Avery Trufelman
Avery Trufelman is an American podcaster and radio producer best known for her work on "99% Invisible" (2013–2020) and its spin-off, "Articles of Interest" (2018–present). Background. Born into a "radio family" of two WNYC producers, Trufelman was raised in Westchester County, New York. She attended Wesleyan University, graduating in 2013 with degrees in German and Literature. While at Wesleyan, she worked for the campus radio station WESU. After graduating, she interned for the now-defunct NPR Berlin in Washington, D.C. Career. Following her stint with NPR, Trufelman interned with "99% Invisible", eventually becoming a full-time  producer, a position she would hold until her departure in 2020. Trufelman became only the third full-time producer on the show after creator Roman Mars and Sam Greenspan. In 2018, Trufelman spearheaded "99% Invisible"'s first spinoff series, "Articles of Interest". "The New Yorker" named the first season the fourth best podcast of 2018 and the second season the sixth best of 2020, while "Vulture" named the season one finale, "Punk," the best podcast episode of 2018. At the conclusion of the second season, Trufelman announced her departure from "99% Invisible". The following year, upon selling "99% Invisible" to  Sirius XM, Mars transferred ownership of "Articles of Interest" to Trufelman. In 2019, Trufelman was recruited to host "Nice Try!" for Vox Media's "Curbed". The first season, "Utopian", profiles various failed utopian experiments throughout history, including Jamestown, Virginia and Biosphere 2. The second season, "Interior", premiered in 2021. It traces the history of various homemaking tools, including the vacuum and the crock-pot. In 2020, Trufelman left "99% Invisible" to host the relaunch of "New York"'s "The Cut" podcast, moving from Oakland to Brooklyn as a result. Guests of Trufelman's included cartoonist Allison Bechdel and screenwriters Josh  Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa. Trufelman left "The Cut" in 2021 to resume work on "Nice Try!" and "Articles of Interest".