Caitlin O’Keefe was a producer of podcasts and new programming at WBUR, where she focused on Modern Love. Previously, she worked at Radio Boston, where she covered stories unfolding in her community, and at On Point, where she produced shows on national issues, including the 2016 primaries and presidential election. She has also worked on the WBUR digital team.
Caitlin graduated from Bowdoin College with degrees in English and Government and Legal Studies. In her pre-journalism life, she taught middle and high school English in Arizona.
When she's not making radio, she is most often biking through Greater Boston, experimenting with vegetarian food, or hiking around New England.
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Redux: The Empty Chair, Part 2
This is part two of the series on early childhood death. The Sugars read letters from parents who worry that their grief may overshadow their surviving children. They are joined...
A Message From Meghna
A goodbye message from host Meghna Chakrabarti.
Confronting Race, Religion and Her Heart | With Zawe Ashton
In this week’s essay, Lilian Oben writes about how essential it is to be seen in relationships — to be able to take up space, without being asked to change...
Why Can’t Men Say ‘I Love You’ to Each Other? | With Ncuti Gatwa
Do you tell your friends you love them? And do you say it like that, using those words? Is it easy for you to say? Is it fraught? Ricardo Jaramillo...
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Race Wasn't An Issue To Him, Which Was An Issue To Me With Lorraine Toussaint | Encore
Lorraine Toussaint ("The Glorias") reads an essay by Kim McLarin. Then, we catch up with Kim to hear how she is doing in this moment.
Researching Jenna, Discovering Myself | With Hasan Minhaj
Hasan Minhaj ("Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj") reads Brian Goedde's essay about a man investigating his own breakup.
The Language Of Love With Saoirse Ronan | Encore
Saoirse Ronan ("Little Women") reads an essay about how a language barrier impacts the relationship between a young woman and an Iraqi doctor. This is an encore presentation.
How ‘Lolita’ Freed Me From My Own Humbert | With Jameela Jamil
"Lolita," Vladimir Nabokov’s novel about a man’s sexual obsession with a young girl, is famously controversial. But when Bindu Bansinath started to read it, it unexpectedly became a kind of...
When Your Greatest Romance Is A Friendship
When Victor Lodato moved to Ashland, Oregon, he expected to spend his days writing alone in his sublet apartment. But when he met his new neighbor, Austin, he was drawn...