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Host, Pillow Talk, Hatch
2025 - Present

  • A 7-nights-a-week virtual slumber party for grownups, helping you to end your day with a laugh as you drift off to sleep.

  • Co-hosted by Emmy Award-winning writer/comedian Josh Gondelman, Ambie Award-nominated actor/comedian Jacquis Neal, Channel 101 Award Winning comedian/filmmaker KP Parker, and more.  

Host, Health Matters, Mayo Clinic
2023 - Present

  • Informative and entertaining conversations about your health with doctors and scientists from the top-ranked hospital in the U.S.

  • Notable guests include Dr. Samir Mardini, who performed Mayo Clinic’s first face transplant, and his patient, Andy Sandness; Dr. Gregory Poland, Head of the Vaccine Research Group at Mayo Clinic; and Dr. Sarah Umar, AKA the “Queen of Hemorrhoids.”

Recurring Guest Critic, Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR
2021 - Present

  • NPR's signature pop culture roundtable critiquing the buzziest movies, TV, books, and more.

  • Winner of the 2021 iHeartRadio Podcast Award for Best Pop Culture Podcast. 

  • Named the #1 Best Pop Culture Podcast of 2022 by O The Oprah Magazine. 

  • Winner of the 2022 National Podcast Award for Best Group Podcast.

Host/Co-Creator/Co-Writer, By the Book, Stitcher
2017 – 2025

A comedic reality show/self-help podcast, co-hosted by Moth StorySlam winner/BBC host Jolenta Greenberg.

Host/Co-Creator/Producer, Daily Fail
2023 - 2025

  • Debuted on the Apple Podcasts Top 200 News charts.

  • Selected as a Pandora Hot Pick, 2023.

  • Selected as a Stitcher Featured Show, 2023. 

  • Selected as an Earbuds Discover Pick, 2023.

  • Featured in/on the New York Times, Slate's Hear Me Out, WBEZ'S Nerdette, Reality Life with Kate Casey, Fixing Famous People, Royally Obsessed, The Alarmist, Risk, Trashy Royals, Lady Audaci-TEA, and more.

Host/Co-Creator/Co-Writer, How To Be Fine, Stitcher
2023 – 2025

  • Selected as a Listen Up Pick by The Today Show on NBC, 2023.

  • Named Society & Culture Editor's Pick by Amazon, 2023.

  • Named Best Podcast of the Week by Amazon, March 2023.

  • Selected by Apple Podcasts as a Show to Laugh Along With, 2023.

  • Featured on the Savage Lovecast, Slate's Big Mood Little Mood, Conde Nast Traveler, Celebrity Book Club with Chelsea Devantez, KCRA's Dying to Ask, and more.

Guest Host, Dear Prudence, Slate
2024 - 2025

  • Slate's advice podcast, responding to listener questions about relationships at home, work, and beyond. 

  • Notable guests included: Academy Award nominee Stephanie Hsu, New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Crystal Kung, and more.

Host, The Royal Report, Newsweek, 2022 - 2023

A mix of headlines, in-depth analysis, and friendly debate about the British Royals, co-hosted by Newsweek chief royal correspondent Jack Royston.

  • Newsweek’s #1 top-performing podcast.

  • Notable press mentions and appearances include: NBC News, MSN, Hello Magazine, OK Magazine, iNews, The Kit, SheFinds, Vanity Fair’s Dynasty Podcast, and more.

  • Notable guests include: Omid Scobie, co-author of Finding Freedom; Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, activist, attorney, and author of This Is Why I Resist; Christopher Bouzy, founder and CEO of Bot Sentinel; and more.

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Host, The Relentless, Slate Studios and Century 21 Real Estate
2021 - 2023

A podcast that rethinks business, redefines success and reimagines customer experiences.

  • 2021 Digiday Content Marketing Award finalist for Best Branded Podcast.

  • Guests included: Guy Kawasaki, bestselling author and former chief evangelist of Apple; Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia and angel investor in Facebook, Twitter, Venmo, Snapchat, and Uber; Tina Roth Eisenberg, founder of CreativeMornings; Chieh Huang, co-founder and CEO of Boxed.com; and more.

Host/Co-Creator/Producer, Movie Therapy with Rafer & Kristen
2020 - 2022

Questionable advice and solid movie recommendations for whatever ails you, co-hosted by Newsday film critic Rafer Guzman.

Host/Co-Creator/Co-Writer, Romance Road Test, Audible
2022

Kristen and Jolenta Greenberg, along with their husbands, road test questionable relationship hacks so you don't have to.

  • Named a Best Podcast of the Week by The Guardian, June 2022.

  • Named a Podcast Worth Checking Out by Vulture, June 2022.

  • Notable press mentions and appearances include: WBEZ’s Nerdette, Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend, The Science of Happiness, Feeling Seen, CBC’s Podcast Playlist, Forever 35, Fake the Nation, Troubled Waters, and Tiny Victories.

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Host/Reporter, Innovation Uncovered, TBrand at the New York Times and Invesco QQQ
2020 - 2022

A podcast about the groundbreaking ideas, discoveries, and people that are changing our world for the better.

  • Debuted in the Apple Podcasts Technology top 20.

  • Named one of the 20 Best Innovation Podcasts of 2021 by Welp Magazine.

  • Guests included Doll Avant, founder of Aquagenuity, the world’s first water quality rating technology company; Pablo Helman, visual effects supervisor with Industrial Light & Magic; Mike Brown, creative director for Forza Horizon 5 at Playground Games; and more.

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Host/Course Guide, The Pursuit of Happier, Knowable
2020

An exploration of what actually makes us a little stronger, a little more fulfilled, and a little happier with leading academics, researchers, and scientists.

  • One of Knowable’s top 3 most downloaded titles of 2020.

  • Guests included Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown, New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Rubin, TED speaker Srikumar Rao, UC Riverside distinguished professor of psychology Sonja Lyubomirsky, and more.

  • Notable press mentions included Engadget, Mashable, Entrepreneur, Nerdist, and more.

Host/Co-Creator, We Love You (And So Can You), Stitcher
2019 - 2020

Part reality show, part self-love school, We Love You (And So Can You) is a makeover show for the heart. Co-hosted by Jolenta Greenberg.

  • Debuted as a top 5 education program in Apple Podcasts.

  • Selected as an NPR One Featured Show.

  • Notable press mentions and appearances included CBS This Morning, Bello Collective, iHeartRadio, Forever35, Unladylike, WebMD, Milk Street, Happier in Hollywood, Shelf Care, The List, Parade, Inside Podcasting, and more.

Host, Lisa, Sandra & Kristen Go To The Movies, CNN
2019

A celebration of the movies, featuring celebrity interviews, games, and audio essays, co-hosted by CNN Senior Entertainment Writers, Lisa France and Sandra Gonzalez.

  • A six-part audio series designed to accompany CNN's documentary series, The Movies, produced by Tom Hanks.

  • Guests included LeVar Burton (Star Trek: Next Generation, Roots), Trace Lysette (Hustlers, Transparent), Academy Award-winner Ruth Carter (Black Panther, Selma, Do The Right Thing), and more.

Host, When Meghan Met Harry: A Royal Weddingcast, Panoply
2017 – 2018

A countdown to the nuptials of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, co-hosted by MTVUK host James Barr.

Host/Co-Creator/Producer, Movie Date, WNYC Radio
2010 – 2016

A film review, movie trivia, and celebrity interview show, co-hosted by Newsday film critic Rafer Guzman.

  • Debuted as an iTunes New & Noteworthy podcast.

  • Notable guests included Scarlett Johansson, James Franco, Joan Rivers, Oscar Isaac, Josh Gad, Joss Whedon, Kristen Stewart, Clive Owen, Christina Hendricks, Taraji P. Henson, and more. 

  • Notable press mentions and appearances included the Wall Street Journal, Marketplace, BRIC TV, Uptown Radio, BabesOfNPR.com, and more.