I am the last step in the show creation process, making final tweaks and technical polishes to provide the best possible listening experience for our audience. I work on shows such as “The Run-Up,” “Modern Love” and “The Culture Desk.” I also provide technical support and create music for podcasts across the newsroom.
My background is in music and audio production. Before joining the Times, I mixed and composed music for various brands and publishers, including Spotify, Vox and The Wall Street Journal. I studied music and audio engineering at McGill University.
While I am not involved in editorial decisions related to the content of our shows, I uphold The Times’s standards as outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook and work to support my colleagues’ editorial vision.
Email: sophia.lanman@nytimes.com
We convened a postdebate focus group with engaged voters who were united behind the idea that the country needed something other than President Biden vs. Donald Trump.
By Astead W. Herndon, Anna Foley, Elisa Gutierrez and Caitlin O’Keefe
Taking a closer look at the clever, humanlike behavior of our fellow beachgoers.
By Kaitlin Roberts, Lynn Levy, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and James Gorman
And other tips for great meals on the sand.
By Tina Antolini, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman and Sam Sifton
What Kamala Harris, Jaime Harrison, Ron Klain and other party leaders have said about the liabilities of their candidate’s age.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Sophia Lanman
A little something for everyone: lawsuits, fighter jets and Casey in a bucket hat.
By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Larissa Anderson, Corey Schreppel, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto
No matter what happens on the CNN stage, here’s where the candidates stand on the issues that voters say matter most.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe, Anna Foley and Elisa Gutierrez
Will a social media warning really help children’s mental health?
By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto
In Arizona, the G.O.P. is divided over the future of opposing abortion.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Elisa Gutierrez
Wesley Morris on why identifying the “song of summer” is more art than science.
By Alex Barron, Paula Szuchman, Sophia Lanman, Melissa Kirsch and Wesley Morris
In the battleground state of Arizona, Democrats hope that anger over Dobbs and state-level restrictions will send people to the polls and keep Biden in the White House.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Anna Foley
Some voters are moving away from the former president, but conversations with people still on the fence show a wide range of issues on their mind beyond a criminal conviction.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe, Elisa Gutierrez and Ruth Igielnik
In a wide-ranging interview, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine challenged the West’s hesitations.
By Sabrina Tavernise, Andrew E. Kramer, Nina Feldman, Clare Toeniskoetter, Rob Szypko, Diana Nguyen, Michael Simon Johnson, Lisa Chow, Marion Lozano, Elisheba Ittoop, Sophia Lanman and Chris Wood
“Pass me the nontoxic glue and a couple of rocks, because it’s time to whip up a meal with Google’s new A.I. Overviews.”
By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Brad Fisher, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong
It’s a political question at the heart of 2024 and the premise of Trump’s criminal trial. We check in with two female pollsters who wrote a book in 2005, claiming to know … one of whom happens to be Kellyanne Conway.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Elisa Gutierrez
Until the 1960s, it was uncertain whether whales made any sounds at all.
By Michael Barbaro, Carl Zimmer, Alex Stern, Stella Tan, Sydney Harper, Nina Feldman, MJ Davis Lin, Elisheba Ittoop, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman, Pat McCusker and Alyssa Moxley
To the people he needs to win over, prices still feel too high and wages too low.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez, Anna Foley and Sophia Lanman
The answer involves a remarkable — and lucrative, and ridiculous — scheme to game the way we find music today.
By Brett Martin, Eric Jason Martin, Adrienne Hurst, Aaron Esposito, Tanya Pérez, Krish Seenivasan, John Woo, Sophia Lanman and Devin Murphy
Your questions about 2024, answered.
By Astead W. Herndon, Anna Foley and Elisa Gutierrez
Why the young people who seem most likely to be all-in for the president are instead publicly criticizing him.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez and Anna Foley
Our music critic reviews “Radical Optimism.”
By Sara Curtis, Tina Antolini, Sophia Lanman and Jon Pareles
The director David Leitch on the unsung artistry of stunt performers.
By Alex Barron, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman and Nicole Sperling
What redrawn maps might mean in November.
By Astead W. Herndon, Anna Foley and Caitlin O’Keefe
Our critic on the paternal fantasy of “Bluey” and more.
By Tina Antolini, Lynn Levy, Sophia Lanman and Amanda Hess
For National Poetry Month, A.O. Scott shares one of his favorite love poems.
By Sara Curtis, Lynn Levy, Tina Antolini, Sophia Lanman and A.O. Scott
A conversation about the power of Trump’s punchlines — and the jokes President Biden should be telling.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez and Caitlin O’Keefe
An unusual outbreak of the disease has spread to dairy herds in multiple U.S. states.
By Sabrina Tavernise, Rikki Novetsky, Nina Feldman, Eric Krupke, Alex Stern, Lisa Chow, Patricia Willens, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell, Rowan Niemisto, Sophia Lanman and Chris Wood
“I feel like we’ve been at the club. I need some water and some electrolytes.”
By Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Davis Land, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto
A look at new polling that shows Joe Biden may be struggling with the Gen Z voters he needs to win.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez and Caitlin O’Keefe
Our reporter on the author’s new memoir.
By Tina Antolini, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman and Sarah Lyall
How Trump allies are trying to rework the state’s voting system to the former president’s advantage.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Elisa Gutierrez
Elon Musk’s factory in China saved his company and made him ultrarich. Now, it may backfire.
By Katrin Bennhold, Mara Hvistendahl, Rikki Novetsky, Mooj Zadie, Rachelle Bonja, Lisa Chow, Alexandra Leigh Young, Marion Lozano, Diane Wong, Elisheba Ittoop, Sophia Lanman and Chris Wood
Researchers are documenting a phenomenon that seems to help the dying, as well as those they leave behind.
By Phoebe Zerwick, Samantha Desz, Jack D’Isidoro, Aaron Esposito, Anna Diamond, Emma Kehlbeck, Sophia Lanman and Sharon Kearney
Inside the very expensive business of running for president.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Anna Foley
Lessons from nonvoters and what might change their minds.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez and Anna Foley
A review of Rita Bullwinkel’s “Headshot.”
By Tina Antolini, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman and Dwight Garner
An interview with the independent candidate threatening to change the election’s course.
By Astead W. Herndon, Anna Foley and Elisa Gutierrez
After several lawsuits brought by home sellers, the rules around buying and selling properties are about to change.
By Michael Barbaro, Debra Kamin, Diana Nguyen, Shannon Lin, Sydney Harper, Brendan Klinkenberg, Lisa Chow, Diane Wong, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman, Rowan Niemisto, Brad Fisher and Alyssa Moxley
The Republican base loves him. And the party establishment that might have preferred someone else did not put up a fight.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe and Anna Foley
According to the Democratic National Committee and Biden’s inner circle, he is the best option in a battle with Trump, no matter what voters might be worried about.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez and Caitlin O’Keefe
Our critic on Colman Domingo in “Rustin.”
By Alex Barron, Lynn Levy, Sophia Lanman and Alissa Wilkinson
The results are expected to be more “tepid” than boiling, but we’ll still be able to understand 2024 better after 16 states or territories vote.
By Astead W. Herndon and Caitlin O’Keefe
He turned last year’s season of “Vanderpump Rules” into the best in reality TV’s history — and ruined his life in the process.
By Irina Aleksander, Adrienne Hurst, Aaron Esposito, John Woo, Sophia Lanman and Devin Murphy
At CPAC, some Trump supporters embrace early voting and other tactics they long decried.
By Astead W. Herndon, Anna Foley and Caitlin O’Keefe
And more sports documentaries to watch right now.
By Alex Barron, Lynn Levy, Sophia Lanman and Margaret Lyons
This election is shaking loose a lot of quandaries, but most of them betray one fundamental anxiety.
By Astead W. Herndon, Anna Foley, Elisa Gutierrez, Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman
Politics dominates much of American life. But when it comes to finding love, being too political can be a major turn off.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez, Caitlin O’Keefe, Jessica Grose and Anna Martin
“Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making?” is a touching and hilarious Valentine’s Day read
By Sara Curtis, Lynn Levy, Sophia Lanman and W.M.Akers
How can we have confidence in polls when there are so many people who just hang up? Allow us to explain.
By Astead W. Herndon, Caitlin O’Keefe, Anna Foley and Nate Cohn
Winning over Latino voters is going to be crucial to taking the battleground in November, and Trump seems to have an early advantage.
By Astead W. Herndon, Elisa Gutierrez and Jennifer Medina
The explosion of the e-commerce economy has created an opportunity for thieves — and a conundrum for the railways.
By Malia Wollan, Adrienne Hurst, Aaron Esposito, John Woo, Sophia Lanman and Brian St. Pierre