About Me
I will podcast your wedding upon request.
I’m a podcast producer, sound designer, and audio engineer based in my hometown of Queens, New York. I’m a Lead Creative Producer at Goat Rodeo, where I wear many hats—but usually just one pair of headphones. I previously made podcasts at Marvel, and before that I was at SiriusXM. I’ve produced and engineered shows for PRX, TIME, NBC, and others, and I’m a lead producer and engineer for the award-winning podcast Other Men Need Help. I also make a podcast about bridges, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival in 2023. Between editing sessions, I teach audio production workshops at places like NYU, CNN, and the Brooklyn Public Library. I do one-on-one editing tutorials as well.
I fell in love with radio at my college radio station, WESU in Middletown, Connecticut. My first show was called Undercover (I spun the weirdest cover songs I could find), and it was at 2AM on Thursdays. I slowly upgraded to better time slots, but I never forgot the feeling of turning knobs in the dead of night, answering calls from truckers on the road, and wondering who else was listening. From the start, radio felt like home.
Follow me on Twitter @BeccaHope24 for podcast jokes and nerdy facts about trains.
Podcast Production
Hear some of my latest work below (or head over to my Work page).
Untold: The Retreat from The Financial Times & Goat Rodeo (producer/sound designer/mixer)
The Sound from Project Brazen, Goat Rodeo, & PRX (sound designer/mixer)
Radiotopia Presents: Bot Love (sound designer/mixer)
Other Men Need Help (lead producer + lead engineer)
Abridged (creator/host/sound designer/mixer)
The Nightingale of Iran (audio editor/sound designer)
What’s Ray Saying? (sound designer/mixer)
Frame of Mind from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (lead producer)
Allies (sound designer/mixer)
F*cking Sober podcast (sound mentor / editor)
PLAGUE: Untold Stories of AIDs and the Catholic Church (sound designer, audio engineer)
Sound Design
I grew up playing music, and I’ve expanded that into my audio production work. Composing soundscapes, recording foley, and working with found sound are my jam. Yes, that is a microphone pointed at my favorite hair product.
A few years back, I was featured on Be Your Change, which spotlighted my sound design process. You can read the article here.
Teaching
I have taught audio production to a range of clients, including CNN producers and Brooklyn Public Library patrons. I help people master recording techniques, editing shortcuts, and the basics of audio software. I also mentor clients who are newer to podcast production to help them get their shows off the ground. If you need help with a project, get in touch!
Writing
I write a lot. Sometimes I publish it. Occasionally, I even write about podcasts.