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What A Day: Gideon Resnick and Akilah Hughes in Conversation with Ruthie Fierberg

Mar 25, 2021


Join reporter Gideon Resnick and comedian Akilah Hughes for a conversation about their hit podcast What a Day with journalist Ruthie Fierberg. On What a Day, Resnick and Hughes have developed a large, devoted following by breaking down the day’s news with wit, candor, and intelligence. As many of us struggle to balance our need to feel informed with mental wellness, learn how two of the people closest to the news manage it all. Hear them discuss why the news cycle can feel so overwhelming right now, why they decided to start the podcast, their unique balance of informative journalistic humor, their approaches to mental health and self-care during the pandemic, and much more in this live, interactive forum.

Gideon Resnick

Gideon Resnick is the co-host of Crooked Media’s daily news podcast What A Day and a national political reporter …

Gideon Resnick

Gideon Resnick is the co-host of Crooked Media’s daily news podcast What A Day and a national political reporter. Previously, he was a staff reporter at the Daily Beast covering politics, the Democrats and the Left. His work has also appeared in VICE, the New York Observer, and the Atlantic, amongst others.

Akilah Hughes

Akilah Hughes is the co-host of Crooked Media’s daily news podcast What A Day, a writer, comedian and YouTuber …

Akilah Hughes

Akilah Hughes is the co-host of Crooked Media’s daily news podcast What A Day, a writer, comedian and YouTuber, recently residing in Los Angeles, CA. She’s been a digital correspondent for MTV, HBO, Fusion, Comedy Central and more. A Sundance Labs and USC MacArthur Foundation Civic Media Fellow, Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin Random House) published a collection of her personal essays titled Obviously: Stories from my Timeline in the fall of 2019. Her comedic YouTube channel, “It’s Akilah, Obviously!” has amassed more than 150,000 subscribers.

Ruthie Fierberg

Ruthie Fierberg is an arts journalist based in New York City and creator and host of the podcast Why We Theater …

Ruthie Fierberg

Ruthie Fierberg is an arts journalist based in New York City and creator and host of the podcast Why We Theater. As the former Executive Editor of Features and Branded Content at Playbill, Ruthie spent the past five years creating innovative and engaging content through in-depth written, multimedia, and video pieces focused on the arts. She also created and hosted Playbill’s Live From the Red Carpet specials from all of Broadway’s opening nights and the annual Tony Awards. A graduate of Barnard College, she has written for such national publications as Good Housekeeping, Parents, American Baby, Parents Latina, and Backstage magazines. Ruthie has moderated panels for the 92Y, the JCC of Manhattan, Disney Theatrical Productions, BroadwayCon 2016–2020, and the annual American Performing Arts Professionals Conference. She has appeared on NPR, SiriusXM Volume radio, and a number of podcasts as a guest expert. A lover of theatre, tennis, and Bikram yoga, Ruthie is also involved with such causes as Covenant House International and The Actors Fund. Find more at ruthiefierberg.com and follow her IG: @ruthiefierceberg / Twitter: @RuthiesATrain.


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