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Brian Reed
@brihreed.bsky.social
Host of Question Everything from KCRW and Placement Theory: lnk.to/khCBOC

Co-founder of Placement Theory

Host of S-Town; Co-Host of The Trojan Horse Affair (Serial/New York Times); formerly senior producer at This American Life

Signal: brihreed.45
We are excited to be nominated for a Signal Award in three categories! Please vote for us, it helps the show. Go to vote.signalaward.com, search for “Placement Theory”, and vote for the three entries that pop up. Thank you!
October 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Nice to have an opportunity to reflect on my personal career-long tangle with journalism, stretching all the way back to where it began for me: Mrs. Stellavato’s journalism class in high school, and taking on our reclusive headmaster.
September 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
When should reporters say what they think? It's a personal and often fraught decision.

On Question Everything, I talk to a reporter who was all set to include her personal take in a recent story. And then, just before the story was about to air, cut it.

Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/q...
March 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM