Emily Martinez
Emily Martinez is a Peabody-nominated executive producer of narrative podcasts who specializes in crafting impactful and immersive true stories. Emily has worked with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors and investigative journalists reporting on a wide range of subjects including criminal justice, radical extremism, the opioid crisis, and gun reform. She has edited and produced nonfiction series for Audible, ProPublica, Sony, Wondery, Pushkin and PRX. She has a master’s degree in journalism from the Columbia Journalism School.
What I do.
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Advise reporters through research, interviews and narrative storytelling, navigating roadblocks, raising ethical concerns, prioritizing accuracy, fairness and clarity; Shape story structure through outlining and storyboarding and edit scripts with a keen sense for structure
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Conduct and record interviews with sources and guests in the field and in studio; direct all aspects of a production from host tracking to sound design
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Write compelling, engaging scripts for the ear, specializing in limited series audio documentaries
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Manage complex longterm projects from inception to publication, overseeing budgets, schedules, production staff and all deliverables
What I make.
Credit: Writer, Executive Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Executive Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Executive Producer
Credit: Senior Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Executive Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Executive Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Executive Producer
Credit: Story Editor, Executive Producer
Credit: Senior Producer
Credit: Senior Producer
Credit: Consulting Story Editor
Credit: Story Editor
Credit: Story Editor
Credit: Consulting Story Editor
Credit: Story Editor
Credit: Producer
Credit: Creator, Senior Producer
Credit: Creative Development
See more of my work for StoryCorps & NPR
Awards & Reviews
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Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust
Nominee, Public Service - Peabody Awards (2024)
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book and Journalism Award, Non-traditional Media (2025)
Nominee for Best Audio Documentary - IDA Documentary Awards (2024)
Second Place, Digital civic/political affairs podcast, National Headliner Awards (2025)
Gold Signal Award Winner in History (2024)
Silver Signal Award Winner in Activism, Public Service & Social Impact (2024)
Bronze Signal Award Winner in Documentary (2024)
Audible’s Top 20 Podcasts of 2024
The Atlantic’s The 20 best podcasts of 2024Webby Awards Honoree, Limited Series & Specials - Crime & Justice (2025)
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The Making of a Massacre
“The Making of a Massacre” Explores the D.E.A.’s Role in a Mexican Tragedy — The New Yorker
Excerpt: In “Massacre” ’s five episodes, Thompson and her team make a convincing case about the D.E.A.’s fatal error. They also illuminate the creeping threat of highly motivated criminals intimidating, and in some cases influencing, the vulnerable, neutral people around them.
‘The Making of a Massacre’ Tells the Story of a DEA Operation Gone Wrong — Texas Monthly
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Lights Out: The Loss of a Lifetime
Silver Signal Award - Sports Documentary (2024)
Banff World Media Festival Rocky Awards - Nominee for Best Podcast (2024)