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Melissa Slaughter

(She/Her)
Los Angeles, New York
As seen in: Women Of The Hour, Apple Podcasts, The Nerds of Color
Covers:  Entertainment, Pop Culture, Nerd Culture, Fandom, Food, Asians, Asian Americans, TV, Film, Theatre, Award Shows
Doesn't Cover: Tech, Academia, Law

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Melissa is an LA-based podcast producer with Pineapple Street Studios. She's worked closely with Netflix (Behind The Scenes, You Can't Make This Up), HBO (Chernobyl, House of the Dragon), Amazon Studios (Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power) , and Apple TV + (Project Unabom, Magnificent Jerk). Magnificent Jerk was listed in both Vulture and The New Yorker's "Best Podcast of 2023".

Melissa also has written for The Nerds of Color, Hello Giggles, Buzzfeed, Nerdophiles and Onstage Blog. A graduate of…

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The Chernobyl Podcast | Part One | HBO

The Chernobyl Podcast | Part One | HBO

In this first companion episode to the HBO mini-series Chernobyl, show creator Craig Mazin and Peter Sagal of…

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‎Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai: HOT GUY MARCH MADNESS 2023 on Apple Podcasts

‎Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai: HOT GUY MARCH MADNESS 2023 on Apple Podcasts

Matt and Bari are BACK for the most important time of year: Hot Guy March Madness! You thought we'd let this …

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‎Project Unabom: The Devil's Dilemma on Apple Podcasts

‎Project Unabom: The Devil's Dilemma on Apple Podcasts

David Kaczynski starts to accept the truth and finally reaches out to the FBI. But can agents convince their …

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‎Magnificent Jerk: Lowlife No. 1 on Apple Podcasts

‎Magnificent Jerk: Lowlife No. 1 on Apple Podcasts

Maya traces Galen's surprising move to Hollywood to become an actor. And she learns that his greatest asset i…

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‎Magnificent Jerk: Chasing the Dream on Apple Podcasts

‎Magnificent Jerk: Chasing the Dream on Apple Podcasts

Galen takes the helm as a director in a final bid for success. Maya revisits his other scripts and realizes w…

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Official Podcast: S2 Ep. 1: Season 2 Premiere with Olivia Cooke and Phia Saban

Official Podcast: S2 Ep. 1: Season 2 Premiere with Olivia Cooke and Phia Saban

Hosts Jason Concepcion and Greta Johnsen discuss the explosive Season 2 premiere. They talk with Olivia Cooke…

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A Streamer Free Con Comes with Mixed Feelings

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By Melissa Slaughter
| The Nerds of Color
The year is coming to a close, and the strikes started in #hotlaborsummer have finally reached their end. So I wanted to look back at how the strikes (and the studios and streaming services that kicked them off) affected the convention scene this year. We all know the lore. Star Trek conventions have been happening for decades, and comic book nerds have been convening since thee 1960s.
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Michaela Ternasky-Holland on Combining Grief and Philippine Mythology in ‘Mahal’

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By Melissa Slaughter
| The Nerds of Color
Michaela Ternasky-Holland is named for her father, Michael Anthony Ternasky. It’s one of many connection they share, a connections that was cut short when her father died in a car accident when she was young. Her father was also a film maker, a story teller, a larger-than-life character, not unlike Michaela herself. She’s also mixed race Philippine American.
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‎Behind The Scenes: Shadow and Bone

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By Brandon Jenkins, Amita Suman, Freddy Carter, Eric Heisserer, Shelley Meals, Melissa Slaughter, Christina Strain, Kit Young, Leigh Bardugo
| Apple Podcasts
We’re going even deeper into the Shadow and Bone Grishaverse as host Brandon Jenkins sits down with the ultimate heist crew from Ketterdam -- The Crows -- played by Freddy Carter, Amita Suman, and Kit Young.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Doing recaps for the CW show End of the World at Nerdophiles.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No, but it sounds nice.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To be a journalist means to document and comment upon the world as it happens, whether it's a movie review, a political op-ed, or a podcast.
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