Radio & podcast — In 2021, I was station manager at Discover Radio, a pop-up radio station in Birmingham, UK. I was a producer and host of Behind the Peel, and have had work from that broadcast on Switch Radio. I was a producer and later Head of Production at Scratch Radio I co-hosted and co-produced a weekly Saturday night radio show from 2019-2020, I produced a weekly talk show in 2019, and created, co-produced and sound designed a series called Let’s Talk in 2020.
Documentary — In 2020, I was a reporter for Cities of Sound, which was broadcast on Greatest Hits Radio across the UK. I’ve produced works include Making Wharf Chambers (2020), a documentary about a queer co-op-run venue in Leeds, UK which broadcast on Leeds Student Radio, Searching for Wendy (2023) a short documentary exploring the relationship between trans women and making music (which is still in progress), and an even shorter documentary in 2024 about the Columbia Universtiy encampments for a free Palestine which is also still in progress. I am currently working on a documentary about trans women who swim competetively.
Writing — While I’m primarily an audio journalist, I do sometimes write things. I mainly work with Uncloseted Media, where I investigated several stories such as why 10 anti-LGBTQ hate groups have consulting status within the United Nations and how Timothy Mellon’s millions are funding anti-trans hate in the 2024 US election. Here, I was also a fact checker and copy editor for their first 10 stories to publish including stories on Project 2025, Christian homeschooling, and Mark Robinson.
Research — I am also a media researcher! I co-authored a journal article in 2021 with Rachel-Ann Charles-Hatt called Reframing public service radio: The case of BBC Sounds published in the International Radio Journal about how the new (at the time) platform was further driving convergence in the audio industry. Also in 2021, I created Talking About Mental Health, a teaching resource rooted in research including a three-part podcast and workbook elements to help UK primary-age leaners better explore their mental health in a time when this was more important than ever but not being funded. Currently I am working with professors at NYU to explore creating a sustainable podcast archive. Beyond academic research I occasionally work with nonprofit Empowerment Avenue to produce research briefs for incarcerated jouralists.
Theatre — Before moving to radio & podcast production, I worked in sound design and operation for theatre production. I have sound designed several shows including The Accrington Pals at Wivelsfield Little Theatre between 2016 and 2019 and was an associate sound designer at Lewes Little Theatre in 2016. I also built and installed a custom AV system for Wivelsfield Little Theatre in 2018.
Websites — By now you know I make websites. You’re surfing one of them right now. What’s that? It’s awesome and you want to see more? Click over to Christy’s site, www.uncagedcritique.com.
This is not by any means an exhaustive list of work but, dear reader, it should give you a taste for the range of work I get up to. It was last updated on January 6, 2025. View previous versions here.