Author Archives: Audrey Quinn

This week for the Marketplace Morning Report I covered the high high pricetag falls can carry for senior citizens. I had the opportunity to meet the fantastic Amanda Husberg in the process, who helps start out my story. It’s here … Continue reading →

Columbia University physicist Elena Aprile says the search for Dark Matter makes her feel like Michelangelo. My profile of her work airs this weekend on Studio 360. Photo: Aprile (in red) with her team at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in … Continue reading →

I have two new stories out today. First, at CBS’s SmartPlanet, I talk data with Bitly’s chief scientist Hilary Mason. And on the Chemical Heritage Foundation’s podcast Distillations, I interview beauty historian Rachel Weingarten about the crazy ingredients that go … Continue reading →

I had this on Marketplace tonight. I take a trip with the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s George Minichiello (above) to a Brooklyn grocery store, to see how inflation gets calculated. And I visit MIT’s Billion Prices Project to learn about … Continue reading →

The new issue of Symbolia is out, with my article on the possibilities for robot love. Check out the illustrations by Kat Fajardo. You can get the whole issue for your iPad for $1.99, and it’s also available (non interactive) on … Continue reading →

I’m on PRI’s The World tonight, with a story that looks at the interplay between ethnic enclaves, prejudice, group pride, and perceived social status. This was one of my most challenging stories in a while– some really complicated subject matter … Continue reading →

“Tech world, I call bullshit,” Cindy Gallop proclaims. My newest profile is up on SmartPlanet today. I’ve been promoted to the Business Brains section of the site. Different location, but same focus on women who like Cindy, “like to blow stuff … Continue reading →

Radio Cabaret had our third performance at Union Docs last month. Sharon Mashihi and Kaitlin Prest and I were excited to share the stage with radio producers Karen Michel and Alex Gallafent, and transmission artists  Dr. Zizmore. Along with co-directing, … Continue reading →

This story aired on Marketplace yesterday. I tried to go beyond the usual scorn around our generation and debt, and check out at what our credit card use really looks like and what can be done about it. In doing … Continue reading →

Radio Cabaret traveled to DC last weekend to present at the Millennial Ideas Forum. The conference was put on by The Millennial Trains Project and The New America Foundation.  It was fun to get to explain what we do to an … Continue reading →