Senior Producer for Special Projects
April Peavey is Senior Producer for Special Projects at The World.
April helps oversee long-term audio projects for The World, including special series, holiday shows, podcasts, and more. This job was created with April in mind because she’s really good at planning! Previously, she held the role of The World’s Studio Director and still occasionally fills in when needed.
Other career ventures include WBUR, NBC in New York, the Museum of Television and Radio, and ushering at the Metropolitan Opera House.
As the war in Ukraine continues, The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov about the new documentary “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” produced by our partners at FRONTLINE and The Associated Press.
We tend to think of conversation as speech, but obviously listening is also a crucial part of every conversation — in theory, anyway. In practice, however, things tend to unfold quite differently, especially when conversations escalate. Joining Host Marco Werman, journalist Emily Kasriel delves into her new book about what might change if more politicians, pundits and everyday people at least tried to listen more.
Food anthropologist and Nigerian native Ozoz Sokoh is out with a cookbook that’s being hailed as the first comprehensive guide to home cooking in all six regions of the country. She joins Host Carol Hills for a conversation about the flavors, ingredients, and recipes in her book — as well as the culture around eating in Nigeria.
A new graphic cookbook — complete with recipes and comic book-style illustrations — tells the backstories of the names behind some Chinese dishes. Author Ying Chang Compestine discusses the book with The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler.