Katelyn Harrop was a senior producer for WBUR Podcasts, where she leads a new audio partnership between WBUR and ProPublica.
Previously, Katelyn was a founding producer of The Common, WBUR’s local news and culture podcast for Greater Boston. She also produced and edited always-on and limited-run podcasts for WBUR, including Endless Thread.
Before coming to WBUR, Katelyn was the senior audio producer at The Boston Globe, where she worked on news, feature and investigative projects. Prior to making podcasts in Boston, Katelyn was a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio, where she helped design and direct live coverage of the 2020 Iowa caucuses and produced two daily news and interview shows. She has also worked as a freelance reporter and producer for outlets including NPR and the CBC.
Katelyn is originally from the Pacific Northwest. When she's not in the studio, you can find her taking advantage of Boston's local food scene or hiking New England's peaks.
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Episodes We Love: Digging Deep with TikTok's "tunnel girl"
A TikTok creator known as "tunnel girl" online excavated and constructed a tunnel system under her suburban home in 2024. Two years later, we have some updates on the story.
For the Army, video games are a way to attract young people
Army recruiters don’t target kids until they get to high school. But they play video games with much younger kids.
Hidden Levels Ep. 3: This Game Wants YOU
For decades, the U.S. Army has been on edge about recruitment, hitting its goals for a few years, only to miss them again. As part of their strategy to combat...
6 places to sip, snack and listen to vinyl in Greater Boston
An increasing number of bars, restaurants and shops are getting in on the vinyl rush, providing top-of-the-line listening experiences for audiophiles in Greater Boston, with tasty bites and beverages on...
A resurrected Toad returns to Cambridge
The pint-sized neighborhood watering hole and music venue in Porter Square has returned after more than a year-long hiatus, showcasing local music seven nights a week with no cover charge.
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How to responsibly leak information to the press
Recently it was revealed that federal defense officials mistakenly added The Atlantic's editor-in-chief to a group chat on Signal in which they discussed military strikes in Yemen. The story reminded...
Adrián and the Whale
Last month, Adrián Simancas was paddling the Straight of Magellan, with his father Dell, when the unimaginable happened: a humpback whale emerged from the water and engulfed him in its...
Inside America's homeless encampment sweeps
Homelessness is on the rise. So are encampment sweeps. What does this mean for our cities and the people living on their streets? It’s our latest collaboration with the investigative...
Starr County and the new politics of Texas border communities
Starr County, Texas is 97% Latino. For more than 130 years the County voted for Democrats. Until last week. In fact, Starr County has been swinging right for the past...
Immigrants came to this small Wisconsin city. So did the political rhetoric.
A Wisconsin city became a political flashpoint in the national immigration debate. In On Point's latest collaboration with ProPublica: How Whitewater, Wisconsin has responded to a new wave of immigration....