explain its causes and treatments. -
This hour, a panel discusses the significance of Black History Month in the context of President Trump's rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion. -
On this episode of Audacious, meet tribute artists for Prince and Elvis Presley. Hear about their devotion and precision, while maintaining a sense of self.
