Emily Martinez
I’m an award-winning executive producer of narrative podcasts who specializes in crafting impactful and immersive true stories. I’ve worked with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors and journalists, and I’ve produced series for Audible, ProPublica, Sony, Wondery and PRX. I have a master’s degree in journalism from the Columbia Journalism School.
What I do.
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Advise reporters through research, reporting and narrative storytelling, navigating roadblocks, raising ethical concerns, prioritizing accuracy, fairness and clarity; Shape story structure through outlining and storyboarding and edit scripts with a keen sense for structure
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Conduct and record interviews with sources and guests in the field and in studio; direct all aspects of a production from host tracking to sound design
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Write compelling, engaging scripts for the ear, specializing in limited series audio documentaries
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Manage complex longterm projects from inception to publication, overseeing budgets, schedules, staff and all deliverables
What I make.
Credit: Writer, Executive Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Executive Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Executive Producer
Credit: Writer, Executive Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Senior Producer
Credit: Senior Producer
Credit: Senior Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Executive Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Executive Producer
Credit: Story Editor
Credit: Story Editor
Credit: Story Editor
Credit: Story Editor
Credit: Story Editor
Credit: Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Senior Producer
Credit: Creative Development
See more of my work for StoryCorps & NPR
Awards & Reviews
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Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust
Nominee for Best Audio Documentary - IDA Documentary Awards (2024)
Gold Signal Award Winner in History (2024)
Silver Signal Award Winner in Activism, Public Service & Social Impact (2024)
Bronze Signal Award Winner in Documentary (2024)
Audible’s Top 20 Podcasts of 2024
The Atlantic’s The 20 best podcasts of 2024 -
The Making of a Massacre
“The Making of a Massacre” Explores the D.E.A.’s Role in a Mexican Tragedy — The New Yorker
Excerpt: In “Massacre” ’s five episodes, Thompson and her team make a convincing case about the D.E.A.’s fatal error. They also illuminate the creeping threat of highly motivated criminals intimidating, and in some cases influencing, the vulnerable, neutral people around them.
‘The Making of a Massacre’ Tells the Story of a DEA Operation Gone Wrong — Texas Monthly
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Lights Out: The Loss of a Lifetime
Silver Signal Award - Sports Documentary (2024)
Banff World Media Festival Rocky Awards - Nominee for Best Podcast (2024)