Feet in 2 Worlds is hosting a Fundamentals of Writing For Audio workshop on Monday, October 27, 2025. Held over Zoom, this one day workshop is designed to help participants learn the basics of writing for audio stories and reporting.| Feet in 2 Worlds
Fellowships Workshops Latest Series What We Do We are a news outlet and journalism training organization for immigrant voices. We produce podcasts and digital news stories and offer fellowships and workshops to help immigrant journalists reach new audiences, improve their skills, and advance their careers. Our work brings positive and meaningful change to America’s newsrooms and has a broader […]| Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds is hosting a two-part Fundamentals of Interviewing audio workshop on Friday, September 26 and Monday, September 29, 2025. The workshop will be held on Zoom and is designed to help participants strengthen fundamental audio interviewing skills. We’ll cover technical skills — like mic placement and monitoring sound, as well as interview techniques that lead to strong, usable tape. The workshop will also put a high emphasis on listening skills, and provide ample listening pra...| Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds is accepting applications for our 2025 Reporting Fellowship. The recipient of the fellowship will have the opportunity to develop and report a multi-part series, while being mentored and trained by the editorial staff of Feet in 2 Worlds and our network of journalist mentors. The post Apply to be a Feet in 2 Worlds Reporting Fellow – Fall 2025 appeared first on Feet in 2 Worlds.| Feet in 2 Worlds
Fi2W Editing Fellow Lushik Lotus-Lee reflects on the intentions and challenges of creating an equitable and transparent pay model for the team working on The Hustle. The post Good Intentions are Just the Start appeared first on Feet in 2 Worlds.| Feet in 2 Worlds
In the early 20th century, Chicago became a city powered by a strong immigrant working class. As U.S. industry grew, immigrant workers demanded a say in their economic, social, and political conditions. Producer Sophia Ramirez revisits the career of Adolph J. Sabath, a Bohemian Jewish immigrant whose constituents elected him into Congress 24 times. The post A People United and Represented appeared first on Feet in 2 Worlds.| Feet in 2 Worlds
Chinese home care workers in New York City are fighting to end an exploitative labor practice known as the 24-hour rule, where they are only paid for 13 out of 24 hours worked. However, they face resistance from officials and non-profits, and insufficient union support. Producers Aria Young and Leina Gabra take us inside the reality of 24-hour work and why it has been so difficult to change this policy. The post Working 9 to 5 to 9 appeared first on Feet in 2 Worlds.| Feet in 2 Worlds
In 1938, San Antonio was the center of the pecan shelling industry and one man, known as the Pecan King, controlled 50% of pecan production. The shellers were mostly Hispanic women and children. When the Pecan King slashed their pay, they took to the streets to strike against the injustice. Producer Avery Thompson takes us to San Antonio, Texas to tell the story of the 1938 Pecan Shellers’ Strike. The post Cracked Open appeared first on Feet in 2 Worlds.| Feet in 2 Worlds
In the last episode of the season, host Shaka Tafari speaks with three women who work at the intersection of labor and immigration. They discuss the most pressing threats to immigrant workers, as well as the ways immigrants can resist these threats and support one another. Our guests include: Mary from Mujeres Inspiradas en Sueños, Metas, y Acciones (MISMA); Saba Waheed, director of the UCLA Labor Center, and Jessica E. Martinez, executive director of the National Council for Occupational Sa...| Feet in 2 Worlds
In 1885, white miners brutally murdered 28 Chinese miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming. In 2025, producer Harrison Vijay Tsui goes to Rock Springs to unearth this dark chapter of U.S. history — and to ask: what does it cost to remember, and what does it cost to forget? We’ll hear from Chinese Americans in Rock Springs today and the descendants of the Massacre scattered across the country. The post The Ghosts of Rock Springs appeared first on Feet in 2 Worlds.| Feet in 2 Worlds
When New York State legalized recreational cannabis, officials did so with the promise to give those affected by the War on Drugs the first opportunity to sell cannabis legally. But while the state has celebrated the growth of its newest legal economy, many feel left out — no one more so than non-citizen immigrants. Producer Iggy Monda takes us through the streets of New York City to talk to formerly incarcerated business owners hoping to find a place in the industry, officials who believe...| Feet in 2 Worlds