Lu Olkowski

Half & Half produced by @taliaaugustidis.bsky.social Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime for Love Me was joyful, playful and moving. The return of Love Me to CBC was a highlight of the audio year - for more tender joy seek out Chris Attaway’s bedtime story feature too… www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

Reggie Ugwu always puts together a great year-end list… and, well, look at that... CBC’s Love Me is included! Thank you Reggie and the @nytimes.com, but most of all to audio sorceresses Cristal Duhaime and Mira Burt-Wintonick. Thanks for inviting me on this ride 💗💗💗 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/a...

SURVEILLANCE SECRETS: @lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US. It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.

Was incredible to be part of this.

What I’ve been working on… Incredible reporting from @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social and @cr0ft0n.bsky.social at @lighthousereports.com Then, Michael Montgomery @revealnews.org made it into a radio story that I was lucky enough to edit. What a partnership. 14 newsrooms. 😮

We made more than 100 cold calls. Each one began the same way: “You’ve been targeted by government-grade surveillance tech.” In our @lighthousereports.com collab with @revealnews.org, you can hear the voices on the other end. revealnews.org/podcast/cell...

2/ Watch reporter @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social as he retraces the tracking of 23&Me Founder Anne Wojcicki (then maried to Google's Serge Brin) through SF's Union Square, just like in The Conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfWy...

Could not be happier that @luolkowski.bsky.social's Love Me is back (the ordinariness of that statement belies my genuine excitement): www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...

EXCLUSIVE: Our friends at @lighthousereports.com obtained a secret data trove. It revealed a vast global surveillance empire whose tech has been used to target politicians, journalists, tech execs, and Jared Leto. The story only gets wilder from there.

EXCLUSIVE: This tech has been used to track heads of state, journalists, and maybe even you. @lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries. It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.

We just dropped a major new investigation with partners @lighthousereports.com and a dozen other international partners, uncovering a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfWy...

1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto. ow.ly/2LUF50Xb7KE

The undercover footage in this video... just wow. Our new massive international investigation into a surveillance company selling untraceable tech that can find you anywhere. Every view and comment on this helps get in front of more eyes—and that means we can keep doing this work! Thank you!!

Very happy to be bringing this story to @revealnews.org this weekend.

EXPOSED: @lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US. It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.

Knit one, FLUX two... Circuit 06: Creative Tension is ON 🧶 Introducing our creative partner Lorna Hamilton-Brown, aka "The Banksy of Knitting," & her marvelous Tension Birds. Details, prompts, guidelines, here: www.audioflux.org/circuit-06 Can't wait to hear the yarns you'll spin.... heh.

Everyone who submits a fluxwork will receive a free, three-month trial membership to AIR, an invaluable (and awesome) resource for independent producers.

HE FUCKING DID IT!! HE MUSHED TO NOME, THAT MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!! PEPE MADE IT TO NOME!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeCE...

This is the message we all need to hear right now, “You don’t have to give up because people tell you to.” Perfect. 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕❄️❄️❄️💗

You don't have to give up because people tell you to. ❤️

Half way there! Support @oberandout.bsky.social if you can.

OMG this is so adorable. I am certain @quincemountain.bsky.social will love it! 💗🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕❄️❄️❄️

Send @quincemountain.bsky.social a little love… 💗 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕❄️

I cannot tell you how happy I am for @quincemountain.bsky.social Cheer him on! (Im sure he’ll read and appreciate your messages once he’s off the trail.) Awoooooooo! 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕❄️❄️❄️

I'm working on a new podcast project and I'm launching a Kickstarter next week to fund it. I hope you'll consider supporting it. And by "consider" I mean open up your wallet and give me all the cash that you were going to use to buy one carton of eggs. Thanks! www.kickstarter.com/projects/obe...

Help an indie producer out… give a few bucks… or at least share the post. I did.

Hey friends! I'm trying something new — I'm doing a Kickstarter to fund my new narrative podcast. I'd love your support. It's a rough time for all of us, but donating to my new show could be cheaper than a carton of eggs or a gallon of gas. Any support would be so appreciated! Thank you!

And he’s off! 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐕@quincemountain.bsky.social @blairbraverman.bsky.social

Q wrote about what he'll eat on the Iditarod trail! www.outsideonline.com/culture/acti...

I'm baffled by how I ended up getting to handle for @quincemountain.bsky.social this weekend, ride behind him at the cermonial start and meet some #Uglydogs in real life but holy smokes what a privilege it was! Thank you so much and I hope your race is everything you want it to be Quince!

Yessssss, go Q! And hi, Sandy!

Q's Iditarider Heather just texted this photo of Pepé getting ready to lead her second Iditarod ceremonial start -- this time at almost 12 years old. 😭

In honor of Q's Iditarod start today, I think it's time to share this story again.

News flash #uglyDogs Pepe is going to start and go as far as she wants! At least one checkpoint according to Q!! ❤️❤️❤️👑👑

New BraverMountain merch is available, featuring amazing Iditarod 2025 artwork by Danica Novgorodoff! bravermountain-mushing-2.creator-spring.com

🚨 Big news! 🚨 Our 2025 Rate Guide is here! 🎉📢 Find updated hourly rates for fact-checkers, researchers, sound designers, and producers—plus refreshed roles and responsibilities. Check it out: ow.ly/iiXw50V2Qus

With your help, Q became the first openly trans musher in Iditarod history. This year, he's ready to complete the journey. Thank you so much to everyone who's supported the team in different ways! If you're moved to contribute, we are doing some final fundraising for expenses ❤️ #uglydogs

Oh hello Kikuchiyo & Amy Pearl, host of the upcoming Audio Flux podcast (!) It's looking pretty busy productive over there hmmm 👀 Also: Circuit 05 launches soon, 2/14! Sign up to receive an email all about it: audioflux.org Also: Ask Us Anything about Circuit 05! 2/13 at 4p ET ow.ly/L8j250UQkQ6

Taqwa is one of the most thoughtful listeners I know. Come and here what she's selected!

Back in 2018, when we were making No Feeling Is Final, we didn't dare dream that people would still be listening to/talking about the show SEVEN YEARS later. But I'm so glad they are. I'm so proud of this show, and what it means to people. And this article from @bencannon.bsky.social really gets it.

“[Short Cuts] has long been an important showcase and proving ground for many of the best producers of narrative documentary storytelling. It is without easy parallel in other media, a place where new voices and established creators are on even footing…” Touched to see this!

Here we go, 2025! We're halfway through our winter fundraiser and thinking back with extreme fondness on our first four commissioned cohorts. Look at these rock stars! 🤩 Help us support more producers, more creativity, more audio joy in 2025: audioflux.org/supportaf xoxo