Episode 403

with Chioke l’Anson, Leah Sottile, and Joseph

Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello swap stories about their failed musical auditions; Chioke I’Anson, the voice of NPR’s underwriting, admits to feeling self-conscious about the sound of his own voice; journalist Leah Sottile unpacks the symbiotic relationship between the federal government and fringe patriot groups, as investigated in her podcast Bundyville; and indie folk trio Joseph perform “Green Eyes” from their new album "Good Luck, Kid."

Chioke I’Anson

Scholar and Radio Producer

Dr. Chioke I’Anson is the Voice of Underwriting for NPR newscasts and digital downloads. His fifteen year radio journey has included airtime as a DJ and showrunner at college and community radio, a contributor to Kelley Libby’s AIR:Localore project UnMonumental, and a producer at BackStory with the American History Guys. As Assistant Professor of African American studies at VCU, Chioke teaches his students how to walk the line between faith and suspicion through criticism.

Leah Sottile
Journalist

Leah Sottile dives deep. A freelance journalist whose profiles, investigations, and essays have been featured by the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, California Sunday Magazine, Outside, and Playboy, among others, her work is defined by the ability to draw her audience into the web of the story she is telling – whether that’s about a legendary Bigfoot sighting, Evel Knievel, or the rise, fall and resurgence of the Bundy family and the armed uprisings they inspired. Her podcast on that topic, Bundyville, produced in conjunction with Longreads and Oregon Public Broadcasting, was a finalist for the National Magazine Award and is now in its second season. Website • Twitter

Joseph
Indie Folk Trio

If you like your music beautifully blended and perfectly in sync, then you’re going to love the triple sister act of musical group Joseph. The group, made up of Natalie Schepman and her twin sisters Allison and Meegan Closner, recently released their new album “Good Luck, Kid” on ATO Records. Listen • Twitter