Julia Furlan: Independent Podcaster, Reporter, & Professor

“When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else.” - Toni Morrison

Julia Furlan (she/her) is an independent podcaster and reporter. She hosted the Vox Media podcast, “Go For Broke.” Before Vox, she was the head of the BuzzFeed News PodSquad and hosted a series of podcasts for NPR. Julia is also a professor at The New School and NYU Alumni!

In this episode, Julia, Carly, and Schuyler explore:

Being a woman in the podcast industry
Power dynamics and women solidarity in the workplace
The role of media and entertainment in representation and activism
Advice for young women and non binary people entering the podcast industry

You can follow Julia on Twitter (@juliastmi) and listen to Go For Broke on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!

Correction: In the episode, Carly said Purl was one of Pixar’s first shorts. In fact, Purl was the first release in SparkShorts, a special animated short film series produced by Pixar which gave employees a chance to develop animated shorts in limited time and budget. The series began in 2018. Pixar has been making shorts since 1984.

WHO ARE WE?

Fusion Voices is the official podcast of Fusion Film Festival, New York University’s premiere student-run festival that celebrates women and non-binary creators in film, TV, and new media. SAVE THE DATES: April 1-3 2021. Fusion will reward NYU student work and hold virtual panels and masterclasses with top industry professionals including Fusion’s 2021 Woman of the Year, Issa Rae!

CREDITS

Producers: Nina Leitenberg

Hosts: Schuyler Barefoot & Carly Kline

Sound Editor & Mixer: Nina Leitenberg

“Dreamer” by Vodovoz Music Productions: https://youtu.be/N4ex28rjYDk

Special thanks to our faculty advisor Susan Sandler and the Fusion Voices team: Nina Leitenberg, Roni Polsgrove, Aspen Nelson, Schuyler Barefoot, Carly Kline, Maya Gavant, and Sam Whitley!