Podcast Production
development
sound design
mixing
editorial
writing
voice work
scoring
engineering
Today, Explained
Jon has produced several episodes of Vox’s flagship daily political podcast, which is also played on NPR member stations around the country.
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Jon is a producer on the popular live YouTube show and podcast, where he finds guests to discuss politics and current affairs.
WHYY’s “The Statue”
Jon was the sound designer for this narrative podcast chronicling the drama surrounding the Rocky statue in Philadelphia.
Transform with Marianne Williamson
Jon was lead producer and sound designer for the short-run series hosted by best-selling author and 2020 Presidential candidate, Marianne Williamson. He was also the composer of original music.
Please Kill Me: Voices from the Archives
Based on the best-selling oral history of all time, this limited run podcast featured narration, archival tape, and lots of music. Jon mixed and edited the audio, as well as advising the authors, Legs McNeil (inventor of the term “punk”) and Gillian McCain on how to write for broadcast. Jon also coached the narrator, Hollywood legend Michael DeBarre.
Eavesdropping on America
Jon developed this sketch comedy show that ran for two years. He was head writer, sound designer, actor, and created all of the music for the series. He was also responsible for recruiting talent for the show, and managed the production schedule. The show was called “A bizarre, hallucinatory voyage into the minds of very average and very insane Americans,” by Splice Today.
Narcotica
When Jon learned that his favorite writers on drug policy were coming together to create a podcast, he offered his services to getting this show off of the ground. As the first producer of this show, Jon helped the team develop the structure of each podcast, instructed the writers how to write and collect tape for audio, and mixed and edited the first episodes of the show.