Kamilah Kashanie (she/her) is an Associate Producer and the host of the StoryCorps Podcast. Kashanie's love for journalism is rooted in her desire to understand what makes us who we are. As a storyteller, she aims to start conversations that make lasting impacts in underserved communities and give a voice to those without a platform.
Before radio, Kashanie studied musical theater and classical vocal music at performing arts schools around New York City. Shortly after pivoting to broadcast journalism, she started at StoryCorps as an intern, where she continues to work as part of their Production department. A proud New Yorker, Kashanie brings her Brooklyn roots into every situation where it's applicable (which is often). If professional and bougie were two roads, Kashanie would be at the intersection, directing traffic.
She's a graduate of the Transom Audio Storytelling Workshop and the host of Feeling My Flo, a reported podcast about menstruation from LWC Studios.
In her rare free time, Kashanie enjoys indulging in frozen yogurt, knitting, and manifesting rich-auntie vibes to the children of her friends and siblings.
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The Mavs ManiAACs are a dance troupe made up of plus-size men who perform during Dallas Mavericks basketball games. In...
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At StoryCorps, Mike Rudulph and Neil Rafferty remember falling in love, joining the Marine Corps and being deployed overseas.