@Radioactive22

NPR arts correspondent

 Los Angeles
Joined February 2009
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Heading out to Sundance. So is the filmmaking team behind a new zombie apocalypse movie premiering there. They are victims of the LA wildfires too. Take a listen to their story. npr.org/2025/01/22/nx-s1-522…
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My latest on NPR: npr.org/2025/01/13/nx-s1-525…
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My NPR story on Hollywood and the fires… npr.org/2025/01/11/nx-s1-525…
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I’lo be on NPR today with this story npr.org/2025/01/11/nx-s1-525…

As fires in Los Angeles rage, an already-hurting Hollywood presses pause

The fires around Los Angeles arrived just as Hollywood's awards season kicked off. It's an ominous sign at a time when film and TV production is already down.

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My NPR story on fashion designer Jonathan Anderson: npr.org/2024/12/26/nx-s1-522…
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Folks in Hollywood: What are you anticipating in the upcoming Trump era? Please contact me at [email protected]
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“Rust” premiered at a Polish film festival. My NPR story; npr.org/2024/11/20/nx-s1-514…
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You can also now find me on Blue Sky: [email protected]
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Conan was tapped to host the next Oscars ceremony. My NPr story: npr.org/2024/11/15/nx-s1-519…
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Trying to lure Hollywood back to Hollywood: My NPR story: npr.org/2024/10/31/nx-s1-516…
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My story on the mega gory slasher movie “Terrifier 3”: npr.org/2024/10/19/nx-s1-515…
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Interviewed America Ferrera onstage for the New Albany Lecture series in Columbus Ohio!
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Diego & Gael- my NPR story on these lifelong friends...npr.org/2024/10/07/nx-s1-510…

Friends since birth, Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal are back together on screen

In 2001, actors Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal gained international fame as co-stars in Y Tu Mamá También. They were best friends off-screen, too – and they're together again in Hulu's first...

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I had the honor of interviewing Isabel Allende onstage at the Texas Conference of Women… and also@met up with Lulu Garcia Navarro!
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I interviewed Francis Ford Coppola about his new film “Megalopolis.” (Also interviewed Aubrey Plaza). The radio version is on “All Things Considered.”. Click on the link to hear the audio. npr.org/2024/09/27/nx-s1-496…

‘The movie tells you how to make it’: After decades, Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ is here

“Every movie I make involves passion,” writer and director Francis Ford Coppola says. “The Godfather is very classical. Apocalypse Now is very wild.” His latest, Megalopolis, is a Roman epic – set in...

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I interviewed Francis Ford Coppola about his new film “Megalopolis.” (Also interved Aubrey Plaza). The radio version will be on “All Things Considered.”. I’ll post it here after it airs. npr.org/2024/09/27/nx-s1-496…

‘The movie tells you how to make it’: After decades, Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ is here

“Every movie I make involves passion,” writer and director Francis Ford Coppola says. “The Godfather is very classical. Apocalypse Now is very wild.” His latest, Megalopolis, is a Roman epic – set in...

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“Baby Reindeer” wins Emmy Awards, faces legal trouble 'Baby Reindeer' wins 6 Emmys but is still in the midst of a lawsuit npr.org/2024/09/13/nx-s1-510…

'Baby Reindeer' is facing a lawsuit — that didn't stop it from winning 6 Emmys

The woman who believes she inspired a stalker in the hit TV show Baby Reindeer sued Netflix over the summer. The case is still pending.

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🎧Podcast episode out now! @Radioactive22, @MenacheAlberto, @selmaleh & @andi_norris spoke with guest host @rachaelmyrow about the SAG-AFTRA strike against major video game companies and what it means for the industry and its workers. 📻Listen: link.chtbl.com/o3sYiWEl
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FRI at 10AM w/@rachaelmyrow: @Radioactive22, @MenacheAlberto, @selmaleh & @andi_norris join to talk about what the SAG-AFTRA strike against major video game companies means for the industry and its workers. ❓What are your Qs about the video game strike? npr.org/2024/08/14/nx-s1-507…

AI is changing video games — and striking performers want their due

Performers are on strike against major video game companies, and AI is the sticking point. Here’s how game development has evolved since early animation.

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Encore for James Earl Jones. NPR’s Morning Edition replayed my tribute to the great actor with a commanding voice. Acclaimed actor James Earl Jones has died at age 93 one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5107353:…
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