George Lavender

@GeorgeLavender

Head of Miniseries Previously: Multi-Media Instructor

Los Angeles, CA
Joined November 2011

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    7 Feb 2020

    Starting on get a new recording, writing or listening exercise delivered to your inbox every day. Sign up here: Ready, steady, !

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    Mar 3

    Edit Mode is a 7-week intensive program to diversify the audio editing landscape and set students up for future employment as audio story editors, led by the Editors Collective ( & ). Applications open on 3/8.

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    Feb 21

    Call for scripts! For the 11th Annual Short Play Festival, Native Voices wants to know "What is Home?" For so many around the world this past year, “Home” – literal or metaphorical – has become the centerpiece of many of our lives.

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    9. Finally the collaboration that dominated my life in 2020. I can't even begin to tabulate how many hours and I spent on the phone, on zoom calls and in recording sessions to make our podcast Do No Harm w/ and . She gets more than one tweet.

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    8 Dec 2020

    In the sixth and final episode, of , a podcast from and , the Bright and Butler families confront CPS head on and ask: Who’s really protecting children, and is this what it takes to keep them safe? Listen now:

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    1 Dec 2020

    In Ep. 5 of , from and , a pair of brash Texas lawyers step in to help the Brights bring their children home. But the damage has already been done. Listen now:

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    Looking for a new podcast? I loved this, also people who text me about podcasts loved it too lol

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    Melissa Bright faces every parent's worst nightmare when her baby has an accident and her family is thrust into the complicated medical and legal system. Listen to Do No Harm from and :

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    10 Nov 2020

    As a parent, your first thought is always of your child's safety. What happens when the system meant to protect your kids tries to tear your family apart? What would you do to fight back? Wondery and present , out now. 👨‍👩‍👦:

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    5/ This podcast would not be worth listening to if not for the thoughtful story edits throughout by . She’s had a hand in this project every step of the way, from pitching it to Wondery (long ago, before COVID), to cleaning up the final cuts (still in progress 😬).

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    4/ Which leads me to why I think this story is so important: As a parent, some of the things I learned while reporting this project left me shaken. This literally could happen to *anyone* — though, as we’ll reveal if you hang with the series, Black parents are at higher risk.

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    3/ This story builds on my earlier reporting with for & . The podcast wouldn’t have been possible without her. In fact, the entire series would never have happened if she didn’t text me w/ the idea around the time my fourth kid was born in Nov 2018.

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    2/ We teamed up with , the people who made Dr. Death and Dirty John. That meant I had the honor of spending months working closely with and . I’ve never written or recorded a podcast before; they made it easy.

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    1/ Ready for a distraction? Perfect timing! The first two episodes of my podcast, Do No Harm, are out now! 🙌 It tells the story of a system so committed to protecting vulnerable children, it sometimes destroys the lives of innocent parents. Listen here:

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    6 Nov 2020

    For the 10th anniversary of the Short Play Festival, asked playwrights, how have 'dress codes' affected you? See what they came up with live online on November 14-15. More info:

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    10 Oct 2020

    From and , "Detective Trapp" earns a win in the new Podcast category.

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    13 Sep 2020

    Thank you for what is the clearest footage of my arrest by . It’s how I remember it — like being tossed around in the ocean and then slammed into rock

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    9 Jul 2020

    BREAKING: SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH CREEK NATION IN MCGIRT CASE, 5 TO 4, NEIL GORSUCH. Oklahoma cannot prosecute a major crime within the historical boundaries of the Creek Indian reservation in eastern Oklahoma. (1/3)

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  19. 7 Jul 2020

    LA County Will Study Closing Men's Central Jail Within A Year via .com

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    1 Jul 2020

    I’ve heard all 6 episodes of from , reported/hosted by . It masterfully covers the “sweat lodge” tragedy of 2009 and exposes fundamental flaws in the self-help biz. Want all episodes now ad free? Listen on the new Wondery app.

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