Anna Sale: Death, Sex & Money

"'I know how to research. I know how to tell stories. I don't know what to do with a microphone or audio editing, but I want to learn,' and they hired me, and that's how my journalism career started in 2005. And it was incredible to start and learn there, because I was in a shop where I was surrounded by really talented editors and reporters who taught me a lot about not just how to find stories and how to report, but also, how to do service-driven, mission-driven journalism, which is something I feel really attached to, having come up in public media. I really want my work to be meaningful in people's lives, and to serve a purpose." Help us welcome Anna Sale to What's Your Why!  Anna is the creator and host of Death, Sex & Money, the podcast from WNYC Studios about, “The things we think about a lot and need to talk about more.” After debuting at the top of the iTunes chart in 2014, Death, Sex & Money was named the #1 podcast of the year by New York Magazine in 2015. Anna won a Gracie for best podcast host in 2016 and the show won the 2018 Webby and 2021 Ambie for best interview show. A West Virginia native, Anna graduated from Stanford University with a degree in history. Even before launching Death, Sex & Money, Anna covered politics for nearly a decade, and became a published author. The book? It's called, Let's Talk About Hard Things. She grew up in West Virginia and now lives in Berkeley with her husband and two daughters. Thank you, Anna!