Slow Burn Creators & Guests

Joel D. Anderson is a staff writer at Slate and the host of Seasons 3 and 6 of "Slow Burn."Previously, Anderson worked as a reporter on sports, culture, and politics for ESPN and BuzzFeed News.

Leon Neyfakh is an American journalist, radio host and author. He is known for hosting the podcast Slow Burn and his book The Next Next Level: A Story of Rap, Friendship, and Almost Giving Up.

Christina Cauterucci is a staff writer at Slate Magazine, editor of Where the Girls Go - a blog, and host of two Slate podcasts.

Josh Levin is a writer and the executive editor at Slate magazine and hosts the magazine's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen.

Susan E. Matthews is a science reporter. Currently, she is a News Director at Slate, where she hosted season 7 of the podcast "Slow Burn."Matthews received her Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College, where she worked at the college newspaper, and her Master's degree in Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting from New York University.

Noreen Malone is the features editor at New York magazine. She also appears regularly on Slate's DoubleX Gabfest and also co-host of the The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism.

Sofie Kodner is a journalist and documentarian. Her interest is in reporting on the nexus of history, design, and culture.Kodner's work has appeared in 99% Invisible, WBUR, KQED, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Kaiser Health News, CalMatters, KALW, Protocol, the Jackson Hole News and Guide, and more.Kodner received her B.A. in International Relations from Tulane University and her M.A. in Journalism from the University of California Berkeley.

Kevin Bendis is an audio engineer, musician, composer, and podcast producer. Currently, he produces podcasts for Slate Media. He also writes, records, and performs with the group Diary.

Christopher Johnson is a reporter for The Stakes, audio journalist, co-host of The Realness, and producer of the Slow Burn Podcast.

Erik Radvon is a writer, comic book creator, journalist, and technology professional.Radvon wrote and produced the comic books "Voodoo Bird," "Crypt Zero," "Crisis Vector," and "Ladydarke." His work has also appeared in anthologies published by Dark Horse Comics, Action Lab, Red Stylo, Fulcrum Press, and more. Journalism work includes Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and multiple newspapers, magazines, and online media outlets.

Zev Yaroslavsky is a politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 to 1994 and on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1974 to 2014, when he retired from Los Angeles politics.Currently, Yaroslavsky is the Director of the Los Angeles Initiative at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the Department of History, where his work focuses on the intersection of policy, politics and history of the Los Angeles region.Yaroslavsky received his B.A. in Economics and History and his M.A. in British Imperial History from the University of California Los Angeles.

Alex Alonso is a filmmaker, geographer, sociologist, professor, legal consultant, host of Gangster Chronicles, and founder of StreetTV.net & StreetGangs.com.