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Tribeca Talks: Podcasts - ESPN 30 for 30 Podcast Panel

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TRIBECA TALKS: PODCASTS - ESPN 30 FOR 30 PODCAST PANEL

ESPN Films recently announced the launch of 30 for 30 Podcasts, a new series of original, high-quality sports stories in the likeness of the acclaimed 30 for 30 documentaries, but made exclusively for audio. Producers Jody Avirgan, Julia Henderson and Andrew Mambo discuss their approach to telling a compelling story in audio form, and share exclusive clips from two upcoming podcasts, scheduled to launch in June.

Two of the topics that will be featured in the first season of 30 for 30 Podcasts will be: “Dan and Dave Revisited,” the true story of the massive 1990’s marketing campaign around the world’s two best decathletes, and the announcement of “Yankees Suck,” the story of the world’s most famous bootleg t-shirt and the wild guys who started the craze.

PANELISTS

Jody Avirgan

Jody Avirgan

Jody Avirgan runs 30 for 30 podcasts, part of ESPN Films. He also developed FiveThirtyEight Podcasts, where he continues to host, report and edit. He was the host of the FiveThirtyEight elections podcast, covering the 2016 campaign. Prior to arriving at ESPN, he was a producer at WNYC radio, and has worked with shows such as On The Media, Marketplace, Studio 360, Freakonomics, and many more. On the side he hosts the comedy and storytelling series Ask Roulette.

Julia Lowrie Henderson

Julia Lowrie Henderson

Julia Lowrie Henderson is a producer and storyteller based in New York City. A graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary studies, her radio work has been featured on Studio 360, MPBN's Maine Things Considered, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Public Radio Remix. She's currently helping to launch 30 for 30 podcasts at ESPN. Prior to that, she was an Associate Producer at WNYC's Studio 360, where she was awarded a 2016 New York Press Club Award.

Andrew Mambo

Andrew Mambo

Andrew began his media career in community radio in Montreal before moving on to London where he worked as a reporter for BBC Radio 1Xtra. After switching gears for several years doing humanitarian aid work in Sub-Saharan Africa, he returned to radio production in 2012 at New York Public Radio as a producer. In 2016 he joined ESPN Films as a producer for the soon to be launched 30 for 30 Podcast. He also has worked in documentary film co-producing The Gettysburg Story, a nationally broadcast feature length film about the Battle Of Gettysburg for Maryland Public Television.