Menaka Wilhelm
@menakawilhelm
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👂 like MAY-nuh-kuh! Communications @JGI, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Written + produced for @Brains_On, Overheard @NatGeo, @WIREDscience, @NPR + more
Portland, OR
Joined April 2016
PS. keep an eye out for job postings from the APM Studios Kids team - working on these shows is even more fun than you’d think!
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I’m so thankful to have been part of all of the fun and facts these last few years! I’ve had an absolutely wonderful time making things with the awesome Brains On team.
It's our dear friend @menakawilhelm's last episode today! She's moving on to other science adventures (which we'll let her tell you about herself) but she's a part of our show's DNA forever!
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Tomorrow! Spread the word!
Parents! Need more info about the COVID-19 vaccines? Join our live Q&A ( https://t.co/rGpyv8EgMe) tomorrow at 1PM ET with science reporter @KatherineJWu w/ @TheAtlantic and immunologist @AzzaGadir. Questions? Submit them here: https://t.co/QBazLV0i4H
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Cool Job Alert! Come work with me and my team @NatGeo as our first Science Writing Resident! 🎉✍️ This is a year-long opportunity that comes with pay, benefits, and loads of smart & fun colleagues - join us! https://t.co/OPXHd1CShi
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We're looking for a fellow with a science background who's excited about following kids' curiosity. I was this fellow in 2018! I am happy to answer questions, feel free to get in touch!
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Brains On!, a science podcast for kids, is hiring for a year-long science communication fellowship that starts in January! https://t.co/e7vTxdMPY6 cc: @culturedish
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Ever wonder how great audio journalism magic happens? TON/@BWFund fellow @carolynmwilke peeks behind the curtain with @sonianarang, @flashforwardpod’s @roseveleth , @susanvalot, @Brains_On’s @menakawilhelm and others
theopennotebook.com
With its immersive and intimate feel, audio storytelling gives print journalists new ways to invite an audience into a world. Radio shows and podcasts can use sound to convey the scientific process...
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What will it be like to live with endemic COVID? Our future with the virus will depend on the strength of our immune memories. I wrote about what we know and what we still have to learn about COVID immunity for @NewYorker: https://t.co/9IV2dZWY76
newyorker.com
COVID-19 is likely to become an endemic disease. How will our immune systems resist it?
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It was so great to work on this sharky episode -- thanks to @OceanExplauren, @ProfSharkBrain, @mary_roach, and the late-great Eugenie Clark, I'll never think of sharks in quite the same way. Excited to hear what else #overheardnatgeo has in store for the upcoming season!
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Friends! We need just 9️⃣9️⃣ more people to donate $60 today to help us achieve our annual fundraising goal. Give now at https://t.co/ZqH6PgfkTX Support this public radio #podcast and get our travel activity pack PLUS our NEW Brains On colored pencil and ruler set! BIG THANKS!
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Help us reach our fundraising goal today! We need 125 people to donate $60. Be one of 'em and pick up our travel activity pack PLUS our NEW Brains On colored pencil and ruler set! Give now at https://t.co/ZqH6PgfkTX
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Our first episode of the season is out! So much fun making this with a great team! Hope you like it!
marketplace.org
For our first episode of Season 2, we’re going on a field trip.
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Big shout out to Overheard producers @jacobpinter and @menakawilhelm for our new tantalizingly bizarre episode on "zombie flying saltshakers of death"!! #OverheardNatGeo
#BroodX
https://t.co/nfKMKeti74
nationalgeographic.com
When Brood X cicadas emerge this year in the eastern U.S., National Geographic Explorer Matt Kasson will be on the lookout for a fungus that destroys these noisy insects—but not before it sends them...
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Kinda makes me wish cicadas were coming out on the West Coast:
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What does 95% effective mean for a vaccine? We head to a stadium to learn! Warning: There are seagulls overhead! (Big thanks to @mariasundaram for help with this video!) Learn more about the #vaccines find family-friendly #coronavirus explainers at https://t.co/Zo9nORLEdI
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We're hiring a summer intern at @Brains_On! Paid and remote! Apply! #SciComm @NABJ @NAHJ @aaja @najournalists @nlgja
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Hey Friends! We’re excited to announce @Brains_On en español! You’ll hear mystery sounds, fun songs to dance to, and more. The first episode premieres on Jan. 25th! Find out where to listen and subscribe today at https://t.co/Yk0wQcE9Fq
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It's a superpower showdown on @smashboombest! Our very own producer @menakawilhelm goes toe to toe with #MillionBazillion host @JedSkim! Listen to them spar over Teleportation vs Telekinesis on your favorite #podcast app or right here: https://t.co/kilc3Bnqkw
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Are you a science student or postdoc interested in #scicomm and journalism? You can try science journalism out in a newsroom next summer as a @aaas #MassMediaFellow. Applications are now open for 2021. Learn more and apply by January 1st here: https://t.co/ijYmT0myIX
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I love and believe in public media. We can do better and we have to do better.
We are public media. Yet we have failed for decades to fully reflect the public we serve. As journalists, we’re asking you to support our efforts to #TransformMPR #TransformAPM.
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