![]() "We were all kind of shocked that we'd never heard that story before," Nasser says. News coverage outed Sipple, who resented that. Nasser likewise lauds the episode about Oliver Sipple, who saved President Ford from Sara Jane Moore's assassination attempt in 1974. Among other things, they examined how their Muslim identity meant different things to each. Nasser points to a series about a man who shared his name and was detained at Guantanamo Bay for 20 years as an accused terrorist. Of stories they've done, Miller is particularly proud of one on eugenic sterilization laws, giving voice to people who were forcibly sterilized because they were deemed "unfit." "I learned a lot reporting that one," she says. ![]() "We want to make really good, fun listening experiences," Miller adds, while maintaining Radiolab's "spirit of scientific inquiry." "We both really like to go in weird directions." "The fresh air I think we are bringing in here - we are both kind of mischievous," he says. It's factual, carefully vetted, yet entertaining, he notes. "The majority of the show will stay the same," Nasser says. Nasser, who works out of Los Angeles, was a freelancer for Radiolab before becoming a host. Miller was a producer on the show for five years beginning in 2005, left for graduate school, but eventually returned. In 2020, both became cohosts of the award-winning show, produced at WNYC Studios in New York City, airing weekly on more than 575 public radio stations, and carried on a variety of podcast platforms. (Robert Krulwich hosted with Abumrad from 2005 to 2020.) They're excited about continuing Abumrad's vision but also bringing their own spin to it. ![]() With the retirement of Radiolab creator Jad Abumrad in February, Miller, a queer white woman, and Nasser, a straight man of South Asian descent, are the sole hosts of the show. ![]()
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