SHORT BIO
Zoë Saunders is senior producer of Marketplace's narrative podcast, “This Is Uncomfortable.” She is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Zoë first dipped her toes into audio production as a college radio DJ at WPRB. After a slight detour through academic archaeology, she circled back to her radio roots and produced award-winning podcasts and nationally-syndicated radio programs for WNYC, PRI/PRX, and CNN, before finally joining Marketplace in 2022. Counter to her parents' belief, she has never actually worked for NPR.
When not on a Zoom call for work, Zoë can usually be found singing to her dog.
Episodes by Zoe (7)
This Is Uncomfortable | Season 10
Hanif Abdurraqib on what it means to “make it”
Aug 22, 2024
This Is Uncomfortable | Season 9
Latest Stories (9)
This is why you deserve a treat: Five lessons for happier spending
by
Zoë Saunders
and Tony Wagner
Sep 20, 2024
Plus: What we're doing with the last of our summer produce and "day in the life" TikToks about life at NPR
This is how much gold Paralympians take home
by
Janet Nguyen
, Tony Wagner
and Zoë Saunders
Sep 6, 2024
Plus, financial educator Sahirenys Pierce defends her splurge and more in this week's This Is Uncomfortable Newsletter.
This is what it means to "make it"
by
Reema Khrais
, Zoë Saunders
and Tony Wagner
Aug 23, 2024
Reema Khrais gives a preview of season 10, and Hanif Abdurraqib shares his flower budget.
For Sarah Thankam Mathews, organizing is about people and potential
by
Zoë Saunders
and Tony Wagner
Jul 26, 2024
The “All This Could Be Different” author chatted with us about embarrassed millionaires, mutual aid and Milwaukee.
Anxieties about food and parenting transcend class
by
Zoë Saunders
and Tony Wagner
Jun 28, 2024
Sociologist Priya Fielding-Singh cooked and ate with families to write “How the Other Half Eats”
“Temporary” author Hilary Leichter on losing yourself to gigs
by
Zoë Saunders
and Tony Wagner
Jun 13, 2024
“You can never bring your true full self to a job because a job is not the world. It's this strange microcosm of the world.”
This is some free financial therapy
by
Reema Khrais
, Zoë Saunders
and Tony Wagner
Mar 22, 2024
Also in this week's newsletter: Why's it so hard to find a sofa right now?
This is the cost of being your best self
by
Zoë Saunders
and Tony Wagner
Feb 2, 2024
Here's what you can expect from our new season Plus: Leo Aquino from Queer & Trans Wealth defends their splurge.
This is not you, it's me.
by
Zoë Saunders
and Tony Wagner
Nov 17, 2023
Plus: "This American Ex-Wife" author Lyz Lenz defends her splurge, and some of our recommendations for healing a broken heart.