Ari Saperstein is a multimedia journalist based in Los Angeles. He has worked as producer at Pineapple Street Studios, This American Life and the KPCC/LAist He is the host and creator of the critically-acclaimed podcast Blind Landing, named one of The Atlantic's Best Podcasts of 2021. Outside of his work in audio, Ari's contributed to publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Advocate and The New Yorker. He's been nominated for multiple Los Angeles Press Club awards, a finalist for NAEJ's Journalist of the Year and the one of AIPS Young Reporters Under 30 Award.
Ellen Weiss is an award-winning journalist and leader with more than 40 years experience working in audio, video and digital newsrooms. Most recently, as Washington Bureau Chief and Vice President at The E. W. Scripps Company, she created a multimedia national investigative team and launched podcasting for the company. While there, she received her forth Peabody Award for the “Under the Radar” investigative series and the RFK’s Journalism Grand Prize for the investigative documentary “A Broken Trust.” Prior to that she spent nearly 30 years at NPR and served as Senior Vice President of News. In that role, she oversaw global expansion of NPR News, the creation of award-winning programs, an investigative unit, podcasts and the digital integration of the newsroom.