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Julia Barton
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Executive Editor, Pushkin Industries
Cambridge
Beats
Biography
Julia Barton is an audio story editor, scriptwriter and educator. As RadioWright LLC, she has served clients including Pushkin Industries, WNYC and Fountain Productions. A 2023-24 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, Barton was the founding editor of Malcolm Gladwell's podcast "Revisionist History" and Michael Lewis's "Against the Rules," as well as Jill Lepore's "The Last Archive" and Tim Harford's "Cautionary Tales." She's been a senior editor at PRX's The World, as well as managing editor of the podcast network Radiotopia from PRX. Barton is co-host of the 2019 audio series "Spacebridge," about citizen diplomacy in the late Cold War. She currently publishes a newsletter, Continuous Wave, about the history of broadcasting in the US.
Arts, Russia, Health, Immigration, Urban Development , Broadcast History, ukraine, History , Texas, Music
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Content
Idaho Lawmakers Weaken Cyanide Mining Safeguards, Threatening Water, Wildlife, and Outdoor Heritage — Greater Yellowstone Coalition
By Julia Barton Verified| greateryellowstone.org@ Cyanide is a toxic chemical that can kill people and wildlife when ingested, breathed, or absorbed through the skin. It’s also the chemical of choice for mining companies to efficiently separate gold from rock—and Idaho lawmakers have moved to make it easier to use.
By Julia Barton Verified| Transom Verified Intro from Transom: “Many admired practitioners of the audio arts today suffer from an amnesia about the origins and histories of their own techniques and sensibilities,” Neil Verma, Northwestern professor and audio historian once wrote.
By Julia Barton Verified| Mountain Journal Verified Back to Storiesby Julia BartonA new study highlights Yellowstone National Park as an example of theimpact tourism is having on carbon dioxide emissions, citing that park visitationproduces more than a megaton of CO2 emissions annually. The average Americanemits roughly 900 kg of CO2 per year; the average Yellowstone visitor, however,emits 479 kg of CO2 during their park visit alone, the bulk of emissions comingfrom travel to and from the destination.
Company Info
Pushkin Industries
Pushkin Industries is a podcast and audiobook production company founded in 2018 by journalist Jacob Weisberg and author Malcolm Gladwell. Based in New York City, with additional offices in Hudson, London, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, the company creates audio content that aims to challenge listeners and inspire curiosity. The company produces a variety of original podcasts, including *Revisionist History*, *Broken Record*, *Against the Rules*, *Cautionary Tales*, and *The Happiness Lab*. It also has an award-winning audiobook program, featuring projects like *Douglas Adams: Explaining the World*. Pushkin Industries develops content across multiple formats, including interview shows, narrative series, and educational programming. The company is known for its high-production-value storytelling and collaborations with notable figures in the industry.
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Founded: 2018