The Real Story Creators & Guests

Ritula Shah is a journalist, broadcaster, news presenter, and host of The World Tonight podcast.

McKenzie Funk is a journalist, currently reporting for ProPublica.Funk's writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Outside, Harper’s, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New York Times Magazine, and the London Review of Books. His first book, "Windfall," was published in 2015. His second book, "The Hank Show," was published in 2023.