
Paul Vaitkus
Manager of Podcast Production
Paul Vaitkus is the manager of podcast production for WBUR.
Paul is responsible for all things audio. Working with the podcast team, Paul helps conceptualize show ideas, implements procedural practices and develops strategies to ensure each product is delivered at its highest possible level of quality. Providing the best listening experience is his main goal. Paul also provides sound design and music composition for many of WBUR’s podcasts.
Before working in the podcast department, Paul was the senior technical director for NPR and WBUR's Here & Now. He has worked on podcasts and radio shows for WBUR, Google, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Reddit, Futuro Media Group, Reveal, The Florida Center For Investigative Reporting and more.
When he is not staring at a computer screen, Paul is spending time outside with his Old English Sheepdogs, Korben and Nilsson, playing music and irritating his wife.
Recently published

Ben Palmer's Brain: Why the comedian made a fake deportation tip line — and why so many people are laughing
Ben Palmer set up a fake tip line for people to report immigrants in the United States, and recorded the conversations. Things got uncomfortable and, to some, surprisingly funny. How...

Endless Thread presents "The Midnight Rebellion," a new adventure fiction podcast
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Dear Sugars presents: "The Midnight Rebellion," a new adventure fiction podcast
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Saturn's mysterious hexagon-shaped storm has internet conspiracy theories swirling
Endless Thread goes to space! First, host Ben Brock Johnson goes deep on radio signals of unknown origin, with an assist from real-life radio astronomer and Reddit MVP Yvette Cendes,...

9 | Swim for It
We strongly discourage crossing rivers if you don’t know how to swim. Joule does not take our advice.
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7 | Get to the Copter
She haz to get to zee copter! Joule ditches the kid and goes after the flying thing with chrome tentacles. She meets someone without a head, and then gets herself...

3 | Into the Machine
Joule steps inside the vessel to retrieve her mom’s watch. Then she gets a good night’s rest, and everything is peachy. Just kidding.
Grok undressed her without her consent. She tells her story
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Trailer: The Midnight Rebellion
The clock’s ticking. What will you do? Part 1 launches on Earth Day, April 22. Follow The Midnight Rebellion in your podcast app now to get notified when episodes drop

Digging up Lily's Garden: Why did a mobile puzzle game have such weird ads?
In 2019, the internet was abuzz about bizarre ads for a mobile game called Lily's Garden. The ads were only about 15 seconds each, but they evoked a whole universe...