We were delighted to premiere Radiotopia Presents: My Mother Made Me at
the 2022 Tribeca Festival. And today we’re sharing a recording of that premiere — a discussion with creator
Jason Reynolds and audio trailblazer
Jad Abumrad. Recorded live on June 18, 2022 at SVA Theatre in New York City.
Special thanks to Davy Gardner, Julie Shapiro, David Cotrone, Candace McManus, and Elena Giovinazzo for making this event possible.
My Mother Made Me is a production of Radiotopia Presents, and is written and narrated by Jason Reynolds with his mother, Isabell Reynolds. The series is produced by Mark Pagán and edited by Julie Shapiro, with production support from Yooree Losordo. Julie Shapiro and Audrey Mardavich are Executive Producers for Radiotopia Presents. Cover art by Jason Griffin. Theme song by Christian Reynolds. Mixing, sound design and additional original music is by Ian Coss.
Radiotopia Presents debuts limited-run, artist-owned series, from new and original voices. For more information, visit Radiotopiapresents.fm.