Mandy Nguyen
Portfolio
- Editing
- Producing
- Reporting
- Scripting
- Voice
- Teaching
About Mandy
Mandy Nguyen is an audio journalist from the Bay Area. Most recently, she was a producer and reporter at Unexplainable, Vox's award-winning science podcast. Prior to that, she worked in public radio at KQED and KTOO in Juneau, Alaska, where she got her start telling stories at the intersection of nature, science, and history.
When not working, you can find her dancing in her vegetable garden, foraging for mushrooms, or hopping on a plane. She is also the proud daughter of Vietnamese refugees.
Mandy's Portfolio
Humans seem to be the only animals that cry from emotion. What makes our tears so special?
Venus is the hottest, scariest place in the solar system, but billions of years ago it may have been a lot like Earth, complete with an ocean of water. So, how did Venus go to hell? And could Earth be next?
Salamander Search Party
One of the world’s most biodiverse aquifers is full of strange, blind creatures that have evolved in isolation for millions of years. But one is missing.
How California Can Contain Coronavirus
We talk about California’s current challenges containing the virus and what state and national leadership can do to curb the spread and mounting deaths.
Experience
Skills
- Mixing
- Story Editing
- Scoring
- Research
- Reporting
- Producing
- Interviewing
- Field Recording
- Field Producing
- Fact Checking
Previous Work
- Producer at KQED (May 2021)
- Associate Producer at KTOO (August 2020)
- DEI researcher and coordinator at AWARE AK (April 2020)
- Production Coordinator at Jubilee Media (September 2018)
- Producer & Reporter at Vox (February 2025)